Program Implementation

A River Health and Water Quality Coordinating Committee oversees river health and water quality research, monitoring and implementation activities in the catchment.

The committee of community and agency representatives is responsible for ensuring works and activities reflect regional priorities set with the input of the community and current knowledge.

The Committee has strong links to Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority's geographically based community implementation committees and waterway working groups that provide direction towards the implementation of on-ground actions and reports to the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority Board.

ICs

The Goulburn Broken CMA Board is responsible for the development and implementation of the Regional Catchment Strategy. This implementation is undertaken by the three geographically based Implementation Committees (IC). The Board is supported by a number of committees and working groups including the River Health and Water Quality Committee and three geographic Implementation Committees and Waterway Working Groups.

The Implementation Committees are community based and have a strong focus on implementing the sub-strategies and action plans. One of the most important roles the ICs have is community engagement. This is achieved through numerous activities and avenues including: Landcare Groups, environmental groups, schools and Local Government.

The ICs have a good understanding of the links between community willingness to be involved in natural resource management and the translation to changed management practices on the ground. The IC representatives are active decision makers and leaders in their communities. The ICs are assisted through a number of working groups and technical support groups.

GRANTS

Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority's Waterway Grants Program provides cash incentives for landholders to undertake works to prevent or repair degradation along waterways.

The program is enhanced when landholders and community groups assist the Goulburn Broken CMA to rehabilitate continuous stretches of waterways.

The grants are prioritised. When works undertaken by a landholder provide multiple benefits for the environment - such as improving water quality, protecting native vegetation and improving biodiversity - they will be rated highly and attract funding at the top end of the scale.

The grants are available for:

Works such as bed and bank stabilisation, exotic vegetation control and in-stream habitat enhancement may also be undertaken by the Goulburn Broken CMA in conjunction with the waterway grants.

For further information regarding the Waterway Grants Program, visit our funding section.