Groundwater researchers have recently been recognised by a sponsorship award and commendations from the International Association of Hydrogeologists NSW Branch.
The NSW Government's new draft floodplain harvesting policy is a welcome start, but implementation will present considerable challenges says a leading UNSW environmental scientist.
The UNSW Water Research Laboratory and School of Civil & Environmental Engineering conducted the recent series of groundwater workshops held by Cotton Catchment Communities CRC in NSW and Queensland.
Sea-surface temperature fluctuations and changes in atmospheric circulation patterns have been identified as key factors leading to declining rainfalls in south-eastern Australia since 1950.
Community attitudes towards recycled water are undergoing a massive change for the better, according to a new University of Melbourne report.
The Rudd Government's $50 million water buy back will secure entitlements to 35 billion extra litres of water for Murray Darling Basin rivers, Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong.
Professor Richard Kingsford is a member of the Federal Government's stakeholder consultative advisory committee for the Commonwealth Government's commitment to buy water for the Murray-Darling Basin.
The Australian Government will establish a $12.9 billion long-term water investment and reform program.
Australia's National Water Commissioners met recently in Brisbane to discuss progress on water planning across the nation and agreed that no Australian jurisdiction can yet claim to have a fully effec
Three-quarters of eastern Australia's millions of resident and migratory shorebirds have disappeared in just one generation.