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

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Diagram 2. Sustainable Irrigated Landscape-Goulburn Broken teams work
together to deliver key parts of the GB CMA Regional Catchment Strategy
Surface Water
Management
Environment
Communication and
Engagement
Sub-surface
Drainage
The integrated management and delivery of the SIRCIS, the focus on review and
The improvement, integrated management staff capabilities, and delivery value of the for investment Communication and delivering and Engagement multiple Team outcomes are
SIRCIS, key the strengths. focus on review Such attributes and improvement, need to staff be built on People when work meeting with groups the challenges and networks of: to improve
capabilities, value for investment and delivering communication and engagement processes internally
multiple � designing outcomes are new key projects strengths. in an Such uncertain attributes and changing and externally policy to and DPI-SILGB. funding A environment;
focus is on improving
need � to be driving built on research when meeting and the development challenges of: and communication strengthening with links groups between including research women; and
• designing extension new sciences; projects in an uncertain and indigenous and migrant-based communities. This
� changing providing policy demonstrable and funding environment; evidence that Government benefits these investment groups and in the SIRCIS region by makes improving for
• driving good research policy; and development and involvement of these communities in catchment
•
� strengthening maintaining links strong between partnership research between and Government management and activities. community.
extension sciences;
The providing Foodbowl demonstrable Modernisation evidence Project that promises A key future role of change the Communication in the management and Engagement and
delivery Government of water investment across in the region. region makes DPI will Team continue has been to position supporting itself modernisation as a key of service
provider for good in policy; driving change at the farm scale (increasing the Shepparton productivity Irrigation and Area, sustainability) in particular the while
• contributing maintaining to strong strategy partnership and knowledge between development. Shepparton-East horticultural area. This work will
Government and community.
continue to evolve in the next few months as works
The focus and achievements of the DPI-SILGB accelerate. program are underpinned by a strong
The partnership Foodbowl Modernisation approach for Project achieving promises natural resource management gains. The partnership
future approach change in continues the management with collaboration, and delivery cost-sharing, Community shared Surface decision-making, Water Management integration Program and
of water an inclusive across the approach region. DPI across will continue agencies to and communities. People in this program work with landowner
position itself as a key service provider in driving communities and government agencies to improve
change
Communication
at the farm scale
and
(increasing
Engagement
productivity
Team
regional drainage within the SIR.
People work with groups and networks to improve communication and engagement
and sustainability) while contributing to strategy and
processes internally and externally to DPI-SILGB. A focus is on improving communication
knowledge development.
Farm Team - Local Area Planning
with groups including women; indigenous and migrant-based communities. This benefits
People use innovative processes to effectively engage
these groups and the SIRCIS by improving involvement of these communities in catchment
The
management
focus and achievements
activities.
of the DPI-SILGB geographically located communities which have been
program are underpinned by a strong partnership assigned a high priority within the SIR.
approach A key for role achieving of the natural Communication resource management and Engagement Team has been supporting modernisation
gains. of The the partnership Shepparton approach Irrigation continues Area, in with particular Sustainable the Shepparton-East Agriculture and horticultural Water Use area. Efficiency This
collaboration, work will cost-sharing, continue to shared evolve decision-making,
in the next few months Working as works with private accelerate. landowners, people
integration and an inclusive approach across agencies support development and implementation of
and communities.
sustainable action plans and works using facilitation,
Farm
Sustainable Irrigated Landscape-Goulburn Broken teams work together to deliver key parts of the
GB CMA Regional Catchment Strategy
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