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Hear from Regional Engagement Officer (REO) Peter Thomas on the conversations, opportunities, and new connections from two of the Basin’s largest catchments.

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

Last month, Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) Chief Executive Andrew McConville, Regional Engagement Officer Peter Thomas, and Authority members Susan Madden and Stuart Bunn led the third MDBA tour of 2024.

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.

This water resource plan is the prevailing management plan for the surface water resources in the Macquarie-Castlereagh 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.

This year Regional Engagement Officer (REO) Peter celebrates 6 incredible years in his role in the Basin. His presence in the Macquarie–Castlereagh and Lachlan catchments has been key to the Murray–Darling Basin Authority’s (MDBA) ongoing connections with communities.

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.

Two decades of cooperation, restoration, and protection of the river system.

Last week the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) increased releases from Hume Dam to gain more airspace while storage levels remain higher than average for this time of year.