NVIC happy after meeting with water minister

“We just wanted to give her our views on how agricultural was being decimated in the GMID, which she knew but that reinforced that,” he said.

“We have got a view on carryover that it currently is suiting corporates and definitely wants looking at.”

Mr Bryant said the main point he hoped Ms Neville took away was that most farmers want transparency in the water market.

“What we did get surprised by was when she said she was getting kick back about transparency,” he said.

“I'm only guessing that’s coming from bureaucrats and brokers.”

Ms Neville said more work was being done to understand the importance of market transparency.

“Following the meeting, I asked my department to do further consultation and ensure all voices in the community have had their say on market transparency,” she said.

“I have always said I am keen to see full transparency but we will be guided by the views of irrigators.”