Water, Land and People - Goulburn Broken Catchment ...

CHAIR’S REPORT
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$1 million from the sale of environmental
water reserves released from Eildon to
irrigators in February 2007.
• The release of 2.7GL of environmental water
released into the Broken Creek to manage
azolla and low dissolved oxygen.
• The further development of the RiverConnect
project. This involves a wide range of
stakeholders, including the indigenous
community and Local Government.
• Third review of the SIRCIS and continues with
major progress into the program reviews. This
will feed into the Goulburn Broken Regional
Catchment Strategy in 2009 and the Victorian
Sustainable Irrigation Strategy.
• A major review of the assumptions underlying
the impact of our accountable actions on River
Murray salinity was completed and submitted
to the Murray Darling Basin Commission.
I would personally like to commend the continued
work of my fellow Committee members : Helen
Reynolds, Peter McCamish, Allen Canobie, Steve
Farrell, John Gray, Nick Ryan and Roger Wrigley and
Agency members Terry Hunter, Bruce Cumming and
Tony Long and thank them for their hard work and
personal contribution.
Additionally, I would like to thank our Executive
Officer Ken Sampson for his continued leadership
and support. His commitment to the high level of
active community participation and the partnership
relationship between Agencies is very important.
Many thanks Ken.
Peter Gibson
Chair - Shepparton Irrigation Region
Implementation Committee
The Shepparton Irrigation Region Implementation Committee
L-R: Chairperson, Peter Gibson; Nick Ryan; Ken Sampson (GB CMA Executive Officer); John Gray;
Helen Reynolds; Allen Canobie; Roger Wrigley; Peter Howard (GB CMA); Terry Batey (DPI);
James Burkitt, (G-MW); Stephen Farrell.
Absent: Bruce Cumming, (DPI); Tony Long, (DSE); Terry Hunter, (G-MW).
Absent from main picture:
Implementation Committee
Member Peter McCamish