Talking Water - Tuesday 25 March 2025

Water orders and Daylight Saving

Daylight Saving ends on Sunday 6 April.

For customers placing water orders that end after this date, the water ordering system will automatically reduce your order by an hour to the normal finish time to enable lodgement.
 
Our Customer Experience staff will manually adjust all orders ending after 6 April to the correct finish time for the channel system.
 
For more information or assistance with orders, call our Customer Experience team on 1300 138 265. 

Business News

Foundational Asset Condition Assessment Project update

As communicated in last week’s Talking Water, Murray Irrigation is making positive progress with our Foundational Asset Condition Assessment Project (FACAP). 

If you’re interested in learning more about the innovative technology being used as part of this project, and why we have chosen this method of surveying company assets, view the video below. 

In the meantime, as a sub project to the FACAP, Beca and Monash University are conducting a research and development trial in a bid to find a cost-effective way of continuously monitoring silt and sedimentation movement across the Murray Irrigation network.   

The trial will utilise a number of different floatation devices such as remote controlled devices, plastic balls, rubber balls and/or ducks. The devices will be observed to see how they move through channels in various settings. 

This trial will be conducted on Tuesday 1 April on the Moulamein Channel at Atkinsons Lane and Moulamein 3 at Hatwell Road, Deniliquin. 

A dedicated landing page for the FACAP is currently under development and, when launched, will provide further information on both the main and sub project we are undertaking with Beca. 

Community in Focus - Cobram Barooga Equestrian Club

Murray Irrigation is pleased to share our latest Community in Focus article featuring the Cobram Barooga Equestrian Club, which has been promoting horse riding in the region since 1992.
 
Thanks to some great teamwork and local collaboration, the club is riding high after repairing damage to its grounds caused by rabbits. 

You can read the article in full by clicking on the button below. 

Berriquin Irrigators Council General Meeting

The Berriquin Irrigators Council is hosting a General Meeting on Wednesday 9 April. 

The meeting will be held at the Finley Returned Soldiers Club, commencing at 7.00pm.

A copy of the Minutes from the last General Meeting can be found here.

If anyone has an agenda item or a question for Murray Irrigation, could you please email it to Wendy Brooks by 2 April: berriquinirrigators@gmail.com 

2025 Barmah trade opening - providing feedback on randomisation process

WaterNSW and the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA – Victoria) are currently considering using a combined ‘single queue’ and randomisation process for applications for the 1 July Barmah trade opportunity. 
 
This would leverage the approach that Victoria used in the Goulburn to Murray trade openings last year, and extend this so that it applies to applications received by both WaterNSW and the Victorian Water Register.
 
WaterNSW is seeking your feedback on this randomisation process by 31 March 2025. 
 
The below trade notification includes more information and details on how to provide feedback. 

For further information and updates from WaterNSW, please visit its Trading Water webpage.

Winter cropping update - Deniliquin

As we approach the winter crop sowing period, now is the perfect time to get the latest updates on everything you need to know for a successful cropping season.

Join in the winter cropping update hosted by Murray Local Land Services, NSW DPIRD, and Charles Sturt University (CSU).

Bring along your questions and engage in discussions with fellow farmers and technical experts.

The session will include:

• Canola establishment with Col McMaster (NSW DPIRD)
• Cereal crops with Rick Graham (NSW DPIRD)
• Herbicide resistance with John Broster (CSU).

When: Thursday 27 March
Time: 7:30am - 11:00am
Where: IFN Research Site, Todds Road, Deniliquin

A barbecue breakfast and morning tea will be provided.

Contact Rebecca Stacey for enquiries on 0436 342 086 or rebecca.stacey@lls.nsw.gov.au 

Small landholder and hobby farm workshop - Deniliquin

This free workshop is tailored specifically for owners of small/hobby farms and lifestyle blocks with livestock, poultry and/or dairy.

Topics include:

• Introduction to livestock identification requirements
• How to use the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS)
• Poultry biosecurity: protecting your flock from Avian Influenza
• What you can and can’t feed pigs
• Butter and cheese making.

The Long Table owner, Kathy Smits, will conduct a cooking demonstration showing participants how to collect cream, make butter and cheese (Halloumi cheese), and also provide participants a tour of the farm.

When: Saturday 5 April
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Where: Long Table Cafe, McLaurin's Road, Warragoon

Contact Rosa for any enquires on 0488 740 711 or rosa.cleve@lls.nsw.gov.au