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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.

Explore the one million square kilometres of the Murray–Darling Basin with the ability to zoom down to a 10 metre size with our BasinView imagery tool.

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.

The 2020 Basin Plan Evaluation has drawn from a wide range of sources.

The Basin Plan sets out a salt export objective (section 9.09) to ensure adequate flushing of salt from the River Murray System into the Southern Ocean.

The 2017 Basin Plan Evaluation considers environmental, social, cultural and economic outcomes seen so far, and whether these outcomes are in line with what was expected 5 years before. A series of technical reports providing in-depth analysis and results have been developed.

The Basin is a complex, diverse and dynamic system of waterways. It is constantly changing in response to the influences of people, climate and the way water is used for production, communities and the environment. The Basin Plan was introduced to help restore a healthy and productive Basin and will take many years to achieve.