Red alert areas for toxic algae expand

WATERNSW has advised that an additional red alert (high alert) for toxic blue-green algae is now in place for the lower Murray River that includes the stretch of river from Red Cliffs to Mildura. A pre-existing red alert level warning remains in place for Wentworth. This latest declaration of a red alert follows testing undertaken […]

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