Committee delays fluoride decision
A committee, assessing whether fluoride should be introduced into Carnarvon's water supply, is seeking more community feedback before making recommendations to the Health Minister.
View ArticlePilbara gets groundwater boost
The Department of Water says it is using three years of research to allocate more groundwater to meet the Pilbara's growing requirements.
View ArticleKeeping the garden fresh during a hot Australian summer
The editor of Gardening Australia shares some tips and tricks for keeping the garden fresh during summer.
View ArticleResidents to be quizzed about fluoridation
A committee, assessing whether fluoride should be introduced into Carnarvon's water supply is planning a telephone survey to help gauge the community's position on the proposal.
View ArticleNewman to get taste of new water filters
The Water Corporation says the taste of water in Newman should improve with the installation of new filters at the town's treatment plant.
View ArticleGascoyne Junction trucking in water
The town of Gascoyne Junction has been trucking water from Carnarvon, 150km west, after heavy flows from the Gascoyne River cut their main supply line.
View ArticleWater supplies being carted to Gascoyne town
Drinking water is being trucked into the town of Gascoyne Junction after a pumping station was damaged by rising river levels.
View ArticleProjects to boost Pilbara water supply
Water supplies in the Pilbara are set to get a major boost over the next five to 10 years.
View ArticleRural Report for Northern WA: Friday May 11th 2012
Miners want long term security from budget, compensation not on offer for water allocation cuts and WA bananas better than Queensland's.
View Article$21m search on for underground water
The State Government will spend tens of millions of dollars seeking out underground water sources to boost supplies to Western Australia's agricultural and mining industries.
View ArticleMore water for Gascoyne growers
The Department of Water is looking to release reserve water supplies to help growers who have been unable to use water from the Gascoyne River because of high salt levels.
View ArticleStudy offers hope for cheaper water
Western Australian researchers say using geothermal energy to extract salt from groundwater could make it easier and cheaper for regional communities to produce water.
View ArticleHealth Minister awaits fluoride advice
A committee assessing whether fluoride should be introduced into Carnarvon's water supply will submit its advice to the Health Minister in the coming days.
View ArticleCarnarvon avoids fluoridated water
The Shire of Carnarvon has welcomed a decision by the Health Minister not to introduce fluoride into Carnarvon's water supply.
View ArticleRural Report for Northern WA: Friday June 29th 2012
Mine asbestos doesn't pose a threat, Egypt a good market for northern cattle, Environment Minister delays James Price Point environmental report release and changing river shape to blame for low Ord...
View ArticleIndigenous communities tap into better drinking water
Treatment equipment will be installed in two Aboriginal communities in Western Australia's north to improve the quality of their drinking water.
View ArticleWater ban breaches prompt crackdown
The Water Corporation is trying to improve community compliance with water restrictions in north-west Western Australia after almost 100 breaches were detected in a six-week period.
View ArticleRural Report for Northern WA: Tuesday September 18th 2012
More irrigation water for the Gascoyne, no moratorium on Carnarvon water allocation cuts, high wages choking resources investment, Kimberley fire update and Muchea cattle sales.
View ArticleNo moratorium on Carnarvon water allocation cuts
Western Australia's Water Minister, Bill Marmion, has said there won't be a moratorium on cuts to Carnarvon water allocations.
View ArticleGascoyne growers get water boost
The Western Australian Government is releasing two gigalitres of water to growers in the Gascoyne to combat high salinity levels in the groundwater.
View ArticleRural Report for Northern WA: Wednesday September 19th 2012
Relief water soon available to Carnarvon growers, Carnavon growers disappointed water cuts will continue and Kununurra agriculture field day.
View ArticleJigalong residents are forced to buy bottled water
The remote Indigenous community of Jigalong in the Pilbara is probably best known for being the home of three Aboriginal girls taken from their parents in the 1930's, as dramatised by the book and...
View ArticleFears aired over Jigalong drinking water
The CEO of a remote Pilbara Indigenous community says residents have been told to avoid drinking tap water because it is unsafe for human consumption.
View ArticlePush on to boost Pilbara water supply
The Water Minister says a number of projects are underway to help supply the Pilbara with more water.
View ArticleJigalong CEO says water fix more important than phones
The CEO of a remote Pilbara Indigenous community dealing with unsafe water issues says he does not understand why funding for local mobile phone coverage has taken priority over fixing the local water...
View ArticleJigalong still awaiting water woes fix
The Jigalong community says it is being left in the dark on a Western Australian Government plan to fix its contaminated drinking water supply.
View ArticleFarmers ration water as Gascoyne River dries up
Farmers in Carnarvon, north of Perth, have taken the unprecedented step of rationing irrigation water because supplies are desperately low. The mighty Gascoyne River hasn't flowed for nearly two years,...
View ArticleGrowers in Carnarvon face ongoing water restrictions as group set up to find...
Fruit and vegetable growers in the state's Gascoyne region are entering their fourth consecutive week of day on, day off water restrictions.
View ArticleJigalong to tap into better quality water
Residents in the remote Pilbara Indigenous community of Jigalong are expected to have access to better quality water by mid this year.
View ArticleMinister says no to fracking ban near public drinking water
The West Australian Government has ruled out a ban on fracking for shale gas near public drinking water.
View ArticleNew water source switched on for Pilbara iron ore operations
West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has opened a new water source in the Pilbara, which he says will save the Government the cost of building a desalination plant.
View ArticleUntapped water resources discovered in WA's Pilbara 'could drive agriculture...
Huge untapped water sources in Western Australia's Pilbara could drive a bold expansion of towns, agriculture and industry in the region, the State Government has said.
View ArticleResidents warned of more water interruptions
Residents in Port Hedland, Cooke Point and Pretty Pool are being warned about a six-hour water outage this weekend.
View ArticleGoldfields' feral camel cull brings 'huge relief' for pastoralists trying to...
A biosecurity group says culling hundreds of feral camels has provided some relief for pastoralists and the environment in parts of Western Australia's northern Goldfields.
View ArticleWater is life in the Little Sandy Desert
Waterholes in the desert are essential, from the smallest insect and tiny marsupials to the spiritual connections the Martu have to the land
View ArticleFluoridated drinking water planned for Newman, Kununurra by end of 2017
The Department of Health says it plans to fluoridate the public water supply in Newman, in the Pilbara, and Kununurra, in the Kimberley, by the end of 2017.
View ArticlePregnant women, babies warned not to drink tap water in WA town of Cue
In the outback West Australian town of Cue, pregnant women and babies may have to wait until 2019 until they can safely drink the local tap water.
View ArticleFrustration over poor water quality growing in WA regional communities
A number of regional communities across Western Australia are growing increasingly concerned their tap water is unsafe to drink and are becoming more reliant on bottled water.
View ArticleBottled water not supplied to infants despite poor tap water quality
Infants in as many as five communities in Western Australia's Mid West and Murchison are not receiving Government-suppled bottled water, despite concerns the tap water may not be safe for them to drink...
View ArticleLake Argyle overflows as potential cyclone looms off WA coast
Lake Argyle is overflowing, rivers are in flood, and there's a potential cyclone looming off the WA coast.
View ArticleMeet the Singaporean businessman reaping the benefits of WA's untapped water...
When Pardoo Station in Western Australia's Pilbara changed hands two years ago, few could imagine the radical change the new owner had planned. Millions of dollars have been spent tapping into a...
View ArticleButtah Windee in remote WA now has clean water thanks to solar hydropanel...
Innovative technology that captures water from the air has solved a water contamination problem that threatened to shut down a small WA community.
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