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Updated operational planning for the Murray River has sharpened focus on the potential for dry conditions to continue through to winter 2019.

Murray cod, trout cod and Macquarie perch populations in the Basin are all improving from increased flows and better habitats.

Capitalising on the wettest conditions for years to support native fish, waterbirds, native vegetation and river flows in the Basin are a key focus for watering priorities in 2017–18.

WaterNSW is starting to reduce the rate that water is released from the Menindee Lakes system this week, as orders from the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) begin to ease.

Menindee Lakes can now be used to help meet downstream demand for water, as good Darling River flows continue to boost the lakes' storage volume.

Supporting native animals such as the silver perch, waterbird habitat and wetland vegetation are a key focus for watering activities in 2016–17.

The Barmah–Millewa Forest bush bird surveys in 2016-17 identified a total of 61 woodland bird species in the survey plots. Species were recorded from both the survey plots and the adjoining habitat. There were 1221 individual birds recorded from across twenty sites in the Barmah–Millewa Forest.

Trading water from above the Barmah Choke to below the choke will continue to be restricted into the 2016–17 water year.

This report examined the effectiveness of using waterbirds as an indicator of wetland and river health in the Murray-Darling Basin.

Trading water from above the Barmah Choke to below the choke will continue to be restricted into the 2015-16 water year.