Who we are

Voices for the Murray-Darling is an alliance of groups and community members–both from the Basin and metropolitan Australia–who are concerned that Australia’s lifeblood, the Murray-Darling Basin, is severely degraded by decades of over-use of water.

The alliance wants to see this problem addressed through the Murray-Darling Basin Plan to:

ensure the plan is based on credible science; and
returns enough flows to restore the rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin to long-term health.

Members of Voices for the Murray-Darling represent a broad cross section of Australians from the bush to the city: from farmers, irrigators and fishers to advocacy groups for the environment and organisations within the health sector. Together Voices for the Murray-Darling bring one message to our leaders:

“The state of the Murray-Darling is a complex issue with one clear solution: the rivers permanently need more water. The development of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan is the most important step in the history of water reform in Australia. Now is the time to get it right with water and take a step towards a sustainable Murray-Darling Basin future”.

Current Members

Australian Conservation Foundation
Australian Floodplain Association
Birdlife Australia
Central West Environment Council
Climate and Health Alliance
Conservation Council SA
Darling River Action Group
Environmental Farmers Network
Environment Victoria
Fair Water Use Australia
Friends of the Earth
Getup!
Goulburn Valley Environment Group
Inland Rivers Network
Macquarie Marshes Environmental Landholders Association
National Parks Association of New South Wales
National Parks Australia Council
Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales
Queensland Conservation
River Lakes and Coorong Action Group
The Wilderness Society

Download the information sheet about the Voices for the Murray-Darling Alliance here.

If you are a concerned organisation or business with similar views and want to become a Voice for the Murray-Darling, please contact us.