Action plan
Improving arrangements for urban waterways (Action 3.1)
Responsibility: Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Delivery partners: To be confirmed – Will reflect government response to the Yarra River Protection Ministerial Advisory Committee
Protect water quality through the State Environment Protection Policy (Action 3.2)
Responsibility: Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Delivery partners: Water corporations, catchment management authorities, Environment Protection Authority, local government, Traditional Owners and Aboriginal Victorians
Invest in integrated catchment management (Action 3.3)
Responsibility: Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, catchment management authorities
Delivery partners: Water corporations, local government, Traditional Owners and Aboriginal Victorians, communities
Our Catchments, Our Communities Leadership Development Grants:
Provide long-term investment to improve waterway health (Action 3.4)
Responsibility: Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, catchment management authorities
Delivery partners: Water corporations, local government, Traditional Owners and Aboriginal Victorians, communities
Improve environmental water management in a changing climate (Action 3.5)
Responsibility: Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Delivery partners: Water corporations, catchment management authorities, local government, Traditional Owners and Aboriginal Victorians, communities, Victorian Environmental Water Holder
Better monitor and report on the benefits of environmental watering (Action 3.6)
Responsibility: Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victorian Environmental Water Holder
Delivery partners: Water corporations, catchment management authorities, Traditional Owners and Aboriginal Victorians, recreational users
Ensure clear and transparent charging arrangements (Action 3.7)
Responsibility: Water corporations
Delivery partners: Victorian Environmental Water Holder, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Essential Services Commission
Support community partnerships and citizen science (Action 3.8)
Responsibility: Catchment management authorities
Delivery partners: Landcare groups, angling groups, Traditional Owners and Aboriginal Victorians, communities
Improve knowledge and information about waterways and catchments (Action 3.9)
Responsibility: Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, catchment management authorities
Delivery partners: Researchers