❓ The WA parliamentary question seeks to clarify the government agency responsible for catchment management, the structure of relevant bodies, and their funding. The answer outlines the role of Regional NRM Groups, government departments, and funding sources like the Natural Heritage Trust.
AnsweredQoN 2248Legislative Assembly
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(1) Which Government agency is legally responsible for catchment management within Western Australia?
(2) What is the structure of the various agency and community bodies that seek to undertake catchment management within the State (i.e. which Ministers have responsibility for different aspects of catchment management, which agency or community bodies report to these Ministers, and how do all these groups or bodies interact such that there is integration and cooperation between them)?
(3) What funding is allocated to these various agency and community bodies to meet their administrative requirements for catchment management in Western Australia?
(2) What is the structure of the various agency and community bodies that seek to undertake catchment management within the State (i.e. which Ministers have responsibility for different aspects of catchment management, which agency or community bodies report to these Ministers, and how do all these groups or bodies interact such that there is integration and cooperation between them)?
(3) What funding is allocated to these various agency and community bodies to meet their administrative requirements for catchment management in Western Australia?
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Answered
4 December 2003
Responded by
Minister for the Environment
Response time
16 days
(2) Catchment management, from a natural resource management perspective, is driven through the Regional Natural Resource Management Groups, of which there are six covering the State – South Coast, South West, Swan, Avon, Northern Agriculture and Rangelands. These groups are currently finalising Regional NRM Strategies, which will be jointly accredited by the Commonwealth and State Governments. The strategies will identify priority actions to be undertaken to address natural resource management issues in each region. These actions will include those with both public and private benefit, and actions to be undertaken by the Government, community groups or Non-Government Organisations (NGOs), by individuals or by coordinated action by a range of stakeholders. Relevant Government departments are represented on the Regional NRM Groups, such as: Departments of Agriculture, Department of Conservation and Land Management, Department of Environment, Fisheries, and Planning and Infrastructure, and the Forest Products Commission. The Cabinet Standing Committee (CSC) for Natural Resource Management and Salinity and the CSC on Environmental Policy coordinates the activities of these Departments in this area. The Natural Resource Management Council, the State’s peak body comprising representatives from both Government departments and skills-based community representatives, also has a coordinating role for NRM or catchment management. (3) The Regional NRM Groups receive funding from a range of sources, including through the Natural Heritage Trust. Government departments match all Commonwealth funds, either in cash or in-kind, at the regional level. The allocation of funding differs from year to year depending on the activities being undertaken. Funding for five regions will soon be received under the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality.
Relevant Government departments are represented on the Regional NRM Groups, such as: Departments of Agriculture, Department of Conservation and Land Management, Department of Environment, Fisheries, and Planning and Infrastructure, and the Forest Products Commission. The Cabinet Standing Committee (CSC) for Natural Resource Management and Salinity and the CSC on Environmental Policy coordinates the activities of these Departments in this area. The Natural Resource Management Council, the State’s peak body comprising representatives from both Government departments and skills-based community representatives, also has a coordinating role for NRM or catchment management. (3) The Regional NRM Groups receive funding from a range of sources, including through the Natural Heritage Trust. Government departments match all Commonwealth funds, either in cash or in-kind, at the regional level. The allocation of funding differs from year to year depending on the activities being undertaken. Funding for five regions will soon be received under the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality.
(3) The Regional NRM Groups receive funding from a range of sources, including through the Natural Heritage Trust. Government departments match all Commonwealth funds, either in cash or in-kind, at the regional level. The allocation of funding differs from year to year depending on the activities being undertaken. Funding for five regions will soon be received under the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality.
Relevant Government departments are represented on the Regional NRM Groups, such as: Departments of Agriculture, Department of Conservation and Land Management, Department of Environment, Fisheries, and Planning and Infrastructure, and the Forest Products Commission. The Cabinet Standing Committee (CSC) for Natural Resource Management and Salinity and the CSC on Environmental Policy coordinates the activities of these Departments in this area. The Natural Resource Management Council, the State’s peak body comprising representatives from both Government departments and skills-based community representatives, also has a coordinating role for NRM or catchment management. (3) The Regional NRM Groups receive funding from a range of sources, including through the Natural Heritage Trust. Government departments match all Commonwealth funds, either in cash or in-kind, at the regional level. The allocation of funding differs from year to year depending on the activities being undertaken. Funding for five regions will soon be received under the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality.
(3) The Regional NRM Groups receive funding from a range of sources, including through the Natural Heritage Trust. Government departments match all Commonwealth funds, either in cash or in-kind, at the regional level. The allocation of funding differs from year to year depending on the activities being undertaken. Funding for five regions will soon be received under the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality.
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