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National body will not save lower lakes: Maywald
The Water Security Minister, Karlene Maywald, says a new national body to manage the Murray-Darling Basin will not save the lower lakes.[MORE]
Higher priority for lower lakes urged
A lower lakes action group is calling for the lower lakes region to be rated as high a priority as Lake Bonney in the Riverland.[MORE]
Plea to Federal Govt over lower lakes
The Federal Govt is being urged to prevent sea water being added to SA's lower lakes.[MORE]
Lower lakes risk assessment urged
The Federal Govt is being urged to conduct a risk assessment before allowing the lower lakes to be flooded with seawater.[MORE]
CSIRO measures declining Murray health
A CSIRO report has quantified the declining environmental health of the Murray.[MORE]
Water birds remain in lower lakes
An environmental scientist estimates that hundreds of thousands of birds are still living in the lower lakes and Coorong region despite reduced freshwater inflows.[MORE]
Water allocations remain unchanged
The South Australian Government has announced water allocations will remain at 15 per cent for the next month.[MORE]
Pumping buying time for Murray lower lakes
A continued water pumping effort is buying more time for SA's drought-stricken Murray lower lakes.[MORE]
Fewer water birds expected in lower lakes
An environmental scientist making an aerial survey of water birds around Australia says he expects bird numbers in the lower lakes to have fallen in the past year.[MORE]
More Murray cod deaths
Scientists say increasing numbers of Murray cod are dying in the lower reaches of the river.[MORE]
Govts accused of failing Murray wetlands
State and Federal Governments have been accused of failing South Australia's wetlands.[MORE]
Lower lakes should remain fresh: Maywald
The SA Govt says up to 60 billion litres of fresh water is needed to manage the risk of acidification in the lower lakes.[MORE]
Senate Murray inquiry welcomed
A lower Murray mayor is pleased there will be a Senate inquiry into water in the system.[MORE]
SA Murray irrigators fear upstream crop switch
Riverland representatives hope the Murray-Darling Association annual meeting, in Leeton in New South Wales from today, will boost understanding of why rice growers upstream need to keep growing that crop.[MORE]
Buckets of sea water thrown into ailing Murray
Locals throw buckets of sea water into the lower reaches of the Murray in SA.[MORE]
Bucket brigade to top up Murray
Lower Murray locals plan to bucket sea water into the drought-striken waterway.[MORE]
Nelson to push lower lakes support bill
Brendan Nelson says the Opposition will put forward legislation for drought help for lower Murray communities.[MORE]
Irrigator anger at Qld counterparts
SA irrigators are angry that Queensland irrigators have extracted a record volume of water from the Murray-Darling. [MORE]
Wong repeats need for Murray-Darling central body
The Federal Water Minister says reports that Queensland irrigators took a record amount of water from the Murray-Darling Basin last financial year show how vital it is that the system be governed by a central body.[MORE]
Rising division feared over Murray's future
Growing community divisions are feared over the plight of the Murray and use of available fresh water.[MORE]
SA's job to save lower Murray: Flannery
South Australians have been warned it is their role to save the Murray's lower reaches.[MORE]
Weir works could breach law: Fed Oppn
Federal Opposition frontbencher Greg Hunt says site works for possible construction of a weir on the Murray at Wellington in South Australia could breach the law.[MORE]
Lower lakes 'disaster' a priority: Rudd
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the Govt is doing what it can to help the lower Murray.[MORE]
Murray sea plan threatens birdlife, says group
The Wilderness Society says a birdlife survey in the lower Murray region highlights what will be lost if the lower lakes are cut off from the river and flooded with sea water.[MORE]
