11.2 MERI for the ECMP Action Program

The purpose of this component of the Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Improvement program is to clearly set out the project measures, targets, monitoring and reporting protocols for the ECMP’s activities and outcomes. The plan ensures that the process for monitoring progress and achievements is defined. This will support accountability of achievements and an adaptive management approach. This component of the MERI program will be will be reported on, reviewed and updated (where necessary) annually, with a fiveyear review to re-set targets for the final tranche of the ECMP. Monitoring and reporting our progress against the actions will involve two levels: 1. Monitoring and reporting on results to the Manning River ECMP Reference Group on an annual basis

2. Monitoring and reporting on results through Council’s IP&R Framework.

For Reference Group reporting, a set of standard project measures and data collection methods will be used across all activities to monitor outputs as shown in Table 6 below. We will track the progress of each action against its targets using the template in Table 12, Appendix 8. This will be collated throughout the year and reported to the Reference Group on an annual basis. The results will inform an annual review to consider project success, barriers and improvements. For the IP&R reporting, we will have a single item in Council’s Delivery Program and Operating Plan for implementation of the Manning River ECMP, led by the Natural Systems Team. The tracking used above will be converted to an annual percentage completion score against our targets and reported quarterly.