Catchment Groups

Many community groups in the ACT are supported by one of three umbrella Catchment Groups which are structured in a similar fashion to District Landcare Networks in NSW. The three Catchment Groups and Coordinators: » Southern ACT Catchment Group » Ginninderra Catchment Group » Molonglo Catchment Group. Each Catchment Group is a 'group-of-groups' whose primary aims are to:

• Improve the environs of the ACT;
• Provide a support network for smaller community environment groups;
• Coordinate on-ground action through 'sub-catchment planning'
• enable the community to address priority issues in a strategic fashion well into the future.
• Improve information exchange;
• Educate the community on the importance of Landcare and natural resource management; and
• Enhance the wider community's awareness of the environment and the impact we have on it.

The three catchment groups are currently guiding the establishment of Landcare ACT, the peak body for Landcare in the ACT. More information about this process is available on the Landcare ACT page.