The latest from Territory Rivers
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Floodplain Harvesting policy: Nine News Darwin
Amy Sinclair from Nine News Darwin reports from the Daly River, where local members of the community are expressing their concerns about the future health of the river if the Northern Territory […] Read moreRead more -
Territory communities concerned over the future of rivers in face of new NT Government water extraction plan
The Fyles Government’s plan to allow big business to take more water through the controversial practice of extracting life giving flood waters could be devastating for Top End river systems NT residents […] Read moreRead more -
Greatest threat to our rivers revealed in State of the Environment report
Our national report card is in and it’s grim – but it’s not too late to save our rivers Last week, Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek released the 2021 State of the […] Read moreRead more -
Floodplain harvesting killed the Murray Darling, now the Gunner Government wants to bring it here
The Top End is home to some of the world’s last free-flowing tropical rivers and largely intact savanna landscapes. Nature is truly abundant here, and it’s why so many of us love […] Read moreRead more -
Concern for future of Territory Rivers as ‘slipshod regulation’ allows cotton industry to clear land without permission
Environmental groups have called for greater protection of Northern Territory rivers, following a decision by the Northern Territory Government to grant a retrospective land clearing approval for a large cotton gin facility […] Read moreRead more -
ABC Coverage: Water allocation licenses, rise of agriculture poses widening threat to Christmas prawns from the north
By Roxanne Fitzgerald (ABC) | Friday 24 December 2021 Days out from Christmas, an unassuming, corner-block building on Darwin’s harbour is bustling inside. “[It’s] crazy. It hasn’t stopped at all,” Laura Luchetti […] Read moreRead more -
Territorians demand formal action over unapproved bulldozing at cotton gin site
Environmental groups and residents have renewed calls for the Gunner Government to undertake a full environmental assessment of the proposed Tarwoo cotton gin, following revelations the proponents have continued clearing before obtaining […] Read moreRead more -
UPDATE: Cotton industry continues to clear land!
Hi, Two weeks ago, I contacted you about a big cotton project pushing ahead just outside of Katherine. This industrial-scale facility is the first step towards a large-scale cotton industry which could […] Read moreRead more -
“Too much at stake”: Residents raise the alarm about environmental impacts of Tarwoo Cotton Gin
Katherine area residents have today called on the Gunner Government to undertake a full environmental assessment of the proposed Tarwoo cotton gin, following revelations that the proponents have started construction before obtaining […] Read moreRead more -
Territorians call for full environmental assessment of Tarwoo Cotton Gin
Following recent media comments from cotton industry proponents about works starting on the Tarwoo Cotton Gin and approval of large-scale land clearing applications, environmental groups, local residents and fishing tourism operators have […] Read moreRead more