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Vision

A participating community in a sustainable future.

Mission

To promote sustainable development and management of our natural resources for the benefit of the whole community.

Values

  • Relevance and timeliness.
  • Proactive participation.
  • Visibility and being understood.
  • Local ownership and being part of the community.
  • Harnessing the communities energy and passion.

Objectives

  • A healthy environment that supports a full range of plants and animals.
  • Recognition of the needs of different cultures.
  • Individual and community well being.
  • OLW is a caretaker for the future.
  • Equity amongst people.
  • Community participation in decision making.
  • Economic stability.

Ord Land and Water was formed in March of 1998 by the local community as a means to ensure, especially through community participation, sustainable natural resource management in the Ord River Irrigation Area and environs of Kununurra.

 

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Salvinia eradicated from Lake Kununurra

Ord Land and Water and partner organisations have managed to achieve a rare feat in the war on weeds. The aquatic weed Salvinia, a Weed of National Significance has been eradicated from Lily Creek, a tributary of Lake Kununurra.» More