IRRIGATORS and farmers have been pleased to hear the announcement from the federal government that it will reinstate funding for key water engineering projects along the Murray River despite federal Water Minister Tanya Plibersek's plan to complete the controversial Murray-Darling Basin Plan and buy back water from farmers to improve the environmental health of the basin.

The announcement of funding for Victoria's Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment Mechanism projects was made on Thursday without a commitment for the Victorian Government to get on board with bu