Welcome to the Irrigation Webinar Series recordings page Below you will find links to each recording as they become available. Webinar 18: 2025 Water Supply and Demand in the Southern Murray Darling Basin (April 2026) Webinar 16: New approach to delivery rights in Victoria: Place of take approvals framework Webinar [...]
7 December 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79uNUuRme5I GOULBURN INTER-VALLEY TRADE New interim policy arrangements have been implemented for Goulburn inter-valley trade (IVT) during 2021-22. These new arrangements affect the over-all volume and the timing of water trade through the year, from the Goulburn to the Murray system. Over-all volume: About [...]
1 July 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd9XZNDM0wU Key messages: Compared to historical records, the following has been observed: Higher temperatures Reductions in winter rainfall Some increases in summer rainfall In some catchments, a shift in the streamflow response to rainfall In the future we can expect: The winter rainfall reductions to [...]
Policy arrangements for Goulburn inter-valley water trade have changed significantly for 2021-22. This webinar will discuss the 2021-22 arrangements and the implications for Goulburn inter-valley trade (IVT) this year. An update will also be provided on the Murray delivery shortfall risks for this season. When Tuesday, 7 December. 1 – [...]
30 April 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUFxfV5Xv1Y Key messages: Last summer’s La Nina reduced irrigation demand The MDBA active storage is at 45% (this time last year active storage was at 27%) Other storages are generally at or above average The Bureau of Meteorology climate forecast is currently neutral for the [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64rCAfBo0UU Key messages: The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) have conducted a review of inter-valley trade between the Goulburn and Murray. Delivery risks on the Lower Murray are increasing for several reasons, including that total deliveries (irrigation, environmental, and other consumptive use) in the [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vGLYSTF37w Key messages: Water supply across the whole southern connected basin is a key driver of allocation price. Inflows will be the key to future prices. There will be years of high, low and in-between inflows. There is water available for all industries and prices are related to [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ88wnAUZJA Key Messages: January 28th 2021 The price of irrigation water in the southern Murray Darling Basin (sMDB) has varied considerably in recent years. This has been driven by variation in the supply of water and changing demand patterns across the sMDB. Commonwealth water recovery and changing land [...]
The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) needs your input to proposed changes to the Goulburn to Murray trade rule. Delivering water from the Goulburn inter-valley trade account during summer and autumn to support water requirements of the Murray system has caused significant environmental damage to the lower [...]
