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The Lower Darling was subject to tragic fish death events in December 2018 and January 2019. The large fish death events covered a 40 kilometre stretch of the Darling River, downstream of Menindee Lakes.

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.

Tickets are now on sale for the second annual River reflections regional water conference hosted by the Murray–Darling Basin Authority from Wednesday 1 to Thursday 2 June 2022 in Mildura, Victoria.

The answer is many. On any given day it depends on what is required, who they are engaging with and the region they look after. Does this variety sound like something you’d be interested in doing? Great – we are recruiting!

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.

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