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Murray-Darling Basin Plan

The Murray-Darling Basin Plan shares the water sustainably for the long-term health of the environment, community and industry

Water and catchments
  • What is the Murray-Darling Basin Plan?
  • Where is the Murray-Darling Basin?
  • Victoria's progress
  • Glossary

What is the Murray-Darling Basin Plan?

Key features include Sustainable Diversion Limits, Water Resource Plans and compliance

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Where is the Murray-Darling Basin in Victoria

Images and information about Northern Victoria

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Victoria's progress

Environmental outcomes, water quality and Basin Plan reporting

Projects

How Victoria is streamlining processes and infrastructure to find more water through efficiency

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Why is the Murray-Darling Basin so important?

Images and information about plants and animals of the Murray-Darling Basin in Victoria

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Aboriginal water interests and values

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We acknowledge and respect Victorian Traditional Owners as the original custodians of Victoria’s land and waters, their unique ability to care for Country and deep spiritual connection to it. We honour Elders past and present whose knowledge and wisdom has ensured the continuation of culture and traditional practices.

We are committed to genuinely partner, and meaningfully engage, with Victoria’s Traditional Owners and Aboriginal communities to support the protection of Country, the maintenance of spiritual and cultural practices and their broader aspirations in the 21st century and beyond.

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