Meeting to focus on lake water quality
Katanning residents will meet tonight to discuss a proposal to improve the water quality at a local lake.
View ArticleFish kill blamed on algal bloom
An algal bloom is to blame for the deaths of more than 1,000 fish on Western Australia's south coast.
View ArticleGradual phase in for fertiliser plans
The Western Australian Government will look at a gradual phase in of the use of low water-soluble phosphorus fertilisers after WA farmers expressed concern about not meeting the June 2011 deadline.
View ArticleFishers air mercury worries
Commercial fishers on Western Australia's south coast have expressed concerns about the adequacy of measures designed to prevent elevated mercury levels after dredging in Albany's King George Sound.
View ArticleBlue green algal bloom in Lake Sepping Albany
A harmful blue green algae is polluting the waters of Lake Sepping
View ArticleLake Powell blue-green algae sparks health warning
The Department of Health is warning people to avoid contact with a blue-green algal bloom that has formed in Lake Powell near Albany.
View ArticleCoastal Community joins scientists to monitor Albany Port dredging
A new community group has launched to research sound facts on the ongoing effects of the Albany Port Expansion Project.
View ArticlePort report shows no risk of selenium contamination
The Albany Port Authority says another study examining selenium levels in the King George Sound has reaffirmed there is no risk to health or the environment posed by upcoming dredging works.
View ArticleFishers in a flap over Mandurah Marina
Commercial fishers around Mandurah say a proposed marina will threaten the environment and undermine the region's fishing industry.
View ArticleNative plants may help cut phosphorus flows
Western Australian researchers are investigating whether strategic plantings of native flora could help reduce phosphorus flows into south-west waterways.
View ArticleRedman keen to stop effluent entering inlet
Water Minister Terry Redman says he still does not know when work, to stop treated sewage being released into Denmark's Wilson Inlet, will go ahead but says he is working towards it.
View ArticleAcademic says 'throwaway plastics' contaminating oceans
An academic, studying Australian water pollution, is encouraging people to use less single-use plastic products in order to reduce marine pollution.
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