by Belle Kelly | Sep 30, 2026 | Media Releases, News
A new Commonwealth report into the Murray Darling Basin reveals why Red Gums are wilting and Regent Parrots are threatened, with only a little over half the purported benefits of an irrigator offset actually eventuating. In 2017, Commonwealth and state ministers cut...
by Anna McGuire | Aug 31, 2026 | News, Reports and Submissions
We recently made a submission to the review of the Water Act, the Commonwelath law that governs how water is managed in the Murray-Darling Basin. The Act provides an important framework for protecting and restoring rivers and wetlands and the review is a critical...
by Anna McGuire | Aug 18, 2026 | News
The Water Act is being reviewed and there is an opportunity to provide submissions by 31 August 2026. The Water Act provides an important framework for protecting rivers and wetlands in the Murray-Darling Basin and we encourage you to make a submission as this is a...
by Anna McGuire | Aug 6, 2026 | News
In July, in partnership with BirdLife Australia, we wrote to Federal Environment and Water Minister Murray Watt and to the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, Dr Simon Banks, calling for immediate action to protect bird populations in the Murray-Darling Basin...
by Belle Kelly | Aug 4, 2026 | Media Releases, News
Tuesday, August 4, 2026 Conservation and bird advocacy organisations are calling for an urgent national response to strengthen wetland resilience and protect vulnerable waterbird populations as H5N1 bird flu hits the Murray-Darling Basin. The call follows...
by Anna McGuire | Jul 9, 2026 | Media Releases, News
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 With H5 Bird Flu now confirmed in Australia, the Murray-Darling Conservation Alliance is calling for an emergency response to strengthen the resilience and health of critical wetland bird habitat across the Murray-Darling Basin. “The already...
