Membership of the council consists of 11 community representatives including the Shire Presidents of Capel and Busselton. Designated positions are also held for senior representatives of the Department of Water, Department of Environment and Conservation, Department For Planning and Infrastructure and Department of Agriculture and Food.
Community members are chosen for their:
Interpersonal skills
Communications skills
Residence in the catchment
Understanding of natural resource management issues and social, environmental and cultural interactions
Involvement in local, relevant work
Negotiation skills
Knowledge of fresh and/or marine water management issues
Links to the community
Members are actively involved with the development of project proposals, establishing priorities for projects and contributing to GeoCatch's strategic direction through GeoCatch council meetings. Members can also represent GeoCatch on internal project Steering Committees and external natural resource management (NRM) projects.
Community members provide a critical link between GeoCatch and the community. Ideally, they play an important role in bringing community issues to GeoCatch and in turn disseminate NRM information from GeoCatch back into the community.
Please follow the link to the Information Statement for further information on the role of a GeoCatch community member.