Re-snagging works were completed at Banrock Station in April 2025 , involving the installation of repurposed felled tree trunks (snags) into the river to provide juvenile fish with new habitat to grow and thrive.

For the fifth successive year, South Australian River Murray water users will start the 2025-26 water year with 100 per cent of their allocation.

Water for the environment plays a vital role in sustaining the diverse and interconnected ecosystems of the Murray-Darling Basin, as it protects and improves the health of our wetlands, floodplains, estuaries and river channel.

The 2025-26 State Budget includes $159.1 million in new measures that will help protect the state’s environment, including saving an important wildlife hospital, maintaining the health of the River Murray and expanding a National Park at the centre of a World Heritage bid.

Testing of water in the Coorong North Lagoon has confirmed the presence of the Karenia strain of algae, which has affected parts of South Australia’s coastline.

An increase in registered water carters and a decline in people collecting water from temporary water collection points have resulted in a decision to close the remaining site at Woodside.

A comprehensive assessment of environmental outcomes in South Australia under the Murray Darling Basin Plan shows environmental water is having a positive impact on ecosystems, biodiversity and habitat quality.

Construction works to improve water management and restore wetland habitat are progressing at Tolderol Game Reserve.

Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre is starting to fill up for just the fourth time in the past 160 years, creating one of our country’s rarest ecological and tourism events.

An increase in registered water carters has improved access to domestic water deliveries in the Adelaide Hills and Fleurieu Peninsula, easing pressure on off-grid residents whose homes are not connected to mains supply.