Issue 2, June 2013 26-27 November 2013, Canberra, ACT Welcome Welcome to the second edition of the Northern Basin Update. In case you missed the first issue, the Northern Meeting at St George, May 2013 Basin Advisory Committee was established by the Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) to provide Message from Mal Peters, independent strategic advice on key northern Committee Chair Basin issues and priorities. The Committee is A prime driver of the committee is to understand working with MDBA and other Commonwealth and community concerns and wishes, so we aim to speak state agencies to develop and implement a three-year with community groups and local governments work plan for the northern Basin. More information throughout the northern Basin in the coming months. about the Committee is available at . We are eager to learn from our communities and invite The Committee will prepare a Northern Basin Update people to contact us or participate in the meetings after each of its meetings, to provide a summary of currently being planned, so that we can build on local meeting outcomes and to provide information about knowledge and perspectives. recent and upcoming activities in the northern Basin. Regional communities rarely get an opportunity to Last Northern Basin Advisory influence decision making so this is a unique Committee meeting opportunity to influence the work program to ensure the end result is both healthy rivers and 22-23 May 2013, St George, Queensland robust communities. Next meetings 10-11 September 2013, Bourke, NSW
Issue 2, June 2013 Welcome Welcome to the second edition of the Northern Basin Update. In case you missed the first issue, the Northern Basin Advisory Committee was established by the Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) to provide independent strategic advice on key northern Basin issues and priorities. The Committee is working with MDBA and other Commonwealth and state agencies to develop and implement a three-year work plan for the northern Basin. More information about the Committee is available at . The Committee will prepare a Northern Basin Update after each of its meetings, to provide a summary of meeting outcomes and to provide information about recent and upcoming activities in the northern Basin. Last Northern Basin Advisory Committee meeting 22-23 May 2013, St George, Queensland Next meetings 10-11 September 2013, Bourke, NSW 26-27 November 2013, Canberra, ACT Meeting at St George, May 2013 Message from Mal Peters, Committee Chair A prime driver of the committee is to understand community concerns and wishes, so we aim to speak with community groups and local governments throughout the northern Basin in the coming months. We are eager to learn from our communities and invite people to contact us or participate in the meetings currently being planned, so that we can build on local knowledge and perspectives. Regional communities rarely get an opportunity to influence decision making so this is a unique opportunity to influence the work program to ensure the end result is both healthy rivers and robust communities.