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Sustainable diversion limits are how much water, on average, can be used in the Basin by towns and communities, farmers and industries.

The MDBA was at the Riverina Field Days recently to share with, and learn from, the local community.

Basin in Brief provides a monthly summary of climate, rainfall, inflows and water quality information. This page was updated 13 April 2023.

Food Next Door Co-op and local water owners support Mildura’s landless migrants and refugees to do small-scale regenerative farming.

Sam O’Rafferty is an emerging young leader who is passionate about solving water efficiency problems for growers.

New telecommunications tools are changing the way Australian rice is grown.

Water, sunlight, and clean air – did you know Goondiwindi has the perfect environment for growing ocean microalgae? This week MDBA Chair Sir Angus Houston visited Goondiwindi's Algae Pharm as part of his listening tour and learnt how the algae farm captures and recycles water.

Thanks to a new outlook tool, farmers now have access to extreme climate condition information beyond the traditional 7-day weather forecast.

Hydrological conditions often differ each year and across regions of the Basin. Planning for dry conditions is a major challenge for river operators, water resource managers and the community.

When parts of the Murray–Darling Basin are in drought it affects the whole river system, including plants and animals, the communities of the Basin, and farming and food production.