NRM South Investment Activities

2006-07

Click here for a list of the NRM Southern Regional Strategy activities funded  for 2006-07.

Southern Tasmanian Weed Strategy

The Southern Tasmanian Weed Strategy identifies and consolidates weed management issues and provides a framework for strategic and coordinated weed management in the Southern NRM Region. Click here to download.

Priority Projects

Prior to the development and implementation of the Southern regional Natural Resource Management (NRM) Strategy, the Australian Government established interim funding to address time-critical NRM issues. Following are priority projects that address some of the essential, emerging or ongoing issues that need attention now.

The Natural Heritage Trust is providing funding of $740,710 for:

• Bushside and Streamside Conservation (BASC) Project – Greening Australia
• Coastal Values of Southern Tasmania - Southern Tasmania Regional Coastal Mgt. Committee
• Managing Serrated Tussock in Tasmania – Clarence City Council
• Promotion and Implementation of Water Sensitive Development - Derwent Estuary Program
• Setting Vegetation Condition Benchmarks for NRM South – Southern NRM Association
• Soil Condition Evaluation and Monitoring – Cradle Coast NRM Committee

The National Landcare Program is funding $287,300 for:

• Best Management and Design Guidelines for Wastewater Irrigation – Clarence City Council
• Demonstration of Salinity Management Techniques for Tasmanian Farmers – Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association

The National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality is funding $572,500 for:

• Productive Use and Rehabilitation of Salt Affected Land (PURSAL) – Australian Forest Growers
• Understanding Groundwater Flow Systems and Processes Causing Salinity in the Northern Midlands – Northern Midlands Council
• Urban Salinity Scoping Project – Greater Launceston Area – Tamar Region NRM Strategy Reference Group
  

Click here to download more detailed information on these projects.