Murray-Darling Basin Authority publishes a wide range of material related to the catchment including brochures, fact sheets, maps, surveys, reports, posters, books and DVDs. Many of these are free and some can be downloaded from the website.
Below is a selection of the material available that is suitable for schools participating in Special Forever projects. Other material would be useful as background reading for teachers. Unless stated otherwise the items are free either by downloading a copy from the website or ordering online
To access MDBA resources go to http://publication.mdba.gov.au/
Map of Murray-Darling Basin (PDF, 777KB)
Map of the Rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin (PDF, 318KB)
Frogs of the Murray-Darling Basin (PDF, 802KB)
Brochures (A4 foldout Information Sheets)
Aliens in the Basin-an introduction to alien fish in the Murray-Darling Basin
Environmental Challenges in the Murray-Darling Basin
Inland Shipping
Lake Victoria a special place
Managing the River Murray
River Murray Navigation
Taking up the Challenge
The Cap
The Murray-Darling Basin Information Sheet
Posters/Maps
Carp: Villians or Victims?
Flora and Fauna of the Murray-Darling Basin
Frogs of the Murray-Darling Basin/Native Fish of the Murray-Darling Basin (poster)
Native Fish of the Murray-Darling Basin (card)
The Murray-Darling Basin 1902
The River Murray System
Towards Sustainable Rivers
Welcome to the Murray-Darling Basin (AO size)
DVD/VHS
More than a River-The Murray-Darling system and its people DVD/VHS (90 minutes)
Tar-ru-The story of Lake Victoria DVD/VHS (40 minutes)
Books
Murray-Darling Basin Resources 1997 (308pages) $30.00
Rivers Program Publications Reference Kit 2003 (6 Booklet boxed set) $60.00
The Darling 2004 (496pages) $79.95
*All prices quoted exclude postage and handling charges. For more information or to purchase any of these books contact CSIRO publishing at www.publish.csiro.au.
Assorted stickers are also available.
Murray-Darling Basin Authority GPO Box 409 Canberra ACT 2601 www.mdba.gov.au