Search results

Each year the Basin governments report on how they are implementing the Basin Plan.

The Environmental Watering Plan (Chapter 8 of the Basin Plan) came into effect in 2012. It sets out environmental objectives and targets for water-dependent ecosystems, a planning framework for managing planned and held environmental water to meet these objectives, methods to identify environmental assets and principles to prioritise the use of water for the environment.

Every 5 years as part of the Basin Plan’s monitoring and evaluation program, Basin governments report on how they are implementing different elements of the Basin Plan.

We spoke with a selection of River reflections presenters and attendees to get their thoughts on the conference and future water management challenges.

A transcript of Sir Angus Houston's keynote address to the River reflections conference in Mildura: The Future of the Murray–Darling Basin.

Murray–Darling Basin Authority Chair Sir Angus Houston addresses the River reflections conference.

Giving rivers in the southern Murray–Darling Basin the best chance to thrive in the long-term relies on the final pieces of the Basin Plan being implemented, a national water conference heard today.

The Murray–Darling Basin is the largest and most complex river system in Australia. It covers 1 million square kilometres of south-eastern Australia, across New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory.

We reviewed the impacts of the Basin Plan in the northern Basin. This review resulted in a proposal to amendments to the Basin Plan. These amendments became law in July 2018.

We are working collaboratively to implement the Basin Plan. Working with Basin states, communities and key stakeholders is crucial in achieving a sustainable system.