Campaspe River

  • Contaminated water fear for Campaspe River landowners

    Contaminated water fear for Campaspe River landowners

    Landowners along the Campaspe River downstream from the Kyneton Water Reclamation Plant fear they may have been drawing contaminated water from the river for the past decade. Unusually high stock deaths in recent years and the disappearance of aquatic wildlife have led landowners like Huntly Barton to demand answers from Coliban Water in relation to…

  • Disclosure wanted

    Huntly Barton and Raelene Bailey It was brought to our attention last week via a Midland Express news report that a discharge of one million litres of raw sewerage spilled into Post Office Creek in 2016, for which Coliban Water was fined $100K. We live on a farm on the Campaspe River which is below…