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Values and issues: a survey for the community

Page One

1. Please provide your residential post code *This question is required.

2. What is your age?

<18
18-30
31-55
56+

4. Had you previously heard of the Northern Rivers Catchment Management Authority (NRCMA) before reading about this survey? *This question is required.

5. Had you previously heard of the Northern Rivers Catchment Action Plan? *This question is required.

6. What do you think are the most important environmental issues within the Northern Rivers, regionally and locally? *This question is required.

Within the region
In your local area

7. What do you think the major influences have been in the past that have lead to these environmental issues?

8. Is there work going on in your local area to address these or other environmental issues?

Are you a part of that effort and are you involved as an individual or as part of a group?

9. Of the following types of landscapes, which are of greatest importance to you? Please rank up to five landscapes *This question is required.

Most important landscape to you (1)
Second most important to you (2)
Third most important to you (3)
Fourth most important to you (4)
Fifth most important to you (5)

10. What is it about the landscapes identified above that you value most? Please indicate up to five values you hold for each. *This question is required.

Space Cell	Biological diversity	Life sustaining resource	Agricultural productivity	Soil health	Learning place	Aesthetic value	Historical value	Place of gathering / community place	Aboriginal cultural heritage value	Value to future generations	Recreational place	Economic value	Threatened plant and animal species values	Intrinsic value / worth of place	Other
Landscape 1	Biological diversity	Life sustaining resource	Agricultural productivity	Soil health	Learning place	Aesthetic value	Historical value	Place of gathering / community place	Aboriginal cultural heritage value	Value to future generations	Recreational place	Economic value	Threatened plant and animal species values	Intrinsic value / worth of place	Other
Landscape 2	Biological diversity	Life sustaining resource	Agricultural productivity	Soil health	Learning place	Aesthetic value	Historical value	Place of gathering / community place	Aboriginal cultural heritage value	Value to future generations	Recreational place	Economic value	Threatened plant and animal species values	Intrinsic value / worth of place	Other
Landscape 3	Biological diversity	Life sustaining resource	Agricultural productivity	Soil health	Learning place	Aesthetic value	Historical value	Place of gathering / community place	Aboriginal cultural heritage value	Value to future generations	Recreational place	Economic value	Threatened plant and animal species values	Intrinsic value / worth of place	Other
Landscape 4	Biological diversity	Life sustaining resource	Agricultural productivity	Soil health	Learning place	Aesthetic value	Historical value	Place of gathering / community place	Aboriginal cultural heritage value	Value to future generations	Recreational place	Economic value	Threatened plant and animal species values	Intrinsic value / worth of place	Other
Landscape 5	Biological diversity	Life sustaining resource	Agricultural productivity	Soil health	Learning place	Aesthetic value	Historical value	Place of gathering / community place	Aboriginal cultural heritage value	Value to future generations	Recreational place	Economic value	Threatened plant and animal species values	Intrinsic value / worth of place	Other

11. Do you have a specific local place, be it a reserve, a farming area, a place for picnics, a lagoon etc. that is particularly important to you? If so, where is it? (Please name up to three places and the closest town to each). *This question is required.If not applicable, please indicate so and go to Q 16.

Place 1
Place 2
Place 3
Not Applicable

12. Why are these places important to you?

Space Cell	Social reasons	Economic reasons	Environmental reasons
Place 1	Social reasons	Economic reasons	Environmental reasons
Place 2	Social reasons	Economic reasons	Environmental reasons
Place 3	Social reasons	Economic reasons	Environmental reasons

13. Are there any issues of concern or threats posed to these places?

Space Cell	Yes	No	Unsure
Place 1	Yes	No	Unsure
Place 2	Yes	No	Unsure
Place 3	Yes	No	Unsure

What issues of concern or threats are posed to these places?

Space Cell	Place 1	Place 2	Place 3
Urban development	Place 1	Place 2	Place 3
Weeds	Place 1	Place 2	Place 3
Pests	Place 1	Place 2	Place 3
Soil Erosion	Place 1	Place 2	Place 3
Vegetation loss	Place 1	Place 2	Place 3
Fire	Place 1	Place 2	Place 3
Resource use/ over use (fishing, mining)	Place 1	Place 2	Place 3
Stock access	Place 1	Place 2	Place 3
Inappropriate access (people, boats, vehicles)	Place 1	Place 2	Place 3
Pollution (storm water, litter, industry)	Place 1	Place 2	Place 3
Other	Place 1	Place 2	Place 3

14. What condition are these places in at the moment?

Space Cell	Place 1	Place 2	Place 3
Very good
Good
Average
Poor
Very poor

15. What is your vision for the environment within the Northern Rivers region into the future? *This question is required.

16. What do you think the major influences are that will shape the environment within the Northern Rivers region into the future?

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