Australian Dairy Industry Council (ADIC) submission to the DCCEEW Consultation Delivering the Murray Darling Basin Plan

In May 2023, The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DEECCW) announced the consultation Delivering the Murray Darling Basin Plan and sought submissions for innovative ideas to deliver the Murray–Darling Basin Plan. The Australian Dairy Industry Council’s submission notes that implementation of the Murray Darling Basin Plan since 2012 has had significant social and economic impacts on dairy farming and regional communities across the Murray Darling Basin. The ADIC does not support further water recovery from the consumptive pool available to dairy farmers for irrigated agriculture and submits that any new or amended projects to achieve the outcomes of the Basin Plan undergo thorough assessment of potential social and economic impacts in addition to appropriate consultation with local impacted communities before any implementation begins.

Read the ADIC submission here.

The Australian Dairy Industry Council (ADIC) is the peak national representative body of the Australian dairy industry. The Chair of ADIC is Australian Dairy Farmers (ADF) President Rick Gladigau, the Deputy Chair is Australian Dairy Products Federation (ADPF) President John Williams.