Thomson River Rainbow Creek Management Plan

This plan has been developed using an evidence-based approach, informed by science, modelling, benefit:cost analysis and the knowledge and expertise of local people.

The overall vision for this Waterway Management Plan is that the Thomson and Rainbow system is managed to reduce the risk of avulsion and improve waterway health with benefits for agriculture, the community and the Gippsland Lakes.

West Gippsland Regional NRM Climate Change Strategy

Natural resource managers have faced challenging climate related events in recent times, including flood, wildfire and drought. These major events have caused substantial damage to the natural environment in some areas of the region and have had an impact on the region’s economy and communities. To help understand and better prepare for the impacts of climate change on the natural environment, we have developed a Regional Natural Resource Management (NRM) Climate Change Strategy.

Our Catchments, Our Communities

Our Catchments, Our Communities is the first statewide strategy for integrated catchment management in Victoria. It has been developed by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) and catchment management authorities (CMAs) to strengthen integrated catchment management across Victoria.

You can access a copy of Our Catchments, Our Communities here.

Providence Ponds and Perry River Catchment Strategic Directions Statement (2017)

The strategic directions described in this document represent the long-term priorities for the significant natural assets as identified by the stakeholders of the Providence Ponds and Perry River catchment.

Each strategic direction has been identified through a review of the issues in the catchment and the articulation of the long-term outcomes sought for land, water and the community. The Strategic Directions Statement will identify the natural resource management issues of importance in the catchment and the agreed areas for strategic focus.

Draft Macalister River Environmental Water Management Plan

The draft Macalister River Environmental Water Management Plan (EWMP) is a long term guiding document that stipulates the ecological outcomes, objectives and water requirements for the Macalister River downstream of Lake Glenmaggie. This plan sets out a flow management template to maintain and rehabilitate the ecological health of these river reaches using a habitat provision approach.

Gippsland Lakes Ramsar Site Management Plan 

The Gippsland Lakes Ramsar Site Management Plan was developed by East Gippsland CMA in partnership with a range of other organisations. The Plan provides the framework to protect the environmental values of the Gippsland Lakes and Lake Tyers over the next eight years, in order to maintain the ecological character of the Ramsar site, as required under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.

Powlett River Estuary Management Plan

We have developed an Estuary Management Plan (EMP) for the Powlett River to guide future strategic management directions.

This sets out an ambitious action plan which will improve and protect the aspects which the community value.

Together with the Bass Coast Shire Council, Parks Victoria and Bass Coast Landcare Network and other interested groups we will be able to use this plan to access initiative funding from a range of sources to implement the recommended actions in this plan.

Visit the Powlett River Estuary page for more information.

Regional Catchment Strategy

One of our roles is to prepare the Regional Catchment Strategy (RCS) as a guiding document for work in the region for six years. For more information or to download a copy of the strategy, visit the RCS page.

West Gippsland Waterway Strategy

This is the guiding document for waterway management over the next eight years. Visit the Waterway Strategy page for more information.

Waterhole Creek Waterway Management Plan

This plan has been developed in conjunction with Latrobe City Council to guide future strategic management directions.

Corner Inlet Water Quality Improvement Plan

Corner Inlet is a key landscape priority area identified in the RCS and Waterway Strategy. Chapters 1-6 and Chapters 7-13 outline the actions, works and funding required to improve water quality in Corner Inlet.

Invasive Plants and Animals Strategy 2010 – 2015

The purpose of this IPA Strategy 2010 to 2015 (1.8MB) is to describe the vision, goals and priorities for the management of invasive plants and animals across West Gippsland from 2010 to 2015. You can also download a copy of the background documents (1.1MB) for more information.

West Gippsland Salinity Management Plan and Urban Salinity Assessment

These plans aim to assess and address salinity in West Gippsland. They detail a package of management actions to reduce and prevent the effect of salinity on the region’s assets. The plan also details a time frame for adoption, cost sharing arrangements and roles and responsibilities for implementation. Email us for a copy of either the plan or the Urban Salinity Assessment.

West Gippsland Soil Erosion Management Plan

This plan aims to address erosion in the West Gippsland region from 2010-2015. It uses an assets-based approach to prioritise management actions and target areas for activities that can be undertaken to reduce, prevent and remediate the effects of erosion.

Wellington Land and Water Management Plan

This plan (2018) outlines how irrigators, industry and government will work together to achieve a highly productive and sustainable irrigation community that values and protects its natural and cultural assets. The ten-year plan, developed with input from irrigators, industry and government, benefits irrigated land and the environment in the Lake Wellington catchment.  It replaced the 2008 Macalister LWMP.

Strzelecki Integrated Management Strategy

This strategy (1.7MB) and its appendices aims to better integrate the management of the Strzelecki Ranges and will help in formulating subsequent local area plans for effective natural resource management. Other documents relevant to the Strzelecki Ranges Bioregion are the Fish Creek Biodiversity Landscape Plan, Grand Ridge Biodiversity Landscape Plan, Narracan Biodiversity Landscape Plan and the Strzelecki West Biodiversity Landscape Plan.

Native Vegetation Plan

Due to our history and resource management record the West Gippsland Region has undergone dramatic changes since European settlement. These changes are most evident where there has been broad-scale clearing for agriculture, settlement and industry. This clearing of land has resulted in an 86% loss of the pre-European vegetation cover on freehold land, and much of the remaining native vegetation is in a degraded condition and fragmented state. This plan sets out directions and priorities for vegetation management within the region. It has been developed with the input and involvement of the community and will establish a framework for ensuring a sustainable future for the region’s native vegetation.

Climate Change Strategy

The Strategy is a sub-strategy of the West Gippsland Regional Catchment Strategy (RCS). It is based on the latest climate projections, a literature review, an impact and vulnerability assessment and regional stakeholder consultation. The Strategy aims to support the integration of climate change knowledge into the current RCS implementation program and help inform future regional planning efforts.

Gippsland Irrigation Development Guidelines

We recently received endorsement by DEECA, SRW, WGCMA and EGCMA of the new Gippsland Irrigation Development Guidelines, there is also a selection of handy fact sheets available.