The National Program for Irrigation R&D is the only national body to coordinate irrigation research activity in Australia. At present it is in its third 3-year funding phase, which is due to finish in June 2002. To get feedback from the irrigation industry about what shape irrigation research and development should take in the future and what the important issues will be, the program is running six workshops around Australia in October and November. Locations of these workshops are: Deniliquin, Melbourne, Townsville, Narrabri, Renmark and Perth.