The government is helping GMID farmers adapt to 3,200 GL 20,000 ha $381m reduced water availability through projects like the on shortfall of allocation required for existing mature plantings due $2 billion Connections Project, on-farm modernisation, to water recovery in a repeat of 200809 allocation levels Plan2Farm project and programs to upskill farmers. The Victorian Government has already make significant How will the government respond? investment in the environmental health of the Murray Darling including the successful reset of the The study supports Victoria’s approach to invest in water Connections Project and $222 million to protect efficient infrastructure, works and measures that achieve Victoria’s rivers and waterways as part of Water for environmental outcomes that balance the needs of local Victoria. communities, agriculture and the environment. The study supports Victoria’s approach to invest in water efficient infrastructure, works and measures that achieve environmental outcomes that balance the competing needs of local communities, agriculture and the environment.
3,200 GL 20,000 ha $381m on shortfall of allocation required for existing mature plantings due to water recovery in a repeat of 200809 allocation levels How will the government respond? The study supports Victoria’s approach to invest in water efficient infrastructure, works and measures that achieve environmental outcomes that balance the needs of local communities, agriculture and the environment. The government is helping GMID farmers adapt to reduced water availability through projects like the $2 billion Connections Project, on-farm modernisation, Plan2Farm project and programs to upskill farmers. The Victorian Government has already make significant investment in the environmental health of the Murray Darling including the successful reset of the Connections Project and $222 million to protect Victoria’s rivers and waterways as part of Water for Victoria. The study supports Victoria’s approach to invest in water efficient infrastructure, works and measures that achieve environmental outcomes that balance the competing needs of local communities, agriculture and the environment.