Attempts to overturn desal pay bonanza fail

ATTEMPTS to derail the "sweetheart" desalination wage deal have failed, with Fair Work Australia rejecting a bid to reverse its decision covering Victoria's biggest infrastructure project.

Water tips reaching saturation point?

AFTER more than a decade of drought, it appears Melburnians may be reaching their limit on the constant barrage of water-saving tips, research has found.

Divide and conquer highway hell

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Labor ignored warning on $450m Hunter dam project

THE $450 million Tillegra Dam is a dud which will not not needed for at least 30 years, according to a briefing note prepared last year by a senior public servant for the Water Minister, Phil Costa.

All along the pipeline �� from the ocean to the kitchen sink

When will the water start flowing from Victoria's desalination plant?

Desal plant to run 'until dams reach 65%'

MELBOURNE'S water officials have been told to run the new desalination plant at full capacity, irrespective of rainfall, under new instructions from the Brumby Government.

Water Costs Tipped To More Than Double

MELBURNIANS face even bigger water bills than the State Government has predicted, as the global credit squeeze and a continuing lack of rain force up costs for the city's three water retailers.

Rising Tide Of Bills A Dampener For Users

ANNUAL household water bills in the Illawarra will jump by $245 over the next four years.

Sydney Water Asks For Another Price Increase

HOUSEHOLDERS could be charged an extra $20 on their annual water bills on top of the $233 increase Sydney Water has already been granted.

Water Bills To Jump By $100 A Year

THE average annual household water bill will increase by around $100 from July 1 after a recommendation by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal yesterday.

Battle To Pay Bills

HUNTER families are struggling to afford their energy and water bills and are increasingly complaining about marketing methods.

Desal Plant To 'future-proof' Water Supply

A MAJOR desalination plant, funded by higher residential water bills, will be built in Sydney regardless of how high the city's dams rise, the State Government says.

Bracks' $4.9bn Water Plan

MELBURNIANS have been warned their water bills will double to pay for the State Government's controversial remedy for the water crisis.

Water Charges Set To Double

MELBURNIANS have been warned that their water bills will double in five years to pay for the State Government's radical remedy for the water crisis.

Power And Water Bills Set To Soar

THE drought is set to deliver a double financial impost on households and businesses in Victoria - higher charges for water, and for electricity too.

Dam Cost Flows Into Water Bills

NEW home or land buyers are likely to be hit with a one-off $1000 charge to pay the Hunter's share of building Tillegra Dam, while existing Hunter residents will pay an extra 40 cents a week on their water bills.

Getting Water To The Beaches - A Dry Argument

WATER is in such short supply on the booming Central Coast that the State Government may seize control of supplies from local councils, while a plan to place 20 mobile desalination plants on the region's beaches could send water bills soaring.