Federal Minister for Water Resources David Littleproud has welcomed news Prof Robert Vertessy has chosen five prominent water scientists to join him on an independent panel assessing fish-deaths in the Darling River over summer.
The Murray–Darling Basin Economic Development Program has been launched today, providing up to $20 million over 4 years to support Murray-Darling Basin communities most impacted by water recovery.
South Australian irrigators will be able to access the water they buy almost immediately, thanks to a $14.67 million investment in the state’s water trading system.
The Federal Coalition Government has welcomed the release of the Productivity Commission's first five yearly assessment report on the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.
An independent panel will assess the deaths of fish in the lower Darling River in December 2018 and January 2019, Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources David Littleproud announced today.
The fish kills we've seen over the last few weeks are absolutely horrible. These terrible events are a result of a cool period which killed off blue green algae, which sucked the oxygen out of the water.
