Macquarie Marshes Environmental Landholders Association
Ensuring social, economic and environmental sustainability of the Macquarie Marshes
The Macquarie Marshes is a large semi permanent, flow through wetland on the lower end of the Macquarie River in central western NSW.
It covers an area of approximately 200,000ha of which 12% is a Nature Reserve managed by the NSW National Parks Service (NPWS).
The remaining 88% is privately owned freehold land which supports an extensive agricultural industry.
Much of the land has been held in families for several generations and the property owners have an extraordinary knowledge and understanding of all aspects of the Marshes.
Research Reports
The Macquarie Marshes Environmental Landholders Association (MMELA) was formed in 1995 when there was increasing pressure to reduce water flows to the Macquarie Marshes.
Our members are local landholders, many of whom are third and fourth generation landholders in the area, who are dedicated to ensuring a healthy and productive marsh for future generations.
MMELA fills a vital role in advocating for Macquarie Marshes to ensure a viable future for the ecosystem and our community.
Policy and Submissions
Macquarie Marshes Environmental Landholders Association promotes sustainable conservation, management and use of our marsh.
As landholders, it is our duty to ensure that land management practices are maintaining or improving the ecosystem and wetland habitats.
We do this by submitting our research to influence government policies, catchment management authorities as well as non-government organisations.
