Goulburn Murray Rural Water Corporation 2025-26 annual report
Summary
The report's own summary: A Message from the Chair and Managing Director, pages 7 to 8
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The 2025/26 report from Goulburn-Murray Water covers its role in storing and delivering water in northern Victoria.
GMW reported launching an updated WaterLINE service for customers to manage water orders and advancing a new customer relationship and billing system.
It reported delivering more than 850,000 megalitres to irrigators in northern Victoria.
GMW reported a pre-tax loss of $68.3 million, including depreciation and amortisation of $88.7 million that its regulated revenue did not fully recover.
In the body's own words
- Conclusion
Customer satisfaction remained strong, reflecting the dedication of our people and our focus on continuous improvement.
Finances 4
Total revenue from operating activities
$164,391 thousand
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Total revenue from operating activities 164,391 172,371
Total expenses
$232,648 thousand
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Total expenses 232,648 229,345
Employee expenses
$65,323 thousand
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Employee expenses2 4.2.1 65,323 60,602
Net result for the year
$(47,433) thousand
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Net result for the year (47,433) (39,786)
Staff 1
June 2026
531 people
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June 2025 474 439 35 461.80 67 65.20 541 June 2026 473 431 42 458.61 58 54.35 531
Executives and remuneration 7
Total
10
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SES 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Total 10 0 6 0 4 0 0 0
SES 1
1
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SES 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
SES 2
7
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SES 2 7 0 5 0 2 0 0 0
SES 3
1
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SES 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Total number of executives
11
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Total remuneration 3,502 3,539 Total number of executives 11 12
Total remuneration
$3,502 thousand
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Termination benefits – 223 Total remuneration 3,502 3,539 Total number of executives 11 12
Total remuneration
$4,048 thousand
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Compensation of Key Management Personnel 2026 $’000 2025 $’000 Short-term employee benefits 3,612 3,455 Post-employment benefits 356 354 Other long-term benefits 80 68 Termination benefits – 223 Total remuneration 4,048 4,100
Consultancies 14
total expenditure incurred during 2025/26
$540,204
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The total expenditure incurred during 2025/26 in relation to these consultancies was $540,204 (excl. GST).
Fifteen50 Consulting
$105,080
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Fifteen50 Consulting Irrigation future strategy $254,130 $105,080 $149,050
Harc Services Pty Ltd
$19,315
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Harc Services Pty Ltd Hydrology analysis $19,315 $19,315 –
Feehan Consulting
$36,066
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Feehan Consulting Shepparton Irrigation Region Land and Water Management Plan Review $96,883 $36,066 $60,816
RM Consulting Group
$47,909
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RM Consulting Group Strategy and Scenario Planning and Effluent Compliance $111,018 $47,909 –
Dg Consulting (Aust)
$21,323
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Dg Consulting (Aust) Drainage diversion strategy $50,000 $21,323 $28,677
Dam Consulting Services
$32,085
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Dam Consulting Services Dam safety design $40,000 $32,085 $7,915
Hunter Geotechnical Pty Ltd
$27,108
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Hunter Geotechnical Pty Ltd Water storages reviews $40,000 $27,108 $12,892
Aecom Australia
$3,033
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Aecom Australia Water storages design and modelling $82,823 $3,033 –
SMEC Australia
$46,795
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SMEC Australia Water storages reviews $142,693 $46,795 –
NCEconomics Pty Ltd
$59,420
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NCEconomics Pty Ltd Cost Benefit Analysis $59,420 $59,420 –
Lovell Chen Pty Ltd
$14,030
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Lovell Chen Pty Ltd Preliminary Heritage appraisal and advice $14,030 $14,030 –
Jacobs Group (Australia) Pty Ltd
$120,050
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Jacobs Group (Australia) Pty Ltd Ecological Assessments $120,050 $120,050 –
NCEconomics Pty Ltd
$7,990
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NCEconomics Pty Ltd Environmental and economic advice Cost Benefit Analysis $20,000 $7,990 $12,010
About the document
- Edition
- Current edition
- Reading status
- Read by OPAX
- Pages
- 142
- Figures not found in the report
- Executive average remuneration; Head remuneration; Named remuneration; Staff fte