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Salinity is a significant management challenge and poses ongoing environmental, social and economic risks in the Murray–Darling Basin.

With so many Murray–Darling Basin Authority staff located in Basin regions, we have a front row seat to all the action. This month we saw the mighty Hume Dam in action, a cotton farm that utilises 3 sources of water, our REO’s presenting to future sustainable water irrigation experts and so much more, check out the photos and videos.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority has offices and staff scattered throughout the Basin, giving our team a front row seat to community activities and Basin operations. Check out some of the recent photos our staff have snapped across the Basin throughout June.

The Early Insights Paper is designed to help you understand more about our key areas of focus for the 2026 Basin Plan Review.

After a series of listening tours and meeting with more than 200 First Nations people in the northern Basin, the message is overwhelmingly clear: we need to work better and walk forward together, to achieve better outcomes for communities and rivers for generations.

Murray River #2 Aussie Icon as determined by Australian Traveller magazine

Basin state governments and the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) are celebrating 20 years of The Living Murray (TLM) program – one of the longest-running river restoration projects in Australia.

We have offices and staff scattered throughout the Basin, giving our team a front row seat to community activities and Basin operations. Check out some of the recent photos our staff have snapped throughout May.

The Living Murray is a joint initiative of the Australian Government and the governments of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. The program is coordinated by the Murray–Darling Basin Authority. The Living Murray focuses on activities at key ‘icon sites’ along the River Murray.

Cultural projects under the Basin Condition Monitoring Program have been designed in collaboration with First Nations communities in the Basin.