Water
Mildura prepares for basin meeting
MILDURA'S Murray Darling Basin meeting this Friday will only be the second held by the authority in Victoria.
Dam engineers recalled
AT LEAST 13 people will be questioned at a special round of Queensland flood inquiry hearings.
Faulty valves in new desalination delay
THE troubled desalination plant at Wonthaggi has hit a roadblock as thousands of valves designed to control water flow have failed.
Reduction in Basin meetings
THE Murray Darling Basin Authority will only hold a handful of public meetings this time around to hear responses to its draft basin plan.
Fish classification riles irrigators
THE Federal Government is failing to protect river ecosystems while spending $10 billion to buy water for them, irrigators say.
Dam 'breached the manual'
INTERNAL documents show Brisbane's Wivenhoe Dam was mismanaged in a serious breach of its manual for two crucial days.
Scientist slams groundwater plan
A GROUNDWATER expert has attacked the Government's draft Murray-Darling Basin Plan.
Confidence in water storages
MANY of Victoria's water storages may be lower than at this time last year, but they are still in good shape.
Basin plan slammed by Wentworth Group
THE draft Murray Darling Basin Plan should be rejected because it lacks information, the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists say.
Critics say the MDBA is reducing the number of public meetings to avoid angry confrontations. Read more.
Polish expertise in Bendigo
A BENDIGO winemaker is gearing up for this year's vintage after spending six weeks working on vintage in Poland.
Crowds flock to Peppin Shaw
THE world's biggest Merino flock ewe competition got under way in the Riverina today.
