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At its meeting on 7-8 May 2019 in Canberra, the Murray–Darling Basin Authority noted the meeting was held during federal caretaker period. The Authority was able to progress a number of key items including water resource plans, river management and climate change.

As part of ongoing monitoring, the MDBA and the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office commissioned the University of Adelaide to find out if Yarra Pygmy Perch reintroduced into the Lower Lakes after the Millennium Drought were still present in the wild.

The annual outlook describes seasonal and ecosystem conditions and gives an indication of the watering priorities for the coming year.

For the first time, water for the environment has flowed through a 2000-kilometre network of rivers in the northern Murray–Darling Basin, reaching the Menindee Lakes near Broken Hill.

Joint media release published with GMW.

Improving the outlook for threatened and recreational fish are key outcomes sought from the MDBA’s Basin-wide Environmental Watering Strategy.

A study from the five-year evaluation of the Basin Plan shows early evidence that water for the environment contributes to the wellbeing of Basin residents and visitors.

Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) staff are in Shepparton today as part of a series of southern Basin information sessions to provide an update on the Basin Plan.

Capitalising on the wettest conditions for years to support native fish, waterbirds, native vegetation and river flows in the Basin are a key focus for watering priorities in 2017–18.