Catchment Management Authority
Last modified: December 2, 2008 - 12:02 AM
Parkes Shire lies in the Lachlan and Bogan River catchments. These catchments are managed by the Lachlan and Central West Catchment Management Authorities, which are part of the NSW CMA.
Thirteen Catchment Management Authorities (CMAs) have been established across the State by the New South Wales Government to ensure that regional communities have a significant say in how natural resources are managed in their catchments.
The CMAs are locally driven organisations with a board that reports directly to the NSW Minister for Natural Resources. These statutory bodies, established under the Catchment Management Authorities Act 2003 (CMA Act), coordinate natural resource management (NRM) in each catchment. They are responsible for involving regional communities in management of the NRM issues facing their region, and are the primary means for the delivery of funding from the NSW and Commonwealth Governments to help land managers improve and restore the natural resources of the State.
Contact details
Natural Resources Manager
02 6861 2333 (ph)
02 6862 3946 (fax)
council@parkes.nsw.gov.au
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