Lake Argyle
Lake Argyle Road: Bushfire alert
A bushfire is burning near Lake Argyle Road and Victoria Highway.
You can read DFES’ announcement here:
Lake Argyle: 200,000 barramundi released
Breeders have released 200,000 more barramundi fingerlings at Lake Argyle.
Courtesy aquaponics.com.au
They are bred in Broome from Ord River stock.
Kununurra: Woman dies in accident
A woman died after her car rolled near Lake Argyle yesterday.
Police say the vehicle aquaplaned after hitting water lying on Victoria Highway.
The West Australian [read this story]
Perthnow has a slightly different and more detailed version of events.
According to PerthNow, the car aquaplaned and hit a tree.
The woman, an elderly Victorian tourist, died in hospital.
Her husband was also injured in the crash.
The water on the road had come from Tropical Cyclone Christine.
PerthNow [read this story]
Lake Argyle: Shire approves barramundi farm
Wyndham-East Kimberley shire has approved a new barramundi farm, to be built at Lake Argyle.
Barramundi
It is conditional on all works being demolished and taken away if the business closes down.
Lake Argyle: Plan to increase dam capacity
Plans are afoot to increase Lake Argyle’s capacity by 10 “Syd-Harbours”.
The Ord-East Kimberley Expansion Project aims to achieve this by increasing the Spillway Creek barrier’s height.
Kimberley Echo [read this story]
The plan is expected to cost $80million, to make 100,000 ha of new farmland possible.
Kimberley Echo [read this story]
Lake Argyle: Weed control program
The Ord Land and Water group has been attacking about 1,000 hectares of rubber vine at Lake Argyle.
The groups has also been working to eradicate weeds around Lake Kununurra.
Rangelands NRM [read this story]
Lake Argyle: First barramundi release
Kimberley Training Institute is releasing the first of its artificially raised barramuni at Lake Argyle this week.
Courtesy aquaponics.com.au
The fish have been raised in tanks at the Broome campus.
More will be released later this year.
Diversion dam: Saltwater croc sighting
Courtesy DEC
A two-metre saltwater crocodile has been reported below Lake Argyle main dam.
DEC is attempting to trap the animal and remove it.
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