Progress on MDB infrastructure remains hard to see

The National Irrigators’ Council is pleased that today’s Ministerial Council meeting Adelaide has made progress on Murray Darling Basin reform but remains frustrated at the slow pace of infrastructure roll-out. NIC CEO Danny O’Brien said funding for...

Regional Australia Committee gets it – Wentworth Group doesn’t

The National Irrigators’ Council said today it was right for Tony Windsor’s Regional Australia committee to delay its final report on the Murray-Darling basin Plan to ensure it finds the right balance, a fact that seems to have eluded the Wentworth Group....

New Murray Darling Basin Authority CEO

The National Irrigators’ Council says the appointment of a new CEO at the Murray Darling Basin Authority is an opportunity for the Authority to deliver on its promises of a balanced Basin Plan. NIC CEO Danny O’Brien welcomed Dr Rhondda Dickson to the job....