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** "What's New?" **

Training Opportunities NRM Training for Councillors and Senior Managers  New Programs   Fish Friendly Councils  NRM Guidelines Win Planning Institute of Australia (NSW) Planning Excellence Awards

** Quick Links **

Tools and Resources for Councils

NRM Guidelines and Workshop Series Integrating NRM into Local Government Operations Overview Volume 1: Corpoate Planning and Reporting Volume 2: Land Use Planning  Factsheets Building Local Government capacity in NRM  Case Studies  NRM and Land Use Planning (DCPs and Part 5 Assessments)  Survey of NSW Councils NRM Capacity of NSW Local Government

NRM Issues and Policy

LGSA Submissions NRM Legislation Review Draft NSW Wetlands Policy EPBC Act review  Noxious Weed Management  Updated Noxious Weeds Handbook for Councils and Councillors NSW Weeds Action Program (new grant funding program) NSW Weed Summit - LGSA Submission    Australian Government Programs Caring for our Country

NRM and Land Use Planning

Discussion Paper Integration of the NSW Land Use Planning System and the Regional NRM Delivery (CMA) Model  Planning Reports Lot Averaging and Clustering Affordable Management of Urban Riparian Areas - Options Paper

NRM at the LGSA

Natural Resource Management (NRM) issues and policy are the responsibility of the Environment Strategy Team, within the Policy and Research Divsision of the LGSA. Policy areas include:

• Biodiversity
• Threatened Species Conservation
• Native Vegetation
• Noxious & Environmental Weeds
• Salinity
• Feral Animals
• Regional NRM (Catchment Management Authorities)
• Environmental Water
• State of Environment Reporting
• Coastal Management
• Urban Forestry
• Floodplain Management
• Institutional Frameworks
  

NRM Staff at the LGSA

NRM Update for Local Government

NSW council staff and councillors are invited to join an email network developed and moderated by the LGSA on NRM issues. To join please email: nrm_localgovt-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.au.

The 'NRM Update for Local Government' is a monthly e-newsletter that provides local council staff and councillors with up-to-date information on a wide range of NRM issues. Contributions from councils are most welcome. Members of the nrm_localgovt email group receive the Update automatically. PDF copies of past issues are available.