Archived Industry News for Water Professionals
WA’s Water Corporation has issued warnings about an offshore wastewater outlet.
White spot seen in Queensland
The devastating white spot prawn disease may have taken hold in the wild.
Call to cut ship hits
Conservationists say that with ship traffic set to skyrocket, measures must be taken to protect sensitive coastal areas.
Land council seeks hunting clause
Aboriginal groups want their hunting rights protected in NT’s new animal welfare bill.
Linc guilty of gas breaches
Gas company Linc Energy has been found guilty of causing serious environmental harm.
Bight spin uncovered
BP once proposed that an oil spill in the Great Australian Bight would provide a “welcomed boost” to local economies.
Shrimp vision ripped off
Researchers are recreating the underwater geolocation abilities of the mantis shrimp.
Algae probe returns concerns
Dangerous neurotoxins have been discovered for the first time in algal bloom samples ...
Drones reveal whale weight change
Researchers using drones to observe southern right whales have for the first time revealed the high cost on the mother of giving birth and raising a young calf.
Essential working on pipe plan
The deteriorating Menindee to Broken Hill pipeline will be decommissioned.
Papers probe Paris effects
Research predicts food production issues, water scarcity, and economic losses if the Paris goals cannot be reached.
Promising new purifier reported
Engineers have created a new water purification device that uses sunlight and ‘hydrogels’.
Councils deny state mandate
Tasmanian councils have told the State Government there is no such thing as a mandate.
Adelaide groundwater assessed
Adelaide’s groundwater supplies might be much more limited than previously believed.
Coral cover tested
A ‘sun shield’ made from an ultra-thin film shows promise as a weapon in the fight against coral bleaching.
EPA questioned on salmon science
Tasmania’s EPA has clarified claims made in the Federal Court case between salmon farms and the Commonwealth.
Giant garbage patch surveyed
The amount of plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch could be up to 16 times bigger than previously estimated.
Marine park block fails
An attempt by Labor and the Greens to disallow controversial new marine park management plans has failed in the Senate.
Water ministers meeting
SA’s new water minister says he will fight a cut of 605 gigalitres of Murray Darling water meant for the environment.