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 Calendar Index

2008 

 September   

12/09/08 Dry climate makes it east v west Peter Ker , The Age our highlighting 

Murray-Darling crops in doubt Peter Ker The Age  Murray Basin Aug 08 our highlighting

May 

Garbage in bay brings penalties of $52,000 Steve Butcher, The Age Port Phillip May 08  our highlighting  

Recycled water 'too clean' for Yarra, say critics Peter Ker, The Age Port Phillip April 08 Gippsland our highlighting

19/03/08 Queues for showers as water pong gets up town's nose Peter Ker, The Age

February

Melbourne boosts waste water recycling AAP Melbourne; Feb 08

05/02/08 Peter Garrett gives go-ahead on Port Phillip Bay dredging Herald Sun .com.au Port Phillip Feb 08; Melbourne, Feb 08

05/02/08 Garrett gives dredging final go-ahead, The Age Port Phillip Feb 08; Melbourne, Feb 08

05/02/08 Victorias water under seige video The Age; Port Phillip Feb 08; Melbourne, Feb 08Central Highlands; Murray Basin; Gippsland

05/02/08 Protesters vent anger at Premier Brumby AAP Port Phillip Port Phillip Feb 08; Melbourne, Feb 08Central Highlands; Murray Basin; Gippsland

04/02/08 Protestors set to blockade Goulburn pipeline AAP Murray Basin; Gippsland

Water National 04/02/08 Port body still facing two clean-up orders Adam Morton, The Age our highlighting links; Port Phillip Feb 08; Melbourne, Feb 08

02/02/08 Options abound but easy choices are few Royce Millar, The Age , Analysis Port Phillip Feb 08; Melbourne, Feb 08

02/02/08 State 'bullied over port' Cameron Houston and Royce Millar, The Age Port Phillip Feb 08; Melbourne, Feb 08

02/02/08 Garrett to burn midnight oil over bay dredging decision Michelle Grattan and Adam Morton, The Age ; Port Phillip Feb 08; Melbourne, Feb 08

19/01/08 Baillieu pushes check on bay dredge Clay Lucas, The Age; Port Phillip Jan 08; Melbourne, Jan 08

  19/01/08 Anglers report 'sick' fish as Premier denies risk Matthew Burgess and David Rood, The Age - our highlighting Port Phillip Jan 08; Melbourne, Jan 08

17/01/08 Deeply disturbing - Jeremy Loftus-Hills, The Age, Opinion Port Phillip Jan 08; Melbourne, Jan 08 Great Overview of economic imperatives and background -our highlights

16/01/08 D-day for bay as last legal hurdle falls Clay Lucas, The Age - our highlighting Port Phillip Jan 08; Melbourne, Jan 08

11/01/08 TOXIC SWILL NO PROBLEM FOR SHIPPERS, BLUE WEDGES MEDIA RELEASE Port Phillip Jan 08; Melbourne, Jan 08

11/10/08 Late court bid to block dredging Clay Lucas, The Age Melbourne, Jan 08; Port Phillip Video Link

Bats batty in the heat, while for humans it's the beach again Carolyn Webb and Nick Sheridan, with STEPHEN MOYNIHAN Melbourne, Jan 08; our highlighting

09/01/08 Water State 09/01/08 Channel deepening delay to affect bay beaches Clay Lucas, The Age Port Phillip Jan 08

 07/10/08 Melbourne water use down 16% ; Peter Ker, The Age Melbourne Jan 08

Oil survey may disturb blue whales Andrew Darby, The Age South West Jan 08

15/12/07 Channel deepening a step closer Adam Morton, The Age; Melbourne; Port Phillip Dec 07;

15/12/07 Water catchment logging shock Media release Luke Chamberlian, The Wilderness Society Melbourne; Port Phillip Dec 07; Central Highlands

11/12/07  Yarra Ranges Shire Council to fight logging plans Herald Sun, Port Phillip Dec 07

10/12/07 Nats push law for recycled water Paul Austin. The Age, Melbourne; Gippsland

08/12/07 Gas-fired station may power desal plant Rachel Kleinman The Age Melbourne; Gippsland

06/12/07 Bay dredge court fight to go ahead Clay Lucas, The Age; Melbourne; Port Phillip Dec 07

06/12/07 Cattle to graze floor of dry reservoir AAP; Murray Basin; Melbourne

05/12/07 Tanks help slash water use AAP

04/12/07 Residents, motorists in deep water after storms Jill Stark The Age , with AAP Melbourne

03/12/07 $27m to protect catchments The Age Central Highlands Dec 07

 03/12/07 Team to measure bay's declining water quality By Karen Kissane, The Age Port Phillip Dec 07

03/12/07 Vegie growers carry the can for everyone else Denise Gadd, The Age Melbourne; Related

2/12/07 Vic bolsters bushfire preparation plans AAP Central Highlands; Dec 07

2/12/07 Sandhurst — the suburb where Wallies are welcome Winston Tan, The Age Port Phillip Dec 07

 16/10/07 Heatwave no threat to power, experts say Mathew Murphy, Rachel Kleinman and Jane Holroyd, The Age Gippsland

 From north to south proves a tricky journey, Royce Millar, The Age; Murray Basin Nov 07; Central Highlands;

09/11/07 BLUE WEDGES RESPONDS TO SEES INQUIRY REPORT, Blue Wedges Port Phillip Nov 07; Melbourne Nov 07

Study highlights huge economic value of wetlands, By Nance Haxton ABC News Murray Basin Nov 07

Coolers push up usage rate of water, Mildura Independent Star Mallee; Nov 07

Dredging to start on time, says Brumby, AAP Melbourne Nov 07

 26/10/07 Federal Court Challenge to Channel Deepening approvals Blue Wedges Media Release Links to donate: Melbourne; Oct 07 Port Phillip

26/10/07 Brumby's mate was bankrupt Paul Austin, The Age Murray Basin Oct 07

25/10/07 Move to cut flows to ailing Yarra, Rachel Kleinman. The Age, Melbourne; Oct 07 Port Phillip;

21/10/07 Water dilemma could 'sink' Government Jason Dowling, The Age Melbourne; Oct 07 Port Phillip; Gippsland; Murray Basin Oct 07

Record GP ups water use by 20% Westernport Water News Gippsland Oct 07 Related

Waste State 0910/07 Plumbing mix-up makes staff sick Rachel Kleinman, The Age Melbourne; Port Phillip

Melbourne Water's big plans for its biggest fans Rachel Kleinman, The Age Melbourne Oct 07 our highlighting

Beachhead in battle of desal plant Rachel Kleinman, The Age Melbourne Oct 07 Gippsland Oct 07 our highlighting

Having trouble filling the swimming pool? There's a solution; The Age Central Uplands ; South West; Melbourne

08/08/07 Water restrictions ease in Murrumbidgee , The Age; New South Wales Murray Basin Aug 07

08/08/07 NSW may retract basin plan support Jewel Topsfield; The Age; New South Wales Murray Basin Aug 07

07/08/07 Politics muddy water reform plans, Edwyna Harris, The Age, Opinion Murray Basin Aug 07

04/08/07 Qld Nats will support water plan: Vaile, The Age; Queensland; Murray Basin Aug 07

03/08/07 NSW ministers doubt Murray plan: report; The Age; New South Wales Murray Basin Aug 07

02/08/07 Murray irrigators face zero water, Orietta Guerrera, Rural Affairs Reporter, The Age Murray Basin Aug 07

23/05/07 Blue Wedges Newsletter, Channel Deepening Hearing Begins Blue Wedges Port Phillip Melbourne

18/05/07 Water use low but Nats angry, Ben Doherty and David Rood, The Age, Port Phillip our highlighting

15/05/07 Big dry forces review of strategy; Murray Basin; Port Phillip; Melbourne; Central Uplands ; Gippsland; North East Highlands; Interstate

Water State 15/05/07 Playing safe on water is no longer an option, The Age; Port Phillip; Melbourne; Gippsland;

Water State 15/05/07 Latrobe power steaming along on 96.5bn litres, The Age; Port Phillip; Melbourne; Gippsland;

Water State 14/05/07 Crisis, what crisis? The Age; Port Phillip; Melbourne;

10/05/07 Drought puts new pressure on Victoria's power supply, The Age; Port Phillip; Melbourne; Gippsland; North East Highlands

04/05/07 Thwaites denies knowledge of bleak water assessment, The Age; Murray Basin; Port Phillip; Melbourne; Central Uplands ; Gippsland;

03/05/07 Government keeps lid on bleak water warnings, The Age; Murray Basin; Port Phillip; Melbourne; Central Uplands ; Gippsland;

03/05/07 Fact box - Which way on water? The Age; Murray Basin; Port Phillip; Melbourne; Central Uplands ; Gippsland;

02/05/07 Major water options on hold until '08, The Age; Murray Basin; Port Phillip; Melbourne; Central Uplands ; Gippsland;

Water State  29/03/07 Mystery hinders case for water recycling The Age - Editorial Melbourne March 07; Port Phillip

16/01/07 Melbourne desalination plant inevitable: Thwaites, Farrah Tomazin, State Political Correspondent, The Age; Port Phillip; Melbourne Jan 07

11/10/06  Expansion 'will crush wetlands', Rachel Kleinman, The Age ; Port Phillip - October 06

State News10/10/06  Plan to untie the Port of Hastings, Philip Hopkins, The Age Business Melbourne, 10 October 06 ; Port Phillip - October 06

22/09/06 Victoria enjoying population boom, Nassim Khadem, The Age, Melbourne; Port Phillip - September 06; Central Uplands

'Green zone' marina gets green light, Rachel Kleinman, The Age Port Phillip - September 06 our highlighting

20/04/06  Biggest boost to Yarra 'since white settlement', - * By Paul Austin, The Age, Melbourne; Port Phillip - April 06

29/05/2006 Bracks' rivers vow 'doesn't hold water' - The Age - Melbourne; Port Phillip March 06

12/03/06 - EPA stalls toxic dump site plans - Jason Dowling, The Sunday Age - Mallee; Murray Basin; Melbourne; Port Phillip - March 06

10/03/06 - Study delay hits bay dredge plan - By Sasha Shtargot and Mathew Murphy, The Age; Melbourne; Port Phillip March 06

Foul slick blamed on ocean outfall - By Kate Hagan, The Age Melbourne ; Port Phillip March 06

01/03/06 - Melbourne’s rivers at risk - Media Release - Environment Victoria - Port Phillip ; Melbourne - March 06

19/01/06 - Groups warn on plans to take Yarra water - Melissa Fyfe - The Age - Port Phillip ; Melbourne - Jan06

14/1/06 - Torrents of human waste pouring into a sick Yarra - Melissa Fyfe - The Age - Port Phillip ; Melbourne - Jan06

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LOCAL SCHOOLS HELP OUR RIVERS AND CREEKS - Media release - Melbourne Water - Port Phillip ; Melbourne - Aug05

12/07/05 Ex-Insider Warning on Dredging, Liz Minchin with Paul Austin, The Age Port Phillip July 05 ; Melbourne

27/5/04 - "Position Paper on the proposed Port of Melbourne's project to deepen Port Phillip Bay's  Shipping channel - DIVA

- Position Paper from - Dive Industry Association of Victoria- DIVA

2003 

Water Regional $380m mine expansion to move rivers, roads Darren Gray State Editor, The Age Strezlecki's; June 2003