Today’s mostly full opening water allocations reflect the state’s continued good water availability following consecutive wet years. This is good news for licenced water users, who will see most entitlements nearing maximum allowable levels.

The NSW Government is continuing to stride forward on its Murray-Darling Basin Plan commitments by opening up applications for on-farm efficiency projects to help deliver more water back to the environment.

Native fish in the MacIntyre River will soon be swimming further downstream and upstream thanks to work now underway to remove a concrete structure that is blocking fish migration, helping to reinstate waterways that allow fish to flourish.

The 2024-25 NSW Budget paves the way for decisive action on water quality in the Far West by delivering $25 million to establish the Restoring the Darling-Baaka River Program.

The NSW Government will soon kick off work to stabilise and restore a rapidly eroding riverbed in the Macquarie Marshes to help improve environmental water delivery to a critical Ramsar-listed wetland.