Talking Water - Tuesday 13 January 2026
Welcome to Talking Water 2026
Happy New Year and welcome to the first edition of
Talking Water for 2026.
We hope you enjoyed the festive season. Here's to a successful and productive year ahead.
This week's contents
Operations
- Talking Water Data
Business
- Pot 'n' Parma evenings a roaring success
- Data security incident
Industry
- Rice Industry Scholarships
- Farm Business Coaching Program
Operational Update
Talking Water live data
Live data for Murray Irrigation water delivery, channel flow, Water Exchange temporary trade and DCCEEW water allocations is available on our Talking Water Data webpage 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
Pot 'n' Parma evenings a roaring success
Murray Irrigation extends a warm thank you to everyone who turned out to our recent Pot 'n' Parma customer events at Wakool, Pretty Pine and Finley.
We were delighted to have a total 144 people - including 35 children - join us over the course of the three events, which were hosted by our Customer Experience team as a way of thanking the Murray Irrigation community for its support throughout the year.
The gatherings proved the perfect setting for customers to celebrate the end of harvest, start the holiday period, and catch up with Customer Experience team members in a relaxed and social atmosphere.
Many guests indicated how much they enjoyed being able to finally 'put faces to the names' of the Murray Irrigation staff they speak with over the phone.
The response to these family friendly get-togethers surpassed all expectation, and Murray Irrigation looks forward to creating more such opportunities moving forward.
Data security incident
As communicated in our 19 December Company Announcement, Murray Irrigation has commissioned an external investigator to examine a data security incident involving some personal information of certain Landholders being unintentionally made visible.
This incident was not a result of malicious cyber activity. Further information can be found in the related Company Announcement below:
Murray Irrigation is currently awaiting the results of the external investigator's preliminary findings, and expects to be able to release an update to affected Landholders later this week.
For further information, please contact the Customer Experience team on 1300 138 265.
Industry News
Rice Industry Scholarships
Applications for the 2026 Ricegrowers' Association of Australia Rice Industry Scholarships are now open.
If you’re passionate about the rice industry and will be in your second or subsequent year of tertiary study in 2026, don’t miss your chance to apply.
The Greg Graham Memorial Scholarship and the Peter Connor Book Award offer $10,000 and $3,000 respectively. These scholarships are both designed to provide financial support to help you achieve your goals.
Applications close Friday, 30 January 2026.
Farm Business Coaching Program
The Farm Business Coaching Program is designed to support participants to develop or update existing farm business plans through providing individually tailored professional support and advice.
The coaching program offers subsidised access to professional business coaches who will deliver both on-farm support and group workshops to prepare you and your business for the risks and challenges the industry faces.
Business coaching will:
- Give you the knowledge and tools needed to get the most out of your farming business.
- Improve your financial skills and, in the process, teach you new ways to build the financial viability of your business.
- Offer new skills and techniques to build your own personal resilience, to help you focus on opportunities and be equipped to deal with challenges.
- Improve your confidence in making business decisions and managing farm risk.
Delivery methods are tailored to your needs to ensure that learning and support is available no matter where you are.
