Latest news
Image

Honouring leadership, looking ahead
18 June 2025
This edition of our newsletter is a little special. We farewell a founding Director, celebrate a national honour, and share reflections from recent work in the Upper Murrumbidgee, Lower Balonne, and Beetaloo Basin. Across very different landscapes and communities, a common thread continues to emerge about the importance of relationships and the value of being part of conversations that help shape what comes next.
Image

Honouring leadership, looking ahead
18 June 2025
This edition of our newsletter is a little special. We farewell a founding Director, celebrate a national honour, and share reflections from recent work in the Upper Murrumbidgee, Lower Balonne, and Beetaloo Basin. Across very different landscapes and communities, a common thread continues to emerge about the importance of relationships and the value of being part of conversations that help shape what comes next.
Image

Marking a legacy - Leith Boully's contribution to Watertrust
16 June 2025
Leith Boully, a founding director of Watertrust, is retiring from our Board. Leith has been part of Watertrust since the beginning, shaping not only our work, but the way we think, listen and lead. As we mark this moment, we celebrate her contribution and announce the upcoming Leith Boully Oration, which will honour the conversations she’s always pushed us to have.
Image

Broadening the conversation in the Upper Murrumbidgee
14 June 2025
Last week, the Watertrust team spent two days in and around Cooma, reconnecting with familiar faces and hearing from new voices who care deeply about the river’s future. The trip built on 18 months of work in the region and offered a valuable opportunity to deepen relationships, expand the conversation, and understand new perspectives.
Image

Kate Peake to Chair Beetaloo Advisory Committee
12 June 2025
The Beetaloo Basin is one of Australia’s contested big gas projects, with community concern focused squarely on water. Drawing on recent conversations with those on the ground, Watertrust’s Kate Peake is now Chairing the Advisory Committee guiding a monitoring R&D project focused particularly on the region’s water resources. Her role will help ensure the work remains independent, inclusive, and grounded in local knowledge.
Image

Congratulations to our Chair Kathryn Fagg AC
10 June 2025
We’re proud to share some wonderful news about our Chair, Kathryn Fagg, who has just received one of our nation’s highest honours.
Image

How do you manage water when the river stops flowing?
09 June 2025
In the largely unregulated Northern Basin, it’s a question that’s becoming more urgent with every season. On a recent trip through the Condamine–Balonne catchment, Mike Peat met with First Nations representatives, graziers, irrigators and council members – all grappling with how to maintain cultural, environmental and economic connections in a climate that’s getting hotter and drier. In this video, Mike shares insights about what’s already happening on the ground and where Watertrust might be able to help.