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- Media release
- CEWO
02 February 2023
Delivering water for the environment plays a critical role in the survival of fish and birds as floodwaters begin to recede in some areas of the…
- Media release
- CEWO
23 January 2023
The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder has announced the sale of up to 8 gigalitres (GL) of annual water allocations in the Goulburn Catchment…
- News
- CEWO
09 January 2023
An exceptional combination of wet conditions plus the careful use of water for the environment has created optimal circumstances for waterbird…
- Statement
- CEWO
26 September 2022
The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder (CEWH) welcomes the September 2022 release of the Inspector-General of Water Compliance report:
- Media release
- CEWO
26 September 2022
Dr Simon Banks has been appointed as the new Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder (CEWH) following the recent retirement of Hilton Taylor.
- Media release
- CEWO
30 August 2022
After years of drought in parts of the Murray-Darling Basin, wetter conditions and a record delivery of water for the environment have brought…
- Media release
- CEWO
22 July 2022
Careful planning of water for the environment coupled with a helping hand from natural wet conditions may see a reconnection of several mid-Murray…
- Media release
- CEWO
14 July 2022
Freshwater mussels may not be cute or “insta famous” but they are the unrecognised heroes of Murray-Darling Basin river systems.
- Media release
- CEWO
13 July 2022
It’s been a big year for waterbirds, with the most widespread breeding across the Murray-Darling Basin in more than 20 years.
- Media release
- CEWO
30 June 2022
Large natural flooding from rain events over November and December 2021 added to environmental watering in past years has resulted in boom times in…
- Media release
- CEWO
20 June 2022
This year’s wetter conditions have seen more pelicans than usual setting up inland to feed and breed.
- Media release
- CEWO
07 April 2022
Next time you lay your head on your pillow, spare a thought for the team of scientists from Charles Sturt University who monitor the Murrumbidgee for…
- Media release
- CEWO
23 March 2022
During a recent tour of Toowoomba, Goondiwindi, Dirranbandi, St George and dams within the Northern Murray-Darling Basin, the Commonwealth…
- Media release
- CEWO
02 March 2022
With wet conditions bringing dramatic change in many parts of the Murray Darling Basin, the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office is holding two…