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New research investigates how to include future environmental change in water runoff models

First Nations peoples from across the Murray–Darling came together in Canberra last week to connect, share stories of Caring for Country and to continue the conversation with the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) as we prepare for the 2026 Basin Plan Review.

Read the transcripts of MDBA Chief Executive Andrew McConville's opening remarks at the First Nations Basin Conversation on Tuesday 10 December 2024.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has today released its Constraints Relaxation Implementation Roadmap to guide governments in delivering projects that will maximise outcomes from environmental water use across the Basin.

For a long time, river modellers have faced the challenges of tracking water movement across landscapes. This task becomes more complex when different river catchments use different models. Along with jurisdictions, we are in the process of improving these systems and tools.

New case studies highlight the intricate connection and involvement of First Nations in environmental water management

Lake Victoria (Tar-Ru) is a naturally occurring shallow freshwater lake approximately 60 kilometres downstream of the Murray–Darling Junction in south–western New South Wales, close to the South Australian and Victorian borders.

Wetlands in Sunraysia could be used as nursery ponds to grow native fish in a 12-month research trial seeking to apply First Nations knowledge and modern fisheries science.

In the Murray–Darling Basin connectivity amounts to one single idea, continuity of river flows. Delivery across the vast territory of the Basin will involve another kind of connectivity, of government with communities.

Catch up on the important Cultural discussions from our annual regional water conference, held on Wiradjuri Country earlier this year.