West Australian: Farmers in parts of the South-West food bowl are being refused permission to build dams in a bid to avoid a water crisis like that plaguing the Murray-Darling system. Reduced river flow and climate change fears have prompted the Department of Water to crack down on new surface water allocations around Manjimup, leaving farmers unable to expand or start new operations. WA Fruit Growers Association president Diane Fry said the region produced about 30 per cent of the State’s …