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The North Central Catchment Management Authority is the lead natural resource management agency in north central Victoria for coordinating and monitoring natural resource management programs.

We do this by employing best practice principles in managing and protecting the region's diverse environmental assets and striving to create a healthy and sustainable environment for the communities of north central Victoria.

The area we manage takes in more than 13 percent of Victoria, and with a population of over 200,000 people; the region has become one of Victoria's most rapidly growing areas in terms of urban and agricultural activities over the last 5 years.

Hilly Landscape
The North Central Catchment Management Authority was established in 1997 under the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994 and also has powers and functions under the Water Act 1989. The North Central Catchment Management Authority reports to the Minister for Water the Hon. Timothy James Holding and the Minister for Environment and Climate Change the Hon. Gavin Jennings.

While delivery of the North Central Regional Catchment Strategy (2003-2007)  remains a core business function of our organisation, integral to our role as 'caretakers' of the region's river health is our leadership and business performance including the management of the Environment Water Reserve created under the Water Act.

We achieve this either directly or through our partnerships with the Department of Primary Industries, the Department of Sustainability and Environment, Trust for Nature, local government, the Murray-Darling Basin Commission, water corporations, educational institutions, research institutes, the private sector and of course our communities we serve.

These important relationships allow the North Central Catchment Management Authority to continue to deliver significantly 'bigger and smarter' natural resource management projects to the people of north central Victoria for projects relating to:

  • waterways and wetlands
  • water quality
  • biodiversity
  • environmental water reserves
  • Landcare support and funding coordination
  • floodplain management and regional drainage
  • regional responses to climate change
  • salinity
  • threatened species recovery
  • pest plants and pest animals
  • vegetation enhancement and restoration
  • soil health
  • cultural heritage

We take pride in the role we play in managing our region's natural resources - land, water, biodiversity and climate - it is what will ultimately support our efforts in sustaining our region's social and economic wellbeing for future generations.

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