Lloyd Polkinghorne's 303 kilometre journey for awareness came to an end at the Hume Dam on Saturday.
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Lloyd's Walk for Water lasted 18 days across the Riverina and saw him speak to the region's farmers about the impacts the Murray-Darling Basin Plan is having on the land and its inhabitants.
"Part of the walk was just capturing what's happening on the ground," Mr Polkinghorne said.
"A lot of them have been farming 50 to 60 years, so they know what happens in a drought and they know what happens in a flood.
"They're the most reluctant people to ask for help, yet they're the most generous people."
Mr Polkinghorne said he was overwhelmed by the generosity shown towards him and his family.
He averaged 20 kilometres a day, and while tiring, said it was worth it to spread awareness.
"They were pretty full on days," he said.
"We'd walk 20 kilometres and then spend the day talking to people and touring their farms.
"We encountered everything from stinking hot weather, to rain, storms and lightning.
"Everything the country can throw at you."
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The journalist, editor, keen wildlife photographer and third generation farmer is no stranger to hardship and the determination it takes to come out the other side when times are tough.
In 2013 he received a serious brain injury which saw him bed ridden for the next two years.
"I ended up with PTSD, depression and anxiety," he said.
"I lost everything that mattered to me and in that process I gained a better awareness of who I am and what values I hold dear.
"I already had the determination to go through hardships and get through it, it's just helping these people who quite often suffer in silence in their community."
He said the impacts go beyond what's happening to the Murray River, but the communities around it.
"I've been witnessing what's happening in our community on both sides of the Murray," Mr Polkinghorne said.
"We're losing footy clubs, schools, hospitals and services.
"Across the board it's a huge issue.
"Every time these guys advocate they get painted as angry irrigators when they're mums and dads and multi generational farmers."
Mr Polkinghorne thanked a number of groups and organisations who supported him along the way, including charity Beef It Up Australia.
"Any money raised is going back into these communities to help with mental health."
Mr Polkinghorne's journey began in Barham.
