Water

In its latest effort to shore-up supply, Water Corporation is adding thousands of plastic hexagons to dams to stop drinking water from being lost to evaporation.

Since it was first carved into the soil in 1960, Nhill Lake in the state's west has been a soothing sight for residents of its namesake town. But this year it looks even more attractive than usual.

Landholders in eastern parts of the country are still in shock after ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily caused a year's worth of rain to fall in just two days, drenching their properties.

Work at the new federally-funded centre in Goolwa, SA will focus on climate change impacts and adaptation strategies for the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth.

Experts warn a water shortage is inevitable as almonds become the biggest crop by area planted on Australia's longest river.

There has been two separate tragedies on Victorian waters today.

There is no scientific evidence that water divining works, so why are so many landholders still using it as a method to find water?

The desalination plant would service the entire Eyre Peninsular which is fast running out of water.

The Northern Territory Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge over whether the NT government acted lawfully when it awarded one of the largest groundwater licences in Australia's history.

Queenslanders are urged to be alert to the hazards of mud left by flooding after a record number of melioidosis cases in Cairns during January.

Victoria's planning minister stuns farmers by ruling out a plan to save 1,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of water in the Murray Darling Basin, saying it could harm important native vegetation.

A national frog research team will look into the death of more than 200 frogs at Bool Lagoon alongside a number of other unexplained events. 

For Paul Grose, damage to his home during flooding in late 2022 was "devastating". He hopes a recent review into the event will help authorities prevent others from experiencing the same fate.

Saskia Rundle Trowbridge, 16, braved rough seas and climbed rocks to help free three teenage boys trapped in a cave at the Warriewood Blowhole, with one suffering head injuries.

Large amounts of water have been flowing into the of Moogerah Dam, west of Boonah, after a period of heavy rain in the region.

An algal bloom has closed a popular Perth beach, with the Water Corporation saying concerns the outbreak is linked with treated wastewater pouring into the ocean are unfounded. 

Naegleria fowleri, which can cause a deadly infection of the brain, has been detected in one popular swimming spot in Western Australia's South West, and there are concerns it may be in another freshwater pool.

Convincing Australians that recycled water — purified water from kitchens, showers and toilets for reuse — is safe to consume hasn't always been easy, but it's being considered again as the pressure grows on water supplies.

Adrian Wells aims to ignite a passion for the environment and break down stereotypes that city people might have about farming communities.

On Sunday afternoon, races in the Ironmen and Ironwomen series were drawing to a close at Maroubra Beach when competitors spotted the group struggling in the water.

Sharleen Lloyd's home in South Australia's Riverland became an island only accessible by boat during one of the state's biggest floods. But when the SA government's daily flow data lost meaning, she questioned everything.

Tens of thousands of Queenslanders living downstream are told the poor quality of concrete used in the 300,000-megalitre dam's spillway means it cannot be safely mended or reinforced, as the state government prepares plans to rebuild it.

After lowering Paradise Dam's wall due to safety concerns, its operator Sunwater now says a $1.2 billion plan to restore it won't be enough to make Bundaberg's main agricultural water store safe.

The state opposition calls on the SA government to implement a River Murray levee management plan, but the government says councils and some businesses have already been given financial support to repair damaged levees.

Locals in parts of flood-devastated Far North Queensland are left without drinking water as authorities race to fix a badly damaged water treatment plant in aftermath of ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper.