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73rd AGM Resolutions

2017 Annual General Meeting

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Delegates to the Murray Darling Association 73rd Annual General Meeting held in Renmark in October 2017 considered a range of motions. Members resolved to undertake actions and advocate on issues of regional and Basin-wide significance. 

Below is a list of the motions that were considered, actions arising following the meeting, and responses received. Full details of the anndual general meeting are recorded in the Agenda and Minutes.

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Item

Motion

Status

Correspondence/notes

Responses
2.1a

Amendment to the Constitution 1

 Carried   Constitution amended
2.1b Validation of 73rd Annual General Meeting Carried    
4 Adoption of 72nd Annual General Meeting minutes Carried 72nd AGM Minutes Minutes confirmed
5.1 Adoption of 2016-17 Annual Report Carried

2016-17 Annual Report

  
5.2 Adoption of 2016-17 Financial Report Carried 2016-17 Annual Report  
6.1 Amendment to the Constitution II Lost

Note: It was noted that the issues in this motion are important revisions, and further noted that a committee be established to review the issues and report to next AGM with a further recommendation.

  
6.2 Meaningful inclusion of local government in Murray-Darling Basin related decision-making process Carried See submissions to Productivity Commission, NRAR, SA Royal Commission and all delegations to parliamentary and agency stakeholders National President and three other local government representatives appointed as Basin Community Committee members on July 18, 2018
6.3 Water management and compliance in the Basin Carried

See submissions to Productivity Commission, NRAR, SA Royal Commission and all delegations to parliamentary and agency stakeholders

  
6.4 Independent auditing of MDBA compliance regime Carried

See submissions to Productivity Commission, NRAR, SA Royal Commission, media releases and all delegations to parliamentary and agency stakeholders, listed in board meeting minutes.

 

 
6.5 River flows for tourism Carried    
6.6 The availability of timely flood information Carried

 

  
6.7 Local government involvement in the development of Water Resource Plans Carried

See submissions to Productivity Commission, NRAR, SA Royal Commission, media releases and engagements with the MDBA, listed in board meeting minutes.

 

 
6.8 Management of the Menindee Lakes Carried   Reply June 2018
6.9 Moratorium on the Wentworth to Broken Hill Pipeline Carried