Events
| Events held by the Murray Darling Association include Regional Meetings, Bus tours, and both National and Local Conferences. Check the website regularly for updates. Information from past events can be obtained by emailing admin@mda.asn.au |
The Murray Darling Association, supported the 5th Annual Water Symposium and the 2nd Annual Water Leaders Congress, both held in February 2010.
All MDA members received 10% off registration for Annual Water Symposium.
The Murray Darling Association 65th National Conference and AGM
Click here for speakers presentations
The Murray Darling Association conducted its 65th National Conference and AGM at the Playford Civic Centre Adelaide on September the 2nd, 3rd and 4th 2009.
The Conference titled 'Water Innovation- Challenging the Drought' addressed the challenges:
- How do we all adjust to less available water?
- Can we change our lifestyle to live with more frequent drought?
- What water innovations will assist in greater efficiencies of water collection, distribution and reuse?
Speakers included:
Senator the Hon Penny Wong
Senator Nick Xenophon
The Hon Jay Weatherill MP
Lynda Pollock. Director (MDBA)
Mr David Downie. Generalm Manager- Office of Water
Dr Peter Hayman. SA Research and Development Institute
Goondiwindi National Water Forum
The Goondiwindi National Water Forum was a huge success tackling the issue of Water Management in correlation to the 'Water for the Future' program. Speakers included Senator the Hon Penny Wong Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Nick Xenophon SA and many more.
Dubbo National Weeds Forum
The Murray Darling Association held a National Weeds Conference at the Dubbo City Council Administration Building.
The forum explored the sometimes competing objectives of vegetation conservation and weed management for economic and environmental outcomes.
Speakers included:
John Thorp: National Weeds Management Facilitator
Richard Carter: Project Weeds Officer
Peter Bacon: Certified Professional Soil Scientist
Rod Campbell: Central West Catchment Management Authority
Yohammes Alemseged: Rangelands Research Officer
Dr Matt Collof: CSIRO Entomolgy
Megan Tattersall: Caring for our Country Facilitator
Presentations can be viewed by clicking on the links below:
CSIRO-Weeds
Megan Tattersall- Caring for our Country
Peter Bacon - Interaction Between Soil and Weeds
NSW Dep of Primary Industries- Opportunistic Cropping
NSW Dep of Primary Industries- Managing Weeds
John Conroy- Invasive Plant and Animals.
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Murray Darling Association National Conference & Annual General Meeting |
| Dates for your diary: Thursday 9th, Friday 10th September 2010 |
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AGM Nominations for the 2009/2010 Management Board will be opening soon.
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Regional Meetings Regional meetings are held quarterly. Click here for Regional Meeting updates |
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Previous Events Click on the link under Related Information for more information regarding previous events such as:
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For any information on any events please contact us on event@mda.asn.au