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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.

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

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 Macquarie–Castlereagh catchments.

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.

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 Lachlan water resource plan (WRP) area. The plan was accredited by the Australian Government Minister as being consistent with the Basin Plan and commenced on 18 May 2024.

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

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 northern Basin.

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.

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