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What's new

  • ABC interviewExternal Site with Barapa Barapa Elder Norm Moore who, along with Yorta Yorta Elder Des Morgan, leads a team of cultural heritage monitors in the Koondrook–Perricoota Forests as part of The Living Murray's planned works in the area
  • Construction to begin at Hattah Lakes read more External Site
  • Chowilla Floodplain works brochure updated
  • Monitoring reports for birds and fish and vegetation are now on the website.

The Living Murray is one of Australia's most significant river restoration programs. It aims to achieve a healthy working Murray River system for the benefit of all Australians. This includes returning water to the river's environment.

The Living Murray program was established in 2002 in response to evidence showing the declining health of the Murray River system. It is a partnership of the NSW, Victorian, South Australian, ACT and Australian governments, coordinated by the Murray–Darling Basin Authority.

The Living Murray is implemented through the following programs:

The Living Murray has recovered almost 500 gigalitres (billion litres) of water to help improve the health of six icon sites. The icon sites, chosen for their high ecological, cultural, recreational, heritage and economic value, are:

For archived information on the history of The Living Murray, see ‘Towards a healthy, working river’.