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Legislation welcomed to streamline Macquarie pipeline use The city of Orange in New South Wales has welcomed new legislation, which will allow water to be pumped from the Macquarie River to the city more often. Orange Mayor, Reg Kidd, said the new legislation was welcome news to the local community. “This is the best news […]

APPEA’s new Chairman and Vice Chairman elected The Board of the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) has announced the election of a new Chairman and Vice Chairman following it’s Annual General Meeting in Perth on 13 November 2019. Chief Executive of Santos, Kevin Gallagher, was elected as Chairman and Ian Davies, Managing Director

New Brisbane gas pipeline commissioned A new $8 million pipeline to provide surety of long-term natural gas supply to more than 80,000 customers in North Brisbane has been commissioned. The 1.84km gas pipeline includes approximately 930m running under the Brisbane River to duplicate the river crossing from Murarrie to Pinkenba. The complex project was been

New booster pumping station improves water supply in WA towns The Western Australian Government and Water Corporation has completed a $15.2 million project to install a new two and a half million litre water tank, new booster pump station and other supporting infrastructure in the town of Kondinin. As part of this work, around 18km

Murray Bridge wastewater project powers ahead Works are moving along as planned on the construction of a new pump station and wastewater treatment plant for Murray Bridge in South Australia, with the plant on track to begin operating in the first half of 2020. The works are part of a $52 million upgrade to the

Irrigation infrastructure benefits Tasmanian farmers Tasmanian farmers are set to benefit from a range of new irrigation infrastructure schemes in a bid to transform Tasmanian agriculture, create jobs and meet the growing demand for premium produce. The Tasmanian and Federal Governments are jointly investing $170 million into Tasmania’s Pipeline to Prosperity – Tranche Three, with

Renewable future in sight with $1 billion government pledge A $1 billion pledge by the Federal Government for new energy generation, storage and transmission will help Australia’s farms reach a goal set by the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) for energy sources to be 50 per cent renewable by 2030. NFF CEO, Tony Mahar, said, “While

WaterNSW implements temporary pump restrictions WaterNSW has implemented temporary pump restrictions set by the State Government to restrict access for unregulated licence holders located between Bathurst and major upstream dams to 20 per cent of their entitlement, effective from 1 November 2019. The section 324 order applies to: Unregulated access licence holders on the Campbell’s

$600,000 sewer pump station upgrades to commence in 2020 Several suburbs within New South Wales’ Hawkesbury district are set to receive upgrades to their sewer pump stations as part of a $600,000 project to provide long-term operational reliability. The upgrades at the Windsor Downs and Mulgrave Sewer Pump Stations will commence in March 2020 and

New pumping mains to improve odour SA Water is undertaking works to upgrade the wastewater network in the South Australian town of Gawler West as part of efforts to improve odour management for local customers. The upgrades will include the installation of new gravity mains, pumping mains, inspection holes and a new ventilation control unit