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Water planning in the Northern Territory on track
Australia’s National Water Initiative (NWI) is the nation’s blueprint for water reform, adopted by all states and territories in 2004. The NWI sets the overarching framework and outlines key principles to support jurisdictions in their transition to sustainable water resource management. One pillar of the NWI is a requirement for jurisdictions to develop and implement water plans. Since 2004 the Northern Territory (NT) has taken steps towards implementing all aspects of the NWI, including through its regulatory and planning activities.
The department and its predecessor have had a sustained focus on supporting the Northern Territory (NT) Government’s economic and environmental reform agenda across multiple programs since 2018.
The Container Deposit Scheme is moving to cash in more than just cans!
The site tour of the Envirobank collection depot in Pinelands was packed full of information about how the scheme is performing and demonstrations of how the machinery collects, sorts and crushes the containers for transport and recycling.
Finding the balance for freshwater futures
Rowan Reilly and Susannah Clement from the Office of Water Security were on hand to present on the Northern Territory (NT) Government’s newly released Territory Water Plan alongside a diverse list of panellists including academics, lawyers, members of community organisations and Aboriginal leaders. The ‘Freshwater Futures’ panel discussion was part of the Environment Centre Northern Territory’s (ECNT) State of the Environment Northern Territory conference, held at the George Brown Botanic Gardens in Darwin (Larrakia country) on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 September.
The 34th annual Water in the Bush conference is set to be held next week (12-13 October) at the Darwin Convention Centre, connecting the community, industry and water professionals from across Australia.
Don’t be a goose this hunting season
Waterfowl hunting season in the Northern Territory (NT) comes with many important safety considerations, not least that you won’t be the only well-camouflaged hunter out there.
Water legend nominated for prestigious award
Hydrogeologist Steve Tickell was nominated in the Australian Water Association (AWA)'s Water Professional of the Year Award category at the 2023 NT Water Awards earlier this year and is a finalist.
Flora and Fauna staff members Glenn Wightman, Lou Elliott and Nick Cuff recently participated in the Jingili Primary School Science Expo. This event has been running for the past 11 years and provides kids from preschool through to grade 6 the opportunity to learn about the obvious, and maybe not-so-obvious, places science pops up in their school and day-to-day lives.
Maria Island small mammal survey 2023
Greetings from the Limmen Marine Park in the Gulf of Carpentaria! We're thrilled to share the highlights of our recent 4-night small mammal survey on Maria Island. Collaborating with ecologists from Terrain Ecology in Kangaroo Island, South Australia, rangers from the Li-Anthawirriyarra Sea Ranger Unit, and Parks and Wildlife, our mission was to study the fascinating small mammals that inhabit this unique ecosystem.
Recent fires in the Barkly district have highlighted the benefits of using remote sensing technology in bushfire management to collect, process and deliver timely sensory data and spatial information, and accurate assessment of the fire risk, conditions, extent and fire behaviour. This imagery also assists in making informed decisions and the issuing of public warnings during fire events. The software processes data from cameras and other sensors, then geo-references and displays that data in real time.