Call for bushfire regions to get fire policy say
The Victorian Lands Alliance wants people living in bushfire-prone areas to have more of a voice on fire management policies.
View ArticlePipeline opponents await auditor-general report
Anti-north south pipeline activists hope an auditor-general report released today will find the Victorian Government has been dishonest about its water policy.
View ArticleExploring the new Murray River
There's nothing that can outshine mother nature, as a group of water experts discovered during an exploration of the Murray River.
View ArticleVictorian Government wants MDBA Plan detail
The Victorian Government is waiting for more information before deciding its position on the MDBA Draft Plan.
View ArticleInquiries begin in Riverina
The Federal Member for Riverina Michael McCormack said the Federal Government must begin rolling out the $5.8b set aside for water savings infrastructure.
View ArticleWater project's flaws revealed in ombudsman's report
An ombudsman's report has found there was a lack of probity in the management of the foodbowl modernisation project in northern Victoria.
View ArticleDon't be complacent about water cuts, irrigators told
Victorian Water Minister Peter Walsh is urging communities to get involved in the 20-week consultation phase now underway on the Murray- Darling Basin draft plan.
View ArticleVictorian aerial baiting plans up in the air
Farmers in Eastern Victoria are worried the State Government will not be able to begin aerial baiting for wild dogs this autumn as promised.
View ArticleVictoria seeks review of alpine grazing ban
The Victorian Government has asked the Federal Court to review the decision by the Federal Environment Minister, Tony Burke, to ban alpine cattle grazing.
View ArticleRiver red gums - perspectives on 'ecological thinning'
The Victorian and New South Wales governments say that science is on their side when it comes to their plans to thin red gum forests.
View ArticleEnvironmentalists say federal laws fail to protect threatened species like...
Environmentalists say the plight of Victoria's Leadbeater's possum epitomises a national failure to protect endangered species.
View ArticleIrrigators, conservationists united in calls for more accountability with...
The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder says he is committed to accountability and transparency, and looking at ways to better communicate with basin communities.
View ArticleProductivity Commission report card praises nation's water management, but...
Australia's reputation as a world leader in water management is well-deserved but there's more to be done, says the Productivity Commission.
View ArticleRegulator under fire as protestors and shooters hit waterways for Victorian...
Calls for stronger enforcement measures against illegal duck hunting gain traction as witnesses describe widespread non-compliance.
View ArticleGiant soft drink bottle tours Victoria to push for container deposit scheme
A 3-metre coke bottle is being towed across Victoria as pressure mounts on the State Government to adopt a container deposit scheme, with advocates saying it is the most effective thing the Government...
View ArticleAlpine brumby 'rehome or kill' plan by Victorian Government under fire
Animal advocates are up in arms over a strategy to remove wild horses from the state's High Country.
View ArticleArtificial island idea to help save declining Murray River turtles
Turtles using man-made islands as a nesting ground is one idea being put forward by Western Sydney University to help ensure the future of Murray River turtles.
View ArticleGippsland wind farm adversely affecting residents, independent report says
Noise from a wind farm is adversely impacting on the comfort and wellbeing of residents living at surrounding properties, a new report commissioned by an eastern Victorian council has found.
View ArticleWhat Victorian voters should expect from the Andrews Government's next four...
Labor has pledged borrow big and spend large, with a swag of major infrastructure projects set to start in their second term of government.
View ArticleThe cotton grower, the water minister, the pumping ban and the broken meter
Facing close to $750,000 in fines for taking 381 megalitres of water during an embargo, irrigator Anthony Barlow pleads guilty to water offences, but maintains the former water minister told him he...
View ArticleMurray-Darling water plan walks a fine line between efficiency and the...
Taxpayer investments and the water market are making irrigation more efficient and reducing Murray-Darling's base flow. Here's what needs to happen next, write Q J Wang and Avril Horne.
View ArticleMurray-Darling Basin Plan royal commission push endorsed at NSW Farmers...
A motion calling for a royal commission into the MDBP narrowly passes on the final day of the NSW Farmers Conference.
View ArticleMurray-Darling Basin inspector-general to oversee water efficiency,...
A Murray-Darling Basin inspector-general will focus of water efficiency, compliance and theft under a proposal by Water Minister David Littleproud.
View ArticleFarmers slam controversial Victorian solar decision as 'gutless' with...
The Government believes the projects will create more than 600 jobs and generate enough clean energy to power more than 80,000 homes, while farmers have labelled the decision as "gutless".
View ArticleShoppers warned to brace for higher food prices as Murray-Darling Basin faces...
There are warnings for consumers and farmers that Australia's biggest food bowl, the Murray-Darling Basin, is bracing for a grim end to the year.
View ArticleMurray-Darling Basin boss paints grim picture for more fish deaths, algal blooms
The Murray-Darling Basin Authority warns it will be another ugly summer, telling politicians that unless it rains soon, water conditions will get worse.
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