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NSW Office of Water Realtime Rivers & Streams Data
QLD DERM Realtime Streamflow Data
The NSW Office of Water & QLD DERM manage extensive water monitoring systems that provide data such as flow levels, volume and quality.
These portals gives you access to the real time data and other information collected through this monitoring process.
***Please note***
NSW Office of Water discharge figures are in ML/day while some QLD DERM discharge figures are in cumecs (cubic metres/second).
Conversion: 1 cumecs = 86.4 ML/day
Temporary Trading from the Macintyre Brook Water Supply Scheme guidelines
QLD & NSW Road Closure Reports
QLD
The Department of Transport and Main Roads works closely together with RACQ (with assistance from the Queensland Police Service) to provide quality and timely information to travellers on road conditions due to flooding and wet weather. This information is provided 24/7 year round.
You can access this information using one of the following options:Visit the RACQ website RACQ Website; or
Road conditions or, Via a dedicated 1300 130 595 hotline
Another site is: Traffic and Travel Information
For further information regarding road closures and associated conditions please contact the 131940 Traffic Report hotline
NSW
The Live traffic reports are updated from the RTA's Transport Management Centre (TMC). The TMC manages incidents, such as accidents, and other disruptions to the road network, such as special events.
You can access this website Here, Regional area Click Here
Another popular website is the Explore Oz website Click here
ALL STATES
Also here is a general website for both all states Weather Zone Click here
NSW Sustaining the Basin: Border Rivers-Gwydir (STBBRG)
Overview of the Project - Link
Is an irrigation modernisation program of Industry and Investment NSW (I&I NSW) with funding by the Australian Government's 'Water for the Future' initiative.
STBBRG provides an opportunity for NSW Border Rivers and Gwydir Valley irrigators to upgrade irrigation infrastructure, improve productivity, adapt to reduced water availability and ensure the long term sustainability of local communities
I & I NSW (formally NSW Department of Primary Industries) will be the lead agency with administrative and operational support provided by Border Rivers-Gwydir Catchment Management Authority
Expressions of interest for irrigators to be involved in the program close on the 11th January 2010.
Water Purchasing by Catchment in the Murray Darling
Murray Darling Basin - Water Storages
New Website to Track Murray-Darling Basin Water Storages.
Also found on this site (above) is other useful information like:
Murray-Darling Basin Water Availability 28 February 2009 pdf
Murray-Darling Basin Association Drought Update April 2009. pdf
South Australian Report into -
Water Resource - Management In The Murray Darling Basin Volume 1 'The Fellowship of the River'
Industry Organisations:
Cotton Catchment Communities CRC
Local Government:
Our Local Members of Parliament
NSW
Hon. Richard Torbay MP- Member for Northern Tablelands
Hon. Kevin Humphries MP - Member for Barwon
QLD
Hon. Lawrence Springborg - Member for Southern Downs
FEDERAL
Hon. Bruce Scott MP - Member for Maranoa
Hon. Mark Coulton MP - Member for Parkes
Hon Tony Windsor MP - Member for New England
Senator Barnaby Joyce - Senator for Queensland
Weather:
Macintyre & Weir River Heights & Rainfall Observations - Clickable Map
Seven day weather forecast - Aus/NZ
State Irrigator Bodies:
State Departments:
QLD Department of Environment & Resource Management (DERM)
Border Rivers Resource Operations Plan (ROP)
NSW - Water Sharing Plan Border Rivers
Sunwater:
Border Rivers Daily River Reports
Water Storage Levels: Coolmunda Dam
Macintyre Brook at Booba Sands
StateWater:
StateWater - NSW home page
Border Rivers - Daily River Reports
Commonwealth Government:
The Hon Tony Burke MP - Minister for Climate Change & Wate
The Hon Tony Abbott - Opposition Leader
Senator Barnaby Joyce - Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Water
Commonwealth Departments/Authorities:
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population & Communities - SEWPaC
Murray Darling Basin Authority MDBA
Murray Darling Basin Commission (Archive site) MDBC
INDUSTRY PEAK BODIES
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUSTRALIA GROUPS
