Articles tagged with 'Water'

$16 Million To Modernise Farm Irrigation Systems

Farmers who missed out on Commonwealth funding to modernise their on-farm irrigation systems will be backed by the Victorian Government to deliver upgrades, Premier John Brumby said today.
Mr Brumby said the Northern Victoria Irrigation Renewal Project (NVIRP) would contribute $16 […]

Posted September 10th, 2010 | View Page

Baillieu Refuses To Come Clean On His So-Called “Blind Trust”

Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu continues to treat Victorians with contempt by refusing to release any details of the so-called “blind trust” he says he has put in place in relation to his private investments, the Minister for Water, Tim Holding, […]

Posted September 2nd, 2010 | View Page

Tunnelling Starts On Victoria’s Desalination Project

Construction has started on the underground tunnels that will help turn sea water into drinking water at Victoria’s desalination plant.
The tunnelling is a major milestone for Victoria’s desalination plant which remains on time and on budget.
Unlike most desalination plants around […]

Posted September 2nd, 2010 | View Page

Showerhead Exchanges

Melburnians have done a fantastic job reducing their water use in recent years. As part of this effort, South East Water and other water retailers have been running successful exchange programs for water efficient showerheads and trigger nozzles.
Local residents recently […]

Posted August 31st, 2010 | View Page

Melbourne Moving to Stage 2

Water restrictions for Melbourne will be eased to Stage 2 from 1 September 2010.
The very welcome recent rain, fantastic water saving efforts by households and the Government’s major water projects mean our storages are recovering well and should hit 40 […]

Posted August 26th, 2010 | View Page

Baillieu Reckless With Victoria’s Water

Ted Baillieu has revealed his water policy is nothing more than praying for rain after saying Victorians won’t need the desalination plant, Water Minister Tim Holding said today.
Mr Baillieu promised to build a desalination plant if he was elected at […]

Posted August 24th, 2010 | View Page

Water Restrictions To Ease In Melbourne

Melbourne households will be able to water gardens at any time and wash cars at home for the first time in four years when water restrictions are eased to Stage 2 from 1 September 2010.
Premier John Brumby announced today that […]

Posted August 23rd, 2010 | View Page

Sewerage System benefits Gippsland Lakes

A new $2 million sewerage system for Banksia Peninsula and Duck Arm in East Gippsland will reduce the risk of untreated waste entering Gippsland Lakes.
Water Minister Tim Holding today opened the sewerage scheme which will service homes, […]

Posted August 20th, 2010 | View Page

Contract Awarded To Build Melbourne To Geelong Pipe

Connecting Geelong’s water storages with Melbourne’s extensive water supply network? and? major water projects is another step closer with Barwon Water awarding? the construction contract to? build the? Melbourne to Geelong Pipeline.
The? contract? has been awarded to leading Australian construction […]

Posted August 20th, 2010 | View Page

Snowy River To Get A Boost

A Victorian proposal to boost environmental flows in the Snowy River earlier than expected has won agreement from the Commonwealth and New South Wales.
The agreement will see an additional 56 billion litres of water returned over the next two years.
Water […]

Posted August 11th, 2010 | View Page