Residents throughout the Alpine Shire are being encouraged to have their say to help develop the North East Regional Waterway Strategy.

North East Catchment Management Authority (NECMA) is to renew the strategy to provide a blueprint for waterway management, focusing on environmental, social, cultural, and economic values to ensure healthy waterways for the next decade.

It is launching early community engagement to get public input for the first step of formulating a Waterway Insights Paper .

NECMA It is hosting pop-up sessions across the catchment, giving people the chance to share their thoughts, stories, and experiences about their local waterways.

Local community members can attend a pop-up session for:

• Upper Ovens Catchment on Wednesday, 3 September, 10:30am–12:30pm at Woolworths Supermarket, Bright; and

• Upper Kiewa Catchment on Thursday, 4 September, 10:30am–12:30pm at Foodworks, Mt Beauty.