No date for Murrumbidgee environmental flow release
State Water is waiting for the go ahead to release hundreds of gigalitres of environment flows into the Murrumbidgee River.
View Article'Bidgee landholders warned of high flows
High flows along the Murrumbidgee River are expected over the next three weeks, as water is released from both Burrinjuck and Blowering Dams.
View ArticleState Water: release not for flood mitigation, but willl help
State Water said it is not making releases from Burrinjuck and Blowering Dams this week for flood mitigation, but admits it will help if winter rains do fall.
View ArticleMinister awaits dam management response
The Primary Industries Minister said she is keen to see whether there can be better management of dam releases into the Murrumbidgee River.
View ArticleWater sharing plans resume in southern NSW
Watering sharing plans resume today for the Murray, Murrumbidee and Lachlan Valleys.
View ArticleNational park amendment fears raised
NSW Environment Minister Robyn Parker is planning to wind back protections at some of the national parks created by Labor in the state's south-west.
View ArticleFloodwaters peak below levee in Wagga
Flood levels around the New South Wales city of Wagga Wagga have begun falling, but residents have been told they still cannot go home.
View ArticleResidents relieved as Riverina levee holds
Residents in the Riverina town of Darlington Point are breathing a sigh of relief this morning after the town's levee held against the swollen Murrumbidgee River.
View ArticleVillage of 24 stays put as Murrumbidgee rises
All 24 residents of Maude, west of Hay are defying an evacuation order from the State Emergency Service (SES) and staying put in their village.
View Article$1000 flood payments now available
The Federal Attorney General has announced one-off $1000 grants will be made available to Riverina residents affected by the flooding.
View ArticleNo council vote in some Riverina shires
The councillors in a number of Riverina shires have already been decided, despite polling day still being nearly a month away.
View ArticleMurrumbidgee Shire fearful of another flood
The Murrumbidgee Shire Council is fearful of another flood before it can complete almost $8m worth of repairs to local roads from the March floods.
View Article'Bidgee weir pool mitigation proposal rejected
State Water says it can easily create room for inflows in the Murrumbidgee's main dams to avoid flooding.
View ArticleDeadlines for Riverina flood payments approaching
Centrelink says it has handed out around $30 million in disaster recovery payments to Riverina residents since the March floods.
View ArticleTwo fires destroy two houses in Riverina
Two houses, at Darlington Point and Bilbul, have been destroyed by fire overnight.
View ArticleDevils to move into Darlington Point zoo
Three Tasmanian devils could be housed at a Darlington Point zoo as early as April next year.
View ArticleSearch continues for man missing in Murrumbidgee
A search will continue this morning for a man who is believed to have fallen into the Murrumbidgee River at Darlington Point, in the New South Wales Riverina, at the weekend.
View ArticleDivers recover body of man from Murrumbidgee
Police divers have recovered the body of a Malaysian man who fell from a canoe into the Murrumbidgee River at the weekend.
View ArticleMeetings over environmental flows in 'Bidgee
Public meetings soon will discuss how to put more water down the Murrumbidgee River near Gundagai, to deliver flows under the Murray Darling Basin Plan.
View ArticleEthanol plant planned for Coleambally
Riverina grain growers will soon have the chance to capitalise on the growing ethanol industry with plans for a plant at Coleambally.
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