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A meeting of the Murray–Darling Basin Authority was held on 2-3 September 2020 by video teleconference. All members were present. The meeting was chaired by Sir Angus Houston.

As COVID-19 challenges our way of working and communicating, the Murray–Darling Basin Authority remains committed to serving Basin communities and the nation with as little disruption as possible in the coming weeks and months. Implementing the Basin Plan and managing the River Murray on behalf of Basin governments continues to be our priority.

Joint media release - The Yarrawonga weir road bridge will be permanently closed to traffic in July 2021, once essential maintenance work on the major Yarrawonga Mulwala Bridge has been completed.

We continue to develop and use hydrologic models to inform policy, Basin Plan compliance activities, management and operations of rivers in the Murray–Darling Basin.

Conflict over the control and sharing of the waters of the River Murray was one of the most contentious issues at the time of Federation.

This document is the last annual implementation report of the Basin Salinity Management Strategy (BSMS) that was implemented by the MDBA and Basin governments from 2001 to 2015.

Describes the engagement that has been undertaken during the Northern Basin Review, key issues raised and the MDBA's response to the issues.