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States on notice as PM unveils water office
Canberra Times - Wed, 27 Sep 09:00:25 2006
The Howard Government unveiled its new Office of Water Resources yesterday with a concerted push for the states to do more while rejecting calls for water to be dealt with by a completely new department. more...

PM ponders wish list for saving water
News Interactive - Sat, 30 Sep 01:24:49 2006
JOHN Howard is considering a $2 billion shopping list from state governments for water saving projects including massive pipelines, recycling and desalination plants. more...

State enforces toughest ever restrictions
Townsville Bulletin - Thu, 12 Oct 23:58:43 2006
TOUGHER water restrictions will be introduced in South Australia this month, Premier Mike Rann has said. The move is in response to a record dry winter and record low inflows to the River Murray more...

Upgrade to block salt from Murray
News Interactive - Thu, 05 Oct 13:02:59 2006
THOUSANDS of tonnes of salt will be prevented from entering the River Murray following today's opening of a $4.5 million upgrade, the New South Wales Government has said. more...

Thwaites to detail Living Murray projects
ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Fri, 29 Sep 07:25:00 2006
The Victorian Government says it is ready to fulfil its commitments to the Living Murray water recovery project. more...

Marathon efforts reap real rewards
The Courier - Mon, 18 Sep 23:55:14 2006
EACH year people from all walks of life tackle the Red Cross Murray Marathon. Many choose to paddle the River Murray in pairs, but for one group of people the marathon has a special meaning. more...

Ngarrindjeri elder Hunter dies
Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Thu, 12 Oct 12:26:16 2006
South Australia's Citizen of the Year, Richard Hunter, has died at the age of 60. Mr Hunter, from the River Murray town of Nildottie, was an elder of the Ngarrindjeri tribe. more...

Rann blasts Canberra over water crisis
Sydney Morning Herald - Fri, 13 Oct 12:40:16 2006
South Australian Premier Mike Rann has rapped Canberra for failing to work cooperatively with the states to tackle the nation's water crisis more...

$51m bridge over the Murray opens
The Australian - Sat, 07 Oct 18:10:45 2006
A $51 million bridge between Euston-Robinvale Bridge, over the River Murray linking highways in western NSW and Victoria has officially opened, replacing a 79-year-old structure and promising improved freight and public travel between the two states. more...

SAFF predicts food price rise, water restrictions
ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Mon, 25 Sep 14:00:00 2006
The South Australian Farmers Federation (SAFF) believes food prices will rise and water restrictions will be enforced across the state because of the devastatingly dry and cold winter. more...

States 'failing' on water crisis
News Interactive - Fri, 13 Oct 00:44:46 2006
AUSTRALIA'S first national audit of water resources has "failed" the states in key areas and recommended urgent work to cut irrigation rights, manage bore water and save crucial rivers. more...

Darling dry as a bone
News Interactive - Wed, 11 Oct 08:30:43 2006
DROUGHT is drying the Darling to dust and the water South Australia expects from Australia's longest river is nowhere to be seen. more...

Warmer weather 'sign of climate change'
ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Wed, 11 Oct 09:00:00 2006
A leading climate scientist says the forecast hot weather this week could soon be the norm rather than the exception in South Australia. more...

Hopes dry up
The Murray Valley Standard - Thu, 05 Oct 16:09:24 2006
FOR THE first time in history water allocations for River Murray irrigators will be reduced from mid-October, from 80 per cent to 70pc . And the move is expected to cripple local irrigators. more...

States urged to adopt independent water commissioners
ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Mon, 02 Oct 12:15:00 2006
South Australian River Murray Minister Karlene Maywald is urging state governments to follow SA's lead in appointing independent commissioners for water issues. more...

River Murray dredging gets more funds
The Age - Fri, 29 Sep 11:46:15 2006
Funds for continued dredging of the River Murray mouth in South Australia have been doubled to $6 million. more...

Federal water office's creation fantastic: Maywald
ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Tue, 26 Sep 12:00:00 2006
South Australia's Minister for the River Murray has welcomed the creation of the new federal Office of Water Resources, saying it will help the state's water reform agenda. more...