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Regional NRM Organisations

Delivering a shared vision for thriving, nature-rich landscapes and waters that support vibrant and enduring communities and cultures across our regions and country.

Regional NRM organisations work with people across the country, from the local to national level, to manage our land, water, soil, plants and animals.

The 54 regional NRM organisations cover the entire Australian continent, coastal and marine areas. Many have been in existence since the mid-1990s established through statutory and non-statutory means.

They provide regional NRM planning, information, networks and delivery across Australia with the objective of creating a sustainable future for Australia’s environment for current and future generations.

Recognised by the Federal Government as regional delivery partners under the Natural Heritage Trust, government funding for natural resource management and nature repair can be delivered quickly, easily and expertly wherever it is needed.

Regional NRM organisations have strong governance with independent boards who reflect the interests and needs of their region and community. Our network of CEOs are highly experienced and innovative leaders. Regional NRM staff typically hold science degrees and are skilled in extension, communication, and project delivery.

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  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Forest
  • +3

Healthy Land & Water

South East Queensland · 0.36% of Australia · Pop. 4,016,559
Healthy Land & Water
  • Farming land
  • Grasslands
  • Peri-urban
  • +4

Australian Capital Territory NRM

Australian Capital Territory · 0.03% of Australia · Pop. 454,000
Australian Capital Territory NRM
  • Farming land

Central Tablelands Local Land Services

West of Sydney, Central NSW · 0.41% of Australia · Pop. 156,000
Central Tablelands Local Land Services
  • Farming land
  • Grasslands
  • Riverine
  • +1

Central West Local Land Services

Central NSW · Pop. 110,000
Central West Local Land Services
  • Coastal
  • Forest
  • Ranges
  • +2

Greater Sydney Local Land Services

Sydney and Surrounds · 0.16% of Australia · Pop. 4,000,000
Greater Sydney Local Land Services
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Ranges
  • +2

Hunter Local Land Services

East of the Great Dividing Range · 0.43% of Australia
Hunter Local Land Services
  • Alpine
  • Farming land
  • Grasslands
  • +2

Murray Local Land Services

Southern Central NSW · 0.52% of Australia · Pop. 105,000
Murray Local Land Services
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Intertidal zones
  • +2

North Coast Local Land Services

Northern Coast of NSW · 0.42% of Australia
North Coast Local Land Services
  • Farming land
  • Grasslands
  • Riverine

North West Local Land Services

North West NSW · 1.07% of Australia
North West Local Land Services
  • Farming land
  • Ranges

Northern Tablelands Local Land Services

North eastern NSW ·
Northern Tablelands Local Land Services
  • Farming land
  • Grasslands
  • Rangelands
  • +3

Riverina Local Land Services

central south NSW · 0.87% of Australia · Pop. 155,000
Riverina Local Land Services
  • Alpine
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • +3

South East Local Land Services

South-East NSW · 0.72% of Australia · Pop. 605,000
South East Local Land Services
  • Desert
  • Ranges
  • Riverine

Western Local Land Service

North Western NSW · 4.1% of Australia · Pop. 42,873
Western Local Land Service

Territory NRM

The Northern Territory
Territory NRM

Burnett Mary Regional Group

South East Qld
Burnett Mary Regional Group
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Forest
  • +5

Cape York NRM

Far North Queensland · 1.78% of Australia · Pop. 17,206
Cape York NRM
  • Desert
  • Farming land
  • Grasslands
  • +3

Desert Channels Queensland

Central and South Western Qld · 6.64% of Australia · Pop. 14,700
Desert Channels Queensland
  • Coastal
  • Dry tropics
  • Farming land
  • +13

Fitzroy Basin Association

Central Queensland · 2.03% of Australia · Pop. 235,000
Fitzroy Basin Association
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Grasslands
  • +2

Gulf Savannah NRM

Far North Queensland · 2.55% of Australia · Pop. 10,000
Gulf Savannah NRM
  • Coastal
  • Dry tropics
  • Farming land
  • +6

North Queensland Dry Tropics

North Queensland · 1.9% of Australia · Pop. 240,000
North Queensland Dry Tropics
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Forest
  • +11

Reef Catchments

Mackay Whitsunday Isaac · 0.12% of Australia · Pop. 189,643
Reef Catchments
  • Farming land
  • Grasslands
  • Riverine
  • +1

Southern Gulf NRM

North West Queensland · 2.8% of Australia · Pop. 30,000
Southern Gulf NRM
  • Dry tropics
  • Farming land
  • Grasslands
  • +4

Southern Queensland Landscapes

Southern Queensland · 4% of Australia · Pop. 245,480
Southern Queensland Landscapes
  • Wet tropics

Terrain NRM

Far North Queensland · 0.2% of Australia · Pop. 250,000
Terrain NRM

Torres Strait Regional Authority

Islands off Cape York, Qld
Torres Strait Regional Authority
  • Coastal
  • Desert
  • Forest
  • +1

Alinytjara Wilurara Landscape Board

Northern & Western South Australia · 3.25% of Australia · Pop. 4,000
Alinytjara Wilurara Landscape Board
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Grasslands
  • +9

Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board

Southern South Australia · 1.04% of Australia · Pop. 58,000
Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board

Green Adelaide

Adelaide’s Metropolitan Area
Green Adelaide
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Islands
  • +4

Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board

South East SA · 0.09% of Australia · Pop. 130,000
Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Forest
  • +2

Kangaroo Island Landscape Board

South Australia · 0.06% of Australia · Pop. 5,108
Kangaroo Island Landscape Board

Limestone Coast Landscape Board

South East South Australia
Limestone Coast Landscape Board
  • Farming land
  • Forest
  • Grasslands
  • +2

Murraylands & Riverland Landscape Board

South Eastern South Australia · 0.7% of Australia · Pop. 73,771
Murraylands & Riverland Landscape Board
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Forest
  • +3

Northern and Yorke Landscape Board

Southern South Australia · 0.5% of Australia · Pop. 150,000
Northern and Yorke Landscape Board
  • Coastal
  • Desert
  • Ranges
  • +2

South Australia Arid Lands Landscape Board

Far North-Eastern South Australia · 6.83% of Australia · Pop. 24,000
South Australia Arid Lands Landscape Board
  • Alpine
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • +3

Cradle Coast NRM

North-West and Western Tasmania · 0.28% of Australia · Pop. 116,121
Cradle Coast NRM
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Forest
  • +4

NRM North

North East Tasmania · 0.26% of Australia · Pop. 155,894
NRM North
  • Alpine
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • +6

NRM South

Southern Tasmania · 0.33% of Australia · Pop. 289, 000
NRM South
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Forest
  • +4

Corangamite Catchment Management Authority

South-West Victoria · 0.17% of Australia · Pop. 508,000
Corangamite Catchment Management Authority
  • Alpine
  • Coastal
  • Wetlands

East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority

South of the Great Dividing Range · 0.29% of Australia · Pop. 4,872,000
East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Forest
  • +3

Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority

South West Victoria · 0.35% of Australia · Pop. 137,000
Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority
  • Alpine
  • Farming land
  • Ranges

Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority

Northern Victoria · 0.32% of Australia · Pop. 200,000
Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
  • Desert

Mallee Catchment Management Authority

Far North-West Victoria · 0.52% of Australia · Pop. 64,000
Mallee Catchment Management Authority

Melbourne Water

Melbourne Metropolitan Area, Victoria
Melbourne Water
  • Farming land
  • Forest
  • Grasslands
  • +3

North Central Catchment Management Authority

North Central Victoria · 0.39% of Australia · Pop. 250,000
North Central Catchment Management Authority
  • Alpine
  • Farming land
  • Forest
  • +7

North East Catchment Management Authority

North East Victoria · 0.25% of Australia · Pop. 110,600
North East Catchment Management Authority
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Forest
  • +2

West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority

West, South and Central Gippsland · 0.26% of Australia · Pop. 200,000
West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority
  • Farming land
  • Forest
  • Grasslands
  • +3

Wimmera Catchment Management Authority

Western Victoria · 0.3% of Australia · Pop. 50,000
Wimmera Catchment Management Authority
  • Coastal
  • Desert
  • Farming land
  • +3

Northern Agricultural Catchments Council NRM

Northern West Western Australia · 0.98% of Australia · Pop. 64,000
Northern Agricultural Catchments Council NRM

Peel-Harvey Catchment Council

South of Perth, WA
Peel-Harvey Catchment Council
  • Coastal
  • Forest
  • Woodlands

Perth NRM

Perth Metropolitan Area · 0.08% of Australia · Pop. 2,309,338
Perth NRM
  • Coastal
  • Desert
  • Farming land
  • +2

Rangelands NRM

All of Western Australia except South West corner · 28% of Australia
Rangelands NRM
  • Coastal
  • Forest
  • Intertidal zones
  • +3

South Coast NRM

Southern Coast of Western Australia · 1.12% of Australia · Pop. 76,660
South Coast NRM
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Forest
  • +4

South West NRM

South West Western Australia · 0.52% of Australia · Pop.
South West NRM
  • Farming land
  • Riverine
  • Salt lakes
  • +1

Wheatbelt NRM

South West Western Australia · 1.65% of Australia · Pop. 40,467
Wheatbelt NRM
  • Coastal
  • Intertidal zones
  • Islands
  • +2

OceanWatch Australia

Coast to Ocean · 13.86M km2 out to 200 nautical miles · Coastal pop. 22M
OceanWatch Australia

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Australian Capital Territory

ACT governance info
  • Farming land
  • Grasslands
  • Peri-urban
  • +4

Australian Capital Territory NRM

Australian Capital Territory · 0.03% of Australia · Pop. 454,000
Australian Capital Territory NRM

Marine & Coastal

Marine governance info
  • Coastal
  • Intertidal zones
  • Islands
  • +2

OceanWatch Australia

Coast to Ocean · 13.86M km2 out to 200 nautical miles · Coastal pop. 22M
OceanWatch Australia

New South Wales

NSW governance info
  • Farming land

Central Tablelands Local Land Services

West of Sydney, Central NSW · 0.41% of Australia · Pop. 156,000
Central Tablelands Local Land Services
  • Farming land
  • Grasslands
  • Riverine
  • +1

Central West Local Land Services

Central NSW · Pop. 110,000
Central West Local Land Services
  • Coastal
  • Forest
  • Ranges
  • +2

Greater Sydney Local Land Services

Sydney and Surrounds · 0.16% of Australia · Pop. 4,000,000
Greater Sydney Local Land Services
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Ranges
  • +2

Hunter Local Land Services

East of the Great Dividing Range · 0.43% of Australia
Hunter Local Land Services
  • Alpine
  • Farming land
  • Grasslands
  • +2

Murray Local Land Services

Southern Central NSW · 0.52% of Australia · Pop. 105,000
Murray Local Land Services
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Intertidal zones
  • +2

North Coast Local Land Services

Northern Coast of NSW · 0.42% of Australia
North Coast Local Land Services
  • Farming land
  • Grasslands
  • Riverine

North West Local Land Services

North West NSW · 1.07% of Australia
North West Local Land Services
  • Farming land
  • Ranges

Northern Tablelands Local Land Services

North eastern NSW ·
Northern Tablelands Local Land Services
  • Farming land
  • Grasslands
  • Rangelands
  • +3

Riverina Local Land Services

central south NSW · 0.87% of Australia · Pop. 155,000
Riverina Local Land Services
  • Alpine
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • +3

South East Local Land Services

South-East NSW · 0.72% of Australia · Pop. 605,000
South East Local Land Services
  • Desert
  • Ranges
  • Riverine

Western Local Land Service

North Western NSW · 4.1% of Australia · Pop. 42,873
Western Local Land Service

Northern Territory

NT governance info

Territory NRM

The Northern Territory
Territory NRM

Queensland

QLD governance info

Burnett Mary Regional Group

South East Qld
Burnett Mary Regional Group
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Forest
  • +5

Cape York NRM

Far North Queensland · 1.78% of Australia · Pop. 17,206
Cape York NRM
  • Desert
  • Farming land
  • Grasslands
  • +3

Desert Channels Queensland

Central and South Western Qld · 6.64% of Australia · Pop. 14,700
Desert Channels Queensland
  • Coastal
  • Dry tropics
  • Farming land
  • +13

Fitzroy Basin Association

Central Queensland · 2.03% of Australia · Pop. 235,000
Fitzroy Basin Association
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Grasslands
  • +2

Gulf Savannah NRM

Far North Queensland · 2.55% of Australia · Pop. 10,000
Gulf Savannah NRM
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Forest
  • +3

Healthy Land & Water

South East Queensland · 0.36% of Australia · Pop. 4,016,559
Healthy Land & Water
  • Coastal
  • Dry tropics
  • Farming land
  • +6

North Queensland Dry Tropics

North Queensland · 1.9% of Australia · Pop. 240,000
North Queensland Dry Tropics
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Forest
  • +11

Reef Catchments

Mackay Whitsunday Isaac · 0.12% of Australia · Pop. 189,643
Reef Catchments
  • Farming land
  • Grasslands
  • Riverine
  • +1

Southern Gulf NRM

North West Queensland · 2.8% of Australia · Pop. 30,000
Southern Gulf NRM
  • Dry tropics
  • Farming land
  • Grasslands
  • +4

Southern Queensland Landscapes

Southern Queensland · 4% of Australia · Pop. 245,480
Southern Queensland Landscapes
  • Wet tropics

Terrain NRM

Far North Queensland · 0.2% of Australia · Pop. 250,000
Terrain NRM

Torres Strait Regional Authority

Islands off Cape York, Qld
Torres Strait Regional Authority

South Australia

SA governance info
  • Coastal
  • Desert
  • Forest
  • +1

Alinytjara Wilurara Landscape Board

Northern & Western South Australia · 3.25% of Australia · Pop. 4,000
Alinytjara Wilurara Landscape Board
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Grasslands
  • +9

Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board

Southern South Australia · 1.04% of Australia · Pop. 58,000
Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board

Green Adelaide

Adelaide’s Metropolitan Area
Green Adelaide
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Islands
  • +4

Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board

South East SA · 0.09% of Australia · Pop. 130,000
Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Forest
  • +2

Kangaroo Island Landscape Board

South Australia · 0.06% of Australia · Pop. 5,108
Kangaroo Island Landscape Board

Limestone Coast Landscape Board

South East South Australia
Limestone Coast Landscape Board
  • Farming land
  • Forest
  • Grasslands
  • +2

Murraylands & Riverland Landscape Board

South Eastern South Australia · 0.7% of Australia · Pop. 73,771
Murraylands & Riverland Landscape Board
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Forest
  • +3

Northern and Yorke Landscape Board

Southern South Australia · 0.5% of Australia · Pop. 150,000
Northern and Yorke Landscape Board
  • Coastal
  • Desert
  • Ranges
  • +2

South Australia Arid Lands Landscape Board

Far North-Eastern South Australia · 6.83% of Australia · Pop. 24,000
South Australia Arid Lands Landscape Board

Tasmania

TAS governance info
  • Alpine
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • +3

Cradle Coast NRM

North-West and Western Tasmania · 0.28% of Australia · Pop. 116,121
Cradle Coast NRM
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Forest
  • +4

NRM North

North East Tasmania · 0.26% of Australia · Pop. 155,894
NRM North
  • Alpine
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • +6

NRM South

Southern Tasmania · 0.33% of Australia · Pop. 289, 000
NRM South

Victoria

VIC governance info
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Forest
  • +4

Corangamite Catchment Management Authority

South-West Victoria · 0.17% of Australia · Pop. 508,000
Corangamite Catchment Management Authority
  • Alpine
  • Coastal
  • Wetlands

East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority

South of the Great Dividing Range · 0.29% of Australia · Pop. 4,872,000
East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Forest
  • +3

Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority

South West Victoria · 0.35% of Australia · Pop. 137,000
Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority
  • Alpine
  • Farming land
  • Ranges

Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority

Northern Victoria · 0.32% of Australia · Pop. 200,000
Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
  • Desert

Mallee Catchment Management Authority

Far North-West Victoria · 0.52% of Australia · Pop. 64,000
Mallee Catchment Management Authority

Melbourne Water

Melbourne Metropolitan Area, Victoria
Melbourne Water
  • Farming land
  • Forest
  • Grasslands
  • +3

North Central Catchment Management Authority

North Central Victoria · 0.39% of Australia · Pop. 250,000
North Central Catchment Management Authority
  • Alpine
  • Farming land
  • Forest
  • +7

North East Catchment Management Authority

North East Victoria · 0.25% of Australia · Pop. 110,600
North East Catchment Management Authority
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Forest
  • +2

West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority

West, South and Central Gippsland · 0.26% of Australia · Pop. 200,000
West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority
  • Farming land
  • Forest
  • Grasslands
  • +3

Wimmera Catchment Management Authority

Western Victoria · 0.3% of Australia · Pop. 50,000
Wimmera Catchment Management Authority

Western Australia

WA governance info
  • Coastal
  • Desert
  • Farming land
  • +3

Northern Agricultural Catchments Council NRM

Northern West Western Australia · 0.98% of Australia · Pop. 64,000
Northern Agricultural Catchments Council NRM

Peel-Harvey Catchment Council

South of Perth, WA
Peel-Harvey Catchment Council
  • Coastal
  • Forest
  • Woodlands

Perth NRM

Perth Metropolitan Area · 0.08% of Australia · Pop. 2,309,338
Perth NRM
  • Coastal
  • Desert
  • Farming land
  • +2

Rangelands NRM

All of Western Australia except South West corner · 28% of Australia
Rangelands NRM
  • Coastal
  • Forest
  • Intertidal zones
  • +3

South Coast NRM

Southern Coast of Western Australia · 1.12% of Australia · Pop. 76,660
South Coast NRM
  • Coastal
  • Farming land
  • Forest
  • +4

South West NRM

South West Western Australia · 0.52% of Australia · Pop.
South West NRM
  • Farming land
  • Riverine
  • Salt lakes
  • +1

Wheatbelt NRM

South West Western Australia · 1.65% of Australia · Pop. 40,467
Wheatbelt NRM