Policy and Submissions
The Macquarie Marshes Environmental Landholders Association (MMELA) is a regular contributor to public policy development in areas that impact the marsh. It is our duty as the custodians of the land to ensure the social, economic and environmental sustainability for future generations. We make contributions to government at both the federal and state levels. Please take a look at our policy submissions below and share them to help deepen the community understanding around these important topics.
Floodplain Harvesting Parliamentary Inquiry
There are few things more contentious than water! And this is very apparent at present as we debate the future of water management in the Murray Darling Basin.
Read our submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Flood Plain Harvesting regulation 2020 below.
Environment Protection & Biodiversity Conservation Act
In 2020 Macquarie Marshes Environmental Landholders Association made a submission to the independent review of the EPBC Act 1999.
Read our submission and concerns below.
Productivity Commission
Government policy and decision making relating to natural resource management has in the past had devastating impacts on the Marshes.
Are the Marshes in a better state as a result of the Basin plan is a complex question and one we attempt to give you our thoughts on.
Read our submission to the Productivity Commission below.
MMELA Northern Basin Review
The Macquarie Marshes Environmental Landholders Association cannot and does not support the Murray Darling Basin Authority’s proposed amendments to the Northern Basin Plan.
Read our submission to the Murray Darling Basin Authority below.
Macquarie Re-Regulating Weir
There is a long history of removing flows from the Lower Macquarie and allocating upstream.
This has happened through structures such as dams and regulators, and also operationally such as supplementary access, floodplain harvesting and the transfer of Planned Environmental Water to General Security.
Read our submission to Water NSW below.
