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MDBA Chief Executive Andrew McConville explains how the flooding crisis has been used to scaremonger on the Murray–Darling Basin Plan.

Welcome to the third edition of River Reach since I have been the Chief Executive.

World Rivers Day (25 September) is an opportunity to celebrate achievements across the Basin.

Key findings in the 2021 State of the Environment report identify climate change as a threat to the Murray–Darling Basin's water resources.

I am now 7 weeks into the role of Chief Executive of the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA), and the importance and value of getting out into the Basin and hearing first-hand from those who depend on a healthy river system, is clear to me.  

Each year, 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.

Andrew McConville, CEO, Murray–Darling Basin Authority. Speech to the Rice Growers Association Conference 2022, Mulwala New South Wales.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority's mid-year Report Card on the roll-out of the Basin Plan shines a light on the unfinished business of the country's most significant water reform.

This report provides an update on how governments and communities have been working together to implement the Basin Plan. It draws on information in the annual implementation reports prepared by Basin jurisdictions, the MDBA and the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, as well as information provided by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

The Basin Plan Annual Report tracks the progress of the Basin Plan and associated water reforms.