Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority

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Southern Rivers CMA Local Government See
Change ALGA 09 November 2004
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State Gvt in kind
Australian Gvt
Local Gvt in kind
Care groups in kind
Indigenous knowledge in kind
SRCMA
Conserve good condition Repair historic
damage Enable sustainable practices
SRCMA
SRCMA
Industry in kind
RD Groups Universities in kind
SRCMA
Sub Catchment community in kind
Land holders in kind
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The Challenges
Land use planning integration with catchment
management
Good science and base line data
80 of all NHT funding must be for on ground works
Shifting government focus and policy towards
coast from West of the range
Managing expectations
Building the right relationships and maintaining
them
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Common Interests

• Getting land use planning right
• Stormwater management
• Vegetation management
• Feral pests and weeds
• Estuary management
• Floodplain management
• Water flow and quality

• Tourism
• Forestry
• Sustainable primary industry
• Dune and foreshore mgt
• ICOLL management
• Community capacity

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Common Interests

• Indigenous lands and culture
• Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture
• Human Access Management
• Pollution
• Marine and terrestrial weeds, pests and disease

• Climate change
• Acid Sulphate Soils
• Threatened species
• Habitat protection

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Planning the Partnership

• South Coast Regional Strategy - work with local
  government and DIPNR to integrate NRM and land
  use plans on the South Coast- 2005
• Three-year Investment Strategy 2004/07-
  negotiating implementation with partners -
  already commenced for some projects.
• NHT Strategic Reserve 2004/05 - prepare
  investment projects for submission to Australian
  Government for approval - early 2005 - strong
  coastal focus

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Planning the Partnership

• NHT Regional Competitive Bids - prepare
  investment projects for submission to Australian
  Government for approval - early 2005
• Three-year Investment Strategy 2005/08 -
  development with partners for submission mid
  2005.
• National Landcare Program community assistance
• Envirofund Program community assistance

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Partnership Benefits (eg)

• Biodiversity program (384,000)
• Community Support Officer (264,000)
• Threatened species recovery (c. 100,000)
• River Rehabilitation (120,000)
• Priority Roads and Tracks in coastal catchments
  (260,000)
• Estuary assessment and benchmarking (140,000)
• Estuary and coastal lakes incentives (530,000)
• Training and capacity building - including the
  support of a Local Management Team (450,000)
• Aboriginal Heritage Project (60,000)
• Feral pest management (c. 50,000)

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LG SRCMA - A Strategic Alliance
Help SRCMA build works into Catchment Action Plan
Use SRCMA as vehicle for better support from
governments
Partner with SRCMA to align planning with
catchment management
Use SRCMA to help build Local Government and
community capacity
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Thank you! Contact details Pam Green,
Chairperson, Southern Rivers CMA pam.green_at_cma.nsw
.gov.au