Department of Water and Environmental Regulation staff were notified last week its Director General Michelle Andrews would not renew her contract,which expires in April next year.
Farmer Tim Kemp has lost thousands of avocados to years of drought and floods. Now,he’s trying to prepare for another big dry - but will it be too much?
The Qld government asked about the impact of emptying up to 413 days’ water supply from the dam last summer after the 2022 floods. It opted for 139.
Swimmers hoping to escape the coming long hot summer will have to contend with surges in pollution in rivers and beaches caused by a year of heavy rains.
The arrival of an El Nino weather pattern and a hot,dry summer could see water storages drop quickly.
Details of the 30-year approach to water security come amid warnings of a dry summer and the need for new water sources to supply a growing population.
The project was supposed to be finished last year,but is yet to start,as politicians and locals join forces against a development they say will disturb the natural environment and threaten endangered species.
Massive heated whirlpools that occur off the Australian coast are the focus of a fascinating new multimillion-dollar mission.
Damaged concrete has resulted in water contaminated with toxic chemicals leaching into groundwater,according to the state’s environmental regulator.
Months after Victorian Labor was criticised for appointing former ministers to key board positions,a raft of party affiliates have been selected to join water boards across the state.
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner wants the state government to decide whether Brisbane’s water should be supplemented by a new dam,desalination plant or recycling.