AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
Department of the Environment, Climate Change, Energy and Water
Contact: Andrea Garnsey, Water Resources Officer
Phone: (02) 6207 2350
Web: environment.act.gov.au/water
• Information for bore owners and drillers
NATIONAL
National Uniform Drillers Licensing Committee
formerly Land and Water Biodiversity Committee
• Minimum Construction Requirements for Water Bores in Australia
NEW SOUTH WALES
NSW Office of Water
PO Box 3720, PARRAMATTA NSW
Contact:Justin Mitchell, Customer Programs Officer
Phone: (02) 9895 7085
Fax: (02) 9895 7501
Email: justin.mitchell@water.nsw.gov.au
Web: www.water.nsw.gov.au
• Water licensing enquiries by state region
General enquiries: (02) 8281 7777
Energy Information Line: 1300 136 888
Water legislation non-compliance reporting: 1800 633 362
Water licensing enquiries and searches: 1800 353 104
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Department of Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport
Water Management Branch (Northern)
REGION – DARWIN
4th Floor, Goyder Building,Palmerston
PO Box 496, Palmerston NT 083
Phone: (08) 8999 3678, (08) 8999 3647
Fax: (08) 8999 3666
Email: Water.Nreta@nt.gov.au
Web: www.nt.gov.au/nreta/water/
REGION – KATHERINE
Phone: (08) 8973 8840
Fax: (08) 8973 8894
Email: Water.Nreta@nt.gov.au
Web: www.nt.gov.au/nreta/water/
Water Management Branch (Southern)
Water Management Branch, Natural Resource Management
Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts
PO Box 1120 , Alice Springs, NT 087
Phone: (08) 8951 9215
Fax: (08) 8951 9268
Email: alicewaterplan@nt.gov.au
Web: www.nt.gov.au/nreta/water/
To undertake water bore drilling practices in the Northern Territory you must be licenced under the NT Water Act. Please see below for relevant forms and information.
Applying to be a NT Water Bore Driller
• Driller Licence Application Guidelines (pdf 27Kb)
• How to Obtain a Drillers Licence (pdf 83Kb)
• How to Correctly Fill Out a Statement of Bore (pdf 450Kb)
• Application for a NT Drillers Licence (pdf 121Kb)
List of Current NT Licensed Drillers
• List of Licensed Drillers (pdf 14Kb)
• Contact List of NT Water Drilling Companies (24.1Kb)
QUEENSLAND
Department of Environment and Resource Management
28 Peters Street, Mareeba, QLD 4880
PO Box 156 Mareeba, QLD 4880
Contact: Ms Terry Adams, Administrative Officer
Phone: (07) 4048 4896
Fax: (07) 4092 2366
Email: Theresa.Adams@derm.qld.gov.au
Web: www.derm.qld.gov.au
Click here for North QLD water bore moratorium information
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation
Contact: Mr Shane Cosenza
South Australia Water Well Drilling Committee
Phone: (08) 8463 6863
Fax: (08) 8463 6840
Email: shane.cosenza@saugov.sa.gov.au
Web: www.dwlbc.sa.gov.au
www.dwlbc.sa.gov.au/water/index.html
• Drillhole Enquiry System
TASMANIA
Department of Parks, Primary Industries, Water and Environment
1 Franklin Wharf Hobart
GPO Box 44, Hobart, TAS 7001
Contact: Mr Paul Docherty, Administrative Officer
Water and Marine Resources Division
Phone: (03) 6233 9508
Fax: (03) 6233 7781
Email: jason.bayly-stark@dpipwe.tas.gov.au
Web: www.dpiw.tas.gov.au
Water Bore Information
Water quality testing
Analytical Services Tasmania
18 St Johns Ave New Town TAS, 7008
New Town Laboratory 18 St Johns Avenue NEW TOWN HOBART TAS 7008
Contact: Mr J O’Reilly
Phone: (03) 6230 7000
Fax: (03) 6230 7001
Web: http://www.nata.asn.au
VICTORIA
Southern Rural Water
Drilling Officers
Gippsland
Tony Sanders (Maffra)
Phone: (03)51 393 154, 0427 326 771
Bore Construction Licence applications, Bore Completion Reports and all correspondence should be sent to our Maffra office. Bore completion report books, application forms and general Information are available from here.
General enquiries
88 Johnson Street, Maffra, VIC 3860
PO Box 153 Maffra, VIC 3860
Phone: 1300 139510
Fax : (03)51 393150
Martin Carruthers (Morwell)
Phone: (03)51 330 965 0428277688
Free call: 1800 218 118
Robert Dunbar (Werribee Melbourne/Peninsula)
Phone: (03) 9398 0648, 0417159928
General enquiries
1 Tower Road, Werribee, VIC 3030
Phone: (03) 9974 4710
Fax: (03) 99744750
Water quality testing
ALS Environmental
6/2 Sarton Rd Clayton, VIC 3168
Phone: (03) 9538 4444
Fax: (03) 95384400
Water samples to be forwarded to ALS. Additional packaged water sample boxes available from here. (Free postage)
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Driller Enquiries: Licence Exams and Applications
ADIA Federal Office
PO Box 3020, Frankston East, VIC 3020
Contact: Michelle Ebblewhite
Phone: (03) 9770 4000
Fax: (03) 9770 4030
Email: adia@adia.com.au
General Enquiries
Department of Water
Phone: (08) 6364 7600
Fax: (08) 6364 7601
Email: Atrium.Reception@water.wa.gov.au
Web: www.water.wa.gov.au