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** "What's New?" **

New Case Studies available Albury City Council: Biodiversity Certification of Albury LEP 2010 Great Lakes Council: Adoption and implementation of the Wallis Lake Wetlands Strategy Roadside Vegetation Grant Funding - grants to councils announced (2 February 2012)  Roadside Vegetation Implementation Project  Native Vegetation Review of Native Vegetation Regulation 2005 BioBanking Statutory Review of BioBanking Scheme Livestock Health & Pest Authorities Review Training Opportunities NRM Training for Councillors and Senior Managers

** Quick Links **

Tools and Resources for Councils

NRM Guidelines and Workshop Series - ** Award Winning ** Integrating NRM into Local Government Operations Overview Volume 1: Corpoate Planning and Reporting Volume 2: Land Use Planning  New Programs Fish Friendly Councils   Factsheets Building Local Government capacity in NRM  Case Studies  NRM and Land Use Planning (DCPs and Part 5 Assessments)

NRM Issues and Policy

LGSA Submissions Statutory Review of Threatened Species Act 1995 Draft Biodiversity Certification Assessment Methodology Draft NSW Wetlands Policy EPBC Act review  State of Environment Reporting New requirements for councils  Noxious Weed Management Updated Noxious Weeds Handbook for Councils and Councillors NSW Weeds Action Program (new grant funding program)

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 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.