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Community Conservation Area Agreement

Brigalow and Nandewar Community Conservation Area Agreement

The Brigalow and Nandewar Community Conservation Area Agreement was developed by the Community Conservation Council in conjunction with the Central West, Border Rivers/Gwydir and Namoi Community Conservation Advisory Committees. The agreement provides a co-ordinated framework for the management of land zoned 1 to 4 in the Brigalow and Nandewar Community Conservation Area in consultation with the local community.

The agreement was made on 11 June 2009 between the Minister for Climate Change and the Environment and the Minister for Primary Industries in accord with the Brigalow and Nandewar Community Conservation Area Act 2005 and after public consultation. The agreement will be in place until 10 June 2016.

Documents to download

• Brigalow and Nandewar Community Conservation Area Agreement (ccaAgreement.pdf, 1.3 MB) -  an agreement between the Minister for Climate Change and the Environment and the Minister for Primary Industries in accord with the Brigalow and Nandewar Community Conservation Area Act 2005
• Attachment 1 Map of the Brigalow and Nandewar Community Conservation Area (ccaAttachment1.pdf, 473 KB)
• Attachment 2 Map of the Central West CCAC Area  (ccaAttachment2.pdf, 268 KB)
• Attachment 3 Map of the Namoi CCAC Area  (ccaAttachment3.pdf, 224 KB)
• Attachment 4 Map of the Border Rivers/Gwydir CCAC Area  (ccaAttachment4.pdf, 195 KB)

Zones in the Community Conservation Area to be managed by the Agreement

	Managed for…	Legislation
Zone 1	Conservation and Recreation	Managed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974
Zone 2	Conservation and Aboriginal Culture
Zone 3	Conservation, Recreation and Mineral Extraction
Zone 4	Forestry, Recreation and Mineral Extraction	Managed under the Forestry and National Park Estate Act 1998 and Forestry Act 1916

Other things about the agreement

• The Brigalow and Nandewar Community Conservation Area Act 2005 established a Community Conservation Council to develop the Community Conservation Area Agreement and to implement government policy objectives for the Community Conservation Area.
• The Community Conservation Council will review the Agreement in consultation with the Community Conservation Advisory Committees after seven years. The Council may develop amendments or a replacement Agreement consistent with the Act.
• An Integrated Forestry Operations Approval (IFOA) is attached to the Community Conservation Area Agreement and applies to land in Zone 4.
• The Department of Environment and Climate Change will be developing Plans of Management for zones 1, 2 and 3 in consultation with the Community Conservation Advisory Committees.