Communities throughout the Basin can look forward to being able to contribute to the decision making that occurs on the ground around environmental water use following the appointment of local engagement officers. “The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder has selected six professionals who not only bring a wealth of experience to the role but who have…
DetailsA salt interception scheme designed to stop about 36,000 tonnes of salt from entering the River Murray has been launched in South Australia today. Federal Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment, Senator Simon Birmingham, and South Australian Minister for Water and the River Murray, Ian Hunter, today announced the completion of the Murtho Salt Interception Scheme,…
DetailsA new office for water brokers, Waterfind, has been opened in Mildura today. “Water brokers play an important role in developing water markets by bringing buyers and sellers together. As a large and innovative broker, Waterfind is an asset to the community of Mildura and water trading in the region,” said Senator Simon Birmingham, Parliamentary…
DetailsApproval for urban development to occur in Melbourne’s south-eastern growth corridor has been announced today. Melbourne’s south-eastern growth corridor is one of the four urban development areas in the Victorian Government program Delivering Melbourne’s Newest Sustainable Communities. This program will lead to over 350,000 new households supporting one million people, 15 major town centres, 85…
DetailsThe second round of grants under the $240 million South Australian River Murray Sustainability Irrigation Industry Program (3IP) will open for Expressions of Interest on Monday September 22, 2014. Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Minister Leon Bignell said the program was one of the biggest ever government investments in a South Australian region. “The Australian and South Australian government…
DetailsA $1.9m grant will provide continued support to the Goolwa to Wellington Local Action Planning (GWLAP) group’s Community Revegetation Program for the Lower Lakes region in 2014-15. The revegetation program is part of the Coorong Murray Mouth and Lower Lakes (CMMLL) Recovery Project, part of the South Australian Government’s Murray Futures program which is funded…
DetailsIt is one hundred years since a landmark agreement was made between New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and the Commonwealth for the management and sharing of water resources of the Murray River. In September 1914, after nearly sixty years of debate, droughts, community action, enquiry and a Royal Commission, the River Murray Waters Agreement…
DetailsIts lights out for rabbits at Uluru this week as teams of volunteers fight to protect the park’s endangered mala, a Rufous Hare Wallaby, from ravenous rabbit invaders. “We have deployed a dozen Environment Department volunteers from national parks and offices across the country to eliminate the rabbits that are breeding in Uluru’s mala enclosure,”…
DetailsTourism is getting even better at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, with visitor numbers rising six per cent in last financial year and the launch today of a free smartphone app to help people explore the park. “Uluru’s star is on the rise once more, as a brilliant holiday destination, part of our iconic Red Centre,…
DetailsProcurement for the replacement of the Bureau of Meteorology’s supercomputer is now underway, with request for tenders opening today via the Australian Government website, AusTender. The new supercomputer will enable the Bureau to improve the accuracy of forecasts for severe thunderstorm events and tropical cyclones, as well as improved timing and direction of wind changes…
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