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GOULBURN BROKEN CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY GOULBURN BROKEN CATCHMENT ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 GOULBURN BROKEN CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 RATINGS LEGEND Well below target Below target On target Exceeded target 2017-18 performance (less than 50%) (50 to 80%) (80 to 110%) (more than 110%) Catchment condition and Critical attribute contribution Very poor Poor Satisfactory Good to excellent to resilience Risk to Trend 2015-18 Increasing significantly Increasing Stable Declining system resilience Long-term Very high High Medium Low Long-term strategy Watch and Escalated Early Middle Late implementation stage maintain response The Goulburn Broken CMA continues to develop its approach to catchment condition and performance reporting using a resilience model aligned to the Goulburn Broken Regional Catchment Strategy 2013-2019. Appendix 1 (page 128) discusses why and how ratings are applied. Although annual performance indicators have high certainty relative to long-term indicators, the uncertainty in setting and monitoring annual targets is still significant because of irregular timing of projects and project-delivery adaptation throughout the financial year. This uncertainty is reflected in an assessment of delivering ‘on target’ being defined as a large range. ABOUT THIS REPORT This report provides information on the Goulburn Broken © State of Victoria. Goulburn Broken Catchment Catchment Management Authority’s (CMA) performance and Management Authority 2018. This publication is finances, which can be assessed against its 2017-18 to 2021-22 copyright. No part may be reproduced by any process Corporate Plan targets. except in accordance with provisions of the Copyright Act 1968. The Goulburn Broken Catchment’s resilience is explicitly assessed to inform an adaptive approach, consistent with the Goulburn Broken ISSN 978-1-876600-02-0 Regional Catchment Strategy 2013-2019. Front cover The Goulburn Broken CMA aims to provide information which is relevant, easily accessed and understood. More detailed and Main photo: scientific data can be accessed via the website www.gbcma.vic.gov. Goulburn River near Nagambie. au A separate summary of this annual report is available from the website or from the Goulburn Broken CMA offices (see back cover). Inset photos (from left to right): Gone Fishing Day, Shepparton. This report is prepared in accordance with all relevant Victorian Linking the Lower Goulburn bush stone-curlew legislation. This includes the requirement under the Catchment and exhibition, Nathalia. Land Protection Act 1994 for the Goulburn Broken CMA to submit “…a report on the condition and management of land and water Dairy farmer Duncan Crawford has increased productivity resources in its region and the carrying out of its functions.” thanks to the Farm Water Program. Another 130 snags were placed in the Goulburn River Design and print complies with Department of Treasury and Finance near Seymour thanks to Recreational Fishing Licence Reporting Direction 30D, which aims to achieve consistency and funding. minimise costs and environmental impact across government Woka Walla’s work crew, Barmah. agencies. Contents Overview 2 Chair’s review 3 Chief Executive Officer’s report 4 Goulburn Broken profile 8 Key events 10 Catchment condition assessment 12 Long-term scorecard 14 Outputs achieved 2008-09 to 2017-18 and forecast 2018-19 16 Annual scorecards Managing for community and environmental resilience 18 The Regional Catchment Strategy, resilience and climate change 26 Community 31 Waterways 43 Floodplain management 48 Biodiversity 55 Land 63 Sustainable irrigation Managing the organisation’s business 73 Human resources 78 Environmental footprint 80 Governance 83 Goulburn Broken CMA Board 86 Compliance 92 Corporate Plan key performance indicators Financial report 94 Financial results summary: current plus four years 97 Financial statements 97 Accountable Officers’ and Chief Finance Officer’s declaration 98 Independent Auditor’s report 100 Comprehensive operating statement 101 Balance sheet 102 Statement of changes in equity 102 Cash flow statement 103 Notes to the financial statements Appendix 128 Appendix 1 Understanding progress and ratings 130 Appendix 2 Map of works 131 Appendix 3 Map of properties covered by a whole farm plan 132 Appendix 4 Outputs - detailed list of achievements 134 Appendix 5 Roles of Catchment partners 136 Appendix 6 Major strategic references 138 Appendix 7 Community grants 2017-18 142 Appendix 8 RCS sub-strategies progress 144 Appendix 9 Disclosure index Other 146 Glossary of terms 147 Abbreviations 148 Index 148 List of staff 2017-18 Inside back cover Recognising major natural resource management contributions – Lanie Pearce Back cover Contacts and office locations GOULBURN BROKEN CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 1 Overview Chair's review I am pleased to present Goulburn We also welcome the continued acknowledgment and Broken Catchment Management emphasis by all levels of government on incorporating Authority’s 2017-18 Annual Traditional Owners’ ecological knowledge and involvement Report. in natural resource planning. The NRM work crew model we have developed with YYNAC is proving to be extremely The many challenges and effective, with the Woka Walla crew highly commended opportunities faced by the at the Victorian Landcare Awards in the Indigenous Land Catchment’s people and Management category. A similar model is being looked environment during the past at by Taungurung Clans Aboriginal Corporation (TCAC), 12 months have certainly who identified this as a priority in the Taungurung Clans highlighted the importance of Country Plan that was launched in November 2017 and two of the key pillars of the 2013-19 Goulburn Broken guides efforts to care for Country and to achieve economic Regional Catchment Strategy (RCS): building resilience and independence. strengthening partnerships. Economic independence is an important step in Traditional The RCS guides efforts to protect and improve the Owners achieving self-determination. We were therefore Catchment’s natural resources so that the communities proud, as a member of the Tri-State NRM Alliance (an that rely on healthy rivers, landscapes and biodiversity alliance of the seven NRM agencies along the Murray can thrive. The mid-term review of the RCS and more Corridor), to be heavily involved in the Murray Corridor recent workshops with resilience experts CSIRO’s Dr Brian Indigenous Forums held at Moama and Mildura in June Walker, Australian Resilience Centre Director Paul Ryan 2018 with Outback Academy Australia and Indigenous and Emergency Victoria Commissioner Craig Lapsley Business Australia. These forums highlighted a number of reconfirmed the Board’s commitment to the importance of examples of Indigenous-led ethical, cooperative businesses. continuing to promote the resilience thinking approach - Participants committed to ongoing identification of the ability to adapt to change and reorganise while coping collaborative business opportunities and information- with the disturbance - with government and community. sharing, with the goals of reduced reliance on government This approach involves identifying key thresholds or funding and increased self-determination, healthy Country 'tipping points', monitoring them and using them for NRM and people. planning. An example of the effectiveness of this approach is how Thank you water for the environment is used to help waterways cope Thank you to my fellow Board members for their ongoing with a range of weather conditions: as well as improving passion, dedication and support during 2017-18. I especially vegetation along the lower Goulburn River to help stabilise acknowledge the contribution of outgoing Board Chair banks during natural floods, the flows also provide much- Annie Volkering and outgoing Directors Adrian Appo, needed shelter for native fish, water bugs and other wildlife Murray Chapman, Ailsa Fox and Sandy MacKenzie and during dry times. Our ongoing work with industry and welcome new Directors Jenny Ford, Sam Lolicato and Ron government on understanding the impacts of floodplain Harris. sand and gravel mining on river health, communities and local, regional and national infrastructure is an example of Our Chief Executive Officer Chris Norman, the management how a threshold is being managed. Last year’s VCAT finding team and staff continue to provide leadership and support ruling against expansion of a quarry at Seymour vindicated at the local, regional, state and national level. Partnerships our pursuit of this issue, however, we know there is still continue to be essential to the way we do business and I much work to be done in building understanding – and thank our loyal community, as well as industry, government, preparing for – the consequences of this expanding activity agencies, and community NRM and Landcare groups for if the risks are not accurately identified and monitored and their ongoing efforts to achieve our vision of healthy, regulation is not adequately resourced. resilient, productive landscapes that support vibrant communities. Another threshold identified by the community through our annual survey of the 90-plus community NRM groups Responsible Body Declaration in our catchment is the effect of pest plants and animals, In accordance with the Financial Management Act 1994, particularly Paterson’s curse and deer, on our biodiversity. I am pleased to present the Goulburn Broken Catchment Significant native grass and waterbird breeding outcomes