Media Releases for 2010 — current

Previous Media Releases

2010 – current
7 Sep 2010

General Security surplus water rules - MI

2 Sep 2010

Basin Plan Delay Unacceptable - NSWIC

1 Sep 2010

Water for General Security (14%) - MI

1 Sep 2010

Guide to draft Basin Plan to be released 8 October - MDBA

1 Sep 2010

First General Security allocations for Murrumbidgee Valley - NOW

30 Aug 2010

Basin Authority Meeting Today. Basin Plan Should be Released Today - NSWIC

30 Aug 2010

Supplementary Water Access for Murrumbidgee-State Water

27 Aug 2010 Bidgee Supp Access Extension -NOW
27 Aug 2010 Lake Wyangan Reopens
18 Aug 2010 Election Policy Responses - NSWIC
16 Aug 2010 Increases in HS and S&D water allocations
NOW Murrumbidgee Communque Issue 36
13 Aug 2010 Plague Locust control fact sheet
11 Aug 2010 Coalition water policy - Closer to the mark - MI
11 Aug 2010 Real action on Murray-Darling Basin - Coalition
10 Aug 2010 ALP policy welcomed - NSWIC
10 Aug 2010 NIC welcome ALP commitment - NIC
10 Aug 2010 Buyback only part of solution - MI
10 Aug 2010 ALP water annoucement
6 Aug 2010 MI announces charges for 2010/11 season
5 Aug 2010 Stubbs Report that Basin Plan affects all- NSWIC
5 Aug 2010 Report highlights that everyone will pay for cuts - NIC
2 Aug 2010 Increases in HS and S&D Allocations - NSW Office of Water
23 Jul 2010 Basin Plan freedom of information demand - NSWIC
23 Jul 2010 Sharing the knowledge - Wanted: Australia's Best Irrigators - NSWIC
20 Jul 2010 Election no excuse to delay Basin Plan Guide - Murrumbidgee Irrigation
20 Jul 2010 NIC Irrigators outraged over further delay to Basin Plan
20 Jul 2010 NSWIC 'unsurprised' at plan delay - NSWIC
20 Jul 2010 Guide to draft Basin Plan release deferred - MDBA
15 Jul 2010 10% increase for Murrumbidgee High Security water users - NOW
13 Jul 2010 More consultation for Basin water infrastructre charge rules - Wong
12 Jul 2010 Basin Plan - "Get on with it" - NSWIC
Water Act 2007 Briefing Paper - NSWIC
6 Jul 2010 Royal Ag Society of NSW Foundation launches 2010 scholarships program
1 Jul 2010 Commencing allocations announced for Murrumbidgee Valley - NOW
28 Jun 2010 Additional consultation on draft Murray-Darling Basin Plan - MDBA
16 Jun 2010 MI final rostered watering for 09/10 - From 16 to 24 June
15 Jun 2010 NSW Office of Water: Critical water Planning M'bidgee Issue 35
1 Jun 2010 MI rejects Wentworth Group report
1 Jun 2010 New Basin water planning & management charge rules apply - Wong
17 May 2010 Yanga wetlands receive large environmental water flow - Senator Wong
17 May 2010 Eradication trials for noxious weed to commence - MI
17 May 2010 MIA Drainage Channels CLOSED for Sagittaria graminia treatment - MI
17 May 2010 Outlook for NSW Southern Basin Irrigators - NSW Office of Water
14 May 2010 Water for the future- Information Session - DEWHA
13 May 2010 SEASON CLOSE end of May - MI
12 Apr 2010 Budget- Further $100M for water purchasing - Sen Wong
27 Apr 2010 Irrigators welcome ABARE report - NSWIC
27 Apr 2010 New study answers the critics of water purchase - Sen Wong
ABARE report on water buybacks
22 Apr 2010

Basin Plan threatens water availability - MI

20 Apr 2010

Fivebough and Tuckerbil environmental allocation - MI

19 Apr 2010

Students to play a lead role in environment protection - MI

15 Apr 2010

Critical water planning for the Murrumbidgee Valley - Office of Water

15 Apr 2010

Funding announcement for irrigation modernisation - MI

15 Apr 2010 Support required for Wah Wah project - MI
14 Apr 2010 Improved infrastructure for NSW irrigation communities - Senator Wong
14 Apr 2010 Draft legislation to provide capital gains tax relief for irrigators over replacement water entitlements - Assistant Treasurer
13 Apr 2010 Basin Agreement rules applied as Authority assumes control of Menindee Lakes Water - Murray Darling Basin Authority
12 Apr 2010 Water minister to visit Murray-Darling Basin - Senator Wong
12 Apr 2010 Critical water forum to discuss Basin Plan's potential impacts - Combined
Murrumbidgee Valley Water Forum - Advertisement
1 Apr 2010 1% increase for Murrumbidgee general security users - Office of Water
31 Mar 2010 Productivity Commission Report - Senator Wong
Key findings - Productivity Commission Report
25 Mar 2010 Wong wastes water money - Senator Barnaby Joyce
25 Mar 2010 3 Way Bridge Cultural Awareness Park opens March 31- MI & GCC
24 Mar 2010 New report confirms water purchase delivering results - Senator Wong
19 Mar 2010 Lake Wyangan closed to all users - MI & GCC
19 Mar 2010 $100M investment in on-farm irrigation rolls out - Senator Wong
15 Mar 2010 Water purchase tender announced for Lower Balone catchment - Senator Wong
15 Mar 2010 Office of Water: General Security increased to 26%
Critical water Planning M'bidgee Issue 33
12 Mar 2010 Lake Wyangan North reopen to users- MI & GCC
9 Mar 2010 Supplementary water access for Murrumbidgee - State Water
Information for MI customers
3 Mar 2010 CSIRO South-West WA sustainable yields report - Senator Wong
3 Mar 2010 MacFarlane: Abbots water referendum would take basin backwards - Wong
1 Mar 2010 Irrigators Extend Invitation to Pyne - NSWIC
1 Mar 2010 12 new water saving infrastructure projects in MDB - Senator Wong
1 Mar 2010 Feb rainfall enables increases of GS to 24% - Office of Water
16 Feb 2010 Abbot abandons regional NSW - NSWIC
15 Feb 2010 Lake Wyangan closed to all users - MI & GCC
15 Feb 2010 Office of Water: General Security increased to 20%
Critical water Planning M'bidgee Issue 32
8 Feb 2010 Strengthening Resilient Economies Conference - GCC
4 Feb 2010 Warning to Lake Wyangan users - MI & GCC
2 Feb 2010 MI General Security Allocation Advance Offer (2%)
1 Feb 2010 No change to Souther Basin allocations - Office of Water
20 Jan 2010 Extra 20 billion litres to benefit Lower Lakes - Senator Wong
20 Jan 2010 NSW Irrigators' Council Welcomes SA Water Deal- NSWIC
19 Jan 2010 Commonwealth welcomes additional water for lower lakes
15 Jan 2010 NSW Irrigators' Council: Abbot without support
15 Jan 2010 Office of Water: General Security increased to 18%
Critical water Planning M'bidgee Issue 31
13 Jan 2010 MDB States sign on water reform
12 Jan 2010 NSWIC response to NSW & SA sharing plan
12 Jan 2010 NSW/SA Gov Joint Media Statement - Water Flows to SA