monitoring of resource condition uses three Local government specifically developed Indices of Condition: Marine Safety Act waterway managers Murray-Darling Basin Authority the Index of Stream Condition (ISC) Parks Victoria the Index of Wetland Condition (IWC) Regional Coastal Boards the pilot Index of Estuary Condition (IEC). Traditional Owner Land Management Boards Transport Safety Victoria Intervention monitoring Victorian Catchment Management Council Knowledge about the relationships between outputs, Victorian Coastal Council management outcomes and long-term resource Victorian Environment Assessment Council condition outcomes is communicated in program Victorian Environmental Water Holder logic models. Water corporations In some cases, this knowledge is incomplete or uncertain. Intervention monitoring focuses on collecting data about the short and long-term effects of management activities, which will improve our program logic models. This information feeds back into intervention planning and is a vital component of the adaptive management approach. Reporting Reporting is an important tool to provide accountability for investors in waterway management and to deliver information to stakeholders and the community. Annual management reporting focuses on the outputs achieved in each region for the financial year. Resource condition reporting provides information on the condition of waterways through the Indices of Condition. Statewide reporting of the targets outlined in the VWMS will be done through the ‘Report Card’ series. Key partners in waterway management The following state agencies, statutory bodies and other regional bodies are key partners with roles and responsibilities in Victorian waterway management. CMAs and Melbourne Water Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Committees of management Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Essential Services Commission Environment Protection Authority Victoria Gippsland Lakes Coordinating Committee
monitoring of resource condition uses three specifically developed Indices of Condition: the Index of Stream Condition (ISC) the Index of Wetland Condition (IWC) the pilot Index of Estuary Condition (IEC). Intervention monitoring Knowledge about the relationships between outputs, management outcomes and long-term resource condition outcomes is communicated in program logic models. In some cases, this knowledge is incomplete or uncertain. Intervention monitoring focuses on collecting data about the short and long-term effects of management activities, which will improve our program logic models. This information feeds back into intervention planning and is a vital component of the adaptive management approach. Reporting Reporting is an important tool to provide accountability for investors in waterway management and to deliver information to stakeholders and the community. Annual management reporting focuses on the outputs achieved in each region for the financial year. Resource condition reporting provides information on the condition of waterways through the Indices of Condition. Statewide reporting of the targets outlined in the VWMS will be done through the ‘Report Card’ series. Key partners in waterway management The following state agencies, statutory bodies and other regional bodies are key partners with roles and responsibilities in Victorian waterway management. CMAs and Melbourne Water Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Committees of management Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Essential Services Commission Environment Protection Authority Victoria Gippsland Lakes Coordinating Committee Local government Marine Safety Act waterway managers Murray-Darling Basin Authority Parks Victoria Regional Coastal Boards Traditional Owner Land Management Boards Transport Safety Victoria Victorian Catchment Management Council Victorian Coastal Council Victorian Environment Assessment Council Victorian Environmental Water Holder Water corporations
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