Murray-Darling Basin Water Ministers will meet in Canberra on Sunday to ensure the basin Plan is rolled out properly as the nation endures the current drought.
Minister for Water Resources David Littleproud will propose an Inspector-General for the Murray-Darling Basin when the basin states meet for Ministerial Council on Sunday.
Minister for Water Resources David Littleproud is reassuring dairy and rice producers that the Murray-Darling Basin Plan will give them greater certainty and security.
The $1.5 billion Water Efficiency Program kicked off today, with additional socio-economic criteria for water saving projects and water infrastructure upgrades.
Farmers and rural and regional communities which have been suffering years of unrelenting drought will now have access to the tools they need to prepare for, manage and sustain their businesses with the passage of the Future Drought Fund legislation
The Coalition is proud to invest in water efficiency projects because they return water to the river system whilst protecting rural jobs and communities rather than decimating them as water buybacks do.
Australian farmers will be able to claim accelerated depreciation on new fodder storages as of today, following changes made by the Coalition Government last year.
The Commonwealth and Queensland Governments have established a $100 million fund to help communities impacted by the North and Far North Queensland Monsoon Trough build stronger, more disaster resilient infrastructure.
Minister for Rural Finance David Littleproud has called on banks to deliver on their promise to allow farmers to use their Farm Management Deposits as an offset account.
