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Low water not so bad

About 200 carp have died in Richardson’s Lagoon near Echuca as a result of expected low water levels.

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Basin targets at high risk Authority warns

A number of efficiency measures are at a ‘high risk’ of missing their June 2019 targets, with the Murray-Darling Basin Authority revealing less than 2Gl of the 62Gl target had been contracted for delivery.

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Fears high summer flows will harm river

Goulburn Valley Environment Group is concerned the health of the Goulburn River is continuing to decline, arguing high summer flows were causing damage and undermining improvements gained by recent years’ environmental flows.

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Fish deaths raise alarm

An environmental group claims a river in far western NSW, where up to a million fish have died, was in trouble before the drought because of water mismanagement.

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Report finds water fraud risk

A new report has uncovered evidence of South Australia manipulating environmental flows to get more Murray River water than it would have otherwise been entitled to.

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Small lift in allocations

Marginal increases in water allocations in northern Victoria were announced last week.

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Water fraud warning

Environmental flows down the Murray-Darling system were at risk of being manipulated by governments and government agencies, a new report has found.

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Mayors rally to water cause

Southern NSW mayors have recognised the value of a rally which took the region’s concerns about water issues to Melbourne.

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G-MW sued by former employee

A former Goulburn-Murray Water employee has won permission from the courts to sue the water corporation for injuries resulting from sun exposure during his employment.

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A year of achievement

The past year was a landmark year for the Murray-Darling Basin and the basin plan.

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Darling fish deaths blamed on water mismanagement

Water mismanagement, not drought, was the main cause of more than 10000 native fish deaths prior to Christmas in the lower Darling River, the western NSW state election candidates for the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party say.

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Rally has reaped results

It is with a sense of immense pride that I thank everyone who supported our recent Speak Up Campaign rally in Melbourne.

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Water rally draws public attention

December’s Melbourne water rally raised awareness of farmers’ view of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan according to the rally organiser Speak up Campaign.

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Hatchery helps stock waterways

Millions of fish were grown and supplied into Victorian waterways at 200 places around Victoria in 2017-18.

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Ministers get their feet wet

Murray-Darling Basin water ministers will be consulted on proposed legislative changes to strengthen the Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s compliance and enforcement powers.

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Water prices hit $400/Ml

Prices for temporary water climbed above $400/Ml for most trading zones along the Murray River.

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New Basin voice for region

Killawarra farmer Josh Kirby has been appointed as a Goulburn Murray regional engagement officer by the Murray-Darling Basin Authority.

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Act quickly to clear debris

Farmers are being encouraged to remove any debris from water supplies as soon as possible following widespread rainfall across the region.

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Gastro sweeps along the Murray

HOLIDAY-MAKERS in Echuca-Moama have been left with a bad taste in their mouth as gastro continues to sweep through caravan and holiday parks along the Murray River.

Charmayne Allison
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Body of former Shepparton woman found in WA’s Pilbara

A search has resumed for former Shepparton mother Felicity Shadbolt, who went missing while bushwalking in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.

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Shepparton super school principal appointed

The principal of Shepparton’s new ‘‘super school’’ has been appointed.

Myles Peterson
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Suspect was leaking cash: $100 notes littered floor

AN ECHUCA man who stole more than $80,000 was caught when his jacket started leaking $50 and $100 notes while he was in Echuca Police Station for an unrelated drug infraction.

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