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Draft strategies and what we heard

Lachlan Regional Water Strategy

To finalise the Lachlan Regional Water Strategy, the department is considering the feedback received during community consultation on shortlisted actions to address regional challenges.

Public consultation in 2020

Community consultation on a long list of options, which considered water supply, reliability and security in flood and drought, took place from 25 September – 13 December 2020.

A set of 3 documents were released:

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

Over 60 stakeholders participated in the engagement program and 66 formal submissions were received. Key themes that emerged during this consultation include climate and modelling, new and existing water infrastructure, town water security and water-related amenities, Aboriginal water rights and connection to Country, entitlement reliability and risk management, environmental health and connectivity, and groundwater.

Submissions

We are sharing collected community and stakeholder submissions for the region along with cultural and general submissions.

Submissions - Consultation 1
Other

Public consultation in 2022

Community consultation on shortlisted actions to address regional challenges, took place from Wednesday 5 October – Friday 18 November 2022.

A set of two documents were released:

Due to the extensive and ongoing flooding situation impacting communities across the Lachlan region at the time, a decision was made, in consultation with key stakeholders, to re-exhibit the draft Lachlan Regional Water Strategy in 2023.

What we heard

Any submissions that were made between Wednesday 5 October and Friday 18 November 2022 were reviewed, and a summary of feedback received so far has been published below.

Additional information

Public consultation in 2023

The re-exhibition took place from Friday 22 September – Sunday 12 November 2023, with the department seeking feedback from the community on the consultation paper on shortlisted actions to address regional challenges for the draft Lachlan Regional Water Strategy.

A further 'What we heard report' will be produced to summarise the feedback and submissions received during community consultation in 2022 and 2023. It will be published in December 2023.

Submissions

Set out below are the collected community and stakeholder submissions we received between Wednesday 5 October and Friday 18 November 2022. Work is underway to share collected community and stakeholder submissions we received between Friday 22 September and Sunday 12 November 2023.

Submissions - Consultation 2