Inspector-General of Water Compliance

The Inspector-General of Water Compliance (IGWC) is an independent integrity agency for the Murray-Darling Basin.

The IGWC originally engaged Horizon in May 2025 to develop scripts for a 100-minute education series about the significance of one of Australia’s most important landmarks, the Murray-Darling Basin. The brief changed dramatically when Horizon was asked to take on the full production of the series within one month, including securing a high-profile presenter and managing logistics and filming across multiple states.

• In-depth desktop research including interviews with subject matter experts such as Professor Katie Holmes, La Trobe University.
• Scriptwriting 10 episodes each of 10-minute duration.
• Producing and directing the series.
• Securing a high-profile presenter, Marlee Silva, a leading voice in the media, sport and advocacy space.
• Production management including procuring a videographer and managing logistics including flights and filming permissions.
• Sourcing archival footage.
• Developing animated map vignettes of the Murray-Darling Basin which featured in the series.

Despite the compressed timeframe and expanded scope, we delivered the full suite of content on time, to budget and to a standard that exceeded expectations.