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Which Grinch Is Under Resourcing the Basin Plan?
The National Irrigators’ Council (NIC) has warned repeatedly that the future of the Nations’ food bowl was resting on the implementation of Murray Darling Basin Plan and unless it was properly resourced it would become a complete shambles. “Over $12 billion of taxpayers funding has been allocated to recover water, yet funding to implement and […] Read More…
The Fish Don’t Care Who Funds Them
The National Irrigators’ Council (NIC) said the future of the Nations’ food bowl was resting on the implementation of Murray Darling Basin Plan and unless it was properly resourced it could become a complete shambles. “Today Senior Murray Darling Basin Officials are meeting in Canberra to discuss the future of the Murray Darling Basin Authority, […] Read More…
The National Irrigators’ Council (NIC) said the future of the Nations’ food bowl was resting on the implementation of Murray Darling Basin Plan and unless it was properly resourced it could become a complete shambles. “Today the MDB Ministers are meeting in Canberra to discuss the finer details of the Intergovernmental Agreement, including funding,” NIC […] Read More…
Time to Make a Bad Plan Better
The National Irrigators’ Council said the river doesn’t care how water is recovered and capping water buy – backs in legislation will go a long way to delivering a better basin plan. NIC CEO, Tom Chesson today welcomed the fact that some Members of Parliament are prepared to put their communities first. Mr Chesson said […] Read More…
The Basin Plan is now about Trust
The Basin Plan has failed to legally protect communities from the ‘downsides’ of water back – backs, and communities will have to put their trust in the goodwill of politicians, the CEO of the National Irrigators’ Council, (NIC) Tom Chesson said today. “NIC has repeatedly asked the Government to back up its own acknowledgement ‘you […] Read More…
Still Plenty of Questions to be answered on Basin Plan
The National Irrigators’ Council (NIC) has sceptically welcomed today’s announcement of additional funding for infrastructure within the Murray Darling Basin. “The commitment to additional funding, and the achievement of water through infrastructure is welcome, but we are far from convinced that the government will be able to effectively remove the capacity constraints,” NIC CEO, Tom […] Read More…
New MDBA Modelling nothing more than a Political Pawn
The latest modelling from the MDBA is a political con job that has no basis in reality and will be used as a pawn in a political game to appease the South Australian Government. The CEO of the National Irrigators’ Council, Tom Chesson said the modelling released today is a political fix for a political […] Read More…
Slashing the Native Fish Strategy is Just Plain Odd
The latest decision to cut funding for the Native Fish Strategy is just another odd decision in a long line of questionable calls, the CEO of the National Irrigators’ Council (NIC), Tom Chesson said today. Mr Chesson said that when it comes to decision making for the environmental health of the Murray Darling Basin, contradictory […] Read More…
Déjà Vu as crocodiles in the Detail start to bite
News that the MDBA wants to change the Benchmark modelling it has used to calculate the amount of water it will recover from Basin communities is creating concern throughout the Basin,the CEO of the National Irrigators’ Council, Tom Chesson said today. “Changing the Benchmark modelling after the Basin Plan has been approved by the Parliament […] Read More…
Proposed Basin Plan Still a Solution in Search of a Problem
The National Irrigators’ Council (NIC) today said the latest incarnation of the proposed Basin Plan will leave many Basin Communities feeling they have been ignored again. NIC CEO, Tom Chesson said whilst there were some welcomed inclusions in the latest version of the proposed Basin Plan, the crocodiles lurking in the details were making support […] Read More…
MDBA opens consultation on SDLAM
The MDBA release the draft Determination for the SDLAM Reconcilation and has now opened consultation period until 1 November 2026.
The Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment Mechanism (SDLAM) reconciliation is a statutory requirement under the Basin Plan (2012) (the
Basin Plan). The MDBA are asking for feedback on the draft determination and the Authority’s proposed Sustainable Diversion Limit (SDL)
adjustments.
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Wednesday, 30th September between 10-11am MDBA presenters will bring together evidence, stakeholder feedback and emerging policy directions across a range of topics being examined through the review, including:
MDBA releases consultation material on Basin Plan Review
The MDBA have released consultation materials ahead of the upcoming Roundtable in Sydney - NIC will be attending.
This purpose of this pack outlines the emerging policy directions for the Basin Plan Review. It is intended to support further
engagement and does not represent settled positions or decisions. There will be six Rountable discussions on:
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The Pullman, O'Riordan St
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