Regional Sustainable Agriculture Steering Committee

Posted on 7 February, 2014 by Connecting Country

Ashley Bevan, Regional Landcare Facilitator with the North Central CMA, is seeking expressions of interest from Landcare members involved in the agricultural industry to join the North Central CMA’s Regional Sustainable Agriculture Steering Committee.

This new committee will assist Ashley and the other project staff in setting the direction of the North Central CMA’s Regional Landcare Facilitator project and the Regional Sustainable Agriculture project. Steering committee members will provide advice on strategic aspects of the projects and a community/industry perspective on the appropriateness of the project activities.

Both projects are supported by funding from the Australian Government’s Department of Agriculture and aim to support farmers and land managers to adopt sustainable land management practices. The Regional Landcare Facilitator project is funded for five years (until 30 June 2018), while the Regional Sustainable Agriculture project is funded for two years (until 30 June 2015). Please click on the following project fact sheets for further information regarding the projects objectives:

It is anticipated that the steering committee will meet at least twice each financial year, with meetings held at the North Central CMA offices in Huntly. The meeting is scheduled for late March.

Contact Ashley Bevan (ashley.beven@nccma.vic.gov.au) for more information or to register your interest.