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Natural Resources Management Levy

In reply to Mr GRIFFITHS (Goyder) (18 May 2016).

The Hon. G.G. BROCK (Frome—Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Local Government): The Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation has advised:

Natural Resources, Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges (AMLR) received a letter from the Town of Walkerville following consultation on the AMLR Natural Resources Management (NRM) Board's Business and Operational Plan. The AMLR NRM Board's Presiding Member, Professor Chris Daniels, responded to the Town of Walkerville and outlined the strategies that had been adopted by the board to raise additional income to meet a range of increased costs.

After community and stakeholder consultation on the AMLR NRM Board's business plan, the board drew on feedback to reprioritise work programmes and projects. This has allowed the increase to the AMLR land levy to be limited to only 6 per cent, which equates to a rise of only one dollar on average for the majority of the community.

Professor Daniels also reminded the Town of Walkerville that they are able to recover the costs of levy collection, and offered the Regional Director to meet with representatives of the Town of Walkerville to identify, discuss and develop further partnership opportunities.