The Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action has released the Goulburn-to-Murray Post Trade Opening Report (October 2025). This report summarises the outcomes from the October Goulburn-to-Murray trade opening. It consolidates information available via the Victorian Water Register website with some additional data around the number of unique allocation accounts that traded. It provides insights into the number, volumes, and reason for trade for all applications submitted and the order they were processed.

The October Goulburn-to-Murray trade opportunity opened with a balance of 31,523 ML. A total of 203 eligible trade applications were received, with a total volume of 70,222 ML. Eligible applications were randomised to determine a processing order. Processing resulted in 98 applications being approved.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) participated in the October trade opening as an independent observer. The ACCC observed the randomisation process and will provide a written statement on the way it was carried out. A copy of this written statement will be published on the trade reports page once it becomes available.

The randomisation approach has been adopted as an interim solution since October 2024 for Goulburn-to-Murray trade openings, to reduce pressure on Victorian Water Register systems. Public consultation was recently undertaken on a framework that will be used to assess different options for sharing inter-valley trade opportunities. A report, summarising what was heard during the consultation, is available on Engage Victoria. The framework will be finalised later in 2025, before moving into assessing the options for managing access to trade opportunities.

 Goulburn-to-Murray Post Trade Opening Report (October 2025) (1.75 MB)