Moonie
The Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project

At the Murray-Darling Basin Water summit, convened by the Prime Minister on 7 November 2006, it was agreed to:
Commission the CSIRO to report progressively by the end of 2007 on sustainable yields of surface and groundwater systems within the Murray-Darling Basin, including an examination of assumptions about sustainable yields in light of changes in climate and other issues.

As a result, the CSIRO has been contracted by the National Water Commission to report on current and future water availability in the Murray-Darling Basin.

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

The Moonie region is largely in south-western Queensland east of St George and represents 1.4 per cent of the total area of the Murray-Darling Basin .

The population is around 1700 and the region has a number of small settlements including Thallon and Nindigully but no major towns. The region is based around the Moonie River.

The following documents detail the research findings for this region:

	Fact Sheet (PDF, 413 kB) A brief guide to the key findings for this region from the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yield Project report. (2 pages)
	Snapshot (PDF, 2.1 MB) Summary of a report for this region from the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project. (12 pages)
	Regional Report (PDF, 3 MB) The full report for this region from the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project. (90 pages)
	Stakeholder briefing (PDF, 2.7 MB) A presentation made to region stakeholders regarding the findings of the project. (27 pages)

CONTACT
Dr Tom Hatton
Director Water for a Healthy Country Flagship
Phone: 61 2 6246 5745
Fax: 61 2 6246 4564
Email: Tom.Hatton@csiro.au

Further information on the Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project.