Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority

Working for GHCMA

We have exciting opportunities to further your career at Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority. Our CMA is a dynamic organisation, partnering with the community to achieve sustainable use of our land and water resources.
Our culture of highly engaged and competent professionals is built on mutual trust, accountability and commitment to a safe, productive and family friendly workplace.
We embrace cultural diversity and encourage personal initiative and continuous improvement in the delivery of effective natural resource management.
Our focus is on protecting, maintaining and improving the region's land, water and biodiversity for the community.

Regional Information 
 

Hamilton is located 3.5 hours drive from Melbourne and 5 hours from Adelaide in the "Green Triangle" of Western Victoria.
The district is renowned for its excellent cultural, educational and sporting facilities, having four secondary colleges, three being private with boarding facilities.Nearby recreational facilities include the Grampians National Park and Coonawarra wine district. Warrnambool, Port Fairy and Portland, renowned for their clean and attractive beaches, are within one hours drive from Hamilton.

Nearby recreational facilities include the Grampians National Park and Coonawarra wine district. Warrnambool, Port Fairy and Portland, renowned for their clean and attractive beaches, are within one hours drive from Hamilton.

Warrnambool City is located in south-western Victoria, about 260 kilometres from Melbourne. Warrnambool City is bounded by Moyne Shire in the north, east and west, and the Southern Ocean in the south.

Warrnambool City includes the suburbs and localities of Allansford (part), Bushfield (part), Dennington (part), Illowa (part), Warrnambool, Woodford (part) and Yangery (part).

Warrnambool City includes the major centre of Warrnambool (residential, commercial and industrial land use) and the surrounding rural hinterland. Warrnambool is the main service centre for south-western Victoria, as well as being a popular retirement and tourist destination. The City encompasses a total land area of 120 square kilometres. Much of the rural area is used for agriculture, particularly dairy farming.

Warrnambool is thought to be named from an Aboriginal word meaning “two swamps” or “ample water”.
 

Ararat Rural City is located in south-western Victoria, about 200 kilometres west of Melbourne. Ararat Rural City is bounded by Northern Grampians Shire in the north, Pyrenees and Corangamite Shires in the east, Moyne Shire in the south, and Southern Grampians Shire in the west.

Ararat Rural City is a predominantly rural area, with urban areas in a number of townships. Ararat is the largest township, followed by Willaura. Smaller townships include Buangor, Elmhurst, Lake Bolac, Maroona, Mininera, Moyston, Pomonal, Streatham, Tatyoon, Warrak, Westmere and Wickliffe. The City encompasses a total land area of about 4,200 square kilometres. Land is used largely for agriculture, including viticulture, wool, crops, beef cattle, lambs, vegetables, nurseries and cut flowers.

Ararat is named after Mount Ararat, which was named after the biblical mountain.