Australians, like many others, have long been in denial about climate change, despite the warnings from scientists. As much of South Eastern Australia enters its 17th year of low flows, our major water storages have emptied and Australians are starting to realize something is wrong. We have moved from denial of this issue to anger...

Improved regional water planning is the foundation of the National Water Initiative (NWI), which states 'water planning is an important mechanism to assist governments and the community to determine water management and allocation decisions to meet productive, environmental and social objectives'. With increasing water scarcity, effective water planning is the mechanism by which communities determine...