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​On 20 June 2024, the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) hosted an interactive workshop on the Basin Plan Review’s Early Insights Paper. The outcomes from this workshop are being used to inform our thinking as we continue our work on the 2026 Basin Plan Review.

Monitoring reports from Gunbower Forest, one of The Living Murray icon sites. 

Monitoring reports from the Chowilla Floodplain, one of The Living Murray icon sites. 

Monitoring reports from Lindsay, Mulcra and Wallpolla islands, one of The Living Murray icon sites.

Monitoring reports from the Barmah–Millewa Forest, one of The Living Murray icon sites. 

In this Newsroom series, we’re delving deeper into the characteristics, industry and people that make up the 22 individual catchments of the Basin and why they’re so special.

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.

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.

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.