Archived Industry News for Water Professionals - August, 2014
Two updated reports this week show the Great Barrier Reef is still deteriorating.
Small slip stops port strike for now
A strike that could hold up millions in resource export has been delayed, because the organisers accidentally scheduled it at the wrong time.
Water beam brings wave of new questions
Engineers and physicists at the Australian National University (ANU) have built a tractor beam.
Water body wants well worries quelled
Irrigation industry group Namoi Water says the NSW Government’s permission for AGL to fracture CSG wells in Gloucester is a dark sign of things to come.
New loo to lower the lid on illness
A life-saving solar-powered toilet has been developed for a UN-backed project to improve global sanitation.
Backroom deals run deep at Living Victoria
An ombudsmen’s report has detailed the dodgy practices at a state government water authority.
Big Pilbara water find could bring flow of funds
A new study say there are huge untapped water reserves in the Pilbara, which could drive a massive agricultural expansion in WA.
El Nino on watch as Pacific chills
The chance of El Nino developing later this year has been lowered, according to the authorities.
Pipe brings vital supplies against first intention
Dry times in South East Queensland mean some of Brisbane’s water will be pumped up to the Sunshine Coast.
TasWater takes up arms against spending claims
There is outrage over reports that one state government water body spent over $400,000 on some corporate advice.
Wild Rivers ditched for protection from red tape
The Queensland Government has successfully repealed the state's Wild Rivers Act - a move conservationists say will take a major toll on some of the world’s last free-flowing rivers.
Garbage-loving techno-shell takes a bite of waste
A large shell-shaped structure is sucking tonnes of rubbish out of a river for free.
Ship's docking brings new level for sea science
Australia’s chief research group has finally taken delivery of its incredible new science vessel.
Well worries given weight in gas study
Research says leaks from Australian coal seam gas (CSG) wells are much less severe than leaks in the US, but they are still a major source of carbon emissions.