This presentation was provided to Department of Agriculture representatives in Canberra on 5 August 2016 by Cam Nicholson (Nicon Rural) and Peter Dahlhaus (Federation University Australia) with support from Gareth Smith (Corangamite CMA) and Helen Thompson (FedUni).

1. Pete head

2. Foundations for the Land Health
Program approach
1. Engagement
2. Use people / organisational strengths
3. Easy access to information for
decisions
4. Monitoring and evaluation

3. Engagement & strengths
 Invite
responsibility
The plan is ‘owned’ by a collective of landcare, farming and industry groups,
universities and Government agencies who share a common goal of improving the
condition of agricultural soils in South west Victoria. The collaborative partnership
is about using each organisations’ strength to help the collective good.

4. Engagement & strengths
 Key players
Industry
Landcare (prospectus)
Education sector
Consultants
Retail
RDCs
Other - VFF, Horsecare through Landcare, Women on
Farms

5. Engagement & strengths

6. Engagement & strengths
NLP
Soil acidity
theme
GRDC
national
lime
initiative
South west expert group
• Steering committee
• VLPA
• Lime producers
• Consultants
+
Trials & gigs
Our Catchments
Our Communities
DA Land Water
and Carbon
WestVic implementation group
• Steering committee
• WestVic Dairy
• Consultants
• DEDJTR
+
Gigs & incentives

7. Easy access to information for
decisions (M & E)

43. Summary
1. We have an engagement process and principles that
can be replicated in any future NRM investment
2. We have some useful tools / platforms that could
be expanded to other regions
3. We are an innovative region with a can do mentality