Talking Water - Tuesday 4 November 2025
This week's contents
Operations
- WaterWell Announcement - Additional 1% Resource Distribution
- Talking Water live data now available
Business
- 2025 AGM & Annual Report
- Restoring Murray Waterways - Wetland Watering EOI
- Moruya High School visit
Industry
- NSW DCCEEW Water Allocation Statement
- Understanding Farm Carbon Workshop - Cohuna
- Lessons from the Land webinar - The Cropping Session
Operational Update
Additional 1% Resource Distribution
As communicated yesterday, Murray Irrigation has announced a further 1 per cent Resource Distribution to eligible customers. This brings the cumulative Resource Distribution for the current season to 2 per cent.
This additional water has been automatically placed onto eligible customer accounts, which can be viewed via your Customer Portal.
Read the full company announcement below.
Talking Water live data now available
Murray Irrigation is pleased to launch a revamped resource providing customers access to live water data.
You can view this live data on our webpage below.
This revamped platform, which consolidates information previously published each week in Talking Water - such as water availability and deliveries, channel flow and Water Exchange sales figures - enables customers to obtain accurate water data in real time, and with greater ease.
The site offers a few additional features as well, including:
- WaterWell product data: Sustainability Product, Water Users Credit
- Water Exchange: 'Sold today' data
- Water Deliveries: Last 7 Days data (replacing YTD)
We hope customers find the information on this new platform useful in meeting your farming and business needs.
If you have any questions, please contact Murray Irrigation's Customer Experience Team on 1300 138 265.
In the meantime, 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
2025 AGM and Annual Report
We are pleased to share with you Murray Irrigation's Annual Report, ahead of our 2025 Annual General Meeting on Thursday 27 November.
With 2025 marking the company's 30th anniversary, we've produced this special commemorative edition honouring our past, celebrating our present and looking to the future.
Click on the button below to download a copy.
Meanwhile, the AGM details are as follows:
Place
Deniliquin RSL Club, 72 End Street; or
Online at: https://meetings.openbriefing.com/MILUAGM25
Time
10.00am (NSW time). Registrations will commence at 9.30am.
As part of this year's meeting, shareholders will be asked to vote on one resolution regarding the cancellation of shares resulting from applications by shareholders.
Shareholders who have an email address listed with the company will have received an email from our facilitator, MUFG, with instructions on how to vote, appoint a proxy and participate in the AGM online.
Shareholders who do not have an email address will receive this same information via post shortly.
Direct online voting opened this morning at 10.00am and will close on Tuesday 25 November at 10.00am.
All relevant information, including the Notice of Meeting, Murray Irrigation's 2025 Annual Report and instructions on how to attend and vote, can also 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
Restoring Murray Waterways - Wetland Watering EOI
Following the successful completion of Stage 4 of Muray Irrigation's environmental watering initiative, Restoring Murray Waterways (RMW), the company is now calling for Expressions of Interest (EOI) from local landholders to participate in the next phase of this project.
Over the past five years, Murray Irrigation has worked collaboratively with landholders across the footprint through the initial stages of RMW. This has enabled the increased environmental watering of 308km of creek systems and approximately 2,500 ha of private wetlands.
The company is now progressing into the Expansion Phase of the initiative, which aims to connect a further 10,000 ha of private wetlands once complete.
Involvement will generally involve civil works such as upgrades of outlets, channel clearing and crossings to facilitate watering and ongoing usage of the surrounding land.
Click on the button below for more information about this EOI, including a comprehensive fact sheet on what participating landholders can expect.
Moruya High School visit
Last week Murray Irrigation had the pleasure of showcasing our region's remarkable irrigation scheme to Year 12 Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Science and Food Tech students from NSW south coast-based Moruya High School.
The visit formed part of a school field trip giving students a firsthand look at the Murray River system and how it supplies water for irrigated agriculture, environmental conservation, and domestic use for communities located along Australia's longest river.
During a tour of the Yarrawonga Weir and the Mulwala offtake, we shared details of how our water delivery system works, the vast area it feeds, how modern technology has enhanced its operating efficiency, and how our network of channels and infrastructure is used to deliver water for the environment.
It was great to meet such a highly engaged group of students and help support their studies in this practical, hands-on way.
You can read more about the field trip below.
Industry News
NSW DCCEEW Water Allocation Statement
The NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) announced yesterday (Monday 3 November) a 2% increase for NSW Murray General Security water entitlements.
This brings the allocation total for the 2025-26 season to 20%.
You can read the full announcement below.
You can subscribe to DCCEEW's updates by email, or download its announcements here.
Understanding Farm Carbon Workshop - Cohuna
Join Dairy Australia’s Carbon Farming Extension Advisor, Scott Jardine, at this upcoming workshop designed to provide you with practical steps to calculate your farm's carbon footprint and manage on farm emissions.
Date: Thursday 6 November
Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm (AEDT)
Where: Bower Tavern, 59-61 King George Street, Cohuna
Cost: Free
Lessons from the Land webinar - The Cropping Session
Drought Adoption Officers are delivering a series of candid online webinars with practical insights and technical advice.
In this free webinar, NSW crop producers will share how they navigated the hardest decisions during drought including:
- Whether to sow or fallow
- Managing high input costs against uncertain rainfall
- How they used (or didn’t use) seasonal forecasts, crop modelling, and soil moisture data to guide choices.
You'll also hear about the changes they’ve made since — in rotations, varieties, and stubble management.
Whether you're facing another dry year, or reflecting on past seasons, this is a chance to learn from others who’ve been through it — and come out the other side with new insights.
Date: Today Tuesday 4 November
Time: 7.00pm - 8.30pm
