That sinking feeling: Australia's Limestone Coast is drying up

Groundwater levels are plunging in a rich agricultural region dubbed the Green Triangle. It's a slowly unfolding disasterGraham Kilsby, a fourth-generation farmer, is surveying the Kilsby sinkhole, a popular freshwater diving site on his property south of Mount Gambier.The gin-clear waters provide visibility of up to 65 metres. But, as he inspects the sinkhole when Guardian Australia visits, alarm bells ring. Water levels dropped 1.5 metres between January and March 2025.Lake George at Beachport. The drainage system that cuts through the region ends here, with flood water released into the sea. Here the drainage system is bone dry Continue reading...