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MDBA Chief Executive, Andrew McConville, shares his thoughts on recent events, activities and progress.

During May this year, we supported an archaeological inspection at Lake Victoria (Tar-Ru) in south-western New South Wales.

Mildura’s native seed bank helps revitalise Country.

The Barmah Choke has a default trade restriction in place. This is necessary to protect water delivery to existing water entitlement holders and maintain the river environment in the Choke.

The Barmah Choke is a naturally occurring narrow stretch of the River Murray. A default trade restriction is in place at the Choke to protect water delivery to existing entitlement holders and for environmental reasons.

A large number of water access rights are traded throughout the Basin. These rights all have different characteristics including priority, reliability and form of take.

The First Nations of the Murray–Darling Basin are acknowledged and respected by the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA).

To continue to support the efficient functioning of water markets in the River Murray system, the Murray–Darling Basin Authority and water agencies and authorities from New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia have been investigating better ways to make trade adjustments.

A heartfelt NAIDOC Week message from our regional engagement officer and Ngemba/Murrawarri man, Phil Sullivan.

The operation of the Barmah Choke trade restriction is specified in the Permissible Transfers between Trading Zones Protocol 2010. The opening balance for the Choke water account on 1 July is based on the Snowy water savings that were realised downstream of the Choke in the previous water year and reflected in allocations against the Entitlement Record.