Dec 232011
 

Welcome to the last River Ops update for 2011. As in previous years, there will be no Weekly Report issued for the week ending 28 December 2011. The next report will cover the two week period ending 4 January 2012.
Don’t forget the full River Murray Weekly Report – including images, graphs and data on flow [...]

Dec 232011
 
Happy Holidays

2011 is fast drawing to a close. A particular thanks to everyone who has contributed and shared their thoughts here at Free Flow. Your questions and comments have made for interesting reading – please keep them coming!
We will be closed from this afternoon until Tuesday 3 January 2012. Although there won’t be any new posts in [...]

Dec 192011
 

Here is the latest update on the last week in River Murray operations. Don’t forget the full River Murray Weekly Report – including images, graphs and data on flow and salinity – on the MDBA website. The full report is available in pdf and doc formats. Let us know if you have any trouble accessing [...]

Dec 152011
 

This morning, we were in Griffith for the latest Basin Plan consultation meeting. Around 7000 passionate people were there to hear from their community leaders and make their voices heard. For those of you who weren’t able to be there, below is a transcript of Craig’s comments.
CRAIG KNOWLES, MDBA CHAIR:
Well, ladies and gentlemen – ladies [...]

Dec 132011
 
From the Archives: Hard Yakka

Today, we have another image from the construction of Yarrawonga Weir (did you miss our own Jacques Cousteau?) The information we have is that these are Muroak workmen. They were, amongst other things no doubt, involved in removing trees at Yarrawonga. The notes attached to the image suggest that this was from around 1928.
 
Is that [...]

Dec 092011
 

Have you been wondering what’s been going on in the world of River Murray operations? We’ve got all the info on what’s happened this week. Don’t forget to check out the full River Murray Weekly Report – including images, graphs and data on flow and salinity – on the MDBA website.
River Operations
MDBA active storage decreased [...]

Dec 072011
 
Look Closer: Environmental Objectives

Anyone who’s seen the draft on our website is probably well aware that there’s a lot of information there – so much that it could be quite difficult to find what you’re looking for. To help make it easier for you, we’ll be using Free Flow to go over some of the major elements of [...]