A Queensland town with a wealth of underground water is offering it free to other drought affected towns that are lacking the valuable resource. The Queensland hamlet of Richmond is the lucky town – and the water originates from the Great Artesian Basin The Richmond County Council Mayor John Wharton has presented …
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Gina Rinehart’s $10 billion Roy Hill mine in Karratha WA is Australia’s largest iron ore ...
Continue readingKempsey Shire Council water and sewer manager Wesley Trotter said Kempsey’s water supply now entirely reliant on rainfall
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) Climate and Water Briefing dated 22 October predicts a 50% chance of summer rain across NSW from November to January. However, rainfall is likely to be below average across most of the New South Wales for November. The drier outlook continues into December for most areas within New South Wales, …
Taxpayers have funded as many as 30 huge dams on land owned by private interests and big agriculture firms. These brand-new dams have been built on private property, with money coming from the Commonwealth’s $4 billion water efficiency program. Two of the dam projects cost taxpayers nearly $30 million. The dam projects were subject to …
A public service announcement for unhappily married acreage-owning men who hope for a better future
The Berejiklian administration’s contentious plans to sidestep environmental and planning rules in a bid to fast-track water facilities in drought-affected communities has been authorised by cabinet. This enables Water Minister Melinda Pavey and Planning Minister Rob Stokes to reduce the need to carry out biodiversity studies – leaving planning decisions to WaterNSW. WaterNSW said this …
. Dam levels across NSW hit record lows. It’s developing into a glass half empty situation with no rain in the long range weather forecast through to February 2020
Alan Jones rains tears over drought Alan Jones has broken down on his television program as he described the plight of drought-stricken farmers.
Get 25% of your dam investment refunded through the NSW Rural Assistance Authority On-Farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate Scheme. This program aims to provide funding for primary producers for the costs associated with the purchase and installation of on-farm water infrastructure that addresses animal welfare needs and improves resilience to drought. The rebate is 25% …
There’s one thing that farmers really like – and when they get it, they like it long, hard & wet
The total active storage percentage of rural dam water supplies on 30 September 2019 was 32.6% of the total active storage capacity. This was a decrease of 0.4% since last week. The total dam storage level of urban water supplies on 30 September 2019 was 49.1% of the total storage capacity. This was a decrease …
A new 20,000,000 litre water security project for the ultra premium super-fine merino fleece producer in Australia and 3 time winner of the premium global Ermenegildo Zegna fine wool award. Zegna is unique in the men’s fashion world for owning 100% of its supply chain. Ermenegildo Zegna spins ultrafine merino wool from farms in Australia …
The State Government has reached into it’s pockets and pulled out $50 million for the current drought dilemma The NSW Government has decided to make it rain money to confront the state’s H2O crisis situation. The Minister for Water announced the $50m to target a number of major water infrastucture initiatives $39 million will …
Big Ditch’s ‘Catch Every Drop’ tells the story of the crippling drought in Australia. This is the cinema long-form version edit of ‘Catch Every Drop’ – for showing at cinemas before features – with guest appearance by Jimmy Barnes.
Big wind. Big challenges. Big wall. Big dam. Dungog NSW February 2019 Check more here
One of our dozers, the D6T XL working the north spillway at Dungog in extreme winds & ferocious bulldust.
Pushing big dirt for a big dam with Big Henry at Dungog February 2019
A Sunday morning at Tony’s Place in Dungog before building some more dams – investigating one of the world’s greatest sheds, and admiring 2,000 acres of some of the most beautiful, and most valuable rural land holdings in Australia
Today was day one of our massive five dam 100 mgl ‘Arabella Project’ on 2000 prime acres near Dungog NSW. These are the before photos of dams 1 & 2 shot at 2,000 feet, and then the visual concepts we working towards for both. The brief was – ‘create art in the landscape that is …
A spokesman for Don Harwin, the urban water minister, said households would pay as much as $35-a-year extra to cover the plant’s operations. He also said the public should follow the Water Wise rules as promoted by Sydney Water. These include avoiding watering lawns and gardens between 10am and 4pm, only cleaning cars, boats or buildings using …
To address the inadequate supply of water in the area, an integrated watershed project built 23 new check dams and revamped six existing dams in the region. Read more
The theme of dam buiilding is a subject that creates a lot of disputes, yet there is little doubt that once built, many of them are among the most stunning of human-made structures. When it comes to ranking the biggest dams, it depends on whether we are looking for the tallest, the longest, or perhaps …
Hoover dam was built in the 1930’s and we know that infrastructure deteriorates with time. So when will it need significant repair or replacement? No expense was spared in the quality of the design and construction of Hoover Dam. It is an arch dam. Arch dams are the Cadillac of dams in terms of meticulous …
Large dams capture lost rainwater run-off for avocado growers Avocado growers always worry about their dam levels and their ability to effectively harvest rainwater. The dam for Josh McMillan is completed. Large dams are helping Comboyne avocado growers like Josh McMillan ensure their water security for their stock and crops. These rainwater harvesting systems allow …