The Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations (MLDRIN) has rejected the report of a Select Committee into the Murray Darling Basin Plan as an insulting waste of taxpayer’s money. The report, released on the 17th March , coincides with national Close the Gap Day and comes as Traditional Owners and local communities face the cultural […]
The Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations (MLDRIN) says changes to the Commonwealth Water Act 2007, brought into Federal Parliament today, are a small step towards water justice for Aboriginal people. The Water Amendment (Review Implementation and Other Measures) Bill 2015 includes some small changes that will help to reinforce the importance of proper Indigenous […]
How important is a healthy river to you and your community? Did you know that there is an Inquiry into the Murray-Darling Basin Plan happening right now? Cross-bench Senators have launched an inquiry into the ‘positive and negative’ impacts of the Plan. It follows angry protests from farmers, who claim that returning water to the environment […]
Media Release: 28th August 2015 Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations (MLDRIN) The peak Traditional Owner group in the Southern Murray Darling Basin has called for a comprehensive assessment of the impacts of ‘supply measures’ on Aboriginal cultural values, as an independent stocktake of the projects was released yesterday. State Governments have submitted 36 projects […]
The Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations (MLDRIN) have welcomed the launch of the Murray Darling Basin Authority’s Strengthening Connections document. Strengthening Connections is the MDBA’s first reconciliation action plan, it outlines the organisation’s vision for equitable engagement with Aboriginal people and a range of actions to implement that vision. MLDRIN works closely with the MDBA by providing […]
Media Release: 28th May 2015 The peak body of Traditional owners from the Southern Murray Darling Basin has expressed concern about the impacts of a Bill brought into Federal Parliament today to limit buy-backs of water for the environment at 1500 gigalitres (GL). Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations (MLDRIN) Chair Darren Perry called for […]
Check out MLDRIN’s new Newsletter. The Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations (MLDRIN) have produced a new quarterly newsletter. The Autumn edition of MLDRIN News includes updates, news, photos and opportunities for engagement. You can view the newsletter online here. If you’d like to contribute news, stories or photos, we’d love to hear from you. […]
An alliance of 46 Sovereign First Nations from across the Murray Darling Basin has proposed a new partnership between government and Traditional Owners as the recently appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Water, Bob Baldwin and incoming Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) Chair Neil Andrew tour the Murrumbidgee this week. View media coverage of this story: ABC, […]
Project Overview: The Flooding for Life project aims to restore regular flooding to Gunbower Forest, ensuring the future health of this important wetland forest and the plants and animals that depend on water to flourish Without the ability to deliver large volumes of environmental water, many of the rare plants and animals of Gunbower Forest […]
Dhungala Festival The Spirit of Water 10th Anniversary of the Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations Hosted by the Yorta Yorta Nation 8-13 DECEMBER 2008 ECHUCA/MOAMA 8-12 December 2008 Photographic Exhibition: Indigenous Peoples on the Murray: Old Echuca Courthouse Tours of Barmah Forest Friday 12 December 2008 Symposium – The Spirit of Water: Aquatic Reserve […]