[ { "post_id": "604", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "#IrrigationMatters", "post_content_short": "This week NSW Irrigators Council launched #irrigationMatters This will primarily be a social Media campaign, please share as our communities and our irrigation businesses do matter, \n

\n\t“Our growers are not just producing for today – they are investing in the future of Australian agriculture. They are growing the food we\n\teat, the fibre we rely on and building farms they want to hand on to the next generation.\n\n

\n\t“Water policy must give them the certainty to keep producing for Australia, now and into the future.” Media\n\tavailable here<\/a>\n\n

\n\tVideo to share here 
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\n\tFacebook<\/a>\n", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.gvia.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/604\/IrrigationMatters.png", "post_content_type": "url", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.nswic.org.au\/media-campaigns\/", "post_date": "2026-09-10 07:16:56" }, { "post_id": "603", "post_category_id": "5", "post_title": "NSWIC Monthly newsletter", "post_content_short": "The August newsletter from NSW Irrigators council provides information on 
\n1. The water Act review: including a link to their submission which focuses on 
\na) Strengthen the tripple bottom line
\nb) Ensure consistency between all licenced water and 
\nc) Maximising the outcomes of the CEWH porfolio
\n2. NSW budget estimares
\n3. The release of the National Water Agreement (which has not been signed by any states)", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.gvia.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/603\/NSWIC-post.png", "post_content_type": "url", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/2a777bcff6a3\/nsw-irrigators-council-newsletter-10152266?e=1b3d93be9a", "post_date": "2026-09-03 07:27:19" }, { "post_id": "602", "post_category_id": "5", "post_title": "Committee Nomiations Due 26th August 2026", "post_content_short": "Nominations for the GVIA Committee are due on Wednesday 26th August 2026. If you would like to be part of the team to help guide the direction and set policy for the organisation, Please complete the form or let be know by Wednesday. 
\nThank you
\nNomination form<\/a>
", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.gvia.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/602\/News-(1).png", "post_content_type": "file", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.gvia.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/602\/GVIA-Nomination-form.doc", "post_date": "2026-08-24 01:29:30" }, { "post_id": "601", "post_category_id": "5", "post_title": "NSWIC monthly newsletter", "post_content_short": "The NSWIC monthly newsletter reinforces the importance of getting policy settings right to support regional NSW into the future. The endless\nprocess of reviews and reforms continues. The newsletter includes comment on the following:
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  1. Water Act Review discussion paper consultation underway<\/li>\n\t
  2. 2024-25 SDL accounting shows perfect score<\/li>\n\t
  3. NSWIC GM July event wrap up <\/li>\n\t
  4. Productivity Commission Review into National Water Iniative
    <\/li>\n<\/ol>", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.gvia.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/601\/NSWIC-post.png", "post_content_type": "url", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.nswic.org.au\/", "post_date": "2026-08-12 03:59:23" }, { "post_id": "600", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "Water Allocation Statement", "post_content_short": "The August Water Allocation Statement makes no changes to ECA or General security allocations. An account reconciliation reduced the General security balance by 10GL.
    \nThe s324 remains in place for access to FPH and Supplementary entitlements, however restrictions are temporarily lifted as     there\nis approximately 264GL in the upper lakes at Menindee<\/a>.\nThe restriction will come back into force if the upper lakes drop to 250GL. 
    \nThere is an average 86% account balance for General Security and a 135% account balance for the environmental allowance. 
    ", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.gvia.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/600\/Water-allocation-update.png", "post_content_type": "url", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.water.dcceew.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/was-gwydir-20260807.pdf", "post_date": "2026-08-12 03:17:13" }, { "post_id": "599", "post_category_id": "5", "post_title": "FPMP interactive map", "post_content_short": "The Management zones and ecological assets associated with the     Gwydir\nFloodplain Management Plan are now available on an intereactive map<\/a>.\nThis will be useful to help identify which parts of your landholding fit in which zone, and the location of ecological assestsas determined\nby the government. 
    \nSubmissions on the Gwydir Plan review have been extended and are due on Tuesday 18th August. Submission can be made following links on     this\ndepartment page<\/a>.\nSummary of changes are available\nhere<\/a>
    \n
    \nCritical items to consider include: 1. Management of historical works
    \n2. Additional requirements for works in management zones A and D     (details\navailable here)<\/a>
    ", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.gvia.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/599\/Draft-Regulation-for-Review.png", "post_content_type": "url", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/spatialportal.dpie.nsw.gov.au\/portal\/apps\/webappviewer\/index.html?id=26fac499be744481bbb71dbdb9681b22", "post_date": "2026-08-11 05:53:13" }, { "post_id": "598", "post_category_id": "9", "post_title": "Notification of GVIA AGM 2026", "post_content_short": "Notification of GVIA Annual General Meeting  3:00 pm Wednesday 2nd<\/sup> September 2026<\/strong>
    \n
    \nGVIA Boardroom, 100 Balo Street, Moree, <\/strong>Followed by   General Meeting: 3:30 pm
    \n
    \nPlease     RSVP via the link incluided <\/a>
    <\/strong>
    \nMicrosoft Teams meeting       Join:     https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/meet\/441904366403785?p=Q4zgfa5pv1OjVcgk8m<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>
    \nMeeting ID: 441 904 366 403 785         Passcode: ji2uJ9Vg<\/strong>", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.gvia.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/598\/GVIA-AGM-2026.jpg", "post_content_type": "event", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.gvia.org.au\/event-rsvp\/gvia-2026-agm\/", "post_date": "2026-07-29 01:20:50" }, { "post_id": "597", "post_category_id": "5", "post_title": "Gwydir Floodplain Management Plan up for Review", "post_content_short": "The Floodplain Management Plan for the Gwydir Valley Floodplain 2016 is currently being reviewed. This plan set the rules for flood work\n\tdevelopment on the floodplains, including what type of flood works can be constructed and where. 
    \n\tUnder the Water Management Act 2000<\/em>, floodplain management plans must be reviewed in the 5 years before they expire to ensure they\n\tcontinue to effectively support the needs of communities, landholders and the environment.  An  initial review was undertaken in\n\t2022, There is currently the opportunity to provide feedback on how the plan is working and wherer it can be improve
    \n\tSubmissions are open from Monday 20th July 2026 and have been extended to 11:59 pm on Tuesday 18th August 2026<\/strong>", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.gvia.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/597\/Draft-Regulation-for-Review.png", "post_content_type": "url", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.water.dcceew.nsw.gov.au\/our-work\/floodplain-management\/floodplain-management-plans\/gwydir-valley-floodplain", "post_date": "2026-07-27 05:11:20" }, { "post_id": "596", "post_category_id": "5", "post_title": "Understanding your water-use data", "post_content_short": "WaterNSW have released a     fact\nsheet<\/a>\nproviding information on water use data..
    \nWater-use data recorded through pulse outputs, Local Intelligence Devices (LIDs) and the Data Acquisition Service (DAS) may not always\nexactly match the meter reading displayed in the field.
    \nThe fact sheet explains how the systems work together to capture and transmit water-use information, why differences between DAS data\nand meter readings can occur, and what steps to take if you notice something that doesn’t look right.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.gvia.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/596\/News-(1).png", "post_content_type": "file", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.gvia.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/596\/Fact-sheet-Understanding-your-water-use-data-Pulse-outputs-LIDs-and-the-DAS.pdf", "post_date": "2026-07-13 02:33:33" }, { "post_id": "595", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "Water Allocation Statement", "post_content_short": "The July Water Allocation Statement came out today. No surprises with 0% allocation. There is 449GL in the General Security accounts (88%)\nand 61GL in the Environmental allowance (135%). High security, Supplementary and FPH licence holders received their maximum 9100%) allocation.
    \nDuring June approx. 2.1GL of ECA water was delivered. 
    \nIn the 2025-26 water year GS began with 69% of entitlement, there were three allocation increments made resulting in total allocation of 67%\nfor the 2025-26 year. There was a useage of approx 39% of entitlement (198GL). Supplementary access licences received 40% of entitlements\n(72GL).
    \nGood rainfall early in the water year saw Copeton dam storage increase from a starting point of 53% to a leak of 82% with end of year\ncapacity of 60%, 
    \nThe full statement is available     here for\nthe Gwydir Valley<\/a> and here for the\nopening allocations for NSW regulated sources<\/a>
    ", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.gvia.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/595\/Water-allocation-update.png", "post_content_type": "file", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.gvia.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/595\/was-gwydir-20260707.pdf", "post_date": "2026-07-07 04:50:04" }, { "post_id": "594", "post_category_id": "5", "post_title": "NSWIC Monthly news", "post_content_short": "The NSWIC have released their June newsletter. Included is conversation on;
    \n
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    1. IPART Pricing determination released<\/li>\n\t
    2. Basin Plan: What We Heard report<\/li>\n\t
    3. Non-urban metering update <\/li>\n\t
    4. NSW Auditor-General’s performance audit into water<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      The newsletter is available at the following link", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.gvia.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/594\/NSWIC-post.png", "post_content_type": "url", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/d641d5d0eb79\/nsw-irrigators-council-newsletter-10151621?e=1b3d93be9a", "post_date": "2026-07-03 07:22:21" }, { "post_id": "593", "post_category_id": "7", "post_title": "FPH Classification of Works", "post_content_short": "Water supply works approved for Floodplain Harvesting operate as a system, each work contributes to harvesting the water, unless they are clearly excluded.
      \nUnder FPH metering rules:
      \n• Only storages and points of intake need meters
      \n• Other works (such as channels and lift pumps) do not need meters
      \n• These other works should be classified as constructed, as they as they are involved in taking floodplain harvesting.
      \nThis is different from non-urban metering rules, where most works that take water need a meter unless exempt. If an approval holder has a work that is on a Floodplain Harvesting Water Supply Works approval which is also on another non-floodplain harvesting approval – they may\nhave different classifications because of the different rules.
      \nThe DCCEEW factsheet is available in the link", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.gvia.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/593\/Policy-update-(1).png", "post_content_type": "file", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.gvia.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/593\/Works-Classification-FPH-Factsheet-July-2026.pdf", "post_date": "2026-07-03 05:24:32" }, { "post_id": "592", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "Water Prices set to soar", "post_content_short": "Water Prices set to soar with over cumulative changes of 33% to 42% over next four years: <\/strong>
      \nThe Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has approved water bill increases of almost 50 per cent, excluding inflation, across\nmany NSW valleys over the next four years, despite acknowledging that many customers have limited capacity to absorb them.
      \nWater bills in the Gwydir will increase between 7 and 10 per cent plus CPI each year for the next four years. This is a cumulative change of\n33 to 42 per cent over the next four years. \n