Moonie River at Killawarra crossing, Queensland

Moonie River at Killawarra crossing, Queensland

Lachlan region: CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project

The Lachlan region is one of a series of 18 regions being assessed as part of the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project.

  • 25 March 2008 | Updated 14 October 2011

Background

The Lachlan region is in central western New South Wales and represents eight per cent of the total area of the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB).

The region has a population of around 90 000 people concentrated in the centres of  Cowra, Young, Parkes, Forbes, West Wyalong and Condobolin.

Research findings

The following documents detail the research findings:

Lachlan regional report, Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project

The full report for the Lachlan region from the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project. (148 pages)

Lachlan region fact sheet: Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project

A brief guide to the key findings from the CSIRO Murray-Darling Sustainable Yields Project report on the Lachlan region. (2 pages)

Lachlan region: summary of regional report

A summary of a report to the Australian Government from the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project. (12 pages)

Presentation of results from the Macquarie-Castlereagh and Lachlan regions

A presentation made to Macquarie-Castlereagh and Lachlan region stakeholders regarding the findings of the Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project. (33 pages)


Find out more about the The CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project.