Tag: Salinity
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]
Pipeline worry for Adelaide rural zone
Conservationists worry about a desal pipeline that could cross an historic farm site.[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]
SA irrigators to get 6pc of their water
Water allocations for SA Murray irrigators are about to rise from 2 to 6 per cent.[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]
Lower lakes birds surveyed
A survey of River Murray wetlands in SA and Victoria shows the lower lakes are sustaining the most birds.[MORE]
Aquaculture proposal for Riverland
Primary Industries says there is potential for a commercial aquaculture project in the South Australian Riverland.[MORE]
Aust breaching Ramsar wetlands deal: water expert
A water expert says a Ramsar international wetlands pledge is being ignored by the Federal Government.[MORE]
Xenophon tours Menindee Lakes
Senator Nick Xenophon is touring the Menindee Lakes to look at Murray water options.[MORE]
Buying properties not the answer: Rann
SA Premier Mike Rann says buying private properties with large water allocations interstate will not save the lower lakes.[MORE]
Fed Govt 'open' to buying Murray-Darling properties
The idea of buying Murray-Darling properties to send more water downstream may hold some appeal.[MORE]
Farmer gets legal advice on weir plan
A farmer whose land is at the site of a proposed Murray weir is getting legal advice.[MORE]
Garrett backs Wong on lower lakes seawater plan
Another federal minister talks up the likelihood that the Murray's lower lakes will be flooded with seawater.[MORE]
Murray 'water theft' pumping angers SA Oppn
SA Opposition says huge volumes of Murray water are being taken by unmetered pumps.[MORE]
Wong likened to Saddam over lakes' fate
Federal Opposition's environment spokesman Greg Hunt has compared Water Minister Penny Wong to Saddam Hussein, saying she and the Federal Government have condemned South Australia's Lower Lakes region to death.[MORE]
Weir not wanted, more locals tell SA Govt
More residents along the Murray tell the SA Government a weir is not wanted.[MORE]
'Not enough water' to save Murray lower lakes: Wong
Water Minister Penny Wong says there is not enough water in the Murray system to save the lower lakes.[MORE]
Lower Murray weir works starting
No official decision to build one, but work starts for a weir on the lower Murray in SA.[MORE]
Push for Lake Bonney community plan
Berri Barmera Council wants the local community to draw up a management plan for the future of Lake Bonney in the Riverland.[MORE]
Water flows at trial desal plant
Water starts flowing at Adelaide's pilot desalination plant at Port Stanvac.[MORE]
Rally urges more action on Murray
Hundreds rally in Adelaide to demand the SA and Federal Governments do more for the Murray.[MORE]
Nelson views lower Murray drought
Opposition leader Brendan Nelson tours the lower Murray in SA and urges more drought funding.[MORE]
SA irrigators still get 2pc entitlement
Water allocations for irrigators along the Murray in SA will remain at 2 per cent for at least another month.[MORE]
Woman charged, eight arrested over desal protest
One woman has been charged and eight people arrested during a protest against the multi-billion dollar desalination plant near Wonthaggi, in Victoria's south-east.[MORE]
Desal opponents resume protest at Wonthaggi
'Your Water Your Say' action group, stages another protest in Wonthaggi.[MORE]
