Marine Estate Management Strategy

A Coordinated Approach to Reducing Pollution in the Richmond River

A collaboration between North Coast Local Land Services, 34 landholders and Ballina Shire Council in the Alstonville plateau has seen improvement works carried out that will increase ecological function, help mitigate pollutants entering waterways and increase bank stability during flooding events in the Emigrant creek sub-catchment

The project primarily worked with Macadamia growers and graziers to rehabilitate the riparian areas on their properties. Other benefits include increasing biodiversity, creating healthy wildlife corridors, and rehabilitating the Big Scrub Rainforest.

These works funded by the NSW Govt, form part of the North Coast Local Land Services Marine Estate Management Strategy project to improve the Richmond River Catchment water quality.

Every Bit Counts – waterways and the Marine Estate

Want to see what happens when landholders work on their waterways?  Landholders in the Emigrant Creek catchment, Richmond River are working closely with LLS to improve the health of their waterways as part of the NSW Marine Estate Management Strategy. The benefits can be seen both on farm and in health of the waterways, and landholders of all kind can get involved. Every bit counts when it comes to the protection and improvement of the unique marine estate of NSW.