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Calendar Index

2009

January  

10/01/09  Desal plant closer after clearing hurdle

10/01/09  Parliament can block desalination plant approval

06/01/09  Water retailers need a 'cultural change' Peter Ker The Age

05/01/09 Falling use pushing up water prices Peter Ker , The Age

04/01/09 Water savers' flush of pride Melissa Fyfe , The Age

 State Waste 04/01/09 Experts missed obvious signs before mine collapse Melissa Fyfe , The Age

 

2008  

December

27/12/08 Nationals back Greens on VicWater Giovanni Ebono, The Generator/ Ebono Institute East Gippsland and Goolengook

 

October  

18/09/08 Experts in fierce desal debate Peter Ker The Age  

02/10/08 Pallas gets rebuke on bay claims Peter Ker , The Age

 

September  

29/09/08 Planning for a flood Peter Fisher The Age Opinion

25/09/08 Water policy is based on flawed figures Kenneth Davidson The Age, Opinion Our highlighting

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

07/09/08  Radioactive River? Blue Wedges Links  

06/09/08  Dredge plume spreads, seal dies , Peter Ker, The Age

04/09/08 Empty promises? Royce Millar The Age Feature

02/09/08 Study raps state's farm water caps, Royce Millar The Age Feature  our highlighting  

 

August 

28/08/08  Going to ground , Darren Gray The Age Feature

 26/08/08 Two-way water pipeline a possibility

26/08/08 Beware 'managers' , Letters - on Water Tanks The Age

 

July  

24/07/08 Environment chief tops up city water debate Peter Ker The Age 

 

June   

13/06/08 Alternate View on Urban Water Savings - The Age - Letters 

 

May 

17/05/08 Is desalination the solution? Jo Chandler The Age Feature

03/05/08 Look to Tasmania for water answers ; Kenneth Davidson, The Age, Opinion our highlighting

 

April

29/04/08 Rudd's 'me-too' $3bn buyback Chris Hammer and Peter Ker, The Age 

 

March

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

18/03/08 Key water pollution details withheld from public, Peter Ker, The Age; Central Highlands   

13/03/08 Water policy direct from La La Land; Kenneth Davidson, The Age , Opinion ;   

 11/03/08 Protesters attack water pipeline site Peter Ker, The Age

11/03/08 Research rejects need for desalination plant Ben Doherty, The Age

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

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

 

February 

 

28/02/08 Brumby sticks his head in the sand on water Kenneth Davidson, The Age Gippsland

Water State 26/02/08 The Snowy – some light at the end of the tunnel? Juliet Le Feuvre, Environment Victoria East Gippsland and Goolengook

16/02/08 Erosion, flooding... the high price of sea views Royce Millar, The Age

10/02/08 Dredging opponents to rally MARK RUSSELL The Age

06/02/08 Abalone worth $230,000 stolen http://www.news.com.au/ South West

06/02/08 Federal Court orders Blue Wedges and PoMC into mediation Norrie Ross, TheHerald Sun

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

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

 

January

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

24/01/08 Garrett to face fresh dredge case The Age Port Phillip Jan 08; Melbourne, Jan 08

23/01/08 Peter Garrett tips a bonanza for bay after dredging Nick Higginbottom and Ellen Whinnett, The Herald Sun Port Phillip Jan 08; Melbourne, Jan 08

22/01/08 Bay project to worsen traffic woes Josh Gordon, 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 Related

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

Water National 11/01/08  Shooters migrating south for duck hunt Mathew Murphy, The Age Tasmania; Victoria;

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

Water State 09/01/08 Oil survey may disturb blue whales Andrew Darby, The Age South West Jan 08

07/01/08 Melbourne water use down 16% ; Peter Ker, The Age

 

 

2007

December

24/12/07 PORT PORKIES To the editor The Age ( not published ) from B&D Robinson Melbourne; Port Phillip Dec 07;

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

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

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

05/12/07 Tanks help slash water use AAP

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

 

November

28/11/07 Increase in city water wasters Rachel Kleinman, The Age Melbourne Nov 07

18/11/07 National freight train grid should be first port of call: lobby Stephen Cauchi, The Age Melbourne Nov 07; Port Phillip

18/11/07 Dredging after-effects: rivers run through it Stephen Cauchi, The Age Melbourne Nov 07

Forests State 18/11/07 Bushfire set to be water bombed Dan Harrison and Ari Sharp, The Age Melbourne Nov 07; Central Highlands

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

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

 10/11/07 Dredge threat to beaches Jason Dowling and Stephen Cauchi, The Age

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

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

04/11/07 Desal plant millions set to flow offshore Jason Dowling, The Sunday Age Gippsland;

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

04/11/07 Rain drain - secret Snowy water grab Carmel Egan and Jason Dowling The Age New South Wales; Victoria;

02/11/07 Wimmera water dire Rachel Kleinman, The Age Wimmera

 02/11/07 Treasurer faces fight over pipeline Royce Millar, The Age

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

02/11/07 Cost of dredging the bay still unclear Mathew Murphy, The Age Melbourne Nov 07; Port Phillip Nov 07

02/11/07 Dredging to start on time, says Brumby, AAP Melbourne Nov 07; Port Phillip Nov 07

 01/11/07 Catchment report card reveals a failing environment Media release VNPA 

 01/11/07 Dredge may raise water level in bay Clay Lucas, The Age

October

31/10/07 Flemington to get desal plant, Sarah Wotherspoon, Herald Sun

31/10/07 Victoria's biggest water users revealed Ellen Whinnett , Herald Sun

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

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

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

 Water National   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;

22/10/07 Water the new oil as the rush is on Peter Hannam, The Age, Business our highlighting

 

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

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

 8/10/07 Opposition claims don't hold water, says minister The Age our highlighting

2/10/07 No water savings in Goulburn pipeline's first year; Orietta Guerrera. The Age; Murray Basin Oct 07 our highlighting

Water National 01/10/07 Brumby rejects SA water claims  AAP ; Victoria; South Australia;

 

September

 30/09/07 Government avoids risk of embarrassment Jason Dowling, The Age

29/09/07  Water guarantee for parks and sports grounds Rachel Kleinman, The Age Related

27/09/07  Vic, NSW at odds over river restrictions AAP Murray Basin; Sept 07

27/09/07 Bush protests lash Brumby on water plan David Rood, The Age Murray Basin; Sept 07

27/09/07 No to red gums report The Age; Murray Basin; Sept 07

 

26/09/07 Uphill flow The Age Letters Melbourne

National Water 26/09/07 Virtual water is a reality check The Age , Letters Melbourne

25/09/07 City population overload Josh Gordon, The Age Page One Melbourne Sept 07

25/09/07 Victoria's water agenda doesn't float Alan Moran , The Age Business Day Opinion; Murray Basin; Sept 07; Melbourne; Sept 07

19/09/07 Protesters confront Brumby By Kellie Wilson, ABC News Online Gippsland

19/09/07 $3b private sector cash for Vic desal plant; By Kellie Wilson, ABC News Online Gippsland

19/09/07 Desal, pipe consultation a sham: Nationals By Mark Debono. ABC News Gippsland

Water National 18/09/07 Farmers' plight worsening, says Vaile, AAP

Water National 18/09/07 Murray Valley growers to sue over water AAP Victoria; New South Wales; South Australia; Sept 07

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

11/09/07 Campaign to save sports grounds Royce Millar, The Age

 10/09/07 Power supplies at risk from big dry Rachel Kleinman, The Age Gippsland; our highlighting

  

 

August

Roof water set to fill Melbourne pool. The Age our highlighting, Port Phillip; Melbourne August 07

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

 

June

27/06/07 Power firms probe desalination; Rachel Kleinman, The Age Gippsland

18/06/07 Saving the salt of the earth - Water shortage has windy solution, www.beyondzeroemissions.org Links

03/06/07 Effluent for the affluent, Stephen Cauchi, The Age; North East Highlands

03/06/07 Instant fines for water rats, Jason Dowling, The Age

 

May

26/05/07 Outages and power costs likely to increase Josh Gordon and Mathew Murphy, The Age Our highlighting Gippsland

26/05/07 Solar power outshines water tanks, Royce Millar, The Age

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

 Water National 18/05/07 'Unlimited' water could be on tap, The Age , Ben Doherty New South Wales; Victoria; Queensland; our highlighting

15/05/07 Interstate Big dry forces review of strategy; Victoria; New South Wales - Our highlighting

Water National18/05/07 Green groups fear water going up in steam The Age, Mathew Murphy; Victoria; Gippsland

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

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

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

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

Waste Regional Relief for headache of power plant vibration North East Highlands; Port Phillip ; Melbourne May 11th /07

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

Water National 04/05/07 Science to clear up cloud potential, Chee Chee Leung, The Age ; Melbourne Australia

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;

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

April

 

16/04/07 Saltwater haven turns to dust as big dry bites hard; Orietta Guerrera; The Age; South West

16/04/07 Channel dredging expert queries review panel, Royce Millar, The Age; Melbourne April 07

March

 

26/03/07 Putting carbon emissions in neutral, Mathew Murphy, The Age Melbourne March 07

 'Drought-proof' dam hits record low level, The Age Melbourne March 07

06/03/07 The future of our water, Kenneth Davidson, The Age, Opinion

 

February

22/02/07   Plan Bracks, Paul Austin, The Age

22/02/07   Bracks' 44 concerns, The Age

22/02/07  Bracks' plan left in tatters, Jewel Topsfield, Peter Ker and Michelle Grattan, The Age

21/02/07  Water deal shaky after Bracks bails out, The Age

19/02/07 Cost blow-outs put pressure on bay deepening project, The Age , Editorial

National / Water 16/02/07 Our descendants will pay for our inaction on the great rivers, Paul Sinclair, Environment Victoria , The Age , Opinion

National 12/02/07 Watery figures, The Age, Letters, Peter Baxter, Ararat

 

January

 25/01/07 Red tape strangling vital water plans, state warns

25/01/07 States oppose water grab, The Age

25/01/07 PM's bid to run rivers, Jewel Topsfield and Michelle Grattan, The Age

25/01/07 Tired of waiting, Howard set to detonate water bomb, Jewel Topsfield, The Age

Back to top

16/01/07 Gunning for gardeners is grossly unfair, The Age, Letters

16/01/07 Unjust, unnecessary, The Age, Letters

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

13/01/07 'Extreme' water crisis plan under fire, Rachel Kleinman, The Age; Melbourne Jan 07

 

12/01/07 Anger over licence for bottled water firm, Cameron Houston and Liselotte Johnsson, The Age

 

10/01/07 Algae could cost state dearly Rachel Kleinman, The Age

09/01/07 Toxic threat to waterways Rachel Kleinman, The Age

 

09/01/07 Media Release : ONE MORE DUMP TO GO! Editor www.bluewedges.org

 

04/01/07  Drying up: Murray on the brink, Jewel Topsfield, Canberra, The Age

02/01/07  Whither our weather? By Tim Flannery, The Age, Opinion

 

2006

 

October

 18/10/06   Big business to get carrot and stick in pricing deal, Paul Austin, The Age

18/10/06   Victoria unveils water recycling plan AAP

16/10/06   Bendigo to get water recycling plant AAP

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

 10/10/06  A damn silly idea for the 21st century, The Age Letters, Lead

10/10/06  Plan to untie the Port of Hastings, Philip Hopkins, The Age Business Melbourne

10/10/06 Living with the big dry, By Tim Colebatch, The Age, Opinion

10/10/06 Crown, Chadstone revealed as biggest water users, Peter Ker and Paul Austin, The AgeMelbourne

National 10/10/06 Bracks back Tassie water trade, The Age Tasmania; Victoria;

09/10/06 $3.5m cash boost for farmers, Paul Austin, The Age

09/10/06 Steak-holders carve out a meat marketing niche Orietta Guerrera, The Age

08/10/06 Bracks goes wishy-washy on corporate water, Stephen Cauchi, The Sunday Age

08/10/06 Dam business — why the drought is really in store John Elder and Brydie Flynn, The Age

06/10/06 Farmers blame city dwellers for wasting water, Orietta Guerrera, The Age

 04/10/06 200 list coming, FARRAH TOMAZIN, The Age

 03/10/06  Water down the drain or green policies up the creek? Melbourne October 06

 

September

30/09/06 Major projects fail to harness precious resource, Royce Millar and Stephen Moynihan, The Age Melbourne September 06

29/09/06 State to seek help for $100m Murray scheme, Paul Austin, The Age

26/09/06 Bracks raiding water sector's coffers, Peter Ker, The Age

Publican not well connected enough to get sewer on, Lorna Edwards, The Age Central Highlands Sept 06

22/09/06 Double price of water: Pratt, Peter Ker, The Age

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

 21/09/06 Water must go to those who deserve it most, the rich, Sharon Beder, The Age Opinion

19/09/06  115,000 Homes in $230 m dam plan , Matthew Murphy, The Age North East Highlands

 18/09/06  AGL to build $230m power plant, The Age , Business North East Highlands; Murray Basin

17/09/06 Our country deserves a better approach to water, The Age Opinion

17/09/06 Water deals leave farmers in the dry, - Carmel Egan, The Age

16/09/06 State's irrigation plans mean trouble is in pipeline for farmers

16/09/06 Gippsland pledged more water, Richard Baker, The Age

16/09/06 Bracks' bush ballot, Simon Mann, The Age Wimmera; September 06

 

14/09/06 Wimmera River decision sets alarming precedent - Environment Victoria Media Release Wimmera; September 06

14/09/06 Water torture, The Age

14/09/06 Pooling our resource may be the answer, The Age 

 

14/09/06 How water-sewage swap proposal works, -RICHARD BAKER - The Age

14/09/06 Gippsland reacts, September 14, 2006, The Age

14/09/06 Business gives support to water-sewage swap, - Richard Baker and Mathew Murphy, The Age

 13/09/06 Water fight: fury over $1.5bn water recycle plan 

 

12/09/06 Lack of accurate data on water 'could spark a rural credit crisis', -The Age , Simon Sharwood - Technology

06/09/06 Libs eye dam plan to plug water fall, - Mathew Murphy, The Age

05/09/06 Warning on water, fires crisis, - Geoff Strong, The Age

04/09/06 Capital works help Port's bottom line Philip Hopkins, The Age, Business our highlighting

 03/09/06 Water recycling under spotlight, Jason Koutsoukis, Canberra

02/09/06 The Big Dry. By Geoff Strong. The Age, Features

01/09/06 The Big Dry. On the water front. The Age

01/09/06 The Big Dry. - Tougher water curbs loom, Ben Doherty, Farrah Tomazin and Mathew Murphy, The Age

 

01/09/06  Enough threats without guns, Article from: Herald-Sun

01/09/06  Nowhere to hide on exposed isle, John Ferguson, Herald Sun

01/09/06 Fishing industry slammed for seal kill Article from: AAP

01/09/06 Shooters slaughter 60 seals, Paul Anderson, Mark Buttler and Nick Higginbottom Herald-Sun

01/09/06 Water, waste water, everywhere, but not yet a drop to drink, The Age , Opinion

01/09/06 Why lug buckets if we continue to log our forests?, The Age , Letters

 01/09/06 Tougher water curbs loom, Ben Doherty, Farrah Tomazin and Mathew Murphy, The Age

01/09/06 On the water front, The Age

 

August

30/08/06 Ballarat pipeline robbing Peter to pay Paul, Environment Victoria media release

29/08/06 Victorians face water restrictions Dan Oakes, Geoff Strong and Mathew Murphy, The Age

28/08/06  Water restrictions from Sept 1 The Age Rules

27/08/06  Libs pledge new water saving measures The Age Links

26/08/06 Locals feel duped as the taps are turned off on a major tributary supplying the Snowy Liz Minchin, The Age

 

25/08/06 China trade costs Australia $1bn Tim Colebatch, The Age China ; Australia

25/08/06 Industry group warns of China trade pain The Age; China ; Australia

25/08/06  Toll 'hit squad' takes aim at rising fuel costs Philip Hopkins, The Age Business Asia; Australia Port Phillip

 

24/08/06 Bendigo calls public meeting on water crisis - Environment Victoria - Healthy Rivers Bulletin, - Murray Basin Aug 06

 22/08/06 Dams no solution to water woes, EV media release Links Melbourne; Port Phillip August 06

 

22/08/06 World water week shock: Melbourne's water logged illegally, - Media release - The Central Highlands Alliance Inc Central Highlands August 06

21/08/06 Plan to upgrade port is misguided, says Fox, Philip Hopkins, The Age, Business Melbourne; Port Phillip August 06

 

20/08/06 Clear future for the pristine Mitchell, Jason Dowling, The Age East Gippsland and Goolengook Melbourne; Port Phillip August 06

 

20/08/06 Water crisis hits home with stiff curbs on use, Jason Dowling, The Age Melbourne; Port Phillip August 06

18/08/06  Smart water users help their bottom line,- The Age -Business Melbourne; Port Phillip August 06

 

Marine life may not recover from bay dredging: EPA, - The Age- ADAM MORTON Melbourne; Port Phillip August 06

 

Populism could be leading Baillieu up the garden path Melbourne; Port Phillip August 06

Baillieu, business at odds on fruit market Melbourne; Port Phillip August 06

 

09/08/06 Rival port goes full steam ahead, The Age Business Melbourne; Port Phillip August 06

 08/08/06  Big dry's snow joke for ski resorts theage.com.au, with AAP North East Highlands August 06

 

01/08/06 Rainsford raps water policies, - By DEAN LAWSON, - Wimmera Mallee Times Mallee; Wimmera; South West; Aug06

 

July

07/07/06 Dams drop below half capacity,- The Age

 

 June 

Water rebels urge farmers to fight back, Carmel Egan, Jason Koutsoukis, The Age : Murray Basin June 06

25/06/06 Banking farmers' fluid asset, The Age: Murray Basin June 06

Heywood pulp mill gets green light,- 12:19PM, The Age South West Victoria June06

Forestry Draining Aquifer, - Sandra Morello , The Border Watch South West South Australia; June 06

Water level drops, - The Border Watch p1 South West South Australia; June 06

09/06/06 Vic follows NSW on Snowy sale ban ,- 1:04PM, The Age Mallee; Murray Basin Victoria June06

02/06/06 Snowy sale crashes down, - The Age Mallee; Murray Basin June 06 Victoria June06

02/06/06 PM pulling out of Snowy sale,- The Herald Sun - Breaking News Mallee; Murray Basin June 06; Victoria June06

1/06/2006  Snowy sale opponents, - Collegiate letter of objection to the Snowy Hydro sale by 56 distinguished Australians. The Age Mallee; Murray Basin June 06 New South Wales Victoria June06

1/06/2006 Don't play follow-the-leader on Snowy, Kenneth Davidson, The Age Mallee; Murray Basin June 06

 

 May

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

 25/05/2006  Farmers to test Snowy sell-off. Rick Wallace, Victorian political reporter, The Australian - Science and Nature East Gippsland and Goolengook

11/05/06 Red gum wetland forests clearfelled - EV Media Release Murray Basin May 06 : New South Wales May 11, 2006

09/05/06 $500m injection for ailing Murray River, The Age Murray Basin May 06 ; New South Wales

09/05/06 $500m plan to fix ailing river system, -By Michael Gordon, Brendan Nicholson and Michelle Grattan The Age Murray Basin May 06 

6th May 2006 - Switzerland - More plants and animals join 'red list' of endangered species, By Stephen Cauchi, The Age May 6, 2006

 

April

24/04/2006 Chilly reception for Snowy sale proposal - The Sydney Morning Herald, Murray Basin April 06

21/04/2006 Minister gives into pressure for parliamentary debate on Snowy sale - [Greens-Media] Murray Basin April 06

21/04/2006 Govt's hands tied in water trading dispute; - ABC Rural - National Rural News

21/04/2006 Govt urged to buy Snowy Hydro scheme; - ABC Rural - National Rural News

21/04/2006 Snowy a no-go for big rivals; - By Rod Myer, The Age - Business

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

15/04/2006 Land of olive oil and money Geoff Strong, The Age, Mallee; Murray Basin April 06

 March

12/03/2006 - New Victorian aquaculture leases - By Philip Hopkins, The Age - Business Melbourne; Port Phillip March 06

12/03/2006 - EPA stalls toxic dump site plans - By Jason Dowling, The Sunday Age - Mallee; Murray Basin ; Melbourne; Port Phillip

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

1/03/06 - Melbourne’s rivers at risk - Media Release - Environment Victoria - Port Phillip ; Melbourne - March 06

 

 February

15/02/06 - Greens Say Snowy River Sell-off Leaves States Up The Creek - Greens Media Release

 

 January

14/1/06 - Torrents of human waste pouring into a sick Yarra - Melissa Fyfe - The Age

 

2005

December

13/12/05 - Victorian court recognises native title - AP - Dec05

 

November

Port Phillip November 05 ; Melbourne

 

July

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

 

March

07/03/05 - State suppresses vital environment report - By Royce Millar and Melissa Fyfe - The Age

 

January

22/01/05 - Exposed: Why the Yarra is so sick - The Age - Port Phillip ; Melbourne

 

2004

Government water plan evaporates, By Richard Baker, State Political Reporter, The Age; Port Phillip 09/07/04

 

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

- Port Phillip ; Melbourne

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

 

2003

River plan targets key Murray sites - Annabel Crabb, Melissa Fyfe - The Age - Murray Basin - November 2003

$30m facelift for Lake Eildon By Darren Gray, Larissa Dubecki, The Age Murray Basin - October 2003

Murray water headache for Howard,- Tim Colebatch, Economics Editor, The Age Murray Basin - October 2003

Forest giants fall to unquenchable thirst of farmland - Melissa Fyfe - The Age -Murray Basin - August 2003

- Murray Cod added to the List of threatened Species Murray Basin - July 2003

 

 1997

Water National 05/09/97 EL NINO THREAT OF TOXIC ALGAL BLOOMS CSIRO MEDIA RELEASE 97/177 Queensland; South Australia; Victoria; New South Wales; Murray Basin Sept 97 Related

 

 

 

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