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CLLMM Community Advisory Panel - expression of interest for new members

The Department for Environment and Water is seeking community members with a passion for community participation and water resource management in the Coorong, Lower Lakes, and Murray Mouth (CLLMM) region to express their interest in becoming members of the Coorong, Lower Lakes, and Murray Mouth Community Advisory Panel (CAP).

About the CLLMM Community Advisory Panel

The CLLMM CAP provides advice on water resource management and projects in the CLLMM, including operational considerations such as lake level management and barrage operations. The CAP also provides advice and feedback to other water resource management partners including the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA), Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder (CEWH) and other DEW water management-related programs in the CLLMM region.

The Panel provides advice and advocacy regarding the timing, volume and magnitude of water for the environment delivered to the CLLMM by The Living Murray (TLM) and CEWH. This includes operational considerations to efficiently deliver the water and maximise ecological outcomes.

The CLLMM CAP works closely with the CLLMM Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) – a group of scientists who undertake monitoring and research in the CLLMM region. A representative from the Ngarrindjeri Aboriginal Corporation is also on the CLLMM CAP, providing links between First Nations and the CLLMM region.

Current CLLMM CAP members include representatives from farming, commercial fishery, irrigation and environmental groups, along with local council and government organisations.

You can view the CAP's Terms of Reference here.

To learn more about the CLLMM CAP and to view recent communiques from joint CLLMM CAP and SAG meetings visit: CLLMM community involvement

Role Description

Key responsibilities of CAP members include:

representing a range of community and stakeholder views in relation to the environmental, economic and social benefits or impacts of planning and development of projects or on-ground operations within the CLLMM region
disseminating information within the community on projects and water resource management operations within the CLLMM region, in a way that promotes clear understanding of context and rationale for decisions, and enhances community ownership and support
providing advice and feedback regarding community attitudes, issues and expectations of projects and initiatives within the CLLMM region
providing advice regarding opportunities to address community information needs, participation and involvement in projects.

To be a member of the CLLMM CAP, you will need to be available to meet bi-monthly, currently on the second Monday of every second month. Meetings usually take place in Langhorne Creek with occasional meetings in Adelaide at the South Australian Research and Development Institute at West Beach. Joint CLLMM CAP/SAG meetings usually taking place at Brighton Sports & Social Club. Once a year, CLLMM CAP members attend a field trip in lieu of a meeting.

Attendance at CLLMM CAP meetings is on a voluntary basis, with the potential for some commitments outside of scheduled meetings. Fuel reimbursement is available for travel to and from meetings if travelling more than 40 km from your home location.

Submit your expression of interest

To apply, please provide a short 1-2 page summary introducing yourself and addressing the following:

any relevant experience working/living within the CLLMM region
any relevant knowledge or experience in water resource management
your ability to provide advice and feedback regarding community perspectives
your links to broader community networks or initiatives
your understanding of the key environmental, social, cultural and economic issues influenced by water management in the CLLMM region

Please submit your expression of interest via email to:

dew.ewater@sa.gov.au

Applications close 5.00pm 16 May 2025

Selection process

Candidates will be assessed against the following criteria as part of the selection process:

represents a section (e.g. social, economic or cultural interest) of the CLLMM community and is passionate about the CLLMM environment
demonstrated experience and interest in providing community perspectives and advocacy
proven ability to provide advice and feedback regarding CLLMM community perspectives, preferably in relation to water resource management
sound understanding of water resource management and environmental, social, cultural and economic issues affecting the CLLMM region