Tag: Irrigation
Irrigators urged to join basin survey
The executive director of the Riverland Wine Grape Growers Association says irrigators in the region should take part in the Murray-Darling Basin Authority's community survey.[MORE]
VFF offers Campaspe irrigation assurance
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) says irrigation will continue in the Campaspe region, despite a large number of people opting to sell their water rights.[MORE]
Higher Murray flows pledged for irrigators
Liberals promise irrigators 25pc opening allocations, but Minister Karlene Maywald says they can expect even more.[MORE]
Irrigators to sell water rights
Most irrigators in the Campaspe region in northern Victoria have decided to sell their water and stop irrigated farming.[MORE]
Water allocations boost 'expected'
The Central Irrigation Trust has welcomed yesterday's announcement that River Murray irrigators in South Australia have had a slight increase in their water allocations.[MORE]
Local workforce planned for Ord expansion
Leighton Construction says it will be relying largely on the local workforce rather than importing workers from Perth after securing the first major contract of the Ord Irrigation expansion.[MORE]
More Queensland floodwaters promised for SA
Premier Mike Rann says there is an in-principle agreement for more Qld floodwaters to reach SA.[MORE]
Joint venture wins Ord irrigation contract
A joint venture has won a construction contract for the first phase of the Ord irrigation expansion.[MORE]
Murray irrigators allowed 62pc
Murray irrigators in SA have their water allocations increased to 62 per cent.[MORE]
I'm still a 'conservative', Labor minister assures voters
SA Labor Government minister who is a National makes clear her political views remain conservative.[MORE]
States to meet hospital boards bill: Redmond
Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond says South Australia will have to meet the bill for hospital boards under the Federal Government's proposed hospitals takeover.[MORE]
More northern floodwaters pledged for Murray
A further 70 gigalitres of water will flow to the Murray's lower lakes in SA from northern floodwaters.[MORE]
New round of water buybacks open
Southern Murray-Darling Basin irrigators are being invited to sell more water to the Commonwealth.[MORE]
Rain 'won't drive up price' of Cubbie Station
The administrators of Cubbie Station, McGrath Nicol, say recent rain in Queensland's southern inland will not drive up the property's sale price. [MORE]
Irrigators want reform compo
The National Irrigators Council (NIC) has joined the South Australian election debate.[MORE]
Administrators confident of Cubbie contract
The administrators of Australia's biggest cotton farm in southern Queensland are confident the property will be sold by the end of the month.[MORE]
MP airs channel decommissioning cost fears
The Nationals say it is unfair Wimmera farmers in western Victoria will have to pay for the decommissioning of irrigation channels on their properties.[MORE]
'Inequity' highlighted in irrigation scheme
There are a number of inequities in the Federal Government's Private Irrigation Infrastructure Program (PIP) according to the head of the Riverland Winegrape Growers Association in South Australia.[MORE]
Water cuts won't hit SA as hard: Maywald
The Member for Chaffey and Minister for the River Murray, Karlene Maywald, says South Australian irrigators should not have to pay for decades of over-allocation by Victoria and New South Wales.[MORE]
Irrigators urge water reserve
Central Irrigation Trust chief executive says the South Australian Government should put water aside to ensure an opening allocation for irrigators in July.[MORE]
Murray irrigators get boost
There has been another small increase in allocations for Victorian irrigators on the Murray system today.[MORE]
Inflows to boost lower lakes
The lower lakes of the Murray will get the bulk of the state's river inflows this month.[MORE]
Report maps out irrigation expansion
The Mallee Catchment Management Authority (CMA) says a new mapping report captures the extent of a decade-long transformation of the horticultural sector in north-west Victoria.[MORE]
Drought support extended for lower Murray, Murray Mallee
Federal assistance is extended for another year for the Murray Mallee and lower Murray and its lakes in SA.[MORE]
Irrigation upgrades getting 'very little attention'
The National Irrigators' Council has accused the state and federal governments of sitting on their hands over irrigation upgrades in the Murray-Darling Basin.[MORE]
