Wednesday 8 November 2017

Annual General Meeting MYTHS & LEGENDS Murray Irrigation’s 2017 Annual General Announced allocation Class C General Security .. ……...…. 32 % Meeting will be held from 7.30pm on Tuesday 28 November at the Water resource distribution …………... 3 % The myth: If the are nearly RSL Club. (issued against Delivery Entitlements) full, why is allocation only 32

percent? Water availability and usage Canal to close 23 April (08/11/17) The proposed closure of the Mulwala Vol. Remaining % of Entitlements ...... 44 % The facts: NSW Murray allocation Canal on 16 April has been deferred until On-Farm (incl. WEX Volume) is calculated on ‘whole of system’ 23 April. This is to complete major works On-Farm Balance ...... 363 GL storage (i.e. the total NSW portion and reflects customer feedback. Deliveries On-Farm Usage ...... 215 GL of storage in Dartmouth, Hume, are not guaranteed after this date. This Menindee and ). Water exchange also means most customers will not Dartmouth and Hume currently hold receive water until about 20 August 2018 8.30am today 87 and 83 percent respectively, yet (i.e. the start of the next season). Water for Sale ...... 8,134 ML there is only 76 percent in the Price Range ...... $134 - $350 overall available storage (as It’s unlikely off-allocation access will be Buy Offer ...... $129 is only at 32 announced after 23 April as it’s planned to Yesterday’s Sales...... 63 ML Price ………………...... $134 percent). Of the water held, Victoria leave as much water as possible in the has more in storage than NSW. To buy water call 1300 781 431 channels during winter for fast filling in the Once all commitments have been 2018/19 season. For more information, Water use and trade data considered, including Barmah- contact Customer Support on T. 1300 138 01/11/17 – 07/11/17 Millewa payback, South Australian 265. Murray Water Exchange activity entitlements and reserves, NSW is Internal buyers (No. & ML)…26; 3,470ML advised the volume available for Allocation increases to 32 percent External buyers (No. & ML)…..0; 0ML allocation. According to the DPI Water’s general security entitlements Internal sellers (No. & ML)..…18; 3,444ML Department of Crown Lands and allocation for the NSW Murray is now at 32 External sellers (No. & ML)…….....1; 26ML

Water, this was 1,980GL on 1 percent for Class C entitlement holders. Trade to and from licence (excl. Govt.) November, with 730GL of that DPI Water also reported that, in Net trade 586ML (week) -6,317ML (YTD) committed to carryover (only 60GL accordance with the water sharing plan, of which belongs to the the Barmah-Millewa environmental water Crop weekly water use environment). The good news is allowance borrow has been fully repaid. ML used on farm……………. 16 GL (55% that now that the Barmah-Millewa Access a copy of the announcement here: on rice) account is fully repaid and Victoria's https://goo.gl/cvRjEF. half of Hume is full, any further Channel flows today (ML/day) inflows into Hume will be allocated 2017 Annual Report summary Actual Capacity 2,357 10,000 to NSW Murray. A summary of Murray Irrigation’s 2017 Canal 672 2,350 Annual Report has been mailed to Escape flows 0 3,250 customers. The full report, along with an archive of previous reports, is available to Board to resign at AGM Rainfall and evaporation access online: 01/11/17 – 07/11/17 ...... Rain ...... Evap As announced in a Landholder update www.murrayirrigation.com.au/corporate/an Finley ...... 0.0mm .... 45.9mm Friday, the Board of Murray Irrigation has nual-reports/. Tullakool ...... 0.0mm .... 48.4mm avoided subjecting shareholders to an Extraordinary General Meeting by each Spray drift awareness Storages Director agreeing to resign at the 8.30am today (mdba.gov.au) Spray drift close to sensitive areas has conclusion of the company’s Annual Dartmouth……………...3,357 GL….…87 % again been raised as a potential issue. For General Meeting on November 28. Hume…………………...2,483 GL…….83 % tips on drift reduction, visit: Lake Victoria……………..646 GL…….95 % www.nufarm.com/Assets/18916/1/TopTipsf Menindee Lakes ………...550 GL…....32 % The decision will have no impact on orDriftReduction2011.pdf. Total Storage…..……....7,036 GL.…...76 % management or the operations of the company. After the Board’s resignation, National Agriculture Day Rivers there will be an interim governance 8.30am today (mdba.gov.au) structure, the make-up of which will be Tuesday 21 November is National Murray @ Doctors Point ...... 18,827 ML/d guided by independent advice being sought Agriculture Day with events taking place Murray d/s Yarra. Weir ...... 14,485 ML/d from experts in corporate transition. That across the nation. Why not dust off the box Goulburn @ McCoy’s Bridge.…...686 ML/d advice will also help determine when an Brownie and enter the AgDay photo M’Bidgee d/s ...... 1,089 ML/d election of directors should be held and in competition? To find out more, visit: Darling @ Burtundy…………...... 818 ML/d what format. For full details, see Friday’s www.agday.org.au/. Flow to SA ...... 7,121 ML/d release here: https://goo.gl/iUYZD6. Murray to the Sea ...... 5 gates open

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