Each CMA in NSW is required to develop a Catchment Action Plan which includes targets for the management of natural resources in the catchment. These Catchment Action Plans were developed from the Catchment Blueprints and are based on:

Addressing the causes rather than the symptoms; Putting investment and incentives (on-ground funding) before regulation;

and Breaking down barriers to change. CMA aim to engage with all sectors of the catchment community to ensure sustainable landscapes.  Aboriginal communities have been identified as one sector of the community that requires assistance to effectively participate in natural resource management activities.

The Aboriginal Communities Program focuses on the key areas of: Aboriginal community capacity is enhanced to identify and implement solutions to natural resource management issues. Awareness of cultural heritage values and traditional ecological knowledge is increased in the Namoi Catchment. 

Aboriginal communities have been identified as one sector of the community that requires assistance to effectively participate in natural resource management activities.  Each CMA has Aboriginal Committes/Councils set up to involve Indigenous communities in Catchment Action Plan activities.