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Dissolved organic carbon-rich water (blackwater) occurs naturally when floods wash large amounts of leaves, grass and other organic material off riverbanks and floodplains into waterways.

Increasing community concern and passion for the banks of the Murray River has sparked a whole-of-river project looking at riverbank erosion, under the Murray–Darling Water and Environment Research Program.

With COVID-19 travel restrictions continuing to ease, Andrew Reynolds, A/g Chief Executive is in southern Queensland this week with our Authority Chair Sir Angus Houston. The pair are hearing directly from northern Basin stakeholders about water management in the Condamine–Balonne and Border Rivers catchments.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority met on 8 February 2022 by video teleconference. The meeting was chaired by Sir Angus Houston with all members present.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority has a shutdown period starting from close of business Friday December 2021 to Monday 3 January 2022 inclusive.

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.

Chair of the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) Sir Angus Houston has welcomed the appointment of Ms Roseanne Healy to the Authority board.

The likelihood of water quality issues has increased after the Murray–Darling Basin experienced its wettest November on record.

The Murray–Darling Basin experienced the wettest November on record, prompting an increased risk of water quality issues as temperatures rise over summer.

This weekend marks the 12-month anniversary of our inaugural First Nations appointment to the MDBA Board. Nari Nari man Rene Woods shares his thoughts on how the role has given him a new perspective.