Media releases

The Goulburn Murray Water (GMW) Water Efficiency Project will receive $177.5 million in Commonwealth funding to modernise and upgrade ageing off-farm water infrastructure in the Goulburn-Murray Irrigation District while creating hundreds of jobs.

The Morrison McCormack Government is delivering on its commitment to focus on off-farm projects to recover environmental water in the Murray-Darling Basin.

Basin farmers, landholders and community organisations are eligible for $6 million in grants to deliver practical on-ground projects that improve the health of rivers and wetlands in the Murray–Darling Basin.

Communities throughout the Murray-Darling Basin can apply for a share of $34 million in grants to stimulate job growth and boost economic development under the third round of the Economic Development Program (EDP).

The Coalition Government is providing $1.1 million for New South Wales to deliver fish passages that revitalise aquatic waterway health along the Lower Darling River.

The South Australian Government is leading the way in supporting drought affected farmers in their region after signing on to the $100 million On-farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate Scheme. 

The Coalition Government is continuing to bolster local industry with the financial close of a $24 million Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) loan to Signature Onfarm that will secure the expansion of the beef industry in central Queensland

Consultation is now open on the independent review of Australia’s national Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (WELS) scheme.

NSW Murray-Darling Basin communities and the environment are set to benefit from $7.5 million in funding from the Australian Government until 2023 that aims to support the full rollout of the Fencing Northern Riverbank Program in New South Wales. 

The Australian Government welcomes the appointment of Mr Rene Woods to fill the first dedicated Indigenous position on the board of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA).