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VICTORIA’S WATER WISE TOWNS REVEALED

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:56:29 +0000
The Premier John Brumby has today released the latest water figures which show that Sunbury and Macedon are Victoria’s most water efficient towns using 145 litres per person per day (l/p/d).
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SYKES HUMILIATED BY REPORT ON LAKE MOKOAN

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:34:50 +0000
Nationals MP Bill Sykes has been left humiliated by the Auditor General’s report into the decommissioning of Lake Mokoan which found the project was the most effective option on cost, water savings and environmental grounds, Water Minister Tim Holding said today.
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GREENS DENY WATER FOR MELBOURNE AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:43:36 +0000
Rivers in northern Victoria will be the biggest losers if the Greens again vote to stop the Government setting aside water savings for the environment from irrigation upgrades.
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DAM WALL COMING DOWN TO HELP SAVE VICTORIA’S RIVERS

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Excavators today broke through the dam wall on Victoria’s most inefficient water storage as part of a project to provide 50 billion litres of water a year for stressed rivers, including the Goulburn, Murray and Snowy rivers.

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MELBOURNE’S WATER STORAGES ON THE RECOVERY PATH

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:06:10 +0000
Melbourne’s dams have entered autumn with 83 billion litres more water than at the same last year, after welcome summer rain, outstanding water savings from Melbourne households and the start of flows from two major water projects.
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TUNNEL TO KEEP FLUSH FLOWING FROM MELBOURNE'S SUBURBS

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:39:34 +0000
Melbourne’s largest sewerage project is on track to be delivered six months ahead of schedule, providing for a growing population in Melbourne’s northern suburbs.
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WATER SAVINGS FLOWING FROM IRRIGATION UPGRADES

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:44:41 +0000
The majority of water that will flow to Melbourne through the Sugarloaf Pipeline in 2010 will come from irrigation upgrades, Water Minister Tim Holding said today.
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FIRST PIPES LAID TO BRING DESALINATED WATER TO MELBOURNE

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:55:54 +0000
The first of 84km of pipes that will deliver desalinated water to Melbourne from the end of next year have been laid in Melbourne’s south-east this week.
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CHANGES TO TRADING RULES GIVE SUNRAYSIA IRRIGATORS GREATER CHOICE

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:14:32 +0000
Changes in the trading rules for the pumped irrigation districts in the Sunraysia region will give local irrigators more opportunities to sell water.
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TOUGHEST DECADE ON RECORD FOR MELBOURNE’S DAMS

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:28:10 +0000

Less water flowed into Melbourne’s dams in the past decade than in any other on record, highlighting the need for Victorians to keep up their excellent work through the Target 155 campaign.