Talking Water -Tuesday 19 September, 2023

This week's contents

Operations

• Daylight savings and water orders
• Casual usage charges
• Water Delivery Performance
• Talking Water data to 19 September

Business

• Customer Information Sessions
• Drainage system feedback sought
• Member Director election   
  

Industry

• Canola field day
• Herbicide Resistance Workshop
  

Operational Update

Daylight savings and water orders

Daylight savings commences on Sunday, 1 October 2023. 

This means that if you are placing an order to end after this date, the ordering system will automatically increase the order by an hour to the normal finish time to enable lodgement. 

Our team will manually adjust all operating orders ending after 1 October to the correct operating time for the channel system. 

For more information, please don't hesitate to call us on 1300 138 265 or email: customersupport@murrayirrigation.com.au

Casual usage charges

To avoid casual usage fees, remember to check your 'DE Transfer Limit' available on your Customer Portal, Water Allocation page. 

If your DE transfer limit is negative, you can trade in or purchase annual delivery entitlements on the Water Exchange. 

Casual usage fees are applied to your quarterly invoice when the megalitre usage is greater than 120% of the annual delivery entitlements on your account. 

For more on tiered usage fees, you can check out our Schedule of Charges.

Water Delivery Performance - 11/09/2023 to 17/09/2023

Talking Water data  19/09/2023

All the detailed data for Murray Irrigation allocations, delivery, channel flow and Water Exchange temporary trade data is available on our company web page below. 

To see the latest data for Murray system storages and rivers, 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 Update

Customer Information Sessions

Thank you to everyone who participated in Murray Irrigation's Customer Information Sessions last week.
 
These events attracted a pleasing turnout, with more than 160 customers joining us over the course of three sessions held at Deniliquin, Finley and Wakool.
 
Your keen interest in the direction that Murray Irrigation is undertaking to deliver long-term stability to the business is very much appreciated. 
 
There were a number of issues and questions raised throughout the three meetings. Key themes across all the meetings centred around shareholder consultation throughout the business review process, the fund size, company investments and the temporary sales of water. We thank you for coming prepared with your questions and concerns and we will be responding to all the questions raised in the coming weeks. 
       
Your views and questions are important to us. If you have any more questions or feedback relating to the business review and/or the Board's chosen strategy for long-term financial stability, please feel free to call us on 1300 138 265 or email: review@murrayirrigation.com.au



Member Director election has passed the halfway mark

We are now just over halfway into Murray Irrigation's 2023 Member Director election. 
 
Shareholders have until 9.00am AEDT Monday 2 October 2023 to cast their vote for three Member Director positions that are available on the company’s Board .

The five candidates who are contesting this year’s ballot are (order has been determined by random draw): 



• Brendan Barry
• Ryan Gleeson
• Troy Mauger
• Noel Baxter
• Steven Fawns

We are conducting this year's ballot electronically using independent third-party provider, Vero Voting. If you are yet to receive your voting details, please contact Vero Voting on T: 1300 702 898 (between 10.30am and 7.00pm AEST). If calling outside of these hours, you will be able to leave a message with your contact number and a Vero Voting representative will return your call.

A 'How to vote' instruction guide is available on our website to help step you through the process.   

Shareholders who may not have internet access are more than welcome to drop-in to our Deniliquin or Finley office between 8.30am and 5.00pm, Monday to Friday, to cast their vote.
 
Further information about our 2023 Member Direction election, including candidate statements, our 'How to vote' guide, frequently asked questions and how Murray Irrigation’s optional preferential voting system works, can be found on Murray Irrigation's website.

Industry News

International conference coal field day

Canola trials, disease management tactics, farming systems insights and key data from the Grains Research and Development’s (GRDC) National Variety Trials will be on offer to growers and agronomists as part of a canola focused field day being hosted at Wagga Wagga's Agricultural Institute on 22 September.

Highlights of this day-long event include: 

• Exclusive demonstration variety trials from nine leading canola companies.
• Insight into the GRDC Canola National Variety Trial.
• A deep dive into the NSW DPI Research Experiments focusing on Canola, Pathology, and Farming Systems.
• Official launch of the 'Canola in Australia: 21st Century Progress Book'.

Free Herbicide Resistance Workshop

Seize the opportunity on 4 October to hear from experts about herbicide resistance across the region. 

Researchers John Broster and Peter Boutsalis will discuss the survey findings of resistant species while local Weedsmart agronomist, Greg Condon, will share various strategies that can be used to reduce the overall weed burden.

The event will also include an Agrifutures Research Update and a field walk to the Riverine Plains and Uncle Toby's research paddock, looking into practices that aim to reduce ryegrass populations over time.