Riverlink
Riverlink is a tri-state scientific network servicing horticultural production in the Mildura Region, and South Australia’s Riverland. It involves four research institutions in a collaborative network with state of the art facilities, employing more than 150 science, development and support staff incorporating:

• NSW Department of Primary Industries
- Agricultural Research & Advisory Station Dareton, NSW
• CSIRO Plant Industry Merbein Victoria
• Victorian Department of Primary Industries
- Mildura
• Primary Industry Resources South
Australia/South Australian Research and Development Institute Loxton Agricultural Centre

Riverlink’s focus is high quality science that underpins the success of horticultural industries, while contributing to the sustainability and profitability of the region.

The industries serviced by Riverlink produce almost all of Australia’s dried fruit, more than 50% of its citrus and wine grapes, and 70% of the nation’s table grapes.

Contact
Riverlink
Tel 61 3 5051 4569
Fax 61 3 5051 4523
Email merryl.whyte@dpi.vic.gov.au
www.sardi.sa.gov.au/riverlink/riverlink.htm

MURRAY DARLING FRESHWATER
RESEARCH CENTRE - LOWER
BASIN LABORATORY
Officially opened in 1996, the Lower Basin Laboratory is a joint initiative of the Murray Darling Freshwater Research Centre (MDFRC), the Mildura Region community and the co-operative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology. The lab moved to purpose-built premises at the La Trobe University Mildura Campus in November, 2003.

This dedicated facility aims to answer locally relevant research questions to help guide water managers and ultimately improve the health of rivers, lakes and wetlands.

The research program includes:
• Algal blooms – causes and control
• Management of Menindee Lakes
• Flow regulation and river productivity
• Larval fish production in response to flow
• Impacts of weirs on river health

Contacts
MDFRC Lower Basin Laboratory
Tel 61 3 5051 4050
Fax 61 3 5053 6248
Website www.clw.csiro.au/division/albury

LOWER MURRAY DARLING
CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT
AUTHORITY
The Lower Murray Darling Catchment Management Authority (LMDCMA) has been appointed by the NSW Natural Resources Minister to take the lead role in natural resource management within the catchment. The catchment extends from Broken Hill in the north to the Murray River in the south and from the Murray/Murrumbidgee junction to the South Australian border in the west.

The LMDCMA uses catchment and management targets to develop the actions required to address the natural resource issues and threats identified by the community and the former Catchment Management Board. An Investment Strategy will allow funds to be

directed to natural resource projects which have been developed by the CMA to achieve the targets and give the best possible value for investment.

The LMDCMA responsibilities include:
• Approved National Action Plan (NAP) and
Natural Heritage Trust 2 (NHT 2) programs
• Native Vegetation Management Funds
• Implementation of Catchment Action Plans
• Development of Investment Strategies
• Delivery of Property Vegetation Plans

Contacts
Lower Murray Darling Catchment
Management Authority
32 Enterprise Way
Buronga NSW 2739
Tel 61 3 5021 9432 Mobile 0429 035 961
Email lmd@cma.nsw.gov.au
Website www.lmd.cma.nsw.gov.au