Past Events (2008) NEWS STORY:
Vice Regal Inspection In late October 2008, Governor General Quentin Bryce AC visited the Goulburn Valley during the second stage of her Murray Darling Basin communities’ tour. |   |
| At the invitation of NVIRP’s Chairman Richard Guy, the Governor General undertook a two hour tour of the Ardmona district viewing first-hand new solar powered automated channel gates, plastic lined channels and tomatoes growing in a hydroponic glass house. Following the tour, the Governor General commented that she had seen people working hard to achieve greater efficiencies in water handing and in every aspect of water management. She said NVIRP’s new developments were geared to greater efficiencies because every drop of water is precious and that is what they are focused on. |
|  | NVIRP organised several site visits for the Murray Darling Basin tour of the Governor General Quentin Bryce AC.
Included on the tour (l-r) were the Chairman of Goulburn-Murray Water Stephen Mills, the Governor General, NVIRP Chairman Richard Guy and Chair of Melbourne Water, Mrs Cheryl Batagol. Both G-MW and Melbourne Water along with the Victorian Government are partners in the NVIRP project. |
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| NVIRP’s First Elmore Field Days This was our opportunity to show area maps of the backbone to irrigators and all interested in the NVIRP project. | | |
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Premier Guest Speaker at the Rural Press Club of Victoria’s Royal Show Breakfast September 2008. Premier John Brumby discusses water delivery options with NVIRP Executive Manager Communications, Merrill Boyd. | Irrigation Modernisation Works Water Minister Tim Holding marked the start of construction for the Early Works on 30 May 2008 for the $1 billion first stage of the modernisation project by installing the first automated gate in Kyabram. | Modernisation Plan In October at a meeting in Numurkah, Dudley Bryant presented to the NVIRP Chairman Richard Guy (right) the modernisation plan devised by the Murray Valley Reconfiguration Group. |
| | NVIRP staff meet regularly with the Murray River Group of Councils to keep them informed on the progress of the Early Works in Stage 1. | | |
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