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Draft Gippsland Region Sustainable Water Strategy

The Draft Strategy was released for public comment on 6 September 2010. It proposed a range of management actions across Gippsland’s river systems and aquifers to balance the needs of water users and the environment with future water availability.

Draft Gippsland Region Sustainable Water Strategy

Download the draft strategy broken into chapters, as a single document, or view an online overview of the Draft Strategy.

Draft strategy chapter by chapter

Cover, Forewords, Executive Summary Cover, Forewords, Executive Summary (PDF~2.5MB)
Chapter 1 1: What is a sustainable water strategy? (PDF~1.4MB)
Chapter 2 2: Resources review (PDF~3.4MB)
Chapter 3 3: Water resource outlook (PDF~2.1MB) 
Chapter 4 4: Securing the region's water future (PDF~1.3MB)
Chapter 5 5: Improving the way we manage groundwater (PDF~2.6MB) 
Chapter 6 6: Accounting for all significant water uses (PDF~5.8MB)
Chapter 7 7: The South Gippsland sub-region (PDF~1.8MB)
Chapter 8 8: The Catchments of the Gippsland Lakes sub-region (PDF~5.2MB)
Chapter 9 9: Far East Gippsland (PDF~2MB)
Chapters 10 and 11 10-11: Planning for implementation, Having your say (PDF~197kb)
End notes, glossary, appendices Endnotes, glossary, acronyms, further information, appendices, index of proposals (PDF~1.3MB)
Entire document Entire Draft Gippsland Region Sustainable Water Strategy (WARNING! LARGE FILE PDF~29MB )

Fact sheets

Fact sheet 1: Having a say - Draft Gippsland Region Sustainable Water Strategy (PDF~1.6MB)

Fact sheet 2: Why do we need a 50 year water strategy? - Draft Gippsland Region Sustainable Water Strategy (PDF~986kb)

Fact sheet 3: Planning for the future - Draft Gippsland Region Sustainable Water Strategy (PDF~2.6MB)

Draft Strategy Submissions

To view all non-confidential submissions in response to the Draft Strategy, please see Draft Gippsland Region SWS Submissions.

Further information

For more background information to the Strategy please see Draft Strategy background reports.