Locals have a once-in-a-decade chance to shape the future of the Murray Darling Basin as a review into the system's management opens to the public.
The review will make recommendations on changes to the plan in late 2026, aimed at balancing environmental, social, cultural and economic water needs for Basin communities over the next ten years.
Comments close on 1 May.
The Basin - Australia's longest river system at 77,000 kilometres - stretches across four states and includes 23 rivers, among them the Castlereagh River and the Macquarie, that . . .
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