Better agricultural outcomes for the Goulburn-Murray region

The Goulburn Murray Irrigation District is expected to change in the coming years as a result of a variety of factors such as: climate change, technological improvements, water recovery, bio security and global market influence.

While some of the changes are outside of Council’s direct control, the Greater Shepparton City Council recognises the opportunities that innovative changes can create.

The Goulburn Regional Partnership has prepared the Goulburn Murray Resilience Strategy 2020 (the Resilience Strategy) to better deal with and adapt to change, including climate change.

The Resilience Strategy includes eight ‘Resilience Principles’ with a series of proposed strategic interventions to assist each principle that will enable the Goulburn Murray region  to better manage a changing and uncertain future.

Although this project was initially progressed by the Goulburn Regional Partnership, the success of the Resilience Strategy requires support from all three tiers of government, including Local Government.

Council Mayor, Cr Seema Abdullah said “Council recognises the importance of agricultural production and the benefits it provides to our region’s economy, and has a strong desire to facilitate better outcomes for agriculture in our community.”

Based on the recommendations in the Resilience Strategy, a ‘Regional Resilience Taskforce’ will be established and charged with addressing the particular issues needed to deliver the key intervention actions identified in the Resilience Strategy.

 

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