Tag: Irrigation
Centrelink issues reminder on water usage grants
Centrelink is reminding Riverina irrigators they have just under three months to apply for grants for works to cut water usage.[MORE]
Murray water allocation increase a surprise: MP
The Member for Mildura is warning it will take a dramatic turnaround for there to be any significant additional irrigation allocations in the Victorian Murray Valley this season.[MORE]
Meander scheme no longer a pipe dream
The Tasmanian Government's chosen a local company to build the first irrigation pipeline from the Meander Dam.[MORE]
NT Govt 'unprepared' to cash in on Ord River scheme
The State Opposition says the Northern Territory Government has not prepared adequately to capitalise on the development of the Ord River Irrigation Scheme.[MORE]
CIT growers get critical water allocation nod
About a third of the growers in the Central Irrigation Trust (CIT) have been approved for a critical water allocation from the South Australian Government.[MORE]
Water price drops after rain
The water broker Waterfind says rain across the Murray-Darling Basin at the weekend has led to a 10 per cent drop in the price of water in the South Australian region.[MORE]
CIT predicts lower water carryover
The chief executive of the South Australian Central Irrigation Trust (CIT), Jeff Parish, says he expects a lot less water will be carried over into the 2009 to 2010 year, compared to the amount carried into the current year.[MORE]
Rudd set to announce $200m for WA irrigation scheme
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will join Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett in the state's far north town of Kununurra today to discuss the expansion of the Ord River irrigation scheme.[MORE]
PM to join WA Premier for talks on Ord River scheme
The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will join the Premier Colin Barnett in Kununurra tomorrow, for talks on the Ord River irrigation scheme.[MORE]
Water allocations boost for Murray, Goulburn irrigators
Irrigators on the Victorian Murray and Goulburn systems have received an increase in their water allocations.[MORE]
Rain boosts irrigators' entitlements
Southern Rural Water says the weekend's heavy rain has led to record breaking spill entitlements for irrigators using the Glenmaggie Weir.[MORE]
Rain brings irrigators allocation boost
There is more water today for irrigators in the Murray and Murrumbidgee valleys.[MORE]
Farmers call for more water
Southern Tasmania's Craigbourne Dam has failed, and farmers in the Coal River are not only concerned about when it will recover, but how the region's future needs will be met.[MORE]
Irrigators should move to Queensland: Joyce
Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce says irrigators in the country's south should relocate to Queensland.[MORE]
Joyce against changing water allocation regimes
Nationals' Senate leader Barnaby Joyce has told a meeting of irrigators at Moree to listen to the science of water allocations, not the emotion.[MORE]
Jones pleased to represent FMIT on water board
A new member appointed to a contentious position on the board of Lower Murray Water says he is comfortable with the requirements of the job.[MORE]
Irrigator appointment for merged trust
The Victorian Government has appointed an irrigator to represent growers from the First Mildura Irrigation Trust that was forcibly merged with Lower Murray Water.[MORE]
Golf course water decision angers Kanck
Democrat Sandra Kanck says allowing developers to use River Murray water for a Yorke Peninsula golf course makes a mockery of water restrictions and the state's water licensing.[MORE]
Irrigators angry over golf course water use
Riverland irrigators are angered that millions of litres of River Murray water has been bought to irrigate a new golf course in the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia.[MORE]
Irrigators hope for more infrastructure funds
Irrigators in the New South Wales Riverina Murray region hope to see more funding for infrastructure works after citing a subtle shift in emphasis from federal Water Minister Penny Wong.[MORE]
Irrigators' group welcomes temporary water lower prices
The South Australian Murray Irrigators Group says its members will benefit from lower prices for temporary water and the extension of the water carry-over scheme.[MORE]
Irrigators back shift in water power
Irrigators are welcoming Victoria's long awaited decision to hand some of the state's water power to the Commonwealth.[MORE]
Temporary water prices drop
Waterfind says the market price for temporary water has dropped about 10 per cent since changes to water allocations were made interstate on Monday.[MORE]
Fed Govt poised to seize Murray-Darling control
The Opposition says it won't stand in the way of the bill to bring the Murray-Darling Basin under Commonwealth control.[MORE]
Govt urged to provide irrigators' subsidy
A Family First legislative councillor, Robert Brokenshire, wants the South Australian Government to subsidise the interest that irrigators pay on bank loans to buy temporary water.[MORE]
