The latest from Territory Rivers
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Urgent calls for Royal Commission as Four Corners reveals Murray Darling disaster repeat looming in the NT
Conservation groups Environment Centre NT and Arid Lands Environment Centre are calling on the Federal Government to establish a Royal Commission into water management, deforestation and impacts on the rights of Traditional […] Read moreRead more -
Four Corners: Water Grab
At the desert oasis of Bitter Springs, tourists float lazily through water so clear it reflects the piercing blue sky. Ringed by a rare palm forest, this spring, near the town of […] Read moreRead more -
Political parties announce no new dams on major rivers
All major NT political parties have now listened and committed to what communities have long been calling for – no dams on iconic rivers like the Daly and Roper. This important, historic […] Read moreRead more -
Stories from the river: Walter Rodgers
“The water of the Roper is precious … I don’t like the government plan regarding our water and we’d like to leave it as it is. Walter Kolbong Rodgers is a Senior […] Read moreRead more -
‘Fix the Murray-Darling mess or get out of the Territory’
Cotton concerns for Top End water prominent for NT residents Media Release 11 June 2024 A prominent environmental campaign is urgently calling for better protections for major Top End river systems following […] Read moreRead more -
CSIRO report spells out huge risk to Roper River from industry expansion
Media Release 18 April 2024 Water extraction from one of Australia’s last remaining free-flowing rivers – the Roper River, could see a 66,000-fold increase from a massive expansion of irrigated agriculture, according […] Read moreRead more -
NT ‘FLOODPLAIN HARVESTING’ POLICY RISKS ANOTHER MURRAY-DARLING DISASTER
Media Release 15 February 2024 Today’s release of the Northern Territory Government’s Surface Water Intake – Wet Season Flows Policy will allow billions of litres of surface and floodplain water to be […] Read moreRead more -
Stories from the river: Mark
I was born on the banks of this river, it’s our life blood. I’ve fought for this river in the past and I’m ready to fight for it again. This river has […] Read moreRead more -
Video: Natural Values of Territory Rivers
Witness what makes the treasures of the Northern Territory special! Our pristine rivers are a true natural wonder and are unique in this world. Unlike elsewhere in the world, Territory rivers like […] Read moreRead more -
Video: Floodplain Harvesting in the Northern Territory
“We’re looking down the barrel of a repeat of the Murray-Darling Basin here in the Top End and it’s something that the community is absolutely opposed to.” Kirsty Howey from Environment Centre […] Read moreRead more