Have your say

If you live or work in the Lake Eyre Basin, or if you have an interest in the Lake Eyre Basin, then your views are important to us. We would like to hear from you. Contact the CAC members

Purpose

The primary purpose of the Community Advisory Committee is:

To provide community advice, representation and feedback
to the Lake Eyre Basin Ministerial Forum
on matters relevant to the management of water and related natural resources
in the Lake Eyre Basin Agreement Area.

We are a community and industry forum, and our membership reflects the requirements of Clause 5.11 of the Lake Eyre Basin Agreement. Specifically, we are required to:

represent the following interests in particular:
- Aboriginal interests
- pastoral interests
- agricultural interests
- mining interests
- petroleum interests
- conservation interests
- tourism interests
- interests specifically related to the Cooper Creek and Georgina-Diamantina River Systems
actively seek out community views on matters relevant to the Lake Eyre Basin Agreement, and communicate those views to the Ministerial Forum
actively communicate the decisions and initiatives of the Ministerial Forum to the Lake Eyre Basin community.