Vision, Goals, Mission and Values

Our Catchment Vision

Our Catchment, Our Community, Our commitment to the future.
Our Catchment Goals
•    The Condamine catchment community managing the natural resources of the catchment in an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable manner in the long term.
•    Coordinated and cooperative action by all involved in the management and use of our natural resources to address land, water and vegetation degradation and social and economic issues effectively.

Our Catchment Mission

To have all levels of government working in partnership with the community and industry to develop and implement action plans for the balanced and ecologically sustainable use of the Catchment's natural resources.

Our Catchment Objectives

The objects for which the Association is established are:

•    To collect and distribute NRM information relevant to the Condamine Catchment.
•    To act as a catalyst for community/government/industry interaction and cooperation on issues.
•    To be a representative body in dealing with natural resource management issues in the Condamine Catchment.
•    To promote and coordinate community engagement activities that builds capacity and improves the management of natural resources in the Condamine catchment

Our Catchment Values

The CCMA supports the following values that were derived from the 'Integrated Catchment Management in the Murray-Darling Basin 2001-2010 policy developed by the Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council, 2000.

• Courage
• Take a visionary approach, provide leadership and be prepared to make difficult decisions.
• Inclusiveness
• Build relationships based on trust and sharing, considering the needs of future generations, and working together in a true partnership.
• Engage all partners, including Indigenous communities, and ensure that partners have the capacity to be fully engaged.
• Commitment
• Act with passion and decisiveness, taking the long-term view and aiming for stability in decision-making.
• Take a Basin perspective and a non-partisan approach to Basin management.
• Respect and honesty
• Tolerate different views, respect each other and acknowledge the reality of each other's situation.
• Act with integrity, openness and honesty, be fair and credible, and share knowledge and information.
• Use resources equitably and respect the environment.
• Flexibility
• Accept reform where it is needed, be willing to change and continuously improve our actions.