The Lower Murray catchment has been a popular destination for MDBA staff this month. Source: Kate Bartlett.
A wet start to 2024 has seen fields of Macquarie and Wilcannia lillies bloom across the Barwon Darling region. Source: Shona Whitfield.
REO Kate Bartlett recently attended the opening of the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth (CLLMM) Research Centre. Source: Kate Bartlett.
Behind the camera REO Kate Bartlett stands near the Goolwa wharf, overlooking the bridge to Hindmarsh Island. Source: Kate Bartlett.
A recent trip to the Gwydir region saw MDBA Chief Executive Andrew McConville witnessing some beautiful scenes along the Basin. Source: Andrew McConville.
A recent tour to the northern Basin included a visit to the Gwydir catchment, where MDBA staff had the opportunity to visit Australian Food & Fibre (AFF). AFF is a vertically integrated grower, processor and marketer of cotton. The Murray–Darling Basin accounts for around 91% of Australia’s total cotton farms and cotton area (ABS 2016). Source: Annabelle Guest.
A flow of around 18,000 megalitres per day (ML/day) captured at Jack Taylor Weir on the Balonne River. The water supports irrigation for cotton, wheat, grapes, melons, small crops and urban water supply for St George in the northern Basin. Source: Lucy Sevil.
Namoi/Gwydir Regional Engagement Officer (REO) Annabelle Guest snapped this incredible shot of Lake Keepit. The main purpose of the dam is to provide water to communities and supply irrigation water to farms in the Namoi Valley. Source: Annabelle Guest.