Murray-Darling Basin policies and programs
Gums in Barmah State Forest, Victoria
Photo John Baker
Under the Murray-Darling Basin Initiative, the Australian, New South Wales, Victorian, South Australian, Queensland and Australian Capital Territory governments and the Murray-Darling Basin's communities, are working together to develop and implement long-term, coordinated responses to environmental and economic threats. Policies and strategic on-ground approaches are being developed through the Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council, the Murray-Darling Basin Commission and the Community Advisory Committee.
- Murray-Darling Basin Initiative
- Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council
- Murray-Darling Basin Commission
- Community Advisory Committee
The Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts supports the Australian Government Ministers, Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners in their role on the Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council and Commission. It also provides representation on a number of Commission committees to develop and progress strategic approaches to natural resource management. Some of the more significant issues are the:
- Living Murray Initiative
- integrated catchment management
- implementation of the Murray-Darling Basin Cap on diversions
- water trading
- native fish management
- salinity management
Murray-Darling Basin policies and strategies
- Algal Management Strategy
- Basin Salinity Management Strategy 2001-2015
- Floodplain Management Strategy
- Floodplain Wetlands Management Strategy
- Human Dimension Strategy
- Integrated Catchment Management Policy Statement 2001-2010
- Living Murray Initiative
- Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy
- National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality (NAP)
- Native Fish Strategy
- Salinity and Drainage Strategy
Murray-Darling Basin programs
- Basin Communities Program
- Heartlands Initiative
- Living Murray Environmental Works and Measures Program
- National River Contaminants Program
- Murray-Darling Basin Commission Basin Sustainability Program
- Risks to Shared Water Resources Program
- River Murray Water Quality Monitoring Program
- Sustainable Rivers Audit
- Strategic Investigation and Education Program
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See also
- Community Water Grants
- Living Murray Initiative
- Meteorological information for primary industry and natural resources management
- Murray-Darling Basin Initiative
- National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality (NAP)
- National Framework for Improved Groundwater Management in Australia
- National Principles for the Provision of Water for Ecosystems
- National Water Commission
- National Water Initiative
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