The latest findings from the Victorian government's Goulburn to Murray trade review will be discussed on a webinar later this month.
The fourth in the Agriculture Victoria irrigation webinar series the "Goulburn to Murray trade and Murray delivery risk" webinar will be held on March 24.
Agriculture Victoria senior irrigation extension officer Rob O'Connor said the webinar would discuss recent developments in the Goulburn to Murray Trade Review and the latest findings on changing delivery risk in the Murray system.
"These developments and findings have implications for future water volumes supplied to key southern Murray-Darling Basin irrigation areas and the lower Murray," Mr O'Connor said.
The webinar will cover:
- Recent developments in the Goulburn to Murray Trade Review including the soon-to-be released regulatory impact statement that proposes long-term changes to trade and operating rules, which are scheduled to come into effect on July 1.
- Recent findings about Murray River delivery risk including how the key drivers of delivery risk are changing and what's being done about it
- What this all means for Victorian irrigators and actions that can be taken to be better prepared
- The impact of these developments and the associated management strategies on valuable ecological sites
The expert speaker will be Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Retail Water Markets and Entitlements manager Joe Banks.
Mr Banks and his team are over-seeing the Goulburn to Murray Trade Review and preparing for public consultation during March and April.
They are also leading Victoria's work on managing delivery risks, including contributing to the recently published 'Managing Delivery Risks in the River Murray System' report.
To register in advance for this webinar, go to https://bit.ly/AgVicWMW4.
Andrew Miller
I'm a general reporter with Stock & Land, with a special interest in irrigation issues. I completed my cadetship, with the Age, in 1980. Over my career, I've worked for ABC radio news (Mt Isa, Qld) and at provincial and suburban newspapers.
I'm a general reporter with Stock & Land, with a special interest in irrigation issues. I completed my cadetship, with the Age, in 1980. Over my career, I've worked for ABC radio news (Mt Isa, Qld) and at provincial and suburban newspapers.
