Public consultation 1
The first draft Border Rivers Regional Water Strategy, which considers urban water needs, Aboriginal rights and access, reliable water supply and the environment, was on public exhibition from 25 October – 13 December 2020.
The draft strategy was a set of 3 documents:
A comprehensive engagement and consultation program accompanied the release of the draft strategy. This included:
- face-to-face meetings
- online webinars
- formal submissions.
What we heard
160 stakeholders participated in the engagement program and 42 formal submissions were received. Key themes that emerged during this consultation include using the new climate data, environmental health and connectivity, Aboriginal water rights and connection to Country, entitlement reliability and risk management, new and existing water infrastructure, strategic land use and water planning, and inter-jurisdictional water management.
Submissions
We are sharing collected community and stakeholder submissions for the region along with cultural and general submissions.
- submission 1 Clarence Valley Council (PDF 97.4 KB)
- submission 2 (PDF 19.5 KB)
- submission 3 (PDF 3.9 MB)
- submission 4 (PDF 20.0 KB)
- submission 5 (PDF 17.5 KB)
- submission 6 Southern Downs Council (PDF 24.3 KB)
- submission 7 Michael Davey (PDF 25.7 KB)
- submission 8 (PDF 14.6 KB)
- submission 9 (PDF 20.0 KB)
- submission 10 (PDF 15.0 KB)
- submission 11 Inland Rivers Network (PDF 657.7 KB)
- submission 12 NSW Irrigators Council (PDF 342.2 KB)
- submission 13 (PDF 324.0 KB)
- submission 14 (PDF 80.3 KB)
- submission 15 Craig Bryan Peter Cole (PDF 21.3 KB)
- submission 16 (PDF 434.6 KB)
- submission 17 (PDF 155.3 KB)
- submission 18 National Parks Association of NSW (PDF 85.4 KB)
- submission 19 (PDF 17.0 KB)
- submission 20 Central Darling Shire Council (PDF 164.6 KB)
- submission 21 (PDF 393.4 KB)
- submission 22 Nature Conservation Council NSW (PDF 119.3 KB)
- submission 23 Border Rivers Food and Fibre (PDF 156.7 KB)
- submission 24 (PDF 383.9 KB)
- submission 25 Southern Riverina Irrigators (PDF 189.0 KB)
- submission 26 (PDF 36.9 KB)
- submission 27 (PDF 17.9 KB)
- submission 28 National Parks Association of NSW (PDF 59.4 KB)
- submission 29 (PDF 49.6 KB)
- submission 30 (PDF 26.2 KB)
- submission 31 Clarence Environment Centre (PDF 798.3 KB)
- submission 32 NSWALC (PDF 274.2 KB)
- submission 33 (PDF 77.0 KB)
- submission 34 Paul Henry (PDF 19.3 KB)
- submission 35 CEWO (PDF 278.8 KB)
- submission 36 (PDF 26.3 KB)
- submission 37 Bruce Wilson (PDF 20.9 KB)
Public consultation 2
After incorporating the feedback from the community and doing further analysis, a second draft Border Rivers Regional Water Strategy was on a second public exhibition from Wednesday, 1 June, until Wednesday, 29 June 2022.
The second draft was a set of two documents:
What we heard
In the second round of public exhibition of the draft Border Rivers Regional Water Strategy, 96 stakeholders participated, and we received 17 formal submissions. The department received a range of general feedback on the draft strategy and specific responses to the proposed priority areas and actions, with two additional themes raised relating to improving connectivity and strategy implementation and oversight.
Submissions
We are sharing collected community and stakeholder submissions for the region.
- Submission 1 – Mole and Sovereign Water Users Association Inc. (PDF 203.1 KB)
- Submission 2 – Nature Conservation Council (PDF 247.2 KB)
- Submission 4 – Clarence Valley Council (PDF 106.7 KB)
- Submission 5 – Inland Rivers Network (PDF 255.2 KB)
- Submission 6 (PDF 267.5 KB)
- Submission 7 – Armidale Branch National Parks Association of NSW (PDF 276.4 KB)
- Submission 8 – Australian Floodplain Association (PDF 169.1 KB)
- Submission 9 – Border Rivers Food and Fibre (PDF 438.6 KB)
- Submission 10 – Mingoola Progress Association (PDF 98.4 KB)
- Submission 11 – National Parks Association of NSW (PDF 200.3 KB)
- Submission 12 – Commonwealth Environmental Water Office (PDF 155.9 KB)
- Submission 13 (PDF 17.4 MB)
- Submission 14 (PDF 40.7 MB)
- Submission 15 (PDF 126.4 KB)