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Posted on 30 July, 2024

Darwin Harbour Catchment Waterways Project – Second Series of Catchment Focused Workshops Delivered

Darwin Harbour Catchment Waterways Project – Second Series of Catchment Focused Workshops Delivered

Landcare NT delivered a series of planning workshops this month focused on four specific priority catchment areas for the Darwin Harbour Catchment Waterways Project, following an initial meeting in June.

The purpose of the workshops was to develop and refine a shared vision for the project and create action plans for on-ground works in consultation with community members and local Landcare groups within the catchment areas. Some of the key outcomes included:

  • Finalising the top 6 targets and any nested target areas;
  • Finalising the situation diagrams, identifying the key targets, the major threats affecting the targets and the drivers/causes of those threats;
  • Developing, evaluating and prioritising strategies and goals to reduce threats or improve targets;
  • Developing results chains to show how strategies will lead to the desired outcome and the assumptions that underpin that strategy's success.

The workshops were well attended and participants highly engaged in conversations with stakeholders including Larrakia rangers and Larrakia Traditional Owner Lesley Gordon who attended the Mitchell Creek session.

The workshops were facilitated by Amy Young from AimWild and Alex Ham from Bush Heritage with Landcare NT’s Community Engagement and Development Officer Britt Guy and Mike Clark (Project Manager) in attendance.

The week kicked off on Tuesday 16 July with the Rapid Creek catchment planning workshop held at the Michael Long Learning and Leadership Centre at Mararra Oval, with 19 people attended representing 14 organisations.

On Wednesday 17th July, 14 participants (representing 11 organisations) attended the Ludmilla and Sandy Creek catchments workshop which was held at the Northern Australian Research Unit. Thursday’s workshop was held at the Durack Community Arts Centre with 11 people from 9 different organisations gathering to focus on the Mitchell Creek catchment. On Friday, Amy, Britt and Mike headed into the Larrakia Nation headquarters and held a workshop with 3 of the Rangers.

The information provided by the 47 participants will be distilled by the facilitator via a process known as a Turbo CAP (Conservation Action Plan) using the Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation. These standards are used globally by organisations such as The Nature Conservancy and Bush Heritage.

The Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation, or Conservation Standards (CS) for short, are a widely adopted set of principles and practices that bring together common concepts, approaches, and terminology for conservation project design, management, and monitoring. Developed by the Conservation Measures Partnership (CMP) and regularly updated in collaboration with the broader community, this open-source, strategic process helps conservation teams achieve lasting impact (Standards, 2024).

Results from these initial planning workshops will be translated into an action plan with further engagement of identified community groups and the formation of advisory committees to help in shaping the implementation and delivery of the plans.

Darwin Harbour Catchment Waterways Project – Second Series of Catchment Focused Workshops Delivered

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