News: Murray Darling Basin

Local Action: The Key to the Murray-Darling Basin Recovery

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The latest evaluation of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan is out, and the message is clear: fixing flows alone won鈥檛 fix the Basin. We need to restore the land itself. As co-author, Environment Institute member Professor Seth Westra highlights, we must go beyond water volumes and fix the land itself鈥攔ewetting wetlands, restoring floodplains, and supporting nature-based regeneration.

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Exciting news for climate adaptation in the Murray-Darling Basin!

The Murray River, in the Millewa Forest. Photo by Geoff Adams

Two northern Victorian Catchment Management Authorities are embarking on a groundbreaking study to assess climate change risks to water resources, supported by over $3 million in Australian Government funding through the CRC program.

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Innovative groundwater project in the Riverland

Innovative groundwater project in the Riverland

Exciting developments are underway at Century Orchards in Loxton, where a new reverse-osmosis (RO) plant has been installed to explore sustainable groundwater use.

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Addressing water allocation challenges amid climate change

Water being filled into a container, top view, with two hands holding container

Recent research from the University of 黑料社区, led by Associate Professor Douglas Bardsley, underscores the urgent need to address the politicisation of water allocations as climate change impacts intensify.

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