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We recently caught up with Regional Engagement Officer Richard Unsworth to chat all things Menindee and the lower Darling region. From informative conversations to fish sampling in outback New South Wales (NSW), here’s what he’s been up to.

We have offices and staff scattered throughout the Basin, giving our team a front row seat to community activities and Basin operations. Check out some of the recent photos our staff have snapped throughout January and February.

The Chowilla Floodplain covers a total area of over 17,700 ha, mostly in South Australia (74%) and also extending into New South Wales (26%).

The Menindee Lakes water release plan has been adjusted today ahead of potentially significant rainfall now forecast across the upper Murray and north-east Victorian catchments.

Andrew McConville, CEO, Murray–Darling Basin Authority. Speech to the Murray Darling Association Conference September 2023, Murray Bridge, South Australia.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) will call on water from the Menindee Lakes in the coming week to meet demands in the River Murray system.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) operates the River Murray to share water between New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, as required under the Murray–Darling Basin Agreement. To undertake this work the MDBA has built, maintained and operated a hydrological model of the River Murray.

The Lower Darling was subject to tragic fish death events in December 2018 and January 2019. The large fish death events covered a 40 kilometre stretch of the Darling River, downstream of Menindee Lakes.

The Menindee Lakes are located in south-west New South Wales on the Darling River, about 200 km upstream of the Darling River's junction with the River Murray.

The Loddon river flows through the old gold mining regions in Victoria. It is a significant water source for wetlands in northern Victoria.