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Hear from Regional Engagement Officer (REO) Shona Whitfield on how the Queensland flood waters journeyed through her patch of the Basin.

Researchers have discovered near-extinct Darling River snails living in the wild.

A fogbow just north of the Basin town of Tuena, New South Wales features in the Bureau of Meterology’s 2025 weather calendar.

Basin stories

Each month we sit down and have a chat with one of our 6 Regional Engagement Officers (REOs) across the Basin. This month we caught up with Peter Thomas, the representative of the Lachlan and...

Basin stories

Each month we sit down and have a chat with one of our 6 Regional Engagement Officers (REO) across the Basin. This month we caught up with Shona Whitfield, the representative of the...

In this Newsroom series, we’re delving deeper into the characteristics, industry and people that make up the 22 individual catchments of the Basin and why they’re so special.

From 27 February to 1 March, Authority Chair Sir Angus Houston, Chief Executive Andrew McConville, and Authority member Jane Doolan led the first MDBA tour of 2024, meeting with people in the...

Year after year, Lake Brewster in the lower Lachlan is proving to be the most important inland nesting site for pelicans.

Basin stories

The discovery and rescue of a new population of endangered olive perchlet shows the benefits of organisations working together.