DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
Catchment Management
Sustainable use and protection of our catchments natural resources requires careful management to maintain the environmental integrity of the resource and to protect Victoria's reputation as a clean, green producer. The condition of our catchments underpins the wellbeing of all Victorians. We rely on healthy catchments for water supply, food fibre and timber production, the conservation of flora and fauna, tourism and recreation. |
Catchment Management Authorities
These are the primary bodies responsible for managing catchment resources. This section maps their location and contact details.
Local Government Authorities
Victoria's 78 Local Government Authorities have a range of responsibilites for land and water planning and management.
Landcare Groups
Landcare, and similar catchment protection groups.
Water Supply Catchment Protection
These pages describe and map Victoria's 134 Declared Water Supply Catchments gazetted under the Catchment and Land Protection Act, 1994. Complementary responsibilities within other legislation or planning controls are also discussed.
Catchment Management Plans & Strategies
- Nutrient Management Plans
- Salinity Management
- Floodplain Management
- Invasive Plants & Animals
The Catchment Assessment Tool (CAT) provides a modelling framework at a catchment scale to assess farming and forestry impacts on streams and groundwater. A series of fact sheets have been developed outlining CAT and its capabilities.
Groundwater and surface water interaction
© The State of Victoria, 1996 - 2008.
This document was last reviewed on 30/09/2008