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Advisory Group set up for CMA’s Sustainable Irrigation Program

Tuesday 7 August, 2012
An Advisory Group of community representatives has been established to provide informed comment on the delivery of the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority's Sustainable Irrigation Program. The role of the group is to provide community perspective and feedback on issues relating to irrigation and natural resource management in the Goulburn Broken catchment.

An Advisory Group of community representatives has been established to provide informed comment on the delivery of the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority's Sustainable Irrigation Program. The role of the group is to provide community perspective and feedback on issues relating to irrigation and natural resource management in the Goulburn Broken catchment.

The Sustainable Irrigation Program Advisory Group (SIPAG) community members are: Helen Reynolds (Chair), Heather du Vallon (deputy Chair), Roger Wrigley, Allen Canobie, Nick Ryan, Wendy Buck, Barry Croke and Murray McDonald.

The Sustainable Irrigation Program is one of three major programs delivering the Goulburn Broken Regional Catchment Strategy in northern Victoria. The Advisory Group consists of nine community representatives and four staff from agencies: Department of Primary Industries, Goulburn-Murray Water, Department of Sustainability and Environment, and the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority.

The Sustainable Irrigation Program is funded and supported by the Australian and Victorian governments and is delivered through agency partners including Department of Primary Industries, Goulburn-Murray Water, local government, and other bodies.

For more information about the Sustainable Irrigation Program, contact the Program Manager, Carl Walters on 5833 5360.

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The Goulburn Broken CMA acknowledges and respects First Nations people and the deep connection they have with their land and waters.


We acknowledge the Yorta Yorta and Taungurung people and their ancestors/forbears as Traditional Owners of the land and waters in the Goulburn Broken Catchment (and beyond). We value our ongoing partnerships with Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation and Taungurung Land and Waters Council for the health of Country and its people.


We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging and acknowledge and recognise the primacy of Traditional Owners obligations, rights and responsibilities to use and care for their traditional lands and waters.

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