The Wimmera Region covers 23,500 square kilometres of western Victoria, download an image  here (199.78 kB). This area extends from the Grampians in the south to Lake Albacutya in the north, from the South Australian border in the west to Navarre in the east.

The region has a diverse array of natural assets including open forests and semi arid landscapes, agricultural areas, the Wimmera River, wetlands and intermittent streams. Rainfall varies from up to 1000 mm in the Grampians to less than 300 mm in the northern plains.

The region covers 10.3% of Victoria's total area, and includes the local government region of Hindmarsh, Yarriambiack, Northern Grampians, West Wimmera, Horsham Rural City, as well as part of Ararat, Buloke and Pyrenees shires. Most of the regions population lives in the key regional centres of Horsham and Stawell and in smaller towns such as Warracknabeal, Nhill, Dimboola and Edenhope.

There are many challenges facing land and natural resource managers. These include:

• A diverse natural environment
• Extensive broad scale agricultural land use, and
• A declining and ageing population.

The Wimmera CMA works within this context to protect, improve and enhance the region’s natural resources.