Water news

Six yarning circles were held recently along the Lower Murray from Tailem Bend to Meningie where the Ngarrindjeri community came together to share their experience and knowledge around water management and the River Murray.

The nine-year Riverine Recovery Project has released its final report today detailing the significant environmental benefits delivered by the project to wetlands and floodplains along the River Murray in South Australia.

River Murray water users and the general public can now access daily data on volumes of water released through the barrages in South Australia – all at the click of a mouse button.

The third in a series of community workshops to discuss ways to reinstate natural habitat conditions in Bookmark Creek was held in Renmark last week, with targeted community members able to view and discuss conceptual designs for the first time.

Coorong fishers are reporting signs of the slow recovery to parts of the iconic wetland thanks largely to the delivery of water for the environment.