Namoi Catchment Management Authority

The Namoi Catchment in north west NSW is bounded by the Great Dividing Range in the east, the Liverpool Ranges and Warrumbungle Ranges in the south, and the Nanfewar Ranges and Mt. Kaputar to the north.  Major tributaries of the Namoi River include Coxs Creek and the Mooki, Peel, Cockburn, Manilla, and Macdonald Rivers, all of which join the Namoi upstream of Baggabri.  Stretching from Woolbrook in the east to Walgett on the western boundary the catchment is over 350 kilometres long.

Our catchment is home to around 100,000 people, in an area of approximately 42,000 square kilometres, concentrated mostly along the Namoi River and its tributaries between Tamworth and Narrabri.  The Kamilaroi people inhabited the entire Namoi Catchment prior to colonisation.  Today, there are 12 local and councils representing some 6,500 people.

Of our annual regional output of over A$1 billion, agricultural production enterprises represent approximately half.  This is around 11% of the State's on farm production from only 6.25% of the State's area.  Major industries include cotton, livestock production, grain and hay, poultry and horticulture.

If managed well, the Namoi Catchment can provide ongoing and significant economies wealth and diverse environmental wonders, giving us many reasons to support and improve our natural resources.