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Manton Dam welcomes barramundi fingerlings
Northern Territory anglers have 110,000 more reasons to get excited about fishing at Manton Dam. The Northern Territory Government has recently released a record number of barramundi fingerlings into the popular fishing spot.
2017 Annual Geoscience Exploration Seminar (AGES) program released
The 2017 Annual Geoscience Exploration Seminar (AGES) program has been released.
A Property Identification code is required for farm animals
The Department of Primary Industry and Resources is urging Northern Territory livestock owners to register their properties and help maintain biosecurity.
Water is life, and nowhere is that truer than in the Red Centre, where every drop counts. In arid environments, the use of clean, safe, recycled water is important to sustainability—and many Alice Spring residents agree, dispelling the notion that recycled water is unsafe.
Study to assess impact of wild dogs on beef herds
The department is conducting research to assess the impact of wild dogs within beef breeding herds in the Northern Territory (NT). The results could be considered by industry in the future development of best practice guidelines.
Ti Tree residents to help eradicate fruit fly
A program to eradicate Queensland fruit fly from the Ti Tree area is currently underway.
Rehabilitation of former Rum Jungle Mine Site - Closed for public comment
The former Rum Jungle mine site, located approximately 105km (by road) south of Darwin, is undergoing detailed rehabilitation planning to address long-term environmental impacts. Rehabilitation activities have been proposed for the former Rum Jungle mine site, including the satellite sites Mount Fitch and Mount Burton, near Batchelor, Northern Territory.
The Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia has recently detected an exotic plant pest, the tomato potato psyllid (TPP) which attacks a range of plants in the Solanaceae and Convolvulaceae family, including potato, tomato, eggplant, capsicum, chilli, tamarillo and sweet potato.
Expressions of Interest open for AZRI horticultural development
Horticultural land is being offered for lease at the Arid Zone Research Institute (AZRI) in Alice Springs—and it comes with an abundant supply of clean, recycled water.
100 years of NT geological reports now online
More than 100 years of geological reports collected for mineral exploration in the Northern Territory are now available online.