Managing water in the Fitzroy River Catchment

Overview

The Government of Western Australia released the Managing water in the Fitzroy River Catchment: Discussion paper for stakeholder consultation and sought feedback on the options and approaches being considered to protect the Fitzroy River and manage the use of water to support sustainable economic development in the Fitzroy River Catchment.

The State Government is working collaboratively to deliver a suite of election commitments to:

• create the Fitzroy River National Park which will extend the Geikie Gorge National Park along the Fitzroy River to the north and along the Margaret River.
• develop a management plan for the Fitzroy River to ensure the health of the river and provide a basis for sustainable economic development
• not allow the Fitzroy River or its tributaries to be dammed.

This work includes developing a water allocation plan for the Fitzroy area.

The public consultation was open from 6 November 2020 to 31 August 2021.

Consultation update

Thank you to everyone who made a submission during the consultation phase.

The responses have been summarised in the Summary of submissions - Managing water in the Fitzroy River Catchment: Discussion paper for stakeholder consultation (2020).

For more information go to Water allocation plans - North West region.

Related documents

• Managing water in the Fitzroy River Catchment: Discussion paper for stakeholder consultation
• Summary of submissions - Managing water in the Fitzroy River Catchment: Discussion paper for stakeholder consultation (2020)
• Water allocation planning in the Fitzroy - Policy position paper