North Central CMA
Connecting rivers, landscapes, and people to deliver lasting positive change.
Our region is an area of diverse landscapes and land-use that covers 13% of the state. It is bordered by the mighty Murray River to the north, the Great Dividing Range and Wombat State Forest to the south and Mt Camel Range to the east.
The region’s main waterways are the Campaspe, Loddon, Avoca and Avon-Richardson rivers, which form part of the Murray-Darling Basin.
Our Future Vision
Healthy Landscapers supporting prosperous communities.
2024 – 25 Achievements
- Developed a surface-water land-management model driving a multi-aquifer groundwater model, to link the management of land, water and climate to groundwater flow systems and predict salt delivery to the stream network and the quality of the Murray River.
- Helped communities recover from, and prepare for, floods by securing significant funds for flood studies, progressing better and faster planning scheme amendments, and updating modelling and communication technology.
- Delivered large-scale works on waterways and environmental flows across the catchment that have provided much-needed protection and habitat improvement to a range of waterbirds, small and largebodied native fish, and the iconic platypus and rakali.
