Tag: Dams and Reservoirs
Cabinet approves carting water to Cloncurry
Queensland Cabinet has approved funding for water to be carted to Cloncurry in the state's north-west.[MORE]
MP angry over Traveston EIS snub
The Member for Gympie says the Deputy Premier will not allow him to have a copy of the supplementary environmental impact statement (EIS) for the controversial Traveston Crossing dam proposal in south-east Queensland.[MORE]
Supplementary EIS done for Traveston dam
Queensland Water Infrastructure has completed a supplementary environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed Traveston Crossing dam in the state's south-east.[MORE]
Govt plans Traveston tree planting
The Queensland Government is aiming to plant up to two million forestry trees as part of the construction of the proposed Traveston Crossing dam near Gympie in the state's south-east.[MORE]
Green group fears dam weed woes to worsen
The Wide Bay Burnett Conservation Council says there has been an outbreak of the noxious weed salvinia at the Paradise Dam south-west of Bundaberg.[MORE]
Expert says Logue Brook Dam can have dual use
A water expert has dismissed the Western Australian Government's argument that Logue Brook Dam cannot be used for recreational purposes if it is also supplying drinking water to Perth.[MORE]
Conservation council disputes Paradise Dam levels
The Wide Bay Burnett Conservation Council says it has figures that prove the Paradise Dam has not reached official operating levels for the downstream fishway as claimed by the Water Minister earlier this month.[MORE]
Labor attacks Liberal's dam policy
The Labor Party has attacked a plan by the Liberal Party to open Logue Brook Dam for recreational use if it wins the election.[MORE]
Bligh rejects Traveston dam property claims
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says the Federal Member for Wide Bay, Warren Truss, is wrong to say the State Government has compulsorily acquired properties for the proposed Traveston Crossing dam, near Gympie in the state's south-east.[MORE]
Illegal water diverting is terrorism, says Rann
SA Premier Mike Rann has described the diversion of water from the Paroo River in Queensland as an act of terrorism during a water crisis.[MORE]
Hope for Quickup Dam level to keep rising
The Water Corporation is hoping the Quickup Dam in Denmark will reach at least 50 per cent capacity by summer.[MORE]
Murray-Darling outrage on Paroo water diversion
Federal Govt urged to investigate big water diversions from the Murray-Darling Basin's last free-flowing river.[MORE]
Paroo satellite snaps anger Murray-Darling farmers
New satellite images show big storage dams along a Murray-Darling Basin river in apparent breach of a moratorium.[MORE]
Rann welcomes water fast-track
The SA Government has welcomed the fast-tracking of a water buyback and water audit of the Murray-Darling Basin.[MORE]
Ingram rejects Nationals' water plans
The Member for Gippsland East, Craig Ingram, is accusing the National party of double standards on its water policy.[MORE]
No water guarantee for Green Lake
Authorities say guaranteeing a water supply to a Wimmera recreation lake would be detrimental to other reservoirs in the region.[MORE]
Vic Govt urged to release dams report
The State Opposition spokesman on country water, Peter Walsh is pushing the Government to release a report on dam sites in Victoria.[MORE]
Rees to hear lake expansion benefits
The benefits of a $44 million expansion of Lake Rowlands will be raised with the New South Wales Water Minister today.[MORE]
Villagers refuse to move for Sudanese dam
Thousands of Sudanese villagers have refused to leave homes due to be flooded this year by a $2 billion dam designed to double Sudan's electricity supply, a representative of the villagers said.[MORE]
Bligh says south-east Qld water infrastructure on track
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says the completion of a water pipeline between Brisbane and the Gold Coast is a down payment on the Government's commitment to build other infrastructure projects.[MORE]
Govt urged to buy Murray-Darling properties
Government urged to buy up properties upstream on the Murray-Darling to get fresh water flowing into SA's lower lakes.[MORE]
Murray dams holding 21 per cent capacity
The Murray-Darling Basin Commission says it would not be feasible to send water downstream to the lower lakes.[MORE]
No white flag, says Maywald
SA Water Security Minister Karlene Maywald says the State Government has not given up on the Murray's lower lakes.[MORE]
Govt urged to end Traveston dam confusion
Queensland Opposition sustainability spokesman David Gibson says the State Government needs to come clean on its plans for the Traveston Crossing dam near Gympie.[MORE]
Govt says Mary River flows report wrong
Queensland Sustainability Minister Andrew McNamara has been forced to make an embarrassing correction about a Government document suggesting flows into the Mary River could be drastically reduced if the Traveston Crossing dam goes ahead.[MORE]
