The importance of Gayini (Nari Nari word for water) and land to First Nations people across the Murray-Darling Basin was a feature presentation in this.
Sunset Strip, 20km out of town on the edge of the largest lake, feels a bit like Palm Springs meets a shanty town, though unlike Palm Springs, famous for its mid-century buildings, no architect ever set foot there.
Developed in the 1950s and 60s as the playground for the mine managers and executives from BHPâs mines at Broken Hill, it sprang up along the lake shore as a respite from the dust and heat of the famous mining town.
But it was in those years that the lakes were converted to a water storage, a decision that now has profound implications for the town â and for Murphyâs waterfront idyll.
Wentworth Shire
Essential maintenance works will be conducted at the Mildura Weir from 12 July, which will involve lowering the river level in the weir pool and closing Lock 11 for about three weeks, the Murray-Darling Basin Authority and Goulburn-Murray Water announced on 24 May.
MDBA Executive Director River Management, Andrew Reynolds said Lock 11 was one of the busiest on the Murray River, so timing of the works was agreed after taking on board feedback from tourism operators, irrigators, and the Mildura Rural City Council.
“The Murray River is vital to the region’s economy and recreation, so we have scheduled the works to begin after the school holidays but before the irrigation season to try to minimise the inconvenience to the community as much as we can,” Mr Reynolds said.