23rd April 2007Uncertainty surrounds the Federal Government’s Murray Darling water cuts, with conflicting messages about whether water will be available for livestock causing angst within the beef industry. Prime Minister John Howard announced last Thursday … Continue Reading
20th April 2007Farmers in the Murray Darling Basin will still be able to water livestock under a contingency plan unveiled by the Federal Government yesterday. Prime Minister John Howard triggered confusion among the farm sector … Continue Reading
20th April 2007While many country mayors are outraged at the State Government’s new process for shire amalgamation, Waggamba Shire Mayor Tom Woods is taking it in his stride. While the Australian Local Government Association is … Continue Reading
20th April 2007National Farmers Federation chief executive, Ben Fargher, says farmers are resilient, innovative people who are able to manage risk. But Prime Minister John Howard’s announcement yesterday to halt irrigation in the Murray Darling … Continue Reading
20th April 2007AgForce water spokesman, Kim Bremner, says the Prime Minister’s one-size-fits-all approach to cutting allocations to zero for Murray Darling Basin irrigators unnecessarily penalises farmers. Mr Bremner says water use should be determined by … Continue Reading
19th April 2007Plans to dam the Clarence, NSW’s largest volume river, and pipe tens of thousands of megalitres to parched south-east Queenslanders have met with vehement community opposition – and unexpected farmer support. As previously … Continue Reading
19th April 2007The Prime Minister’s release today of emergency water recommendations for the Murray Darling, with a likely zero water allocation for irrigation, in order to secure urban supplies if there is no heavy rain, … Continue Reading
18th April 2007 Beattie believes he knows best for all of us, more ‘Big Brother’, ‘more big Government’. Why? Beattie’s pledge to restructure and amalgamate Shires, no matter what Shire Councils and rate payers believe. … Continue Reading
17th April 2007Rural shire councils are seething that the Queensland Government has ditched a consultation process and will pursue forced shire amalgamations instead. Premier Peter Beattie today stunned local councillors across the state by announcing … Continue Reading
13th April 2007 Property Rights Australia (PRA) welcomes and supports the Belyando Shire landholder group’s action to contest the Department of Natural Resources and Water valuation rises of up to 250% following a similar rise … Continue Reading
13th April 2007The Federal Government has been warned it will have a fight on its hands over any proposal to pump water from northern NSW rivers to Queensland’s drought stricken south-east. Federal Water Resources Minister … Continue Reading
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4th April 2007The Queensland Government’s decision to auction off 8000 megalitres of water licences on the Warrego River is wrong and should not happen, according to the Federal Government’s assistant water minister, John Cobb. Despite … Continue Reading
30th March 2007The Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF) has welcomed the decision by the Prime Minister to allow Queensland to move to complete its water planning process in the Murray-Darling catchments ahead of the Federal takeover … Continue Reading
28th March 2007The Queensland Government has overcome national pressure to follow through with its plans to auction 8000 megalitres of water on the Warrego River in southwest Queensland. Last month, the auctions were put on … Continue Reading