Outcomes from initial public consultation in 2020
Public consultation is closed
The Independent Panel sought feedback from the public during 2020.
Outcomes of public consultation
The Independent Panel sought feedback from the public during initial public consultation carried out from 11 May to 7 June 2020.
This feedback was incorporated into a draft report which was publicly exhibited from 13 July to 9 August 2020. During that period, a webinar was held where the Independent Panel presented their draft findings and recommendations and answered questions from the public.
The final report incorporates feedback from written submissions on the draft report provided during the second public consultation period.
The draft report and its executive summary, webinar information and feedback received during the public consultation periods, is available below.
Public submissions: May–June
Submissions May – June
- Hatton Ag (PDF 29.8 KB)
- Nichole Mcginnity (PDF 76.1 KB)
- Josh Schwager (PDF 29.8 KB)
- Andrew Watson (PDF 32.3 KB)
- Susan Wright (PDF 36.2 KB)
- Andrew Carberry (PDF 34.8 KB)
- Mike Carberry (PDF 47.5 KB)
- Menindee Lakes Sustainable Diversion Limit Stakeholder Group (PDF 397.1 KB)
- Dr John Cooke (PDF 210.7 KB)
- Healthy Rivers Dubbo (PDF 1.0 MB)
- Lower Darling Horticulture Group (PDF 127.4 KB)
- Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder’s Office (PDF 360.7 KB)
- Doug and Megan Marshall (PDF 75.2 KB)
- Carrington Cotton Corporation (PDF 819.3 KB)
- Cotton Australia (PDF 177.8 KB)
- Border Rivers Food and Fibre (PDF 309.7 KB)
- Rob and Katherine McBride (PDF 290.2 KB)
- Inland Rivers Network (PDF 247.5 KB)
- NSW Irrigators’ Council (PDF 469.9 KB)
- Alan and Kym Redfern (PDF 854.3 KB)
- Mark A Winter (PDF 274.7 KB)
- Dugald Bucknell (PDF 21.6 MB)
- Garry Hall (PDF 1.2 MB)
- Murray-Darling Basin Authority (PDF 619.8 KB)
- Sarah Moles (PDF 71.4 KB)
- Nature Conservation Council of NSW (PDF 194.5 KB)
- WaterNSW (PDF 1.5 MB)
- Bourke Shire Council (PDF 1.7 MB)
- NSW Farmers (PDF 408.3 KB)
Public submissions: July–August
Submissions July – August
- Howard Jones, Barrie MacMillan and Dr John Cooke (PDF 137.4 KB)
- Will Marsh (PDF 92.8 KB)
- Clem Wheatley (PDF 77.6 KB)
- Keith Richards OAM (PDF 118.7 KB)
- Justin Field MLC (PDF 107.5 KB)
- Howard Jones, Barrie MacMillan and Dr John Cooke (PDF 462.7 KB)
- Speak Up Campaign (PDF 250.5 KB)
- eWater (PDF 229.3 KB)
- Jonathon Howard (PDF 91.7 KB)
- Cotton Australia (PDF 116.3 KB)
- Peel Valley Water Users (PDF 388.3 KB)
- NSW Irrigators Council (PDF 2.0 MB)
- Murray Darling Association (PDF 643.5 KB)
- AGB Farming (PDF 157.2 KB)
- Inland Rivers Network (PDF 367.8 KB)
- Carrington Cotton Corporation (PDF 535.8 KB)
- Barwon-Darling Water Incorporated (PDF 393.0 KB)
- Border Rivers Food and Fibre (PDF 377.2 KB)
- Namoi Water (PDF 219.6 KB)
- Lower Darling Pastoralist Group (PDF 104.1 KB)
- Lower Darling Pastoralist Group (PDF 402.2 KB)
- Queensland Government (DNRME) (PDF 412.3 KB)
- Macquarie River Food and Fibre (PDF 1.7 MB)
- Rory Treweeke (PDF 59.9 KB)
- Gwydir Valley Irrigators Association (PDF 1.1 MB)
- Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (PDF 1.1 MB)
- Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations (PDF 157.7 KB)
- NSW DPIE (PDF 1.0 MB)
- WaterNSW (PDF 1.4 MB)