Corangamite Catchment Management Authority (CMA) is the lead agency for integrated catchment management in the Corangamite region of Victoria. Integrated catchment management (ICM) is the coordinated management of land, water and biodiversity resources and includes consideration of environmental, cultural, social, recreational, and economic values.
Our purpose is to work with community, Traditional Owners and other partners in decision-making and on-ground action that improves the health and sustainable productivity of catchments and waterways in the Corangamite region.
The Corangamite CMA region in south-west Victoria is a large 13,340 square kilometre area that stretches from Ballarat in the north to Geelong in the east to Camperdown in the west. Its landscape is geographically diverse with spectacular coasts, vast volcanic plains and the soaring old growth forests of the Otways - all of which require different management approaches. It is home to about 508,000 people.
Traditional Owners and Aboriginal Victorians have lived in the Corangamite region and been caring for Country for thousands of generations. There are two formally recognised Traditional Owner corporations in the region, Eastern Maar and Wadawurrung. The Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation manages native title rights for the Eastern Maar Peoples. It is also the Registered Aboriginal Party for Eastern Maar Country. Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation is the Registered Aboriginal Party for Wadawurrung Country.
Its landscape supports strong agriculture and forestry sectors, with 78 per cent of the land privately owned, the remaining
22 per cent publicly owned. It contains lakes and wetlands of national and international significance. Four river basins define the region:
This Corporate Plan sets out Corangamite Catchment Management Authority’s (CMA) approach for the next five years to achieve its vision of ‘healthy and productive lands and waters cared for and enjoyed by thriving communities’.
Corangamite CMA recognises that 78 per cent of the land in our region is privately owned and that we have a key role to work with and support those landholders to farm sustainably and adapt to the impacts of climate change.
– Cath Jenkins, Chair, Corangamite Catchment Management Authority
We are committed to achieving our vision of ‘healthy and productive lands and waters cared for and enjoyed by thriving communities’, and we are proud that throughout the year we have achieved some excellent outcomes towards this vision.
Highlights included:
The Corangamite CMA is a statutory authority of the Victorian Government and our roles and functions are defined in the Catchment and Land Protections Act 1994 and the Water Act 1989.
We work with land managers, communities, other organisations and governments to protect and improve the health of the region’s natural resources (water, soils, biodiversity), to improve the health and sustainable productivity of the Corangamite region.
It has been developed to:
Statement of Obligations – Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994
64 Dennis Street, Colac VIC 3250
PO Box 159, Colac, VIC 3250
Hours: 8:30am – 5pm, Monday to Friday
T: 1800 002 262
E: info@ccma.vic.gov.au
BARWON WATER OFFICES
Hours: 8:30am – 5pm, Monday to Friday
All mail must be sent via our Colac office
PO Box 159, Colac, VIC 3250
T: 1800 002 262
E: info@ccma.vic.gov.au
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