2011: Stage Two of the Connections Project Begins

In November 2011, the Northern Victoria Irrigation Renewal Project (NVIRP) was integrated into GMW as the GMW Connections Project.

This coincided with the Commonwealth Government agreeing to jointly fund Stage 2 of the project, contributing $953 million in addition to the $106 million from the Victoria Government.

Through various water-saving measures – such as decommissioning and remediating channels, and modernising irrigation infrastructure – the project would eventually create 433GL of annual water savings.