Archived Industry News for Water Professionals
Victoria's first wave power unit is ready to be dropped into water off the state's south-west coast later this year.
Grandmas get heavy on gas
A progressive group of Alice Springs grannies have held a "knit-in" to protest against hydraulic fracturing in the Northern Territory.
Canoe's quest rests in Queensland
The Hokule'a canoe has made it to Australia, a third of the way into its three-year journey to draw attention to the dire state of our oceans.
Croc hunt could help communities
Big game hunters could soon be bagging monster crocodiles as a way to help Aboriginal communities.
Dam plan to let approvals flow free
Tasmania’s Primary Industries Minister Jeremy Rockliff has unveiled new measures aimed at simplifying and streamlining approval processes for farm dams.
Frackman and footy star pick sides on CSG
The symbolic faces of both sides of the contentious CSG industry are speaking out.
Methane lakes look quite like ours
New pictures have been published of a wild and toxic lake system, filled with methane and other hydrocarbons, but authorities say there is nothing to worry about.
Research war on Tasmania's water woes
Claims of toxic contamination in Tasmania’s drinking water have kicked off an academic war of words.
River fix gets going in Dungog
A New South Wales council has been allocated half a million dollars to deal with rivers awash with debris.
New energy in puddle-power breakthrough
Bioengineers have created a fully functioning engine that runs on the evaporation of room-temperature water.
MDBA says info flows freely
The Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has been accused of strategically selecting the information it provides to politicians.
QLD to crack down on threats to water-life
Queensland is considering a ban on single-use plastic bags for the sake of waterways and marine life.
Sea Shepherd pays whalers to avoid more court
Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd has agreed to pay $3.3 million to Japanese whalers.
WA waste plan to bring community closer
Western Australia’s Water Corporation has responded to a community backlash, and revealed new details on its wastewater disposal plans.
Contamination claim in fire-fighters' inquiry
The inquiry into conditions at Victoria’s Fiskville Country Fire Authority (CFA) training base has heard that water was deliberately contaminated as part of a biological experiment.
East coast gas check to test all claims
The ACCC has taken the first steps in its east coast gas market inquiry.
Sewage spill brings $8,000 bill
The NSW Environment Protection Authority has fined Richmond Valley Council $8,000 after a big sewage spill.
Nats' anti-gas play fails
The Nationals have failed in a bid to make the Northern Rivers of New South Wales coal seam gas free.
ACT bills allowed to rise, slightly
A new ruling could allow Canberra households to be hit with an average rate rise of about $8 a year on combined water and sewerage bills.
Aqua-business caught out in QLD's "secret" deal
Environmentalists say the Queensland Government provided “special treatment” for a controversial $2 billion irrigation project in the state's far north.
Bone stress dates world's oldest walker
A new study says the first backboned animals to step out of water and walk on dry land were from Australia.