Tuesday (March 31), KAJX Communications will broadcast the Water Forum from Barham via our YouTube Channel @kajx112.
Central Murray Environmental Floodplains Group Inc
Water Forum 2026 Running Sheet
Redemption: Saving the Basin from the Highway to HELL!
“When policy fails, it’s the people who will lead the way!”
Date: Tuesday 31 March 2026
Time: 12:00pm – 9:30pm
Location: cluBarham (Barham Service Club), Barham NSW
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Exhibition Stands Pre-Chat, Tea/Coffee
12:30 pm – 12:40 pm Introduction & Housekeeping
12:40 pm – 1:35 pm Current Water Situation
15 mins Darren De Bortoli 12:40-12:55 Where it started the SA scene
10 mins Helen Dalton 12:55-1:05 Royal Commission into Water Corruption
10 mins Lloyd Polkinghorne 1:05-1:15 Journalist’s view
20 mins Q&A 1:15-1:35
1:35 pm – 2:25 pm Social Impact
10 mins Geoff Kendell 1:35-1:45 Social & Economic Impacts Northern Victorian & Southern Riverina
10 mins John Lolicato 1:45-1:55 Outline of “Caught in the Current “Book launch & River Chokes
10 mins Sharni Lundie 1:55-2:05 Impact Irrigation Farm young mum’s perspective
20 mins Q&A 2:05-2:25
2:25 pm – 3:15 pm Industry Economic Impact
10 mins Justin Sutherland 2:25-2:35 Ricegrowers Association of Australia
10 mins Jason Limbrick 2:35-2:45 Australian Consolidated Milk
10 mins Chris Taylor 2:45-2:55 Kagome Australia
20 mins Q&A 2:55-3:15
20 mins 3:15 pm – 3:35 pm Afternoon Tea Break Includes 2-minute skit
Bell ringing at 3:30pm
3:35 pm – 4:30 pm Future of Water Quality
20 mins Prof Peter Gell 3:35-3:55 Water Turbidity
15 mins Mark Doecke & Kevin Cock 3:55-4:10 SA Horticulturalists Water Quality
20 mins Q&A 4:10- 4:30
4:30 pm – 5:20 pm Future of Water Supply
20 mins Sophie Baldwin 4:30- 4:50 GMID GMW MIL Modernisation 721 GL
10 mins Nathan Free 4:50-5:00 Horticultural Region Future Supply
20 mins Q&A 5:00- 5:20
5:20 pm – 5:30 pm Afternoon Wrap-Up
Dinner cluBarham Bistro opens for dinner 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
6:30 pm – 6:40 pm Introduction & Housekeeping Evening Session
6:40 pm – 7:55 pm Water Mismanagement
20 mins Tim Horne & Bobbie Pannowitz 6:40-7:00 Water Class Action and legal issues
15 mins Geoff Wakeman 7:00- 7:15 Water Compliance
10 mins Jan Beer & Richard Sargood 7:15- 7:25 Constraints Relaxation
10 mins Paul Maddern OAM 7:25- 7:35 What too much water means to the forest
20 mins Q&A 7:35- 7:55
10 mins 7:55 pm – 8:05 pm 10-Minute Break Includes 2-minute skit
Bell ringing at 8:00pm
8:05 pm – 9:25 pm Solutions
15 mins Darren De Bortoli (inc Ken Jury option) 8:05-8:20 A Better Way
15 mins Jodie Hay 8:20- 8:35 On-Farm Wetlands
20 mins David Farley 8:35- 8:55 Food & Fibre Security for a Growing Population
20min Q&A 8:55 – 9:15
9:15 pm – 9:25 pm Water Forum Wrap-Up
Note: Most speakers will get 10 minutes to present. After each group of speakers have presented, there will be a 20-minute Q&A session for that group to finish.