Australia: Bottled water: the new social poison?
Sydney Morning Herald: FIRST fast food, then plastic bags. Now bottled water is the next alleged social evil to find itself in the crosshairs of pressure groups. Environmentaists lay the blame for a growing mountain of plastic in landfill and the increasing strain on water resources directly at the [...]
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New water disinfection system being investigated
Power and Water is looking at introducing a system that uses ultraviolet light rather than chlorine to disinfect the water supply at remote communities in the Top End.
Popularity: 18% [?]
Popularity: 18% [?]
Eco-grant targets public housing
By Luis Feliu Lismore mayor Merv King and Lismore City Council water and waste education officer Kevin Trustum listen to NSW Housing Minister Matt Brown (centre) after he announced the $11,000 eco-wise grant at Riverside…
Popularity: 27% [?]
Popularity: 27% [?]
Moratorium urged on Murray water buyback
The New South Wales Nationals are calling for a moratorium on the Federal Government’s water buyback in the Murray Valley until the drought has eased.
Popularity: 22% [?]
Popularity: 22% [?]
Australia confronts cold facts
Sydney Morning Herald: THE Minister for Climate Change, Penny Wong, warns the Government’s plan to cut greenhouse gases will produce the biggest shake-up to the economy in decades, and she has promised to set out by July how households and businesses will be hit. Senator Wong unveiled her timetable as the United [...]
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Darwin Harbour given the thumbs up
An Australian water quality expert is warning the Territory Government needs to do more to protect coastal mangroves.
Popularity: 20% [?]
Popularity: 20% [?]
Solar hot water for free with new rebate
THE State Government may merge its solar panel rebate scheme with the Federal Government’s scheme, which could make buying and installing solar hot water systems virtually cost-free.
Popularity: 23% [?]
Popularity: 23% [?]
Eco program expanded
NEWCASTLE City Council’s Eco Star water, energy and money-saving program has proved so effective its message is being taken interstate. Twenty-eight councils will attend workshops in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, starting with one at North Sydney Council…
Popularity: 30% [?]
Popularity: 30% [?]
Reef monitoring plan
Queensland has established the world’s longest water-monitoring network, covering 1,500 kilometres of coastline, in an effort to protect the .
Popularity: 28% [?]
Popularity: 28% [?]
Australia: The future of the Murray-Darling
Science Alert: There are three reasons to believe that the central role played by the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) in Australian agricultural production is unlikely to continue much into the 21st century. The first is climate change. The second is an increased understanding of the relationships among surface water, groundwater and [...]
Popularity: 26% [?]