Nogoa Mackenzie Water Supply Scheme (auction)

Sunwater has 200 megalitres (ML) of water available for temporary trade in the Nogoa Mackenzie Water Supply Scheme (NMWSS) from a Sunwater held high-priority water allocation.

The available water will be auctioned in parcels on the Water Exchange platform Tuesday 10 November 2026 as per the details outlined in the table below.

Water purchased will be available for use in the 2026-27 water year ending 30 June 2027.

Table 1 – Auction parcels and closing times

Reference #	Volume (ML)	Type	Zone	Closing date	Closing time	Reserve bid ($/ML)
TBA	10	Temp	G	10 November 2026	9:30am	200
TBA	20	Temp	G	10 November 2026	10:30am	200
TBA	20	Temp	G	10 November 2026	11:30am	200
TBA	50	Temp	G	10 November 2026	12:30pm	200
TBA	50	Temp	G	10 November 2026	1:30pm	200
TBA	50	Temp	G	10 November 2026	2:30pm	200

Things to note

The above auction links are live on the Water Exchange with varied closing times between 9:30am – 2.30pm Tuesday 10 November 2026
Sunwater is setting a starting bid price of $200 per ML.
Customers are encouraged to register an account with Water Exchange by noon Friday 6 November 2026 if they wish to participate. Customers can register via the Water Exchange website or by contacting Lincoln Parr using the contact details provided below.
For customers who would like to place a bid and don’t have access to the internet, please make contact with Water Exchange so alternative arrangements can be made.

The volumes are located in NMWSS Zone G and may be transferred to river offtakes between Zones B-N subject to zone caps and operational approval.
Customers should contact Fairbairn Irrigation Network (FIN) if they wish to access volumes from the channel.
New Sunwater customers, or customers without an existing offtake, please contact Sunwater on 13 15 89, Monday-Friday 8.30am-4.30pm prior to bidding.
Sunwater customers can apply for their unused volume as carryover at the end of each water year. Carryover application conditions for the Nogoa Mackenzie scheme can be found on page 2 of the Applications for Carryover here.

After the auction

At the close of each auction, Water Exchange will provide a Temporary Transfer application form and invoice for payment to the highest bidder.
Water Exchange will submit the completed form and payment to Sunwater, who will then transfer the water volume to the purchaser.

The purchased allocation will be available for use in the 2026-27 water year (ending 30 June 2027) and will be added to your existing eligible water allocation.

Purchase price, fees and charges

The final purchase price for the allocations will be determined by the market via the Water Exchange auction process.

Relevant Sunwater fees and charges apply based on the intended water use and location – refer website here.

Additional fees and changes applicable to the temporary trade process include:

brokerage fee of 1.1% (inc GST) of the purchase price
Water Exchange processing fee of $55.00 (inc GST).