Please complete this important online survey from PIRSA to tell us about your property and crop damage in the recent storms.
This will help RIT and government plan the best path to recovery with you.
Your information will be kept private.
If you need an interpreter to help you do this survey, call 1800 280 203 (choose option 1) Monday to Friday 9-5, and tell them you wish to do the storm survey.
This survey will be open for two weeks, closing on Monday 22 November
PIRSA recovery hotline for storm damage 1800 931 314
PIRSA recovery hotline – 1800 931 314 – is available for primary producers impacted by the storms.
While producers are being encouraged in the first instance to report storm damage to their peak industry body, if you are not a member of an industry body, or are unsure who to contact, the hotline is available for advice.
Please call the PIRSA Recovery Hotline on 1800 931 314. The hotline connects you with experienced staff who can talk to you about your situation and answer questions about support services.
Annual Elections 2021
Notice is hereby given that nominations will be received at the Trust Office until 4.00 pm on Friday 12 November 2021, to fill vacancies caused by expiry of the term of office of the following:
DIRECTORS
STRACHAN, Cathryn (Kate)
LUDAS, David
BUTLER, James
KOR, Jasvindar
Nomination forms in accordance with the Renmark Irrigation Trust Act 2009 are available at the Trust Office. Should more nominations be received than there are vacancies to be filled, an election by ballot will be conducted at the Annual General Meeting of Members on Monday 6 December 2021.
R Auricht, Returning Officer
Planned Supply Outage 9pm September 14 – 5pm September 15
The Trust will be undertaking essential maintenance on infrastructure in the area outlined on the map below on the morning of the Wednesday 15 September 2021.
Water supply will cease in this area from 9pm Tuesday 14 September and be restored as quickly as possible. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Your ideas are needed
Researchers from the Department of Geography, Environment and Population at the University of Adelaide are keen to know how RIT customers cope with risks which are part of farming today.
E.g. have you diversified your crops, started on-farm tourism, or increased your off-farm income?
Your ideas will not only benefit the research project but will also help RIT understand the issues that you face every day.
The Commonwealth Environmental watering partnership between the Trust and the CEWH has moved up a notch with the construction of two new sites in Renmark, bringing the number of active sites to 12.
The Ral Ral Floodplain site (bottom right), near the Renmark hospital, and the Bookmark Creek Wetlands NW Basin site (bottom left) saw their very first watering last week. Regular flushing over the next few years will help to rehabilitate the ancient floodplains which run alongside the River Murray as it winds past irrigation blocks on the outskirts of Renmark.
These two areas have been denuded in the last 70 years by saline ground water and inappropriate inundation from storm water. The flushing will continue for up to three months and it is hoped that it will halt the decline of long lived species such as Black box and Lignum. The reduction in soil salinity will promote the regeneration of less salt tolerant plant species. We may also see the return of black swans and other waterbirds!
Trust Office open for essential enquiries only
The Trust office is now providing friendly customer service through our front window of the office. This is in accordance with the Stage 3 restrictions which are currently in place for South Australia.
If your visit is not essential please contact us by phone or email during business hours, 8586 6911 or office@rit.org.au
Account payments can be made online via EFT, or over the phone and we encourage you to continue to use these options.
For water orders or water related incidents or concerns (i.e. pipe breaks/outages) please ring (08) 8586 6050.
Due to COVID-19 lockdown the Trust Office is closed
To best continue serving the community, the Trust Office is now closed to the public due to the COVID-19 lockdown. As an essential service, the Trust will continue to operate, so please call the Office on (08) 8586 6911 with any queries or email office@rit.org.au.
Account payments can be made online via EFT, or over the phone.
For water orders or water related incidents or concerns (i.e. pipe breaks/outages) please ring (08) 8586 6050.
July is Jams, Preserves and Baking month
The Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) needs your help to stop fruit fly spreading and their series continues into winter, with July being Jams, Preserves and Baking month!
Put your chef’s hat on and cook up a storm with your excess fruit at home.
If you live in a fruit fly red outbreak area, once purchased or picked, you can’t move or share fruit and vegetables that are at risk from fruit fly with your family, friends or neighbours. But you can cook them and then share your delightful creations!
If you’ve got a heap of winter fruit in your garden, pick it off the trees and collect it off the ground. The goal is to remove fruit so it’s not available to fruit fly over winter and into the spring. Make sure unwanted fruit is going into your green bin, not your compost.
Get your bake on to use up excess produce, here are some ideas:
bake a fruit-based cheesecake
bake a fruit pie
bake a fruit tart (remember to cook it)
make lemon curd (use as a spread or in a lemon meringue pie)
make a fruit jam or jelly
make a fruit paste (e.g. quince)
make citrus marmalade
make preserved lemons.
Get your jam on – if your fruit bowl is chock full, use up your fruit.
For recipes and ideas, follow Primary Industries and Regions SA on Facebook
Opening water allocation for 2021-22 is 100 percent
The latest announcement from the Department of Environment and Water on June 15 has given RIT irrigators confidence about the new season. From July 1, the water allocation will be 100 percent.
There will be no carryover of water into the new water year (2021-2022) as the projected minimum allocation announced on 15 April was greater than 50 percent.
For more information please see the announcement on the DEW website here
