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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.

The research focused on improving understanding of low flow requirements of environmental assets and values in a climate change context and developing a conservation prioritisation method to identify priority locations for future management decisions.

Last month, Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) Chief Executive Andrew McConville, Regional Engagement Officer Lucy Sevil, and Authority member Roseanne Healy led the fourth MDBA tour of 2024.

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 Barwon–Darling region.

Each month we highlight the important work our Regional Engagement Officers (REOs) do out in Basin communities. From building relationships, to educating future Basin leaders, our REOs are the trusted faces of the Murray–Darling Basin Authority.

This water resource plan is the prevailing management plan for the surface water resources in the Barwon-Darling Watercourse water resource plan (WRP) area. The plan was accredited by the Australian Government Minister as being consistent with the Basin Plan and commenced on 19 June 2024.

Recently the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) took part in a field trip for new Lower Balonne Roundtable (LBRT) members.

Based at St George in south-west Queensland, Regional Engagement Officer (REO) Lucy Sevil covers the Condamine–Balonne catchment – one of the largest catchment areas in the Murray–Darling Basin.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water welcomes South Australia's newest Regional Engagement Officer to their joint program.