The Murray Darling Basin Authority’s latest 2025 Sustainable Rivers Audit and 2025 Basin Plan Evaluation Report yet again show that European carp continue to dominate Australia’s inland rivers. The carp infestation is so massive that it’s negating other efforts to improve the health of our native fisheries and aquatic ecosystems. Thankfully, years of world class research completed for the National Carp Control Plan shows that releasing the carp herpes virus would provide a safe and effective way

Our Murray Darling Python moving about her enclosure🐍 These guys are found in the Murray–Darling Basin of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia They can grow to around 3 m long. | Cooberrie Park Wildlife Sanctuary

Getting too close is a misssstake. Do your bit for #SocialDistancing and stay 1.5 Pythons apart. 🐍 A stunning Murray River (or Murray-Darling) Python, a subspecies of the Carpet Python. 🎥 W Lawler / AWC at Mallee Cliffs National Park. | Australian Wildlife Conservancy

🚨 Important decisions are coming 🚨 The MDBA Basin Plan Review Discussion Paper is due this Thursday, 5 February 📄⏰ SIRF (Shepparton Irrigation Region Forum) member Suzanna Sheed is calling on northern Victorian communities to speak up now — before decisions are made about us, not with us 💧 🌾 The future of SIR farming 🏘️ Our regional towns 🍎 And Australia’s food security The former Shepparton MP has voiced strong disappointment over the Federal Government’s decision to proceed with non-str