DEECA is announcing that the rescheduled Goulburn to Murray trade opportunity will take place on Thursday, 14 November 2024, using a new application processing approach. This approach is designed to improve user experience and ensure market stability during trade openings. We will implement a two-stage approach to processing applications to address the instability in the current processing method when large numbers of trade applications are submitted simultaneously.

Here’s how the new process will work:

• Eligible applications submitted within a five-hour window on Thursday, 14 November, will be treated equally and moved to a second stage for randomisation.
• Applications will be randomised to establish the order of processing.
• Applications will be processed in the determined order.
• Applicants will receive notifications regarding the outcome of their applications on Friday, 15 November.

After providing further documentation on how the submission process and randomisation will work, DEECA will run two identical webinars on Thursday 31 October (at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM) to explain the new approach. You can join the webinars at the links at the bottom of this news item.

This change aims to provide a smoother experience and reduce uncertainty during peak trade submission times. If you have any questions before the webinar, please contact us at waterregister.support@deeca.vic.gov.au.

Click here to join the webinar at 2:00 PM Thursday 31 October.

Click here to join the webinar at 7:00 PM Thursday 31 October.