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​On 20 June 2024, the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) hosted an interactive workshop on the Basin Plan Review’s Early Insights Paper. The outcomes from this workshop are being used to inform our thinking as we continue our work on the 2026 Basin Plan Review.

Water management means that water can be delivered to support local communities, businesses and industries, Australian agriculture and unique ecosystems.

The Early Insights Paper is designed to help you understand more about our key areas of focus for the 2026 Basin Plan Review.

You can now get all your water information from the one place.

After a series of listening tours and meeting with more than 200 First Nations people in the northern Basin, the message is overwhelmingly clear: we need to work better and walk forward together, to achieve better outcomes for communities and rivers for generations.

Cultural projects under the Basin Condition Monitoring Program have been designed in collaboration with First Nations communities in the Basin.

A Yarn on the River has been created to increase understanding of the draft Basin Plan and to assist Indigenous Australians to have their say about what’s in the Basin Plan.

Immerse yourself in the stories of First Nations people delivering benefits to Country and communities

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority wrapped up 2023 connecting with First Nations and generations of Lower Murray irrigators on Ngarrindjeri Country.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority has been granted a new permit to support operation of Lake Victoria (Tar-Ru) while minimising impact to, and enabling conservation of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage.