Northern Rivers
Investments to improve understanding and management of Northern tropical rivers
Announced projects include:
Developing knowledge and understanding on Indigenous social, cultural and economic aspirations with respect to land and water management and development in the north of Australia.
Targeting the adoption by water planners and managers of the results of TRaCK and other water, cultural and ecological research to date and will involve close collaboration with northern Australian jurisdictions.
Informing decisions about development and protection of northern Australia's water resources, so that any development proceeds in an ecologically, culturally and economically sustainable manner.
Informing decisions about development and protection of northern Australia's water resources, so that any development proceeds in an ecologically, culturally and economically sustainable manner.
Assessing the groundwater and surface water resources from Broome to Cairns, providing critical information on current and likely future water availability in Northern Australia.
Mapping, classifying, assessing and prioritising aquatic ecological assets across northern Australia including a trial of the high conservation value aquatic ecosystems framework .
Supporting the taskforce to better understand the opportunities for new and sustainable development in Northern Australia and the potential impacts of these opportunities.
Establishing a community-based network to advance Indigenous engagement in the research and management of tropical rivers, water use and conservation across northern Australia.
Providing funds to continue the work of the Indigenous Water Policy Group that was established with funding from Land and Water Australia.
Increasing knowledge and enhancing capacity to underpin water planning in the north for both surface water and groundwater systems.