Downloading the Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Action Plan

Because the Catchment Action Plan (CAP) is a lengthy document, it has been split into sections to allow for easier downloading. To request a copy of this document on CD ROM please contact the CMA on (02) 4930 1030 or email hcr@cma.nsw.gov.au.

You might also like to download the 8-page CAP summary document (PDF - 3.4 Mb).

You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to view and print these files.

Please conserve paper by printing double-sided and only printing what you need.

Download CAP as a single file: CAP - whole document (PDF - 2.9 Mb: 334 pp)

Download in separate sections:

CAP - Parts 1 and 2 (PDF - 0.8 Mb: pages 1-27)

  • Contents
  • Minister’s foreword
  • Chairman’s foreword
  • How to use this document
  • The Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority (CMA)
  • The Hunter-Central Rivers region
  • Why it is important to protect natural resources in our region


    • Part 1: An introduction to catchment planning
  • Why does the region need a Catchment Action Plan (CAP)?
  • What does the CMA want to achieve with this CAP?
  • How does this CAP link with previous planning?
  • Who else will be involved in the CAP?


    • Part 2: Developing and implementing the CAP
  • How was this CAP developed?
  • How will this CAP work?
  • Linking environmental pressures to CMA investment

    • CAP - Part 3 (PDF - 0.5 Mb: pages 28-85)

    Part 3: Guiding principles

  • terrestrial biodiversity
  • land
  • rivers and freshwater wetlands
  • groundwater
  • estuary and marine
  • landuse planning
  • integrated water cycle management
  • economic tools
  • mining and extractive operations
  • climate change
  • research
  • community capacity building and education
  • partnerships and collaboration

    • CAP - Part 4 (PDF - 0.7 Mb: pages 86-197)

    Part 4: How will CAP implementation be funded?
    Where will this CAP direct investment? – management targets

  • protect native vegetation
  • regenerate native vegetation
  • treat weeds
  • threatened species work
  • manage Aboriginal cultural and heritage landscapes
  • protect wetlands
  • enhance wetlands
  • treat animal pests
  • erosion and sediment control (roads)
  • revegetate highly erodible soils
  • stabilise actively eroding soils
  • salinity revegetation
  • manage nutrient runoff
  • stabilise salt affected areas
  • sustainable grazing management
  • property planning
  • protect native riparian vegetation
  • regenerate native riparian vegetation
  • restore fish passage
  • instream and foreshore stabilisation
  • restore instream habitat
  • manage flood mitigation structures
  • urban stormwater management
  • sewage management
  • floodgate management
  • rehabilitate acid sulfate soils
  • dune stabilisation
  • protect marine habitat
  • enhance foreshore vegetation
  • enhance marine shorelines

    • CAP - Parts 5 and 6 (PDF - 0.3 Mb: pages 198-214)

    Part 5: Measuring our success and reviewing the plan

  • Why do we need to monitor, evaluate and review the CAP?
  • State-wide auditing
  • Monitoring, evaluating and reporting on the CAP
  • Monitoring, evaluation and reporting on resource condition targets
  • Reporting on the CAP
  • Updating the CAP based on the monitoring, evaluation and reporting plan


    • Part 6: Additional information
  • Glossary
  • Reference list

    • CAP - Part 7 (PDF - 1.5 Mb: pages 215-328)

    Part 7: Appendices

  • Appendix 1. Additional information for native vegetation management
  • Appendix 2. Additional information for water management
  • Appendix 3. The state and pressures on our natural resources
  • Appendix 4. Matters of national environmental significance
  • Appendix 5. Groups and organisations involved in targeted consultation
  • Appendix 6. Definition of regionally significant vegetation
  • Appendix 7. Benefits of biodiversity for rural land
  • Appendix 8. Supporting information to logical hierarchies
  • Appendix 9. Calculating the management target quantities
  • Appendix 10. Specific Australian and NSW Government requirements for the CAP
  • Appendix 11. Risk assessment and management

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