Welcome to Donald's Neighbourhood Environmental Improvement Plan

Keith McPherson - Project Facilitator neip@buloke,vic.gov.au

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A DEFINITION OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

The physical neighbourhood is defined as the Richardson River and adjacent floodplain identified by the North Central Catchment Management Authority as Management unit 10 - Lower Richardson River (Avon Weir to Lake Buloke) River Reach 43.

The river in this section flows in a generally northerly direction from the Avon Weir to Lake Buloke, meandering through partially cleared farmland until the outskirts of Donald.

Passing the Donald Waste Water Treatment Plant, the Donald Golf Course and Myers Island, it then flows through the western section of the township, past a picnic area, Sealy’s Island and the Donald Agricultural Grounds. It then continues to meander within 1 km to the west of the Borung Highway before draining into Lake Buloke.

The makeup of this neighbourhood community will be anyone that lives, works, and plays or is responsible for regulation or management of areas within the boundaries of this geographical neighbourhood.

Some members of this community for Donald may include people who live outside the physical neighbourhood.

The Aboriginal people who traditionally occupied the area were known as members of the Jardwadjali tribe.

The area was first settled by Europeans in the 1840s - with the gold rushes of the 1850’s, the selections of the 1870’s and the development of the Wimmera-Mallee Stock and Domestic Supply System bringing many more people to the area.

Major agricultural activities include cropping (cereals, oilseeds and legumes) and grazing (mainly sheep). Donald township supports a small manufacturing and service base whose development is strongly supported by the Buloke Shire.

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