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Find out about the levies and what they are used for
Why do we have levies?
Whether we work, live or play in the region, the condition of our landscape is critical to our lifestyle. We all benefit from clean air, good quality water, healthy soils and vegetation in the Murraylands and Riverland region, and we also want future generations to enjoy the lifestyles and environment that the region provides now.

Our natural landscapes benefit everyone, which is why we contribute to a landscape levy.

What are the levies?
The landscape levy – based on rateable property value, collected via council rates.
The water levy – based on water licence and water allocation.
What are the levies used for?
The levies fund projects and activities that protect and enhance the region’s landscape for a sustainable future. This includes working with primary producers to achieve sustainable production and supporting efforts to protect and restore the environment. These activities include:

working with landholders to sustain productive systems and reduce threats like weeds and pest animals, soil degradation and declining water quality and quantity
managing water resources for the benefits of multiple users in a changing climate
managing our biodiversity assets to improve resilience of ecosystems into the future, while achieving landscape scale ecological change
supporting and encouraging people to manage their natural landscape through behavioural and generational change
building increased understanding of the adaptive capacity of the region
planning and evaluation for best practice and continuous improvement
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