In 2004, the South Australian Government introduced legislation that established a new structure for ecologically sustainable development of the State’s natural resources. The Natural Resources Management Act 2004 (the NRM Act) came into full operation on 1 July 2005 and replaced the Animal and Plant Control (Agricultural Protection and Other Purposes) Act 1986, the Soil Conservation and Land Care Act 1989 and the Water Resources Act 1997. The NRM Act provides a framework for the integrated use and management of the State’s natural resources.
The NRM Act provided the legislative framework for the integrated management of all the State’s natural resources, and established a peak body, the NRM Council, together with eight regionally based, community-driven NRM Boards.
The Eyre Peninsula NRM Board was established in December 2004 pursuant to section 23 (1) of the NRM Act and became fully operationally responsible for its region on 1 July 2005.
In late 2006, four NRM Groups were established to draw their experience and skills from the local community and provide a vital link between the community and theBoard.
The Eyre Peninsula NRM Board is taking a holistic approach, for the first time aligning State and Australian Government NRM priorities and actions with those of the Eyre Peninsula. In this way the Eyre Peninsula community will benefit from more collaboration and co investment.