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Action 4.12 - Indigenous involvement in Water Management

Action 4.12: Indigenous involvement in water management

Who: Department of Sustainability and Environment, catchment management authorities, rural and urban water corporations.

Timeframe: Ongoing from 2012.
Education, training and capacity building for Indigenous people will be improved by inviting Traditional Owners to nominate young leaders to be involved in:
  • A scholarship for the biennial Graduate Certificate of River Health offered by Melbourne University.
  • A scholarship for the Graduate Diploma of Natural and Cultural Resource Management offered by the Institute of Koorie Education, Deakin University.
  • An annual cadet position with the Department of Sustainability and Environment, catchment management authorities or rural/urban water corporations.
  • Catchment management authorities and rural/urban water corporations, in consultation with Traditional Owners, will investigate providing traineeships to build participant capacity and confidence. This will help to enable equitable access to sustainable employment in water management.

This action can be found on page 82 of the Gippsland Region Sustainable Water Strategy.

Last updated 29/11/2011