Water’s Edge

Accuracy in trade price reporting

Potential for a follow-up trade price reporting investigation by the Inspector-General of Water Compliance audits and investigations team, with new rules now in place under the Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Act 2023. 
Mildura water broker, Phil Grahame, offers his view on the importance of a fairly priced water market where participants can make informed decisions.
Plus the Inspector-General of Water Compliance, the Honourable Troy Grant, answers a community member question on the complex rules and regulation with multiple jurisdictions in the Murray-Darling Basin.

Field days and surveys – the community’s say on Murray-Darling Basin water management

In this episode of Water’s Edge: the Murray-Darling Basin community has its say on management and compliance of a precious resource – water.
A deep dive into the Inspector-General of Water Compliance’s (IGWC) Community Sentiment Survey conducted by ORIMA Research.
Join the IGWC at field days across the Basin where community members share what they're concerned about.
Plus, the Inspector-General of Water Compliance, the Honourable Troy Grant, steps up to the mic to answer the first Water's Edge listener questions.
Got a question you’d like answered in Water’s Edge? Email it to us at contact@igwc.gov.au, with the subject line ‘Water’s Edge podcast’.
Water’s Edge is produced by the independent Inspector-General of Water Compliance.

A deep dive into ACT’s water with the Regulatory Leaders Forum

In this episode of Water’s Edge: a deep dive into ACT’s water with the Inspector-General of Water Compliance's Regulatory Leaders Forum.  
Inspector-General of Water Compliance, the Honourable Troy Grant, shares how the forum uniting water leaders is progressing. 
Icon Water shares how they balance water infrastructure and the environment at Canberra's Cotter Dam, including protecting the endangered Macquarie Perch. 
Plus how Australia's largest inland sewage plant proves every drop of water is valuable. 
Canberra is the biggest city in the Murray Darling Basin and the only jurisdiction completely within the Basin. 

Two water stressed nations with one common vision

The search for positive water management - storage, treatment, irrigation, and community benefits – leads to the NSW Macquarie region. 
Inspector-General of Water Compliance Troy Grant takes Pakistan’s High-Commissioner to Australia, His Excellency Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, on a Murray-Darling Basin field trip to share water ideas. 
Pakistan and Australia share similar challenges in water scarcity, regulation, and efficiencies but also a vision to be world-leaders in water resource management.   
Fourth generation broadacre crop farmer and Trangie Nevertire Irrigation Scheme Chair, Tony Quigley GAICD, explains the innovative system. 
Learn how Dubbo works to drought-proof its drinking water with Glenn Clifford, Luke Ryan and Murray Wood at Dubbo Regional Council’s John Gilbert Water Treatment Plant. 
And explore the Burrima boardwalk in the Macquarie Marshes Ramsar site with Macquarie Marshes Environmental Trust’s Tony Wass and David Duncan. 

A climate for change? What Australia’s Environment Report means for the Murray-Darling Basin

In this episode of Water’s Edge: if 2023 was a year of climate opposites, then what’s ahead for 2024 and what does it mean for the Murray-Darling Basin? 
Get the answers from this episode’s guest, Professor Albert Van Dijk from the Australian National University, who led the 2023 Australia’s Environment Report.   
Plus, the Inspector-General of Water Compliance Troy Grant takes the report off the page and into the Murray-Darling Basin. 
And hear from Narromine grower Tim Gainsford as a one of the people putting this into practice in the Basin. 
Got a question you’d like answered in Water’s edge? Email it to us at contact@igwc.gov.au, with the subject line ‘Water’s Edge podcast’. 
Water’s Edge is produced by the independent Inspector-General of Water Compliance.  
Reports: 
2023 Australia’s Environment Report: ausenv.tern.org.au/aer.html 
Global Water Monitor 2023 Summary Report: globalwater.online/globalwater/report.html 

Working collaboratively: how the ACT is helping Basin water management be more collaborative

According to the IGWC’s Annual Community sentiment survey, only 15% of people know that the ACT is actually a part of the Murray-Darling Basin. While the ACT makes up  a small portion of the Basin compared to other states, it still brings significant economic and environmental benefits to the Basin. In this final episode of season 2 of Water’s Edge, we chat to Dr Su Wild-River. Su is the ACT’s delegate on the Regulatory Leaders Forum, and from the ACT Environmental Protection Authority.
 
Visit our website igwc.gov.au for more information. 

How the community feels about water management in the Basin

77% of the general population doesn't know whether they live in the Murray-Darling Basin, despite it being the country's largest area of agricultural production - the food bowl producing a third of our food supply. 
Join us for this episode of Water's Edge, as we learn more fun facts about how people in the Basin feel about water management through the Inspector-General of Water Compliance's annual community sentiment survey. 
Episode guests are Deputy Inspector-General of Capability Bridgett Leopold and Assistant Director of Intelligence and Engagement Rachel McNamara. 
Read about the Steady as it Flows report: Steady as it flows – An assessment of River Murray operations and environmental water management (PDF 4.90 MB)
Read our annual community sentiment survey: https://www.igwc.gov.au/publications/annual-survey  

Hear from the community at AgQuip 2023!

Were you at this year's AgQuip? Celebrating 50 years of Australia's largest agricultural field days, the Inspector-General went along for the first time, to speak to people about the work that we do. We also learnt about what some of the issues are in the community and how it's affecting people around water compliance and regulation. 
We're now heading to Riverland Field Days, and then straight to Henty after that so we'd love to hear from you.