The Murrumbidgee River near Jugiong, New South Wales

The Murrumbidgee River near Jugiong, New South Wales.

Murrumbidgee region: CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project

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

  • 16 June 2008 | Updated 14 October 2011

Background

The Murrumbidgee region is in southern New South Wales and is based around the Murrumbidgee River. It represents 8.2 per cent of the total area of the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB).

The region has a population of around 500 000 people concentrated in the centres of Canberra, Wagga Wagga, Griffith, Leeton and Hay.

Research findings

The following documents detail the research findings:

Murrumbidgee Regional Report, Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project

The full report for the Murrumbidgee region from the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project. (172 pages)

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

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

Murrumbidgee snapshot: 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 Murrumbidgee region, Murray-Darling Basin sustainable yields project

A presentation made to Murrumbidgee region stakeholders regarding the findings of the project. (26 pages)

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