Talking Water - Tuesday 29 October, 2024
This week's contents
Operations
- Talking Water data
Business
- Board Meeting update
- 2024 AGM - Save the date
Industry
- Resilient Landscapes grants
- Riverine Plains Ladies Luncheon
- Understanding Farm Carbon Workshop - Barooga
Operational Update
Talking Water data 29/10/2024
All the detailed data for Murray Irrigation allocations, delivery, channel flow and Water Exchange temporary trade 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
October Board Meeting update
Murray Irrigation's Board held its latest Board meeting last Wednesday 23 October.
The agenda items included the company's upcoming Annual General Meeting, updates from various Board committees and feedback from September’s Shareholder discussion groups.
Chair Phil Snowden provides a rundown in his Board meeting update below.
Industry News
Resilient Landscapes Grants Program
Applications are now open for the Resilient Landscapes Grants Program.
The program funds projects that focus on achieving and measuring transformational change and impact at landscape scale, identify tipping points or thresholds, and demonstrate practices, technologies or approaches to improve management of natural capital and enable farmers to be prepared for, and have the capacity and diversity of options to respond to, drought.
- $40 million is available through an open competitive grant process.
- Grant funding is available for applicants that have formed a consortium.
- Individual projects must be valued between $2 million up to $6 million and undertaken from 2025 until 2030.
Applications close on 19 November at 9.00pm (AEDT).
To apply and to access the Grant Opportunity Guidelines and other relevant program information, visit the Community Grants hub below.
Riverine Plains Ladies Luncheon - Save the date
Riverine Plains is hosting its annual Ladies Luncheon on Saturday 15 February, 2025, at the picturesque St Leonard’s Vineyard in Wahgunyah.
The luncheon will feature two inspiring leaders in agribusiness: award-winning entrepreneur Ros Vodusek from Rich Glen, and Jacquie Koschitzke, who is a local farmer and founder of health food business, Meraki.
Understanding Farm Carbon Workshop - Barooga
Murray Dairy is hosting a workshop to enable better understanding of greenhouse gas emissions (or the carbon number) on dairy farms.
Workshop outcomes include gaining a solid understanding of the drivers of greenhouse gas emissions, industry emissions reduction targets and exploring practical steps for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Date: Wednesday 18 December
Time: 10.00am - 2.00pm
Location: Barooga Sports Club
