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The Victorian Government is continuing to work on water compliance – in order to strengthen Victoria’s zero-tolerance approach to water theft to ensure a level playing […]
EPA SA has contacted more than 700 residents and community organisations in SA’s West Lakes area, to advise of elevated concentrations of PFAS in the area. […]
EPA Victoria has released an updated document that outlines EPA’s monitoring of Stony Creek after a chemical factory fire in February 2020. This update document, Stony […]
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is conducting an inquiry into markets for tradeable water rights in the Murray-Darling Basin. The Murray-Darling Basin water markets […]
The Commonwealth Environmental Water Office has released its Water Management Plan for 2020?21 and summary brochures. The Plan scopes how water for the environment can help […]
SA Government is seeking your views on the draft Water Register Regulations that supports a new and improved Water Register. An enhanced South Australian Water Register […]
The Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning has released the Victorian Water Accounts 2018-19 – Victoria’s annual water data report that summarises Victoria’s water […]
EPA SA is proposing to establish a groundwater (bore water) prohibition area in parts of Keswick, Forestville, Ashford, Everard Park, Wayville and Mile End South due […]
A small army of Victorians will clean up litter, remove weeds and clean up along local rivers and creeks as part of the Victorian Government’s plan […]
You are invited to comment on the Draft Great Barrier Reef Interventions Policy that aims to guide the design of interventions to build and support the […]
Water Resource Plans (WRP) for South Australian, Queensland and Victorian areas of the Murray-Darling Basin are now in force. Federal Minister for Resources, Water and Northern […]
A final report was released this week by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) that outlines Sydney Water’s new maximum prices that they are allowed […]
NSW’s Tamworth’s water supply will be boosted by an environmental approval of a drought response pipeline to keep the water flowing for residents and businesses in […]
SA River Murray water allocations will open at 40 percent for the 2020-21 water year and are likely to reach 100 percent before the start of next […]
The Federal Government has announced a Productivity Commission inquiry into national water policy. The National Water Initiative (NWI) is a shared commitment by governments to increase […]
NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment is seeking feedback on an independent review of the Northern Rivers first flush event. In mid-January to early February […]
The QLD Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy is seeking comment on the proposed changes to the Fitzroy Basin water plan to allow for new […]
EPA SA has released the draft Dredge Guideline for comment and has also made available the Dredge guideline factsheet. The purpose of this consultation is to […]
The NSW Government has submitted the first of their Water Resource Plans (WRPs) that is expected to assist with water management in the Murray-Darling Basin. The […]
The QLD Department of Natural Resources Mines and Energy is seeking feedback on how to sustainably manage groundwater resources while supporting the important activities of water […]
EPA SA has been notified of site contamination affecting groundwater (bore water) in Forestville that may affect bores in parts of Keswick, Forestville, Everard Park and […]
The Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) is seeking your feedback on the consultation paper on the proposed changes to the Goulburn to […]
The Federal Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has released a 36-page pocket sized booklet on Healthy Rivers, Healthy Communities. A pocket guide to water […]
The water sector is the largest government greenhouse gas emitter in Victoria, however, the water sector is determined to turn the tide around. World Water Day, […]
NSW EPA has released a factsheet on Bushfire impacts on water quality as bushfires can impact the quality of our waterways by increasing the amount of […]
The NSW EPA has issued $30,000 in fines to a water corporation for alleged breaches of their Environment Protection Licence in relation to the […]
In September 2019, the QLD Government passed the Environmental Protection (Great Barrier Reef Protection Measures) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill to strengthen existing Reef protection regulations. […]
Project ideas are being called for the first tranche of funding under the Federal Government’s Reef Trust Partnership with the Great Barrier Reef Foundation. Farmers and […]
A Local Court has fined a NSW council $55,000 for causing water pollution on three separate occasions between March and June 2018 at their Waste Management […]
Every five years, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority publishes an Outlook Report that examines the Great Barrier Reef’s health, pressures and likely future. The Authority […]
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