Draft strategy and background information
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:
- Regional Water Strategies Guide (PDF, 3559.18 KB)
- Draft Border Rivers Region Water Strategy (PDF, 13422.96 KB)
- Draft Border Rivers Long List of Options (PDF, 2951.63 KB)
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.
A comprehensive engagement and consultation program accompanied the release of the draft strategy. This included:
- face-to-face meetings
- online webinars
- formal submissions.
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)