Murray–Darling Basin Economic Development Program
The Murray–Darling Basin Economic Development Program (the program) is supporting economic development projects in identified communities impacted by water recovery under the Basin Plan.
Further funding for the program has been announced in the Murray–Darling Communities Investment Package. More details about future grant rounds will be made available here in due course.
Funding will help eligible communities to develop their economies, increase job opportunities and enhance their resilience to manage current and future economic challenges.
Round 1 of the program provides up to $24.4 million in funding over 4 years to support 42 projects across 15 communities.
Round 2 of the program provides funding of up to $14.4 million to support 32 projects across 29 Basin communities.
More information on the program and each funding round can be found in the guidelines and downloaded from the bottom of this page.
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Successful Round 2 applications
The following applications were successful under the second round of the program:
| Entity | Community/Communities | State/s | Project Short Name | Funding (GST excl) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balonne Shire Council | Mungindi | NSW QLD |
Mungindi River Park Upgrade - Stages 2 & 3 | $239,000 |
| Balonne Shire Council | Mungindi | NSW QLD |
Cross-Border Mungindi Sculpture River Walk | $68,000 |
| Barooga Sports Club Ltd | Berrigan-Finley, Cobram | VIC | Cobram Barooga Golf Club Entertainment Driving Range | $600,000 |
| Bourke Shire Council | Bourke | NSW | Bourke Olympic Swimming Pool - Efficient Water Filtration | $450,000 |
| Brewarrina Shire Council | Brewarrina | NSW | Brewarrina Outback Technology Hub and Museum | $450,000 |
| Campaspe Shire Council | Kyabram-Tatura | VIC | Kickstart Kyabram Fauna Park | $550,000 |
| Campaspe Shire Council | Kyabram-Tatura | VIC | Stanhope Ready to Go & Grow | $183,211 |
| Coorong District Council | Tailem Bend | SA | Wellington East Parks Activation Project | $448,857 |
| District Council of Loxton Waikerie | Waikerie | SA | Waikerie Central Business District (CBD) Revitalisation | $450,000 |
| District Council of Loxton Waikerie | Waikerie | SA | Waikerie Riverfront Revitalisation Project | $450,000 |
| Goulburn Valley Regional Library Corporation | Kyabram-Tatura | VIC | Tatura Library Redevelopment Fit Out | $100,000 |
| Hay Shire Council | Hay | NSW | Recalibrate Hay Phase II | $387,000 |
| Menindee Enterprise Park Education Services Inc | Menindee | NSW | Making Tracks | $268,652 |
| Mid Murray Council | Blanchetown | SA | Blanchetown Revitalisation Project | $450,000 |
| Mid Murray Council | Mannum | SA | Mannum Murray River and Heritage Tourism Project | $447,818 |
| Mid Murray Council | Morgan | SA | Morgan Murray River Tourism Development | $446,331 |
| Moira Shire | Cobram | Vic | Yarrawonga to Burramine Cycling and Walking Trail | $617,950 |
| Moree Plains Shire Council | Moree | NSW | Smart Region Incubator and Co-working Space 'The Greenhouse' | $515,468 |
| Murray Dairy Limited | Cobram, Kerang-Cohuna, Kyabram-Tatura, Pyramid Hill-Boort, Shepparton Irrigation Area, Swan Hill, Berrigan-Finley | NSW VIC |
Fodder for the Future | $1,607,950 |
| Murray House Wentworth Aged Care Ltd | Wentworth | NSW | Murray House Wentworth Aged Care Enhancement Program | $174,480 |
| Murray River Council | Deniboota | NSW | Murray Plains Meat Cooperative Micro-Abattoir | $450,000 |
| Narrabri and District Chamber of Commerce Incorporated | Wee Waa | NSW | Yarrie Lake Water Security Project | $450,000 |
| Narromine Shire Council | Narromine | NSW | Narromine Aerodrome Industrial Park - Hangar Development | $450,000 |
| Outback Academy Australia Limited | Denimein, Mannum, Mildura, Morgan, Murray Bridge, Shepparton Irrigation Area, Swan Hill/VIC, West Berriquin | NSW VIC SA |
Follow the Flowers: Aboriginal Cooperative Business for the Murray Corridor | $1,110,000 |
| Ozfish Unlimited Limited | Coomealla, Cullulleraine, Mildura | NSW VIC |
River Repair Bus | $430,000 |
| Queensland Murray-Darling Catchment Limited | Mungindi | NSW QLD |
Mungindi Aboriginal Rangers - Recovery through Tourism and Agriculture | $467,173 |
| Regional Development Australia Murraylands and Riverland Incorporated | Blanchetown, Mannum, Morgan, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Waikerie | SA | Murray River Agritourism and Food Cluster - Stages 2 and 3 | $250,000 |
| Rural City of Murray Bridge | Murray Bridge | SA | Murray Bridge Riverfront Development - Sturt Reserve | $450,000 |
| Sunraysia Rural Counselling Service Inc. | Cullulleraine, Kerang-Cohuna, Mildura, Pyramid Hill-Boort, Swan Hill | NSW VIC |
SunRCS Business Plus | $450,000 |
| Walgett Shire Council | Walgett | NSW | Construction of Youth Centre inside Walgett's new PCYC | $450,000 |
| Wee Waa Community Arts and Cultural Centre Incorporated | Wee Waa | NSW | Wee Waa Community Arts and Cultural Centre & Tours Facility | $382,197 |
| Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation | Kyabram-Tatura, Shepparton Irrigation Area | VIC | Yorta Yorta Cultural Immersion Programme and Glamping Accommodation Pilot | $125,500 |
Round 1 projects
| Entity | Community/Communities | State/s | Project Short Name | Funding (GST excl) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walgett Shire Council | Collarenebri | NSW | Creating capacity, industry and connection in the Collarenebri Community | $476,000 |
| Walgett Shire Council | Collarenebri | NSW | Collarenebri Showground Refurbishment | $488,000 |
| Warren Shire Council | Warren | NSW | Improvement of Regional Structures | $3,521,588 |
| Wakool Community Progress Association | Wakool | NSW | Wakool Silo Art Project | $39,310 |
| Western Murray Land Improvement Group Incorporated | Wakool | NSW | Agrisystem Development | $500,000 |
| Western Murray Land Improvement Group Incorporated | Wakool | NSW | Business Development and Innovation Project | $500,000 |
| Balonne Shire Council | Dirranbandi | QLD | Dirranbandi Rural Transaction Centre Hub - E-Technology Upgrade and Pilot | $82,500 |
| Dirranbandi Landcare Group Inc | Dirranbandi | QLD | Dirranbandi Seasons - Landscape Information Boards | $12,915 |
| Balonne Shire Council | Dirranbandi | QLD | Dirranbandi Thermal Hot Springs | $875,000 |
| Balonne Shire Council | Dirranbandi | QLD | Dirranbandi Showgrounds - Irrigation Upgrade | $70,000 |
| Balonne Shire Council | Dirranbandi | QLD | Business Improvement Scheme | $492,000 |
| Balonne Shire Council | Dirranbandi St George |
QLD | Balonne Shire Digital Connectivity Project - Stages 3 & 4 | $1,000,000 |
| Balonne Shire Council | Dirranbandi St George |
QLD | Business Mentoring Project | $499,100 |
| Balonne Shire Council | Dirranbandi St George |
QLD | Wild Dog Exclusion Fencing | $5,000,000 |
| Care Balonne Assn Inc | Dirranbandi St George |
QLD | Digital literacy and business marketing workshops | $95,000 |
| Goondir Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders Corporation for Health Services | Dirranbandi St George |
QLD | St George Community Well Being Centre (CWBC) | $500,000 |
| South West Indigenous Corporation | St George | QLD | Indigenous Languages and Cultural Immersion Project | $500,000 |
| Weribone Jack Family Descendants Aboriginal Corporation | St George | QLD | WJC Cultural Learning Ground | $40,000 |
| Cunnamulla Aboriginal Corp | Cunnamulla | QLD | Chronic Disease and Wellbeing Centre | $710,000 |
| Coorong District Council | Lower Lakes | SA | Meningie Jetty Upgrade for Vessels | $500,000 |
| Coorong District Council | Lower Lakes | SA | Revitalising Raukkan Walk, Ride, Stay and Play | $500,000 |
| Goolwa To Wellington Local Action Planning Association Incorporated | Lower Lakes | SA | Lower Lakes Visitor Access Trails | $247,580 |
| Milang and District Community Association Incorporated | Lower Lakes | SA | Milang Lakeside Butter Factory Restoration | $308,260 |
| District Council of Loxton Waikerie | Loxton | SA | Loxton Tourist Park Upgrade | $500,024 |
| District Council of Loxton Waikerie | Loxton | SA | Loxton Wharf Upgrade Project | $350,000 |
| Mid Murray Council | Swan Reach | SA | The Swan Reach and Nildottie River Murray Maritime Trail | $130,000 |
| Mid Murray Council | Swan Reach | SA | Swan Reach and Nildottie Tourism Project Murray Coorong Trail | $438,789 |
| Barmera Golf Club Inc | Cobdogla-Barmera | SA | Barmera Golf Club Clubhouse Upgrade | $205,756 |
| Berri Barmera Council | Cobdogla-Barmera | SA | Lake Bonney Nature and Cultural Tourism Project | $500,000 |
| Moorook Kingston-On-Murray Community Association Incorporated | Cobdogla-Barmera | SA | Moorook Ecotourism Trail | $236,880 |
| Berri Hotel Incorporated | Berri | SA | Berri Hotel Incorporated Accommodation Development (stage 1) | $500,000 |
| District Council of Loxton Waikerie | Berri Cobdogla-Barmera Loxton |
SA | Riverland Smart Agricultural Project | $500,000 |
| Regional Development Australia Murraylands and Riverland Incorporated | Berri Cobdogla-Barmera Loxton Swan Reach |
SA | The Murray River Agritourism and Food Regional Development Program | $250,000 |
| Campaspe Shire Council | Rochester | VIC | Rochester Riverside Holiday Park Re-invigoration | $500,000 |
| Campaspe Shire Council | Rochester | VIC | Rochester Revitalisation | $448,000 |
| Rochester Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc | Rochester | VIC | Rochester Business Network - Tourism and Marketing Project | $500,000 |
| Chaffey Aged Care Incorporated | Merbein | VIC | Chaffey Early Learning Centre | $500,000 |
| Dried Fruits Australia Inc | Colignan Merbein Red Cliffs |
VIC | Generating agtech capacity to deliver high yielding dried grape production | $396,520 |
| Red Cliffs and Community Aged Care | Red Cliffs | VIC | Community Health Building for the Red Cliffs community | $203,680 |
| Red Cliffs Golf Club Inc | Red Cliffs | VIC | Red Cliffs Golf Club supporting the local community by providing a RV camping site | $245,760 |
| Sunraysia Rural Counselling Service Inc | Colignan Merbein Red Cliffs Rochester Wakool |
VIC | SunRCS Small Biz Plus Community | $500,000 |
| Murray Darling Association Incorporated | All 15 Communities | VIC NSW QLD SA |
Basin Communities Leadership Program | $500,000 |
Download
| Document | Pages | File size |
|---|---|---|
Round 1 Guidelines PDF |
26 | 545 KB |
Round 1 Guidelines DOCX |
26 | 152 KB |
| Round 1 Guidelines Attachment – Community Maps PDF |
22 | 15.5 MB |
| Round 2 Guidelines PDF |
27 | 545 KB |
| Round 2 Guidelines DOCX |
27 | 234 KB |
| Round 2 Guidelines Attachment – Community Maps PDF |
22 | 15.5 MB |
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Contact us
For questions about the program, please contact us.