This website will be continually developed and improved to provide more information about water trade and accounting. It will generate reports on levels of use, directions of trade, and prices paid.
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6 July 2010:
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Allocation bank account statements for 2009-10 are being mailed to Victorian entitlement holders in July and September. For more information click here.
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6 July 2010:
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Information about the new reserve policy for the 2010-11 irrigation season in northern Victoria is being advertised in rural newspapers
 2010-11 Reserve Policy Advertisement (PDF - 919 Kb)
A fact sheet on the new reserve policy is available here. Further information is available from Goulburn-Murray Water’s website.
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30 June 2010:
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The Minister for Water has recently made formal declarations and determinations under the Water Act 1989 for carryover in northern Victoria. Copies of these can be viewed below.
Carryover for water shares in the Murray, Goulburn and Campaspe water systems (PDF - 562 Kb)
Carryover for water shares in the Broken, Loddon and Bullarook water systems (PDF - 417 Kb)
Carryover for bulk and environmental entitlements in the Murray, Goulburn and Campaspe (PDF - 656 Kb)
Carryover for bulk and environmental entitlements in the Broken, Loddon and Bullarook (PDF - 422 Kb)
These declarations and determinations reflect the carryover rules announced by the Minister for Water earlier this year. For more details click here.
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1 July 2010:
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A ballot process is underway to ensure equitable management of applications that affect the 4% limit on trade out of irrigation areas. The current status of the limit can be found here.
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24 June 2010:
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The Minister for Water has approved changes to the trading rules to allow exemptions to the 4% limit for Living Murray projects. The Trading Rules have been updated and are available here.
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17 June 2010:
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The Minister for Water has approved changes to the trading rules to combine two trading zones (41A and 41B) in the Thomson/Macalister water system into one. The Trading Rules have been updated and are available here.
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1 June 2010:
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Victorian Water Register fees for some applications will increase on Thursday 1 July 2010. For more information click here.
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1 June 2010:
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Information is being advertised in rural newspapers reminding northern Victorian irrigators about planning for the end of the 2009-10 irrigation season. A copy of the advertisement can be viewed below.
2009-10 End of season advertisement 1 (PDF - 1200 Kb)
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1 June 2010:
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The 100 Point Identification Check required when transferring a water share including for a limited term has been updated. The layout has changed and the list of authorised people whom can certify the form has been expanded. The form can be downloaded here.
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21 May 2010:
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A correction has had to be made to a small number of allocation bank accounts where too much allocation was recorded because of a system error. Letters have been express mailed to all affected account holders. Below are some Q&As on this matter.
ABA corrections summary (PDF - 18 Kb)
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6 May 2010:
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The Minister for Water has approved changes to the trading rules to allow exemptions to the 4% limit for water shares in the Campaspe Irrigation District. The Trading Rules have been updated and are available here.
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22 April 2010:
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The report below provides a summary of water carried over on the Murray and Goulburn systems in 2009-10 and the effects of the 100% limit with final seasonal allocations now announced.
Summary of carryover in 2009-10 (PDF - 28 Kb)
The Minister for Water recently announced changes to the carryover rules for the coming 2010-11 season for water users in the Murray, Goulburn and Campaspe systems. For more details click here.
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11 March 2010:
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The Minister for Water has approved changes to the trading rules that give water holders in the Broken, Thomson/Macalister, Bacchus Marsh and Werribee declared systems more opportunities to enter the water market. The Trading Rules have been updated and are available here.
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25 Feb 2010:
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Copies of bulk entitlements and environmental entitlements are now publicly available from this website. Search for bulk or environmental entitlements here.
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16 Nov 2009:
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The Minister for Water has recently released new, overarching Ministerial Policies for Managing Take and Use Licences. A copy of the policies can be viewed below.
Ministerial Policies for Managing Take and Use Licences (PDF – 1,224 Kb)
More information and other Ministerial guidelines are available on the Our Water Our Future website.
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