The Catchment Management Authorities (CMAs) were established in
Victoria under the ''Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994''. Originally known as Catchment and Land Protection Boards, the CMAs were changed to their present name in 1997.
Catchment management authorities are unique because the area they govern corresponds to the naturally occurring
drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...
s, enabling
integrated catchment management.
Catchment Management Authorities
There are 10 CMAs covering the whole of Victoria, these are divided into a total of 39 river basins (some basins are shared by more than one CMA):
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Corangamite
**Barwon basin
**Corangamite basin
**Moorabool basin (part)
**Otway basin
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East Gippsland
East Gippsland is the eastern region of Gippsland, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia covering (14%) of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It has a population of 80,114.
Australian Bureau of Statistics2006 Census Community Profile Series: Ea ...
**East Gippsland basin
**Mitchell basin
**Snowy basin
**Tambo basin
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Glenelg Hopkins
**Glenelg basin
**Hopkins basin
**Portland basin
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Goulburn Broken
**Broken basin
**Goulburn basin
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Mallee
**Avoca basin (part)
**Mallee basin
**Wimmera basin (part)
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North Central
**Campaspe basin
**Loddon basin
**Avoca basin (part)
**Wimmera basin (part)
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North East
**Kiewa basin
**Ovens basin
**Upper Murray basin
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Port Phillip and Western Port
**Bunyip basin
**Maribyrnong basin
**Moorabool basin (part)
**South Gippsland basin (part)
**Werribee basin
**Yarra basin
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West Gippsland
**Latrobe basin
**South Gippsland basin (part)
**Thomson basin
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Wimmera
The Victorian government's Wimmera Southern Mallee subregion is part of the Grampians region in western Victoria. It includes most of what is considered the Wimmera, and part of the southern Mallee region. The subregion is based on the social ...
**Millicent Coast basin
**Wimmera basin (part)
Regional catchment strategies
Every 5 years the CMAs are required under Section 12 of the Act, to produce a regional catchment strategy, which is a statement of how the CMA plans to manage its region over the coming 5 years and is developed with the principles of
integrated catchment management. It should cover the condition of the land and water, assess
land degradation
Land degradation is a process where land becomes less healthy and productive due to a combination of Human impact on the environment, human activities or natural conditions. The causes for land degradation are numerous and complex. Human activitie ...
and prioritise areas for attention, set out a program of works to be undertaken and who will be undertaking the works, specify how the works and land and water condition will be monitored and provide for review of the strategy. The regional catchment strategy can also undertake to provide incentives to landholders, educational programs, research and other services.
Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994
', s.12, page 49. Victorian Government, 2007.
See also
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Integrated catchment management
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Catchment management
References
External links
East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority websiteGlenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority websiteGoulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority websiteMallee Catchment Management Authority websiteNorth Central Catchment Management Authority websiteNorth East Catchment Management Authority websitePort Phillip and Western Port Catchment Management Authority websiteWest Gippsland Catchment Management Authority websiteWimmera Catchment Management Authority website Science week catchment factsheet
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