Farmers have an important role to play in protecting the health of our waterways now and in the future. The Clean Coastal Catchments project is providing advice to farmers on how to keep sediment and nutrients on farm and out of coastal waterways and support profitable and sustainable agriculture.

The department is working with growers and peak industry bodies in key coastal areas to improve fertiliser knowledge and management for coastal agriculture and identify farm practices that will reduce losses of nutrients and sediment from farms.

Better management of fertiliser and water on farm will help farmers be more productive, profitable and environmentally sustainable, while reducing negative impacts on coastal creeks and rivers and sensitive marine areas.

Updates on best practice management of fertiliser nutrients and erosion from key coastal demonstration sites is shared with farmers through regular webinars and workshops.

The project is funded through the NSW Government’s $180 million 10-year Marine Estate Management Strategy to improve water quality for our ocean, estuaries, and coastal wetlands.