Talking Water - Tuesday 3 November 2026

This week's contents

Murray Irrigation AGM

• Online voting now open

Operations

• Talking Water Data

Business

• Basin Plan - SDLAM
• Murray Irrigation launches 2026/27 Learn To Swim Program
  

Industry

• Denimein LHA AGM this Thursday
• Latest NSW DCCEEW Water Allocation Announcement
• Recent changes to NSW Regulated Murray WSP
• NSW Murray Valley Unregulated WSP - Assessment of Extraction Rate Compliance

Community

• Community in Focus - 'Just A Farmer' community wellbeing event 
• Deniliquin Multi-Cultural Gathering 

Online voting is now open, ahead of Murray Irrigation's 20206 Annual General Meeting on 19 November 2026. 

Shareholders are being asked to vote on three resolutions, which are unanimously supported by the Murray Irrigation Board. 

Two relate to the ratification of Independent Directors, Sam Tainsh and Fiona Jolly, to the Board for four-year terms respectively.

Shareholders can find out more about these two candidates in the below videos and reading material. 

The third resolution regards the cancellation of shares resulting from applications made by shareholders.

Voting information 

Shareholders will have received an email last week from our facilitator, MUFG, with instructions on how to vote, appoint a proxy and participate in the AGM online. 

If you are yet to receive this information, please check your Spam or Junk Email folder in case it has been misdirected. If the email is still missing, please contact our Customer Experience team for assistance. 

Shareholders who do not have an email address should also by now have received this same information via post. Again, please contact our Customer Experience team if you are yet to receive this information. 

Key voting dates 
 

Online voting is open now until 10:00am on Tuesday 17 November 2026. Click on the button below to submit your vote (it takes less than a minute!). 

Completed Voting/Proxy Forms must be returned to the Company by 10.00am on Tuesday 17 November 2026. 
 

Shareholders who are attending the AGM, either in person or online, will be able to vote directly during the meeting: 

Date: Thursday 19 November 2026
Place: Deniliquin RSL Club or online at: https://meetings.openbriefing.com/MILUAGM26 
Time: 10.00am (NSW time). Registrations will commence at 9.30am. 

More information 

All relevant AGM information, including the Notice of Meeting, Murray Irrigation's 2026 Annual Report and instructions on how to attend and vote, can be found on our Company webpage below. 

If shareholders have any questions, please contact the Company Secretary on:
 
T. 1300 138 265
E. companysecretary@murrayirrigation.com.au 

Operational Update

Submissions have now closed on the Murray-Darling Basin Authority's (MDBA) draft Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment Mechanism (SDLAM) findings. 

The MDBA has found that some SDLAM projects have not been delivered as promised, and Basin governments will now need to decide how to respond.

Murray Irrigation's submission is available below.

In our submission, Murray Irrigation recommends the following:

• In the final package of advice that will go to the Federal Water Minister, Murray Watt, the MDBA should consider including a Plain English summary of what a SDLAM gap could mean for southern Basin irrigation communities (i.e. governments could choose to pursue further environmental water recovery).
• Suggestions for how SDLAM, and similar projects can be supported to continue. Our suggestions would also allow for the full benefits of these projects to be formally recognised under the Basin Plan, making any further environmental water recovery unnecessary.

The MDBA's final SDLAM advice is due with Minister Watt before 31 December 2026.

Murray Irrigation launches 2026/27 Learn To Swim Program 

Swimming season is upon us once more, and Murray Irrigation is pleased to again be offering Learn To Swim funding to schools and swimming clubs across the footprint.

Under this popular long running program, the Company contributes $10 towards every child who completes an accredited learn to swim activity.

We are incredibly proud to support children each year master lifelong skills that will help keep them safe around water. 

Find out more in our media release below. 

Murray Irrigation's Learn to Swim Program is made possible each year through the support of our customers.

Industry News

Denimein LHA AGM this Thursday 

A reminder that the Denimein Landholder Association is hosting its Annual General Meeting this Thursday 5 November. 

The meeting will be held at the Pretty Pine Recreation Reserve, Edward Street, commencing at 6.30pm.

Contact Jon Gatacre for enquiries: denimeinlha@gmail.com  Reserve, Edward Street 

Latest NSW DCCEEW Water Allocation Announcement 

Subscribe to NSW DCCEEW updates by email and download its announcements here.

Recent changes to NSW Regulated Murray Water Sharing Plan 

The Regulated Murray Water Sharing Plan (WSP) is currently the focus of review and remake by the NSW Government.

This work is a requirement under NSW legislation.

The new version of the WSP is scheduled to commence in July 2028, and a draft of the new WSP will be available for public review and comment in the coming months.

Ahead of this process, the NSW Government has recently made some changes to the existing Regulated Murray WSP, which it describes as 'administrative'. 

A summary of these changes is available here and here.

A recent DCCEEW-NSW webinar explaining this process, and why it has been undertaken, can be viewed here.

Murray Irrigation staff are currently reviewing this material to ensure any potential negative implications are properly understood.

Identified risks that staff believe require attention will be incorporated into the Company's approach to the broader review/remake process scheduled for completion in 2028.

NSW Murray Valley Unregulated Water Sharing Plan 

DCCEEW-NSW is currently undertaking work to determine if extraction rates are compliant with the Long-Term Average Annual Extraction Limit (LTAAEL) defined in the Unregulated Murray WSP. This will involve a three-step process:

• Determine a specific number for the LTAAEL, based on the existing definition in the WSP.
• Develop a method to assess current take.
• Commence compliance assessment.

Targeted consultation on this process is currently being undertaken for licence-holders who may be affected. 

In-person sessions will be held in Deniliquin on the morning of Thursday 12 November and an online webinar will be held on the afternoon of Monday 16 November. 

You can find out more, and register for either session here. 

There is also a survey available at the above link. Completing it will help DCCEEW-NSW to undertake this particular piece of policy work.

Community News

'Just A Farmer' community wellbeing event 

This latest Community in Focus feature recounts the story behind the 'Just A Farmer' community film screening, held at Tocumwal in August.
 
Find out how what started out as a simple idea by a local resident grew into a successful community wellbeing event with support from the Southern Riverina Wellbeing Collaborative; the benefits of which are continuing to reverberate. 
 
It's a wonderful yarn that portrays the inspiring things that can happen when there is a will and a way.

Murray Irrigation was proud to be a major sponsor of this event, providing funding through our 2026 Community Sponsorship Program. 
 
The Company's annual sponsorship program is made possible through the support of our customers. 

Deniliquin Multi-Cultural Gathering

Enjoy delicious food, meet new friends, and celebrate the many cultures that make the Deni community vibrant and welcoming.

When: This Saturday 7 November
Where: Deniliquin RSL Park
Time: 12.00pm 

Bring along a plate of food to share.