Basin Plan must be released before election

The National Irrigators’ Council has called on the Murray Darling Basin Authority to release the guide to the proposed Basin Plan as soon as possible to relieve the uncertainty that is building in basin communities. Meeting in Renmark today, the NIC passed a...

National Irrigators’ Council heads to the Riverland

Irrigators from across the country will converge on the Riverland in South Australia next week as the National Irrigators’ Council holds its July meeting in Renmark. The NIC is visiting the Riverland on Monday and Tuesday at the invitation of South Australian...

Irrigators seek Productivity Commission review of Basin Plan

A Productivity Commission review of the impacts of the draft Murray Darling Basin Plan heads the list of policies sought by irrigators from political parties contesting the upcoming Federal Election. The National Irrigators’ Council today released its 2010...

Basin Plan needs balance – Wentworth Group doesn’t deliver

The National Irrigators’ Council has called on the Murray Darling Basin Authority to ensure it balances the needs of the environment with those of food and fibre producers and regional communities as it finalises a new Basin Plan. NIC CEO Danny O’Brien...

ACF misleading on Murray-Darling water diversions

The Australian Conservation Foundation is misleading Australians with its current “Just Add Water” campaign on the Murray Darling Basin with the use of incorrect and unsourced “facts”. The National Irrigators’ Council said the ACF’s...

Murray Valley Winegrowers’ join National Irrigators’ Council

Murray Valley Winegrowers’ Incorporated is the latest group to join the National Irrigators’ Council. Based in Sunraysia in Victoria and covering the area from Mildura to Swan Hill in Victoria and the Wentworth, Balranald and Wakool shires in NSW, Murray...