Talking Water - Tuesday 5 August 2025
This week's contents
Operations
- WaterWell product announcement - Sustainability Product
- 2025-26 Season Operations
- Guaranteed water delivery dates
- Talking Water data
Business
- Member Director candidates announced
Industry
- NSW DCCEEW water allocation announcement
- Cotton Australia tour
- AgriWomen Connect Workshop - Conargo
Operational Update
WaterWell product announcement - Sustainability Product
As announced earlier this afternoon, Expressions of Interest (EOI) for Murray Irrigation’s Sustainability Product open tomorrow, Wednesday 6 August 2025, at 9.00am.
80GL of water is available at $190 per megalitre under this EOI - which closes at 5.00pm on Wednesday 13 August 2025.
Read the Sustainability Product announcement below for full details.
2025-26 Season Operations
Murray Irrigation's 2025-26 Season Operating Plan is now available on our website
(and also below). This plan explains the Modes of Operation and how the water delivery year operates.
Regular Operations will commence in Mode 2 – Dry. This mode enables water savings and efficient operation of the system whilst providing moderate flexibility to customers with up to four days' order notification required.
To understand the service levels provided to customers, the Season Operating Plan should be read in conjunction with Murray Irrigation's Customer Service Charter
(also below).
Guaranteed water delivery dates
Guaranteed delivery dates for both Maintenance and Non-Maintenance areas are listed below.
2025 Maintenance Areas:
2025 Non-Maintenance Areas:
Talking Water data 05/08/2025
All the detailed data for Murray Irrigation delivery, channel flow, Water Exchange temporary trade and DCCEEW water allocations 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
Member Director candidates announced
As announced in yesterday's (Monday 4 August) Shareholder Update, Murray Irrigation has received four eligible nominations for two Member Director positions on the company’s Board.
The Member Director election will be conducted via an electronic voting platform between 9:00am on Monday, 1 September 2025 and 9:00am on Monday, 29 September 2025.
The candidates (whose order was determined by random draw) are:
- Michael Clark
- Brendan Barry
- Phillip Snowden
- Lachlan Marshall
Details on how to vote, together with each candidate statement, will be sent to all shareholders and made available on the company’s website prior to voting commencing at 9:00am on Monday, 1 September 2025.
To be eligible to vote, shareholders must either have paid all accounts presently due and payable, or be a party to a payment arrangement with the company by 5:00pm on Thursday, 28 August 2025.
Read the announcement in full below.
Industry News
NSW DCCEEW water allocation announcement
The NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) announced on Friday 1 August a 1% increase for NSW Murray General Security water entitlements.
This takes the allocation total for the 2025-26 season to 2%.
You can subscribe to receive DCCEEW Water Allocation updates by email and download its announcement history here.
Grower's Voice and Carbon Chat Tour
Cotton Australia and the Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) are heading to Blighty as part of their tour to seek feedback from growers and industry on a number of topics that together will shape the industry’s future.
When: Thursday 21 August
Where: Blighty Hotel
Time: 9.00am - 12.00pm (lunch and drinks will follow)
The session will include short updates on key areas of work happening across the industry, followed by feedback sessions on each topic where growers can have their say:
- Adam Kay, Cotton Australia CEO – What’s the traceability research telling us, and what’s next
- Allan Williams, CRDC Executive Director – an update on the current myBMP review and what it means for growers
- Brooke Summers, Cotton to Market (Cotton Australia) – why Human Rights are important, and what we’re doing about social compliance
- Meredith Conaty, CRDC General Manager Innovation – critical updates on the industry data platform.
Participants will also have the chance to take part in a practical carbon workshop led by CottonInfo’s Carbon Technical Lead, Jon Welsh, which will cover:
- How carbon strategies can support your bottom line
- What CRDC is doing to close the knowledge gap
- Real opportunities to make climate-smart farming work on your farm.
AgriWomen Connect: Soil, Stock and Sustainability - Conargo
Are you a woman in ag passionate about the future of farming?
Local Land Services' latest AgriWomen Connect workshop is focused on on sustainable farming practices, innovative technologies, and the latest agricultural research.
Date: Thursday 21 August
Time: 9.30am - 2.30pm
Location: 'Oakville', 676 Mabins Well Road, Conargo
Topics will include:
- Farm business management
- Natural capital
- Soil science (including a hands-on soil pit activity in a paddock)
- Livestock nutrition and research.
