Talking Water - Tuesday 1 July 2025
This week's contents
July Shareholder Meetings
- RSVPs now open
Operations
- Welcome to the new season - Water Exchange, Transfers and Customer Portal open
- Barmah Choke Trade opportunity
- Talking Water data
Business
- Member Director nominations open
- June Board Meeting update
- IPART pricing determination update
- Sponsorship applications now closed
Industry
- NSW DCCEEW Season opening allocation announcement
- West Berriquin LHA AGM
- Blighty Cotton Seed & Sales Info Session
July Shareholder Meetings - RSVPs open
The first of Murray Irrigation's July Shareholder Meetings commenced at Wakool earlier today.
Thank you to shareholders who attended, and to those who have RSVP'd to date.
These shareholder events have been organised in locations across the footprint, finishing at Berrigan on 23 July.
If you are interested in attending one of these meetings and are yet to RSVP, a full listing is available below. Secure your place by selecting the relevant link in the 'RSVP' column and following the prompts.
| Day | Time | Town | Venue | RSVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 2/7 | 9.00am | Deniliquin | Murray Irrigation Board Room | RSVP here |
| Thurs 3/7 | 9.00am | Lalalty | Lalalty District Hall | RSVP here |
| Thurs 3/7 | 2.00pm | Finley | Finley Country Club | RSVP here |
| Mon 7/7 | 9.00am | Bunnaloo | Bunnaloo Hall | RSVP here |
| Mon 7/7 | 2.00pm | Moulamein | Moulamein Bowling Club | RSVP here |
| Tues 8/7 | 9:30am | Wakool | Wakool Services Club | RSVP here |
| Wed 9/7 | 9.00am | Finley | Murray Irrigation Board Room | RSVP here |
| Wed 9/7 | 2:00pm | Blighty | Blighty Pub | RSVP here |
| Mon 14/7 | 9:30am | Noorong | Noorong Community Centre | RSVP here |
| Tues 15/7 | 9.00am | Jerilderie | Jerilderie Sports Club | RSVP here |
| Tues 15/7 | 2.00pm | Logie Brae | Central Coree Community Centre | RSVP here |
| Wed 16/7 | 9:30am | Pretty Pine | Pretty Pine Community Hall | RSVP here |
| Wed 23/7 | 9:30am | Berrigan | Royal Hotel | RSVP here |
Please note, some meetings may be cancelled if there is insufficient interest. In this case, affected shareholders will be notified and asked to attend a meeting at another location of their choice.
Further information on Murray Irrigation's July Shareholder Meetings can be found on our company website below.
Operational Update
Welcome to the new season - Water Exchange, Transfers amd Customer Portal open
The Customer Portal, the Water Exchange (WEX), internal and external transfers have reopened today, Tuesday 1 July.
Your Customer Portal gives you 24/7 access to:
- Water ordering
- Buying and selling temporary water on the Water Exchange
- Maintenance year for all your outlets
- Your Water Allocation Report, and
- Internal transfers of temporary water and delivery entitlements to and from Murray Irrigation accounts.
If you need a hand using the Customer Portal, give us a call on 1300 138 265 or drop into our office.
Barmah Choke Trade opportunity
Murray Irrigation will accept applications on WaterNSW Barmah Choke trade forms from 9.00am today (Tuesday 1 July) to 12 noon Wednesday 2 July 2025 to enable processing and submission to WaterNSW.
WaterNSW advises it will be accepting Barmah Choke trade applications during a submission window from 7.00am to 2.00pm on Wednesday 2 July 2025.
Please be aware that Murray Irrigation and WaterNSW fees associated with the applications are non-refundable, including instances where the application is unsuccessful, withdrawn, or incomplete.
Eligible applications submitted for the Barmah Choke trade opportunity will be processed by WaterNSW from Thursday 3 July 2025, as per the new protocol.
Please review the protocol, the NSW Temporary Trade Procedure, Frequently Asked Questions and direct any questions to the WaterNSW Water Trade team at Water.Trade@waternsw.com.au or by calling 1300 662 077.
More information from WaterNSW is available here and from the MDBA here.
Talking Water data 01/07/2025
All the detailed data for Murray Irrigation delivery, channel flow, Water Exchange temporary trade and DCCEEW water allocations is available on our company web page below.
To see the latest data for Murray system storages and rivers, including dam heights, visit the Murray Darling Basin Authority's River data page.
Additional resources
MDBA weekly report
NSW Water allocation statements
Rainfall and evaporation
Barmah Choke trade balance
The information and data provided in Talking Water is for general reference purposes only. We take best endeavours to ensure accuracy.
Business News
Member Director nominations now open
Nominations for two Member Director vacancies on Murray Irrigation's Board of Directors are now open.
Candidates have until 5.00pm on Tuesday 29 July 2025 to submit their nomination.
Eligible nominees must be either shareholders (Members) of Murray Irrigation or an authorised representative of a company which is a member of Murray Irrigation.
The successful candidates will be appointed for a four-year term, commencing at the conclusion of the 2025 Annual General Meeting.
The Candidate Nomination Form has been updated as of 9.00am this morning, and can be found here.
Alternatively, the nomination form, together with additional information regarding the requirements for prospective nominees, and information relating to the roles and responsibilities of Directors, is also set out on the Murray Irrigation website below.
If you have any enquiries, please contact Murray Irrigation on 1300 138 265 or email: companysecretary@murrayirrigation.com.au
June Board Meeting update
Murray Irrigation held its latest Board Meeting last Thursday 26 June.
Directors discussed a number of topics during this meeting, including:
- 2024-25 financials and end of year water delivery numbers
- Code of Conduct and Member Director Nominations
- 'Water Solutions' pilot.
You can find more information about the June Board Meeting in the below Chair Update.
Further detail on these topics, and others, will be provided during the July Shareholder Meetings which have commenced today.
IPART pricing determination update
IPART has released its Final Decision for WaterNSW charges. You can read the Final Decision below.
IPART has decided to set a one-year determination for WaterNSW. From 1 July 2025, bulk water charges will increase by 8.2%, and MDBA pass through charges will increase by 3%. IPART had initially proposed that all charges would be capped at CPI for three years, alongside an immediate one-off increase of 1.9% to cover WaterNSW’s proposed safety costs. IPART is intending to immediately commence a new pricing review for WaterNSW, which is expected to run for twelve months.
Alongside this, IPART has been seeking feedback on its Draft Decision for the Water Administration Ministerial Corporation (WAMC) price review.
In this regard, IPART is proposing a three-year pricing determination period, and pricing increases of at least 5%.You can read the full Draft Decision below.
Murray Irrigation has provided a submission to IPART on its WAMC Draft Decision, which you can read further below. We introduce this submission with a one-page response to IPART’s Final Decision for WaterNSW.
Critically, IPART has highlighted that both WaterNSW and WAMC should be subject to substantive price structure reviews that are ideally conducted independently. Murray Irrigation is highly supportive of these activities taking place. You can read our advice to IPART on how this work should be conducted in our WAMC submission
(below).
Sponsorship program applications now closed
Applications for Murray Irrigation's 2025 sponsorship program closed on Sunday 29 June.
We have received an overwhelming response to this year's funding round, and extend our thanks to everyone who has submitted an application.
Our Review Panel will commence reviewing the submissions shortly, with the successful recipients to be announced in mid-July.
Thanks again to our customers, whose support makes Murray Irrigation's annual sponsorship activities possible.
Industry News
NSW DCCEEW Season opening allocation announcement
The NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) has announced an opening allocation for General Security of 1% for the NSW Murray today.
You can read the full announcement below.
You can subscribe to DCCEEW's updates by email and download its announcements here.
West Berriquin Landholders Association AGM
The West Berriquin Landholders Association is hosting its Annual General Meeting tonight (Tuesday 1 July).
Member for Murray, Helen Dalton, will be guest speaker.
The meeting will be held at the Deni Ute Muster HQ, Conargo Road, commencing at 6.00pm.
Blighty Cotton Seed & Sales Info Session
Hosted by Cotton Seed Distributors Ltd, this information session provides practical, up-to-date information to help cotton growers plan for the season ahead with confidence.
Each session will include:
- Commercial information (variety availability, pricing, seed treatments, timelines).
- Local variety and agronomy trial insights.
- Irrigation IQ with Goanna.
- Maverick Spray Advisory supporting best practice and all things within INCYT’s one central dashboard.
Date: Thursday 3 July
Time:11.00am
Location: Blighty Hotel
