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29 Jun 2007 | Fruit and veg becoming scarce
The price of fruit and vegetables may triple due to extreme weather conditions across much of the south-eastern parts of Australia. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jun 2007 | Not enough water to go round
A report by the National Water Commission has found that a lack of co-ordination between the states and territories has resulted in double counting of supplies. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jun 2007 | Goulburn wet at last
After one of the worst droughts in recorded history residents in the Goulburn area of NSW were yesterday preparing for a second night of storms. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jun 2007 | Sun to shine longer in NSW
The daylight saving period in NSW will be extended by four weeks in alignment with the other states. ...... FULL STORY
26 Jun 2007 | Deluge spoils sugar
Heavy rains in the East Kimberly area have spoiled any chance of sugar growers beginning their harvest before mid-July. ...... FULL STORY
25 Jun 2007 | River has a bad side
Farmers who live on opposite sides of the Murray river are finding that they are being treated very differently by their respective state governments. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jun 2007 | Relief for Hunter grape growers
The flood that dumped up to 300mm on the Hunter region last week does have a bright side. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jun 2007 | Still no water, even after rain
While areas of the country have been flooded with heavy rainfalls over the past two weeks, the news is not so good for those relying on the Murray Darling system. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jun 2007 | Bumper crops for NSW
Record crops have been sown in NSW covering an area of 6.2 million hectares and production should be up to 11.44 million tonnes. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jun 2007 | Dry persists in WA and Queensland
While conditions in NSW and Victoria have improved significantly, farmers in WA and Queensland are still hoping for better rainfalls to boost their production. ...... FULL STORY
18 Jun 2007 | Water bank to outbid government
Murray Irrigation, the largest Murray River irrigation company, is planning to establish a 'water bank' where it would outbid the government for water that farmers want to sell and then lend the water back to the farmers... ...... FULL STORY
18 Jun 2007 | Irrigator allocations dry up
Irrigators in South Australia will only receive 1 per cent of their water allocation for July which is only enough for basic activities such as pest spraying. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jun 2007 | GM gets the go-ahead
The Office of Gene Technology has given approval for Australia’s first trial of GM wheat. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jun 2007 | Floods but none for Murray
While heavy rains have flooded parts of NSW most has missed the catchment areas of the Murray-Darling Basin, however some areas of the catchment did receive up to 100mm. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jun 2007 | Wine grape harvest down 25 per cent
Australia’s wine grape harvest has fallen 25 per cent to the lowest level in a decade but the industry is set to eclipse export volumes. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jun 2007 | Wild weather brings rain to eastern states
A low-pressure system is intensifying off the east coast of Australia bringing the promise of more rain. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jun 2007 | Production still struggling
With prospects of irrigators being denied water for the first time unless significant rains fall, production could slip even lower than the past year. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jun 2007 | Drought keeps deficit high
The Australian current account deficit remains in the red due to the effects of the drought and infrastructure bottlenecks. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jun 2007 | Victoria warmer and wetter
Temperatures in Victoria were 2-3 degrees above average overnight and 2 degrees above average in the day, setting new records. ...... FULL STORY
4 Jun 2007 | Water relief but still not enough
River flows are increasing in the Murray-Darling system following heavy rains over the past few weeks in the Victorian alpine region. ...... FULL STORY
4 Jun 2007 | Grape growers don't want pulp
Grape growers in the Coonawarra region of South Australia are concerned that their water allocations could be under threat if a proposed pulp mill project goes ahead. ...... FULL STORY
1 Jun 2007 | Pipeline gets funding
The threat to water supplies on the NSW Central Coast is to be addressed by a promise from the federal government to invest $80 million in a water pipeline. ...... FULL STORY
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