The Inland Rivers Network (“IRN”) is a coalition of environment groups and individuals that has been advocating for healthy rivers, wetlands and groundwater in the Murray-Darling Basin since 1991. Read More
The Inland Rivers Network (“IRN”) is a coalition of environment groups and individuals that has been advocating for healthy rivers, wetlands and groundwater in the Murray-Darling Basin since 1991. Read More
The proposed Dungowan Dam & Pipeline project is a National Party promise for the electorate of Tamworth. It is economically unviable and has been questioned by Infrastructure NSW and the Federal Productivity Commission. The summary of the final business case…
MEDIA RELEASEThursday 11 August 2022 Inland Rivers Network condemns the NSW Coalition Government and the Shooters FishersFarmers Party for sacrificing the health of the Darling/Baaka and its dependent communitiesthrough poor regulation of floodplain harvesting in northern NSW.Spokesperson for Inland Rivers…
Submission Guide: Barwon-Darling Floodplain Harvesting (FPH) Rules Deadline: Friday 8 July 2022 Email: floodplain.harvesting@dpi.nsw.gov.au Documents available at: https://www.industry.nsw.gov.au/water/plans-programs/healthy-floodplains-project/water-sharing-plan-rules/barwon-darling Background The Barwon-Darling River was identified by the Natural Resources Commission as suffering ecological collapse during recent intense drought conditions. The 2012…
Read More Submission Guide – Floodplain harvesting rules for the Barwon-Darling water sharing plan
ABC Broken Hill / By Bill Ormonde 8 March 2022 For the first time in more than 10 years, a creek stretching 100km across far west New South Wales is full of water. Key points: The 100km-long Tallywalka Creek has been dry…
Inland Rivers Network President Beverley Smiles talks to Patrick Bell on ABC New England Monday 28th February 2022. Questions about the cost of Dungowan dam are being asked by the community – how much will the Dungowan dam cost? Estimates…
Read More Calls for Dungowan Dam Business Case to be Released
MEDIA RELEASEWednesday 23 February 2022 Inland Rivers Network condemns new Water Minister Kevin Anderson and the NSW Government for moving closer to granting valuable floodplain harvesting licences, starting with the Gwydir and Border River Valleys, without any regard to the…
Read More Media Release: Wealthy irrigators to be gifted water taken from downstream communities