36MCore objectives for management of community land categorised as a watercourse

#### 36M Core objectives for management of community land categorised as a watercourse 36M Core objectives for management of community land categorised as a watercourse > The core objectives for management of community land categorised as a watercourse are— > > > (a) to manage watercourses so as to protect the biodiversity and ecological values of the instream environment, particularly in relation to water quality and water flows, and > > > (b) to manage watercourses so as to protect the riparian environment, particularly in relation to riparian vegetation and habitats and bank stability, and > > > (c) to restore degraded watercourses, and > > > (d) to promote community education, and community access to and use of the watercourse, without compromising the other core objectives of the category. > > **ss 36E–36N:** Ins 1998 No 140, Sch 1 \[9\].