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Great Artesian Basin Champions are landholders who have experienced firsthand the benefits of converting open bore drains on their properties to closed stock-water delivery systems, through the Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative. They have become advocates for the judicious use of the Great Artesian Basin.
The Great Artesian Basin (GAB) is one of the world's largest fresh water artesian basins, and one of Australia's most important water resources. Following the discovery of the GAB more than one-hundred years ago, thousands of artesian  bores were drilled and left to flow uncontrolled into open bore drains to supply water for stock. These bore drains wastemillions of litres of water a day through seepage and evaporation and caused an unacceptable reduction in the artesian pressure that drives the Basin.

In recent years landholders and governments have worked cooperatively to control bores and rehabilitate water delivery infrastructure. Many landholders have capitalised on the opportunities offered by closed water delivery systems and are realising the benefits of using water efficiently to support their pastoral business. These posters tell the story of just a few of these GAB Champions.