Otways ; | Wombat; | Gippsland; | East Gippsland and Goolengook ; | Central Highlands; | Cobbobonnee; | Mallee; | Box Ironbark; | Bunyip State Forest; | Melbourne; | North East Highlands; | Murray Basin | South West ; | Strezlecki's | Wimmera | Port Phillip

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2008 

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 our highlighting

03/02/08 Garrett slammed in dredging appeal Peter Gregory, The Age Port Phillip

03/02/08 Blue Wedges' last-gasp bid to halt dredging Peter Ker, The Age Port Phillip 

05/02/08 Toxic sludge hits the fan Blue Wedges Newsletter Port Phillip Feb 08; 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

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

31/01/08 Dredging: more heat on Brumby Royce Millar, Clay Lucas and Adam Morton, The Age Port Phillip Jan 08; Melbourne, Jan 08

22/01/08 Dredging plan steams ahead, casting away public concern The Age, Opinion, Editorial (Good Background ) Port Phillip Jan 08; Melbourne, Jan 08

21/01/08 Scientists question Yarra toxic sediment AAP our highlighting Port Phillip Jan 08; Melbourne, Jan 08

21/01/08 Toxic silt can be diluted to 'safe' levels Adam Morton, The Age our highlighting Port Phillip Jan 08; Melbourne, Jan 08

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

19/01/08 New call to reveal safeguards 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

18/01/08 TOXIC SWILL NO PROBLEM FOR SHIPPERS, BLUE WEDGES MEDIA RELEASE 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

17/01/08 JAPANESE TO RESCUE BAY BIRDS? BLUE WEDGES MEDIA RELEASE Port Phillip Jan 08; Melbourne, Jan 08

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

Water National 15/01/08   Bay dredge gets go-ahead Clay Lucas, The Age with AAP 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

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 CHANNEL DEEPENING IS A BILLION DOLLAR WHITE ELEPHANT! BLUE WEDGES MEDIA RELEASE Port Phillip Jan 08; Melbourne, Jan 08

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

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

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

17/11/07  Protest hopes to give dredging big wedgie Clay Lucas, The Age Port Phillip Nov 07; Melbourne Nov 07

17/11/07 Plea to save the Heads' rare sponge Clay Lucas, The Age Port Phillip Nov 07

12/11/07 River To Ruin: State Government Pushes Yarra To The Brink Environment Victoria Port Phillip Nov 07; Melbourne Nov 07 Related

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

04/11/07 Are we banking on the right dock of the bay? Stephen Cauchi and Jason Dowling, Sunday Age Port Phillip

02/11/07 Greed triumphs over green again; Don't risk our bay, A flawed solution The Age Letters Port Phillip; Melbourne

Cost of dredging the bay still unclear Mathew Murphy, The Age Melbourne Nov 07; Port Phillip Nov 07

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

27/10/07 Concern as Government stitches up details of Bass Coast land grab Rachel Kleinman, The AgeMelbourne; Oct 07 Port Phillip; Gippsland

27/10/07 Don't count your channels just yet Tracee Hutchison, The Age Opinion Links to donate: Melbourne; Oct 07 Port Phillip;

27/10/07 Green light for $763m channel deepening Clay Lucas, The AgeMelbourne; Oct 07 Port Phillip;

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

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

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

9/10/07 Ship deal signed and sealed Dan Harrison, The Age Melbourne; Port Phillip South Australia; New South Wales Victoria;

9/10/07 Push to pass dredging laws AAP Melbourne; Port Phillip

26/09/07 Sydney backs deepening of Port Phillip channel Philip Hopkins, The Age Business Port Phillip Sept 07

26/09/07 Victoria not alone in port deepening argument: expert; Philip Hopkins, The Age Business Port Phillip Sept 07

19/09/07 A farming question - The Age, Letters : Donald McIntosh, Ocean Grove Port Phillip ; Murray Basin; Sept 07; Related

17/09/07 State's rivers face toxic threat, says expert; Liz Minchin, The Age Explanation Toxic threat Wimmera Murray Basin; Port Phillip; Melbourne

Little penguins could be hit by channel deepening Chee Chee Leung, The Age Port Phillip Sept 07

Power plant on board for channel deepening Clay Lucas, City Reporter, The Age Port Phillip; Melbourne August 07

Humpback whales visit Port Phillip Bay , AAP Port Phillip June 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

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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

02/5/04 - "Port warns trade could run aground" - The Sunday Age - May04