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Irrigation allocations increase

Allocations in the Goulburn-Murray Water irrigation system have taken a substantial move upwards.

Geoff Adams
Water

McKenzie and Drum talk about water

Country News caught up with Federal Agriculture Minister Bridget McKenzie and Federal Member for Nicholls Damian Drum last week at the University of Melbourne’s Dookie Campus. Reporter Rodney Woods put the topic of water on the agenda.

Rodney Woods
Water

Acknowledge Lower Lakes were once estuarine, says Speak Up

A clear statement acknowledging the historic estuarine condition of the Murray River’s Lower Lakes must be released by the South Australian Government and University of Adelaide.

Rodney Woods
Water

Water auction at Deniliquin

 

Geoff Adams
Water

Visitors learn about water

Sixteen people from Bangladesh’s Agriculture Ministry visited southern NSW water provider Murray Irrigation last week to learn about modern irrigation practices and river management approaches.

Country News
Water

Eppalock warning removed

The blue-green algae warning for Lake Eppalock has been removed following a significant decline in blue-green algae levels.

Country News
Water

‘Very wet’ or ‘extremely wet’ scenarios unlikely, MDBA report says

Two consecutive dry years along, with the Bureau of Meteorology’s most recent three-month climate outlook for below-average rainfall, means ‘very wet’ or ‘extremely wet’ scenarios are unlikely to eventuate in 2019-20.

Country News
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ABARES tips water prices

Water prices are expected to remain high in the new irrigation season, according to a new report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences.

Country News
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Water delivery focus

Issues around deliverability of water in the Murray-Darling Basin will be peer-reviewed by an independent expert panel after a Victorian Government proposal was agreed to at the Ministerial Council in Canberra on Sunday.

Country News
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Stunt highlights woes

Stephen Black and his partner Melissa Portingale got more than they bargained for when they recently put a rare Simba Ooshie up for sale online.

Sophie Baldwin
Water

Farmers connect to project

Installing pipeline and connecting landowners to the automated, state-of-the-art irrigation delivery network will be the focus for this year’s Connections project program of works.

Country News
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New boss for water body

Murray Irrigation has appointed a new chief executive officer.

Country News
Water

Call for leadership

Genuine political leadership is needed to solve the NSW Murray water crisis, but Speak Up says it is concerned this will not occur.

Country News
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Call to follow Neville’s lead

The VFF is calling on state ministers responsible for water to follow Victoria’s lead and introduce some controls on new developments requiring more irrigation water in the lower Murray.

Country News
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No poetry in worsening dry

The devastating drought across Australia’s east has reached uncharted territory, with the weather bureau officially declaring it the Murray-Darling Basin’s worst dry spell.

Country News
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Sheed slams basin statement

State Member for Shepparton Suzanna Sheed has criticised the recent communique released by the Basin Community Committee.

Country News
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Fund passes first hurdle

A Senate battle looms over the Federal Government’s proposed long-term drought fund after it passed the first hurdle of parliament.

Country News
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High hopes for rain

Farmers on either side of the Victoria-NSW border will be hoping for rain as seasonal determinations start from a low base.

Country News

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Woman jumps from moving car in Moama

A WOMAN in her 40s is likely to be flown to Melbourne after jumping out of a moving car in Moama earlier today. Murray River Police District Inspector Paul Huggett said Moama and Echuca police and Ambulance Victoria were called to Perricoota Rd near...

Ivy Jensen
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Accused drug dealer arrested in Echuca

AN ECHUCA man will face court today accused of drug, burglary, theft and driving offences. Detective Senior Constable Troy Wickham of Echuca Criminal Investigation Unit said. police arrested the 28-year-old on Friday in High St, along with...

Riverine Herald
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Leitchville man reels in monster Murray Cod

Yael Fry got the shock of his life last week after reeling in a 120cm Murray Cod near Leitchville.

Brayden May
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Homelessness, hopelessness

THE homeless exist in a netherworld; in the case of the twin towns if you care to look it doesn’t take long to find some. On a freezing winter’s night under the bridge is a favoured haunt; sadly also occasionally a hunting ground for people who...

Charmayne Allison