Queensland
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0Our water, our life
A new report released this month shows how Aboriginal people in the northern basin have overwhelmingly ranked environmental watering as a significant factor in their lives.
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0The important role of environmental watering
Environmental water plays an important role in creating and maintaining a sustainable river system within the Murray–Darling Basin, but what is environmental water and what does it achieve? Environmental water is water used to achieve environmental outcomes within the Basin. These outcomes include benefits to ecosystem functions, biodiversity, water quality and water resource health. Essentially, […]
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0Water trading in the Murray-Darling Basin
Water trading in the Murray–Darling Basin is responsible for 95% of the volume of all water traded in Australia. The Basin’s water market is driven by user demand and supply. Users determine whether they need to buy or sell their water at a particular time, and the market price is a reflection of these demand and supply factors.
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0How water is allocated within the Basin
A diverse range of communities and industries rely on access to the Murray-Darling Basin’s water resources. Basin state governments are working together to ensure a balance is achieved between the water needs of communities, industries and the environment in order to maintain a healthy river system. As there is a limit on the amount of […]
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0Shaping sustainable diversion limits in the Basin
Ensuring a balance between the water needs of communities, industries and the environment is key to achieving a healthy Basin. Over the last few decades, overdevelopment within the Murray–Darling Basin led to more water being extracted from the catchment than could be replenished, and the overall health of the Basin was declining. The Basin Plan […]
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0What is a healthy river system?
We hear a lot about achieving a ‘healthy river system’ in the Murray–Darling Basin, but what actually is a healthy river system? What does a healthy Murray–Darling Basin look like? A healthy river system is one which supports all competing interests relying on its precious natural resource – water. One that supports the environment such […]
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0Investigating Progress in the Basin
The Murray–Darling Basin is a diverse and complex river system, with its different environments, communities and users constantly in a state of change. The Basin Plan was created to ensure a balance is achieved between the water made available for community, industry and environmental purposes. The recently released 2014-15 Basin Plan annual report highlights progress […]
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0Coastal Wetlands: capturing and storing carbon in Baratta Creek Catchment
Wetlands deliver a range of critical ecosystem services, including water filtration and purification, providing vital food and habitat resources for numerous species of recreationally and commercially important fish species, and providing significant protective buffers from extreme weather events. Recent research has also highlighted the impressive role that coastal wetlands play in capturing and storing atmospheric […]
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1Restoring riparian resilience in the Mary River
Over the past twenty years of operation,the focus of the Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee (MRCCC) has been working with landholders in the catchment to achieve both conservation and productivity gains. The freshwater and estuarine biodiversity in the 9600 km2 catchment is significant, with over 160 federally listed threatened species recorded. These include the Mary […]
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0A Strategic Approach for Sunshine Coast Catchments
The Sunshine Coast Council is committed to delivering well managed and maintained waterways, while striving to deliver its vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region. Council’s management approach is backed by a strong policy framework and supported by an active and environment-conscious community. Our community recognise the health of the region’s natural waterways and coastal […]