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APPENDICES 42 Catchment Education and Awareness Grants Catchment Education and Awareness Grants were established in 1986 to help raise awareness and understanding of salinity. Originally Grants called “Community are available Salinity for Grants”, salinity the education program has and funding demonstration for catchment projects education undertaken and by demonstration schools, projects farmers undertaken and community by schools, groups farmers and in the community Goulburn groups Broken in the catchment. Goulburn Broken The scheme catchment. encourages The scheme projects encourages that projects are related that are to related local to salinity local salinity management management plans plans and and strategies. strategies. Groups Groups may may apply apply for a for grant a grant up to a up maximum to a maximum of $8,000. The of $8,000. groups which The were groups successful which were successful in receiving a Community Salinity Grant for 2006-2007 are shown in Table XX. in receiving a Catchment Education Awareness Grant for 2006-2007 are shown. Table XX Successful Community Salinity Grants Groups 2006-2007 Group $ St Mary of the Angels Secondary College Nathalia 215 Midland Cluster Primary School – Undera Primary School 750 Toolamba Primary School 3,942 Goulburn Murray Landcare Network 2,000 St. Joseph’s College, Echuca 960 Rushworth P-12 College 800 Katamatite Primary School 500 Merrigum Community Group Inc 1,120 Stanhope Primary School 520 Wanganui Park Secondary College 215 Wyuna Landcare Group Inc 300 Katandra West Landcare Group 800 Shepparton Mooroopna Urban Landcare Group 200 Nanneella Estate Primary School 300 Nanneella & Timmering Action Group 1,080 Nanneella & Timmering Action Group 1,040 Nanneella & Timmering Action Group 278 Cobram Primary School 1,000 Greater Shepparton City Council 3,000 Goulburn Broken Waterwatch – Goulburn Valley Water 3,000 Goulburn Broken Waterwatch – Goulburn Valley Water 3,900 Broken Creek Improvement Landcare Group - Nathalia 650 Broken Creek Improvement Landcare Group - Nathalia 1,800 Invergordon Landcare Group – Invergordon Primary School 690 Greater Shepparton City Council 1,300 Total Grants paid in the Shepparton Irrigation Region 2006-2007 $30,000 Implementation Targets Achieved Since 1989 Several actions to combat land salinisation and waterlogging have a negative impact on river
Implementation Targets Achieved Since 1989 Several actions to combat land salinisation and waterlogging have a negative impact on river salinity. However, the actions need to be completed as a package simultaneously to warrant investment from The landholders. levels of The government net result is funding progress have towards declined Regional in Catchment real terms Targets. since targets These are were listed set as in the 1990 ‘accountable The SIR levels Land actions’ of and government on Water the Murray Salinity funding Darling Management have Basin declined Commission Plan in (SIRLWSMP). real Salinity terms Register. since At targets the current were rate set in of the investment 1990 SIR we Land will not and meet Water implementation Salinity Management targets Plan until (SIRLWSMP). approximately 2030 At the (rather current than rate of 2020 The investment levels as forecast of government we in will the 1990 not funding meet SIRLWSMP). have implementation declined in real targets terms since until targets approximately were set in 2030 the 1990 (rather SIR than Land 2020 and Water as forecast Salinity in Management the 1990 SIRLWSMP). Plan (SIRLWSMP). At the current rate of investment we will Diagram not meet XX implementation Implementation targets Targets until Achieved approximately Since 1989 2030 (rather than 2020 as forecast in the 1990 SIRLWSMP). Diagram XX Implementation Targets Achieved Since 1989 Salt Disposal Report Salt Disposal Report Salt Disposal Report Progressive Table XX Uptake uptake of of Salt Salt disposal Disposal entitlements Entitlements to June in the 2007* SIR (SDEs) to June 2007* Table XX Uptake of Salt Disposal Entitlements in the SIR (SDEs) to June 2007* Uptake of Salt Disposal Entitlements (EC) Activity Activity Primary Drains Uptake of Salt Disposal Entitlements (EC) Total to Uptake in Total to Pre-1991 2006-2007 Total to 2006-2007 Uptake in 2006-2007 Total to Pre-1991 0.055 2006-2007 0.077 2006-2007 0.000 2006-2007 0.077 Community Primary Surface Drains Drains 0.008 0.055 0.157 0.077 0.000 0.000 0.157 0.077 Public Community Groundwater Surface Pumps Drains 0.008 1.682 0.157 0.000 0.000 1.522 0.157 Private Public Groundwater Pumps Pumps 1.449 1.682 0.068 0.000 1.682 1.522 Horticultural Private Groundwater Sub-surface Pumps Drainage 0.030 0.159 1.449 0.000 0.068 0.517 1.682 Horticultural Sub-surface Drainage Total 0.093 0.030 3.524 0.159 0.068 0.000 3.592 0.517 Total 0.093 3.524 0.068 3.592 * * Includes pre-1991 impacts. impacts ** ** Note: Note: * Includes The Revised impact pre-1991 to of account incrieasing impacts for dryland the review. salinity Not in the yet Goulburn endorsed Broken by the Catchment MDBC is now on the MDBC Register as 3.592 EC or $931,684 with no mechanism for reassessment from the benefit of on-ground works. *** The ** Note: impact Revised of increasing to account dryland for the salinity review. in the Not Goulburn yet endorsed Broken by the Catchment MDBC is now on the MDBC Register as 3.592 *** The EC impact or $931,684 of increasing with no dryland mechanism salinity for in reassessment the Goulburn from Broken the benefit Catchment of on-ground is now on works. the MDBC Register as 3.592 EC or $931,684 with no mechanism for reassessment from the benefit of on-ground works. Committees and Working Group Members 2006-2007 APPENDICES 43
Page 1 and 2: Shepparton Irrigation Region Implem
Page 3 and 4: Contents OUR REGION - OUR PEOPLE ..
Page 5 and 6: exported to the River Murray with a
Page 7 and 8: is achieved by investing industry R
Page 9 and 10: CHAIR’S REPORT Peter Gibson Chair
Page 11 and 12: PROGRAM REPORTS Executive Officer
Page 13 and 14: (e.g. at Brays Swamp and monitoring
Page 15 and 16: Quality Assessment Process was unde
Page 17 and 18: The review has forecast what change
Page 19 and 20: Tackling Pests Program Activities a
Page 21 and 22: Targets - Short term • Construct
Page 23 and 24: Conclusion Interest in the DNRIS pr
Page 25 and 26: • Eleven being successful in loca
Page 27 and 28: Groundwater Routine bore monitoring
Page 29 and 30: communication and incentive methods
Page 31 and 32: part of the catchment, hence the sh
Page 33 and 34: that quantifies the seasonal water
Page 35 and 36: Water trading behaviour between 199
Page 37 and 38: • The broad implications of the s
Page 39 and 40: Bird hides for Gemmill’s Swamp we
Page 41 and 42: APPENDICES Outputs 2006-2007 Output
Page 43: Summary Cost Share this is 04-05 Su
Page 47 and 48: Group Community Member Agency Repre
Page 49 and 50: Tours • Hosted Minister for Agric
Page 51 and 52: Monitoring Pat Feehan G-MW Greg Smi
Page 53 and 54: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS A number of people

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