The Murray-Darling Basin
Covering almost 15% of the total area of Australia, the Murray Darling Basin offers the ultimate country and outback experiences, iconic towns/localities and touring routes. The iconic and well-known Darling River Run is one of many outback touring routes of the region.
Being within two hours drive of 75% of Australia's urban centres that make up our eastern capitals (Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, and Adelaide), as well as our inland cities like Toowoomba, Bendigo, Albury Wodonga, Tamworth, Dubbo, Orange, Wagga Wagga, it provides domestic tourism with a vast array of destinations, experiences, and activities.
The Murray–Darling Basin, the catchment for Australia's most extensive river system with its two main rivers being the Murray River and the Darling River, includes over 77,000 kilometres of rivers and waterways encompassing the states of Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, and South Australia.
The basin covers an area of 1,062,025 km2 (almost 15% of the total area of Australia).
The MDB is a diverse area associated with wool, cotton, wheat, sheep, cattle, dairy, rice, oil-seed, viticulture, as well as horticultural; it accounts for 40% of Australia's farms.
As Australia's most important agricultural region, the Murray Darling Basin produces 30% of Australia's food supply and supports over 30% of Australia's total gross value of agricultural production.
While the Murray Darling Basin is responsible for providing much of the water required for the irrigated sector of agriculture across the region, it is also home to some of the most significant, and culturally relevant, heritage sites in Australia.
Within the Murray-Darling basin, there is an extensive network of waterways that feed the two prime rivers of the region, the Murray and Darling Rivers.
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The Murray River - See, Do, Learn - Touring the Murray
Murray-Darling & Corner Country - See and Do
The Murray River, Australia's longest, provides some of the best destinations, touring routes, and experiences in Australia. Stretching from near Mount Kosciuszko in the Australian Alpine Region to the Coorong and Lake Alexandrina in South Australia, the Murray River forms the boundary between Victoria and New Sou...
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The Darling River provides the basis for the Darling River Run, one of Australia's most iconic touring routes. The Darling River and Outback NSW offer visitors plenty of experiences, towns, attractions, and county hospitality. Being less than a days drive from eastern capitals of Australia, it is also known as the...
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The Corner Country is one of the most popular travel regions of Australia encompassing the outbacks of New South Wales, Queensland, and South Australia. The 'Corner' refers to Cameron Corner, the geographical point where the three states meet, and while not a precisely defined area, it is bounded by the Darling Ri...
