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NSW irrigators Peter and Jane Harris guilty of breaching water-take regulations

by M GrayMarch 20, 2020March 21, 2020

Two prominent New South Wales irrigators have been found guilty of illegally taking water for use on their farm near Brewarrina. Key points: Irrigators Peter and Jane Harris are found in breach of the approvals associated with the water licence…

Have your say: Draft Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Great Artesian Basin Groundwater Sources 2020

by M GrayFebruary 26, 2020February 26, 2020

The NSW Government Department of Industry Water has prepared a draft replacement plan and is seeking feedback from water users and other interested parties as part of the public exhibition phase. The Water Sharing Plan is a regulatory plan under…

NSW green light to irrigators to harvest rainfall angers downstream residents

by M GrayFebruary 12, 2020

Anne Davies, Wed 12 Feb 2020 The New South Wales government has given the green light to irrigation farmers in the north-west of the state to harvest the recent rainfall, pleasing some but causing anger in towns such as…

NSW Government opens the floodgates for irrigators to profit

by M GrayFebruary 12, 2020

Conservation groups are outraged at the NSW Government’s decision to allow big irrigators to take millions of litres of flood water from the Barwon-Darling river system. The government on Monday (February 10) temporarily overturned a restriction it placed on the…

IRN member honoured with Dubbo Day Award for volunteer efforts

by M GrayNovember 28, 2019

Mel Gray, an Inland Rivers Network member based in Dubbo, was honoured with a Dubbo Day Award on Friday 22nd November. Mel has volunteered much of her time since she’s lived in Dubbo to improving the health of the Macquarie…

Short-sighted politics threatens untold damage to NSW communities

by M GrayNovember 28, 2019

This week we saw yet another angry outburst from the Deputy Premier, John Barilaro, threatening to “walk away” from the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. The basin plan is a compromise. It’s not going to be enough to achieve a healthy river,…

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