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Plans for a massive horticulture development in the Northern Territory outback have hit another regulatory snag.

Plans for a massive horticulture development in the Northern Territory outback have hit another regulatory snag.

Plans for a massive horticulture development in the Northern Territory outback have hit another regulatory snag.

Plans for a massive horticulture development in the Northern Territory outback have hit another regulatory snag.

For the first time in the NT's history, a horticultural project will be subject to the highest level of environmental assessment before it can proceed.

An Australian mining company has had its application to pump an extra 1,651 mega litres of water from ...

A car has struck a utility pole and caused power lines to hang over the highway.

Singleton Station granted 40,000 megalitre water licence in staged approval updated 4 AprApril 2021 at 7:11am The owners of Singleton Station hope to develop a large-scale irrigated horticulture project on the property. ( Print text only Cancel The Northern Territory Water Controller has granted a licence to a cattle station that could see the eventual extraction of 40,000 megalitres of groundwater per year.  Key points: The NT Water Controller says the company will need to meet various cond...

He said the company was also required to put programs in place to monitor aquifer drawdown and the health of vegetation in the region, and report the results. “We’ve done a lot of work to make sure what we’re proposing meets the criteria the government has set for impacts on groundwater dependent ecosystems,” he said. He said if the company found its assumptions were inaccurate or the impacts were greater than modelled “we will adapt our bore field accordingly”. â...

Fortune Agribusiness bid for NT water licence challenged by native title holders WedWednesday 24 updated WedWednesday 24 Native title holders and locals met to discuss the contentious water licence application on Wednesday. ( Share Print text only Cancel Native title holders in the Barkly region have said they will formally challenge the Northern Territorys biggest ever water licence if it is granted. Key points: Native title holders are vowing to challenge a massive desert water licence if it ...