Archived Industry News for Water Professionals
Engineers have created a soft-fingered robot to gently handle jellyfish.
Antarctic melt looms
Melting ice from Antarctica could add up to half a metre to sea level rise this century.
Coral-spawning studies funded
A Townsville scientist is investigating ways to produce corals for restoring and maintaining healthy reefs.
Flood forces water carting
Residents of the bushfire-ravaged Bega Valley have become the latest to rely on carted water.
Preference alleged in embargo lift
Reports say state bureaucrats consulted big cotton farmers to justify allowing them to harvest rainfall ...
Shruder shredders funded
The Federal Government has funded a giant plastic-shredder to help clean up polluted oceans.
Sydney restrictions relaxing
Water restrictions are being relaxed across greater Sydney, but the Greens say the decision is irresponsible.
Pipe breaks modelled
Modelling suggests a cost-effective and practical method can be used to protect underground pipelines.
Alarm over Tasman warming
Parts of the ocean off the Tasman Peninsula are warming at a faster rate than the global average, pushing ecosystems to the brink.
New tech to cut CO2
Australian researchers have created a new material that can reduce CO2 emissions from crude oil refinement.
NSW lifts overland embargo
The NSW Government has given the green light to irrigators to harvest rainfall, angering downstream residents.
QLD unblocks dam lowering
The Queensland Government has rushed amendments to allow work to reduce the height of the Paradise Dam.
Twenty towns swamped
Towns running out of water have welcomed a deluge of rain in NSW – but many are still missing out.
WA carting expanded
The WA Government will soon be trucking drinking water into more than a dozen dry towns.
States fight over extraction
An interstate stoush is emerging between the New South Wales and Queensland Governments over irrigators extracting water from potential river flows.
Councils rally for funding fight
Remote WA councils are gearing up for a legal fight with the Federal Government over drought funding.
Dolphin contamination increases
Great Barrier Reef water pollution could threaten rare dolphin populations.
Drum lines returning to Reef
Shark drum lines are making a return to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
Fitzroy River plans slow
Indigenous groups do not want the West Australian Government to open up the Fitzroy River to large-scale irrigation.