In 2007, the Northern Victoria Irrigation Renewal Project (NVIRP) was announced.
This would later become known as the Connections Project.
The Victorian Government recognised climate change would have a major impact on the state’s food production and announced $1 billion in funding to modernise and rationalise infrastructure in the Goulburn Murray Irrigation District.
The project involved various water-saving measures, such as decommissioning and remediating channels, and modernising irrigation infrastructure.
The project would end up exceeding its target and achieving 433 GL of water savings per year.