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Licence holders get water

Groundwater licence holders in the Lower Campaspe Valley Water Supply Protection Area have a 100 per cent allocation for the 2019-20 season, with the exception of those in the Barnadown Zone where an allocation of 75 per cent has been announced.

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Customers can help shape G-MW’s future

Goulburn-Murray Water is seeking a dedicated, core team of customers to help determine the prices it charges and the level of services it delivers in coming years.

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Drum expects socio-economic impact panel will be “dragged” to Goulburn Valley

Federal Member for Nicholls Damian Drum expects the independent panel looking into the socio-economic impacts of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan in regional communities will be ‘‘dragged’’ to the Goulburn Valley.

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NSW irrigators are ‘desperate’

‘‘It clearly shows the level of desperation with these farmers.’’

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Thirsty nuts will impact region’s water

Maturing nut plantations along the lower Murray River will soon require up to 1400Gl each year, driving down water availability in the Goulburn-Murray region and driving up water prices, according to a new report.

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Long-term solutions are needed to stop degradation of Barmah Choke, Neville says

Long-term solutions are needed to stop the degradation of the Barmah Choke, according to the Victorian Water Minister.

Alana Christensen
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Wetland to benefit from watering

About 3.5Gl is set to flow though the Little Gunbower Wetland Complex this month, as the wetland receives an environmental watering.

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Torrumbarry lock is open for business

Torrumbarry Weir’s Lock 26 has been re-opened following its repair and re-commissioning by Goulburn-Murray Water.

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Funds flow into floodplain works

The Victorian Government has secured $29million in Federal Government funding, enabling the first stage of the Victorian Murray Floodplain Restoration Project to get under way.

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Public will be heard, says plan panel chair

Communities will be listened to until the ‘‘ink is dry’’ on an independent panel report into community socio-economic health under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, according to the panel’s chair.

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Blue-green algae warning lifted

Goulburn-Murray Water has removed the blue-green algae warning for Waranga Basin following a significant decline in blue-green algae levels.

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Governments must stop ignoring evidence on basin plan

Governments must stop ignoring the mountain of evidence telling us the Murray-Darling Basin Plan is failing, according to Speak Up.

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Fresh look at lakes’ history

The historical salinity levels in the Murray River’s Lower Lakes have come into sharp focus with the public release of research by scientist Peter Gell.

Geoff Adams
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Irrigation workshops

The VFF will host a number of irrigator workshops across the region from next week to provide farmers with more information about the water market.

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Low allocations expected for start of season

Irrigators are bracing for another tough year, with the initial announcements pointing to low allocations for the start of the new irrigation season on August 15.

Alana Christensen
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Region’s survival threatened

Water is something so basic and fundamental, almost like breathing, that we don’t give it another thought until it’s restricted to the point that it puts your survival into doubt.

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Infrastructure Access Fee unchanged for 2019/20

Goulburn-Murray Water has released its 2019-20 price list to customers as part of its annual price review, with the Infrastructure Access Fee remaining the same as it was in the previous financial year.

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Reports throws further doubt over demand for more water to maintain lower lakes

A new scientific report has thrown further doubt over the demand for more Murray-Darling Basin water to be used to maintain the Murray River’s Lower Lakes as freshwater bodies.

Geoff Adams

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