Southern Rural Water will sell 1,000 ML of high reliability and 441 ML low reliability permanent water shares within the Macalister Irrigation District system on Wednesday, 2 April 2025.

Southern Rural Water will sell 2,897 megalitres of seasonal allocation in the Macalister Irrigation District system via a series of online auctions starting in November and ending in March 2025.

Thorpdale in west Gippsland is renowned for producing top-class potatoes. However, engineer turned plant breeder Stephen Reynolds reckons its brown boronia that will really put the region on the map.

Winter was a productive time in the Macalister Irrigation District, and we delivered several important maintenance projects.

Work is underway to replace several regulator gates in the Macalister Irrigation District.

Dairy farmer James Clyne cuts a different figure now to when we spoke to him last winter when the Newry pipeline was being installed. He’s got a spring in his step because modernisation is making a big difference to his quality of life.

Securing water supply and exploring alternative water sources in our irrigation districts is one of our key strategic priorities. And we’re working on two projects in the Macalister Irrigation Area and the Werribee Irrigation District that will allow us to do this.

In an era where the road to agriculture was a less travelled path for woman, Liz Semmens listened to that inner voice and carved her own career path and it’s paid off.

Southern Rural Water is excited to announce that seven new members have been appointed to Macalister Customer Consultative Committee (MCCC).