Welcome to the North Central Catchment Management Authority

Our organisation is the lead agency in north central Victoria coordinating and monitoring natural resource management programs for the region. We do this with a focus on managing and protecting our region's diverse environmental assets for the communities of north central Victoria.

The region is bordered by the River Murray to the north, the Great Dividing Range and Wombat State Forest to the south and Mt Camel Range to the east.

It's an area that covers an area of around 30,000 km² (about 13 percent of Victoria) and is hometo an abundance of diverse natural attractions from forested national parks to waterfalls, gorges and slowly meandering waterways and is home to a teeming assortments of flora and fauna, some of which are found nowhere else. 

Funding available for 1080 Endorsement Courses and Farm Chemical Users Permits.

You now need a 1080 Endorsement to purchase and use 1080 Baits.

  • Do you own or manage 20ha or more of land in the North Central Catchment region?
  • Have you successfully completed a Farm Chemical Users Course (FCUC) or equivalent?
  • Do you want to use 1080 Bait for fox control purposes as part of an Integrated Pest Management plan?

If so, you may be eligible for government assistance towards completing your 1080 Endorsement. Funding is also available for participants who are interested in completing a Farm Chemical Users Course (FCUC).

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Media Releases

Long Term Land and Biodiversity Actions for Northern Victoria Date:
15
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05
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2008
Communities throughout north central Victoria are being encouraged to work with the Victorian Government on its development of the Land and biodiversity at a time of climate change Green Paper North Central Catchment Management Authoritys Chair Dr Ian MacBean announced today.
Community Invited to Comment on Plans Date:
12
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05
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2008
The North Central Catchment Management Authority CMA is inviting public comment on two new action plans a Catchment Action Plan for the Upper Loddon catchment and a Strategic Action Plan to manage willows across the region.
New Regional Irrigation Development Guidelines Date:
12
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05
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2008
The recent launch of the Regional Irrigation Development Guidelines Northern Victoria marks the beginning of a new environmentally sustainable and risk based approach to irrigation development across the catchments of northern Victoria.
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Media Stories

Bendigo Advertiser - Launch of new Natural Resource Committee Date:
28
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11
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2007
The North Central Catchment Management Authority CMA today announced the start of a new era with the launch of its new Natural Resource Management Committee NRMC
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