2nd August IS THE CONDAMINE ALLUVIUM WORTH FIGHTING FOR? Dear Members Last week the Senate standing Committee on Rural Affairs and Transport held hearings in Dalby, Roma and Brisbane. This is a huge issue and … Continue Reading
10th December 2009 10th December 2009 On 24th January 2005, Michael Duffy on ABC Radio National’s Counterpoint began a series of three programmes called The Great White Land Grab. The first one dealt with the … Continue Reading
17th September 2007“The Warrego Water Auction should continue without further political debate,” Member for Warrego Howard Hobbs said today. “The Warrego water action scheduled for 18th September in Charleville and 19th September in Cunnamulla has … Continue Reading
25th July 2007Queensland irrigators are on edge, believing it will be “a very tense week” as the implications of Victoria’s failing to agree to Prime Minister John Howard’s $10 billion national water plan for the … Continue Reading
25th May 2007Drought pressures and dwindling bank balances have stopped hundreds of southern irrigators joining the fight for compensation after drastic water cuts to groundwater and carry over allocations last year. Irrigators say financial pressures … Continue Reading
24th April 2007The National Agricultural Monitoring System (NAMS) website this week has been expanded to provide vital information for irrigators – from stream flow data to climatic conditions and water availability. Minister for Agriculture, Peter … 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 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 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
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
12th March 2007The Federal Nationals are pushing to limit the buying back of irrigation licences as part of the Government’s $10-billion Murray-Darling Basin plan, raising accusations that they are trying to scupper the deal.Deputy Prime … Continue Reading