Engagement

South Coast NRM embodies a close working relationship between community and government agencies. Of note is the input from government agencies via their regional managers and involvement and commitment of community stakeholder groups.

South Coast NRM relies heavily on other key partners - the six South Coast NRM subregional groups, LCDCs, farmers, tertiary institutions, environmental groups, Local Government, industry groups, non-government organisations, coastal and marine groups and Indigenous organisations.

Implementation

Implementation is directed by Working Groups made up from a wide range of natural resource management (NRM) stakeholders including community, industry, nongovernment, NRM Coordinators, local government, subregional groups and government agencies (see: People). These working groups will oversee implementation of the Strategy.

South Coast NRM Inc.

Who we are

South Coast Natural Resource Management Inc (formerly SCRIPT) is an incorporated non-profit association owned and directed by the people of the South Coast Region of Western Australia.

South Coast NRM is not a statutory body. It is strongly independent, benefiting from a high degree of volunteerism, which reflects the strong sense of ownership and commitment within its community.

South Coast NRM's purpose is to bring together people, organisations and information to ensure that the regional community drives the management of natural resources - to get the best environmental, social and economic outcomes for the Region.

is the peak community based, natural resource management (NRM) regional group for the South Coast Region of Western Australia
is an incorporated organisation, owned and directed by the people of the South Coast Region
has free membership, open to all people of the Region who have an interest in NRM
formed in 1995 out of local interest and with government support to provide a strategic framework for NRM and associated community development in the South Coast
is one of six regional NRM groups in WA
is the Region that runs from Walpole in the west, north to Broomehill and east of Esperance (a total of 5.4 million hectares)

Achievements

South Coast NRM’s significant recent achievement is the development of a $74 million Regional NRM Strategy and Investment Plan that has had strong stakeholder engagement in its development and that will deliver on ground actions to combat degradation issues afflicting the South Coast environment in an integrated multidisciplinary manner.

This builds on South Coast NRM’s successful delivery of more than $40 million NRM funding since its inception through such initiatives as the Remnant Vegetation Protection Scheme (RVPS) - a State scheme that had stalled, which when devolved to the Region became oversubscribed.

2005 South Coast NRM’s 10th Anniversary celebration which is a milestone for any group. This recognised ten years of contribution by the South Coast community to the long term vision of sustaining the South Coast Region’s natural resources.