New NSW Sustainable Communities Program

Photo Credits: Daniel McCullough

Last week on Thursday 13 March 2025, RDA Riverina Staff Katie Pastro and Marg Couch attended the NSW Minister for Agriculture, Regional NSW and Western NSW Tara Moriarty’s launch of the new NSW Sustainable Communities Program in Griffith. This Program provides community assistance to help reduce the social and economic impacts of water recovery measures on NSW communities under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.

During the launch Minister Moriarty met with business leaders from across the Riverina to discuss their concerns about the program. Minister Moriarty also explained that $15 million is available for the first round of funding as part of the broader $160 million program designed to support affected communities.

The meeting is part of a wider process designed to help the NSW Government understand the needs of the Basin communities, and will provide information for the future of financial support.