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30 May 2006 | Warm winter delays winter crop
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics is delaying finalising its winter crop forecasts, due for publication on June 20, in the hope that sufficient rain will fall in the critical planting window over the next five weeks. ...... FULL STORY
29 May 2006 | Dry winter expected in southern Australia
The weather bureau's latest seasonal forecast predicts warmer than average winter days for all of Australia south of the Tropic of Capricorn. ...... FULL STORY
25 May 2006 | Feds help fund Meander Dam
The Australian Government said it would contribute $2.1 million towards construction of the 43,000 megalitre Warner Creek Dam on Tasmania’s Meander River. ...... FULL STORY
24 May 2006 | States compromise over interstate water trading
Interstate water trade may start later this year after New South Wales compromised on its internal exchange rate for converting "general security" water when an interstate buyer wants to turn it into "high security". ...... FULL STORY
24 May 2006 | NSW extends transport subsidies
The New South Wales Government said farmers in drought affected areas would receive a 50-per-cent subsidy on the cost of transporting food and water to stock, water for domestic use, stock to and from agistment, and stock to sale and slaughter. ...... FULL STORY
23 May 2006 | Drought declarations growing when little else does
Dry conditions in parts of eastern Australia since summer are turning pastures to dust once again. ...... FULL STORY
19 May 2006 | Buying water from farmers the best way to revive river flows
The cheapest way to restore flow to the Murray River is to buy water from irrigators rather than investing in infrastructure, according to a report to the Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council. ...... FULL STORY
17 May 2006 | Water losses rife in Murray
Unregulated siphoning of water from the Murray River could be drawing off water equivalent to five times the proposed 500 billion litres governments and water users aim to restore to river flows by 2009. ...... FULL STORY
11 May 2006 | Receiver appointed to Back O’Bourke Fruits
Back O'Bourke Fruits has been placed on the market by a receiver following severe drought in north-western NSW. ...... FULL STORY
8 May 2006 | More water for Markaranka
The Murray River's Markaranka floodplain will receive one thousand million litres of water. ...... FULL STORY
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