Murray–Darling Basin Authority - Organisations

Independent assessment of the 2018–19 fish deaths in the Lower Darling by...

In January 2019, the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources (the Minister) requested an independent panel be established to assess the fish deaths of 2018–19 in the lower...

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Stocktake and options for improving connectivity in the northern Murray–Darling Basin

This report presents a stocktake and analysis of completed, current and proposed activities and initiatives which focus on improving longitudinal surface water connectivity...

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The SDL Assessment: Technical Methods

A series of documents produced by the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) to describe various aspects of the technical methods that have contributed to the Sustainable...

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Review of water quality management in the Northern Murray–Darling Basin

This report evaluates the roles and responsibilities, legislative frameworks, and management practices related to water quality, with a specific focus on extreme events. It...

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First Nations participation in environmental watering

Each year, the Murray−Darling Basin Authority reports on how First Nations’ values and uses were considered in the planning and delivery of water for the environment in the...

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2025 Basin-wide environmental watering strategy

The Basin-wide environmental watering strategy, first published in 2014 and updated in 2019 and 2025, builds on the environmental objectives in the Basin Plan. The Basin-wide...

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Basin Plan Evaluation 2017

The 2017 evaluation of the Basin Plan is a health check on Basin Plan progress five years in. The Basin Plan’s monitoring and evaluation program requires five yearly reporting...

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The 2020 Basin Plan Evaluation

The 2020 Basin Plan Evaluation (the Evaluation) was conducted 8 years after the Basin Plan came into effect and 3 years since the 2017 Evaluation – it is the most extensive...

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Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Capability Assessment

Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) engaged a consultant (Alluvium) to assist with this assessment and prepare a report to:

describe the current state (maturity) of...

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2025 Murray–Darling Basin Outlook – report

The 2025 Murray–Darling Basin Outlook provides a forward-looking assessment of how climate change will shape the Basin’s environmental, First Nations, social and economic future...

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The future of climate and water availability in the Murray–Darling Basin:...

The 2025 Sustainable Yields assess the future of climate and water availability in the Murray–Darling Basin. SY 2025 builds on the processes and lessons learned from SY 2009 and...

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Looking back to move forward

This report evidences the years of advocacy and work undertaken by Basin First Nations, who continue to fight for their water rights. Together, First Nations peoples have...

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2025 Sustainable Rivers Audit

The 2025 Sustainable Rivers Audit (2025 SRA) examines the current environmental, Cultural, social and economic conditions of the Murray–Darling Basin (the Basin) and how these...

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2025 Basin Plan Evaluation – report

The 2025 Basin Plan Evaluation (BPE) assesses the Basin Plan’s achievements and implementation process. It builds on previous evaluations undertaken in 2017 and 2020. The...

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Basin Plan 5 yearly schedule 12 reports 2024

These reports have been submitted as part of statutory reporting under Schedule 12 of the Basin Plan by Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA), Department of Climate Change,...

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