Amid a housing crisis and a population boom, this council is also trying to avoid running short on water
The Tweed shire is set to grow by up to a third over the next two decades. The council must now decide where to house the new arrivals, and how to ensure they have water.
Yass businesses spending hundreds of dollars a week on bottled water, as treatment problem remains
A Yass pub says it's spending at least $50 a day on bottled water, while GPs are relying on hand sanitiser, as a treatment problem with the water supply remains one week on from when it started.
Oxygenation method usually used in emergencies trialled in Darling River to prevent mass fish kills
Tens of millions of native fish have perished along the Darling River over the past five years following a series of mass kills. In an attempt to mitigate future deaths the NSW government is trialling technology that pumps pure oxygen into the water.
How a new modified clay from Western Australia could help stop algal blooms
Algal blooms harmful to humans and fish could be a thing of the past thanks to the development of a new clay modified to target the algae's food source.
First water buybacks agreed in $205 million deal
Australia's Water Minister Tanya Plibersek has completed the first Commonwealth water buybacks in the Murray-Darling Basin since 2020.
Sydney Water's plans to fix creek banks will 'wipe out' platypus habitat, conservationists say
A court has ordered Sydney Water to repair eroded banks of a Penrith creek, but a possible fix has alarmed conservationists.
Vandals render earthmovers inoperable, delaying dredging at the mouth of the Murray River
Police ask the public for help to identify those who smashed the machines' windows, tore off doors and wrecked internal fittings.
Under a sweltering WA summer could these hexagonal discs save the drinking water of towns?
In its latest effort to shore-up supply, Water Corporation is adding thousands of plastic hexagons to dams to stop drinking water from being lost to evaporation.
Why this small town in country Victoria has dyed its lake blue
Since it was first carved into the soil in 1960, Nhill Lake in the state's west has been a soothing sight for residents of its namesake town. But this year it looks even more attractive than usual.
Device promises to reduce loss of precious water in southern WA
Four small rural communities in the Great Southern have become the first to trial the Hexa-Cover to prevent water evaporation from dams.
Duration: 2 minutes
Delay to fish kill investigation disappoints environmentalist in call for better monitoring
A Katherine resident is concerned about the quality of information collected by government investigators after it took four days for them to get to the site of a Northern Territory fish kill.
Traditional owners challenge Port Lincoln desalination plant
The desalination plant would service the entire Eyre Peninsular which is fast running out of water.
Duration: 1 minute 50 seconds
NT Supreme Court dismisses legal challenge over one of Australia's largest groundwater licences
The Northern Territory Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge over whether the NT government acted lawfully when it awarded one of the largest groundwater licences in Australia's history.
Menindee residents question report into flooding disaster
Locals say communication from Water NSW was poor, and requests to release more water from dams were ignored during meetings.
Duration: 1 minute 50 seconds
First Nations group threatens to sue SA Water over $313m desalination plant scheme
The First Nations people of the Eyre Peninsula are threatening legal action against SA Water to stop the construction of a desalination plant they say will cause "insurmountable damage" to fish traps that predate colonisation.
When you go bushwalking what should you do with your poo? Hint: It's not dig a hole
Wilderness rangers encourage bushwalkers to use poo pots after noticing an "unprecedented" amount of human faeces in remote places.
Minister rejects water-saving Murray flood plain project citing unacceptable environmental effects
Victoria's planning minister stuns farmers by ruling out a plan to save 1,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of water in the Murray Darling Basin, saying it could harm important native vegetation.
Angry Menindee locals still cleaning up more than a year after flooding
For Paul Grose, damage to his home during flooding in late 2022 was "devastating". He hopes a recent review into the event will help authorities prevent others from experiencing the same fate.
Indigenous leaders concerned country is being mismanaged, leading to severe flooding
Yorta Yorta leaders want people to "read the language of the land" after January flooding along the Goulburn River.
For many, it's an unspoken rule to not swim in the middle of Sydney Harbour. But why is this the case?
Swimming in the harbour can make you sick and risk your life. Here's how to avoid it, and what experts say to do if you accidentally fall in.
Water Corp shuts down sewage contamination fears as algal bloom closes Perth beach
An algal bloom has closed a popular Perth beach, with the Water Corporation saying concerns the outbreak is linked with treated wastewater pouring into the ocean are unfounded.
Concerns more freshwater pools may harbour brain-eating amoebas as temperatures rise
Naegleria fowleri, which can cause a deadly infection of the brain, has been detected in one popular swimming spot in Western Australia's South West, and there are concerns it may be in another freshwater pool.
Sydney Water investigating reuse of wastewater for drinking
Across the globe, wastewater is treated so it's safe to drink and Sydneysiders are being told to consider it for the future.
Duration: 2 minutes 3 seconds
Tasmanian winner of 'World's Ugliest Lawn' competition says her ex left with the mower
Kathleen Murray's journey to claiming the World's Ugliest Lawn began in 2016 — when her ex took the lawnmower and some bandicoots decided to make it their own personal Disneyland.
Ever heard of a dam being built on a dam? Queensland is about to do it
A prominent water engineer says a decision to abandon and rebuild the controversial Paradise Dam near Bundaberg would take years but is ultimately the "right choice".