Tag: water

Environmental impact reduced

The environmental footprint continues to be reduced at the Kimberly-Clark Australia Millicent Mill with a massive drop in water usage in the last calendar...

Lake water flows

Despite above average rainfall, current flow rates suggest that Lake George may not need to be opened to the sea at Beachport before November. This...

Mobile cranes return vessels to region’s waters

Mobile cranes are again being used at the Beachport boatyard in order to return the 30 professional lobster vessels to the ocean in time...

Businesses ‘feel pinch’

AMount Gambier beauty salon is one of many businesses in the Limestone Coast region being affected by the rising cost of living. As a result,...

Port MacDonnell Sailing Club end of season presentation night

The Port MacDonnell Sailing Club celebrated the end of a successful season recently, holding a presentation evening. Club members, life members and special guests sat...

Yabby net ban to reduce animal risk

South Australia will ban the use of opera house style yabby nets, effective from July 1 to further protect platypus and other animals at...

Season sails into sunset

The Port MacDonnell Sailing Club hosted its last sail of the season on Saturday. The winds were a calm 10 knots, which dropped to about...

Sailors undeterred by wild weather

Strong winds and rain while setting the boats up did not deter the sailors of the Port MacDonnell sailing club from going out on...

Drama on the water

The Port MacDonnell Sailing Club held two races on the weekend, in typical bayside weather. Race officer Chris Lynch and committee boat driver Chris Jacobs...

Healthy choice good for the environment

SA Water’s drinking fountain at Mount Gambier’s famed Blue Lake provided an impressive 15,000 litres of safe, clean drinking water in 2022 - helping...

Water main breaks reach five year low

Awetter than average end to 2022, combined with SA Water’s continued investment in maintaining South Australia’s water network, has underpinned the lowest number of...

Dodgy connections flushed out

SA Water has started testing Naracoorte’s sewerage network for any incorrect or illegal stormwater connections as well as broken or cracked sections of pipe,...

Tonnes of rubbish kept from water

Mount Gambier City council recently emptied 3.8 tonnes of rubbish from the Cave Gardens/Thugi Gross Pollutant Trap (GPT) filter. City Infrastructure general manager Barbara Cernovskis...

Underground pipe future-proofing

Over the next several months, SA Water will be applying a specialised maintenance technique - known as cathodic protection - to targeted parts of...

Aerial approach to understanding groundwater

The Limestone Coast Landscape Board is launching a new research project aimed to increase its understanding of where and how resilience can be built...