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Community Feedback Survey – Informing Council’s 2026 Basin Plan Submission
Griffith City Council is preparing a submission to the 2026 Murray–Darling Basin Plan Review and is seeking community input to help inform this position.
The Basin Plan is being reviewed by the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) for the first time since 2012.
This survey aims to understand community views on key issues affecting our region. The results will directly inform Council’s submission to the MDBA.
Participation is voluntary. If you wish, you can also make your own submission directly to the MDBA
here.
To better understand to Review, read the MDBA 2026 Basin Plan Review Discussion Paper
here
1.
How significant has the Murray–Darling Basin Plan been in affecting
you or your household?
Strongly disgaree
Somewhat disagree
Neutral
Somewhat agree
Strongly Agree
Strongly disgaree
Somewhat disagree
Neutral
Somewhat agree
Strongly Agree
Please describe the main ways the Basin Plan has affected you or your household.
2.
How much do you believe Basin Plan water recovery has affected
local jobs, businesses, or economic activity
in your community?
Strongly believe
Somewhat believe
Do not believe
Neutral
Strongly believe
Somewhat believe
Do not believe
Neutral
What changes to employment or business activity have you observed locally?
3.
How confident are you about the
long‑term stability and future
of your community under the Basin Plan settings?
Very confident
Somewhat confident
Not at all confident
Neutral
Very confident
Somewhat confident
Not at all confident
Neutral
What factors most influence your level of confidence?
4.
How appropriate do you think
water buybacks
have been as a tool to achieve environmental outcomes?
Very approprate
Appropriate
Not at all appropriate
Neutral
Very approprate
Appropriate
Not at all appropriate
Neutral
What alternative approaches (if any) do you think should be prioritised instead of further buybacks?
5.
How strongly do you agree that
infrastructure, operational changes, and complementary measures
should be prioritised before any further water recovery?
Strongly disgaree
Somewhat disagree
Neutral
Somewhat agree
Strongly Agree
Strongly disgaree
Somewhat disagree
Neutral
Somewhat agree
Strongly Agree
What types of infrastructure or non‑water solutions do you believe would deliver better outcomes?
6.
How well do you think the Basin Plan is currently positioned to support both communities and the
environment
in a hotter, drier climate?
Well positioned
Not positioned well
Neutral
Well positioned
Not positioned well
Neutral
What changes are needed to improve climate resilience for local communities?
7.
How much do you believe Basin Plan impacts flow through to
local services
, such as health, education, infrastructure, or Council service delivery?
Strongly believe
Somewhat believe
Do not believe
Neutral
Strongly believe
Somewhat believe
Do not believe
Neutral
Please describe any changes you have noticed in local services or community facilities.
8.
How fair do you think the Basin Plan has been in
supporting communities
to adjust to water reform?
Very fair
Somewhat fair
Neutral
Somewhat unfair
Very unfair
Very fair
Somewhat fair
Neutral
Somewhat unfair
Very unfair
What types of adjustment or support would make the biggest difference to your community?
