Seasons, not investors, biggest drivers of water prices, says Waterpool head

Andrew Miller
Updated September 24 2018 - 4:47pm, first published 4:36pm
SEASONAL CONDITIONS: The weather plays the greatest role in pushing up irrigation water prices, Peter Lawson, Waterpool chief executive, has told northern Victorian farmers.
SEASONAL CONDITIONS: The weather plays the greatest role in pushing up irrigation water prices, Peter Lawson, Waterpool chief executive, has told northern Victorian farmers.

The head of northern Victorian water trading co-operative, Waterpool, says seasonal conditions, rather than investors buying irrigation entitlements, are the biggest price driver.

Andrew Miller

Andrew Miller

Journalist

I'm a general reporter with Stock & Land, with a special interest in irrigation issues. I completed my cadetship, with the Age, in 1980. Over my career, I've worked for ABC radio news (Mt Isa, Qld) and at provincial and suburban newspapers.

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