Conservation Management Zones of Australia - South Eastern...

Conservation Management Zones of AustraliaSouth Eastern Australia Mixed Temperate Forests Woodlands and Grasslands

Prepared by the Department of the Environment

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This project and associated products are the result of a collaboration between the Biodiversity Conservation Division and the Environmental Resources Information Network (ERIN). Invaluable input, advice and support were provided by staff and leading researchers from across the Department of the Environment (DotE), Department of Agriculture (DoA), the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), and the academic community. We would particularly like to thank staff within the Wildlife, Heritage and Marine Division, Parks Australia and the Environment Assessment and Compliance Division of DotE, Nyree Stenekes and Robert Kancans (ABARES), Sue McIntyre (CSIRO), Richard Hobbs (University of Western Australia), Michael Hutchinson (ANU); David Lindenmayer and Emma Burns (ANU); and Gilly Llewellyn, Martin Taylor and other staff from the World Wildlife Fund for their generosity and advice.

Special thanks to CSIRO staff Kristen Williams and Simon Ferrier whose modelling of biodiversity patterns enabled identification of the Conservation Management Zones of Australia.

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ContentsAcknowledgement of Traditional Owners and Country.................................................................4

Introduction....................................................................................................................................4

Zone at a glance............................................................................................................................5

Population characteristics............................................................................................................10

Employment, volunteering and incomes......................................................................................15

Agriculture, Natural Resource Management practices and sources of NRM advice...................18

Land tenure, land use, Native Title and Local Government Areas..............................................21

Zone vegetation characteristics...................................................................................................26

Ramsar and Nationally Important Wetlands................................................................................27

World and National Heritage.......................................................................................................31

Major National Reserve System properties.................................................................................32

EPBC Act (1999) threatened ecological communities.................................................................34

EPBC Act (1999) threatened species..........................................................................................35

EPBC Act (1999) migratory species............................................................................................41

Threatened endemic species......................................................................................................43

Invasive species..........................................................................................................................48

Vegetation profiles and management recommendations............................................................51

Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners and CountryThe Australian Government acknowledges Australia’s Traditional Owners and pays respect to Elders past and present of our nation’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We honour the deep spiritual, cultural and customary connections of Traditional Owners to the Australian landscape, including Australia’s waterways, land and sea country.

Introduction The 23 Conservation Management Zones of Australia are geographic areas, classified according to their ecological and threat characteristics. The zones are also aligned with the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia.

The Conservation Management Zones provide a way of understanding Australia’s natural environment that will assist in long-term conservation planning and help the Australian Government to better design, deliver and report on Natural Resource Management (NRM) investments, including ensuring alignment of national NRM priorities with local action.

The Conservation Management Zones also provide a filter through which to make national environmental and socio-economic data more accessible and comprehensible, and a framework for gathering on-ground knowledge and expertise about the environment. This will improve information flow to the Australian Government about regional NRM requirements, best practice management, emerging NRM issues and knowledge gaps.

The Conservation Management Zones do not represent any change to existing administrative boundaries or governance structures, but aim to support the NRM and wider community to cooperatively manage environmental assets across boundaries, where they share common threats, ecological characteristics and stakeholders.

Each Conservation Management Zone profile contains a standard suite of nationally available ecological and socio-economic information. We hope that this information will enable Australians of all ages and backgrounds to engage with, understand and appreciate Australian landscapes, and support all Australians to manage our natural resources more effectively.

The profile information provides an indicative, high-level stock-take of the environmental and socio-economic landscape and it is not intended to be comprehensive. It should also be noted that, at present, the profiles contain only limited information on aquatic ecosystems, coastal assets and Indigenous land management practices. In future, consultation and comprehensive literature reviews will enable us to provide more complete information.

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Zone at a glance

Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data

MAJOR CITIES AND TOWNS POPULATION

Albury – Wodonga 84,982

Ballarat 95,021

Bathurst 34,124

Bendigo 88,668

Canberra-Queenbeyan 411,609

Cowra-Young-Yass 22,204

Geelong 179,042

Goulburn 21,460

Melbourne 4,246,345

Melton 45,688

NSW South Coast 39,178

Orange 34,996

Pakenham 32,916

Sale 12,764

Sunbury 33,045

Traralgon-Morwell 40,602

Wagga Wagga 53,832

Warranambool 33,024

Warragul-Drouin 31,280

NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (NRM) REGIONSMurray Local Land Services (LLS) NSW

Riverina LLS NSW

South East LLS NSW

Corangamite Catchment Management Authority (CMA) VIC

East Gippsland CMA VIC

NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (NRM) REGIONS

Glenelg-Hopkins CMA VIC

Goulburn-Broken CMA VIC

North Central CMA VIC

North East CMA VIC

Port Philip and Westernport CMA VIC

West Gippsland CMA VIC

TOP FIVE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES VALUE (MILLIONS)

Dairy $1,888

Beef $1,461

Lamb $956

Vegetables for consumption $728

Wool $713

Total value of agricultural commodities (including other commodities not listed here) $8,714

CLIMATE CHARACTERISTICS*Mean annual temperature 12.7 Celsius

Mean Maximum of the Hottest Month 26.2 Celsius

Mean Minimum of the Coldest Month 1.8 Celsius

Mean Annual Rainfall 797.9 mm

Dominant rainfall season Winter

* The figures are interpolated 75-year means (1921 to 1995) representing the period prior to the onset of rapid climatic warming. Cited in: Williams KJ, Belbin L, Austin MP, Stein J, Ferrier S (2012) Which environmental variables should I use in my biodiversity model? International Journal of Geographic Information Sciences 26(11), 2009–2047. (Data derived from Australian Climate surfaces version 2.1 for the ANUCLIM-BIOCLIM package).

For future climate projections please refer to: http://www.climatechangeinaustralia.gov.au/


http://www.climatechangeinaustralia.gov.au/

Source: Based on data from the National Native Title Register; Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database (CAPAD); National Vegetation Information System (NVIS); Species’ Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT).

Population characteristics

Population


LANGUAGES SPOKEN AT HOMEEnglish 67.13%

Other languages 28.01%

Not stated 4.66%

Education

Employment, volunteering and incomes

Employment

Volunteering

Income


Agriculture, Natural Resource Management practices and sources of NRM adviceAustralian farmers manage over 60% of the Australian continent and shoulder much of the burden of responsibility for maintaining and protecting Australia’s natural resource wealth. The information contained in this profile aims to assist the wider community, non-governmental organisations and government agencies to support Australia’s key environmental custodians.

Agricultural commodity values


Natural Resource Management practices and sources of NRM advice

* Data obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2012 Land Management Practices Survey (LaMPS) 2012. LaMPS collected land practices information from approximately 50,000 farm businesses across Australia. The data has been aligned to Conservation Management Zones from ABS Statistical Area 2 units and Australian Agricultural Environment units. The % figures presented here are indicative only. For more information on LaMPS please refer to: http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected]/mf/4630.0

** The sample for the Drivers of Practice Change 2012 survey consisted of a random subsample of 1228 broadacre farm managers from the Australian Agricultural and Grazing Industries Survey (AAGIS) frame. The data has been aligned to Conservation Management Zones from ABS Statistical Area 2 units. For this reason, the figures presented here are indicative only.

^ This chart indicates the sources of advice utilised for native vegetation management from respondents who identified they sought advice.

For more information please refer to http://www.daff.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/forestry/domestic-forestry/prep-for-future/drivers-

http://www.daff.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/forestry/domestic-forestry/prep-for-future/drivers-

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Land tenure, land use, Native Title and Local Government Areas

Source: Land tenure data based on Environmental Resources Information Network (ERIN) categorisation of Public Sector Mapping Authority (PSMA) State Tenure 2012; Land use mapping based on Australian Collaborative Land Use and Management Program

(ACLUMP) 2012. For more information on Australian land use and management information and classification please refer to: http://www.daff.gov.au/ABARES/aclump/

INDIGENOUS LAND COUNCILS

New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council: www.alc.org.au

Native Title Services Victoria: http://www.ntsv.com.au

NATIVE TITLE AND TRADITIONAL OWNERSTraditional Owners Registered Native Title Body Corporate Hectares % of zone

Gunai/Kurnai People Gunaikurnai Land & Waters Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 1,159,376 5.04

Gunditjmara People Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 63,296 0.28

Wotjobaluk People Barengi Gadjin Land Council Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 36,062 0.16

Gunditjmara and Eastern Maar peoples

Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC, Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC

3,915 0.02

The Native Title Tribunal Register, October 2013.For more information please refer to: http://www.nntt.gov.au/Pages/Searchportal.aspx

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREASAlbury City Council NSW

Auburn City Council NSW

Bankstown City Council NSW

Bathurst Regional Council NSW

Bega Valley Shire Council NSW

Blacktown City Council NSW

Blayney Shire Council NSW

Blue Mountains City Council NSW

Bombala Council NSW

Boorowa Council NSW

Cabonne Shire Council NSW

Camden Council NSW

Campbelltown City Council NSW

Cooma-Monaro Council NSW

Cowra Shire Council NSW

Dubbo City Council NSW

Eurobodalla Shire Council NSW

Forbes Shire Council NSW

Goulburn Mulwaree Council NSW

Greater Hume Shire Council NSW

Gundagai Shire Council NSW

Harden Shire Council NSW

Hawkesbury City Council NSW

Junee Shire Council NSW

Lithgow City Council NSW

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREASLockhart Shire Council NSW

Mid-Western Regional Council NSW

Narromine Shire Council NSW

Oberon Council NSW

Orange City Council NSW

Palerang Council NSW

Parkes Shire Council NSW

Penrith City Council NSW

Queanbeyan City Council NSW

Shoalhaven City Council NSW

Snowy River Shire Council NSW

Tumbarumba Shire Council NSW

Tumut Council NSW

Upper Lachlan Shire Council NSW

Wagga Wagga City Council NSW

Warrumbungle Shire Council NSW

Weddin Shire Council NSW

Wellington Council NSW

Wingecarribee Shire Council NSW

Wollondilly Shire Council NSW

Yass Valley Council NSW

Young Shire Council NSW

Alpine Shire VIC

Ararat Rural City VIC

Ballarat City VIC

Banyule City VIC

Bass Coast Shire VIC

Baw Baw Shire VIC

Bayside City VIC

Benalla Rural City VIC

Boroondara City VIC

Brimbank City VIC

Buloke Shire VIC

Campaspe Shire VIC

Cardinia Shire VIC

Casey City VIC

Central Goldfields Shire VIC

Colac Otway Shire VIC

Corangamite Shire VIC

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREASDarebin City VIC

East Gippsland Shire VIC

Frankston City VIC

French-Elizabeth-Sandstone Islands (Uninc) VIC

Gabo Island (Unincorporated) VIC

Glen Eira City VIC

Glenelg Shire VIC

Golden Plains Shire VIC

Greater Bendigo City VIC

Greater Dandenong City VIC

Greater Geelong City VIC

Greater Shepparton City VIC

Hepburn Shire VIC

Hobsons Bay City VIC

Horsham Rural City VIC

Hume City VIC

Indigo Shire VIC

Kingston City VIC

Knox City VIC

Latrobe City VIC

Loddon Shire VIC

Macedon Ranges Shire VIC

Manningham City VIC

Mansfield Shire VIC

Maribyrnong City VIC

Maroondah City VIC

Melbourne City VIC

Melton City VIC

Mitchell Shire VIC

Moira Shire VIC

Monash City VIC

Moonee Valley City VIC

Moorabool Shire VIC

Moreland City VIC

Mornington Peninsula Shire VIC

Mount Alexander Shire VIC

Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort (Unincorporated) VIC

Mount Buller Alpine Resort (Unincorporated) VIC

Mount Stirling Alpine Resort (Unincorporated) VIC

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREASMoyne Shire VIC

Murrindindi Shire VIC

Nillumbik Shire VIC

Northern Grampians Shire VIC

Port Phillip City VIC

Pyrenees Shire VIC

Queenscliffe Borough VIC

South Gippsland Shire VIC

Southern Grampians Shire VIC

Stonnington City VIC

Strathbogie Shire VIC

Surf Coast Shire VIC

Towong Shire VIC

Wangaratta Rural City VIC

Warrnambool City VIC

Wellington Shire VIC

West Wimmera Shire VIC

Whitehorse City VIC

Whittlesea City VIC

Wodonga City VIC

Wyndham City VIC

Yarra City VIC

Yarra Ranges Shire VIC

Zone vegetation characteristics

The National Vegetation Information System (NVIS) framework is a nationally consistent vegetation classification system based on vegetation data collected by states and territories. It provides information on the extent and distribution of vegetation types across the Australian landscape.

Two products are used to provide the Zone Vegetation Characteristics graph. A modelled pre-European vegetation distribution (pre-1750), and extant (current extent) vegetation, which is based on contemporary vegetation mapping. The information presented here relates to Major Vegetation Subgroups (MVSs). There are 85 MVS types across Australia, describing the structure and floristic composition of dominant and secondary vegetation stratums (e.g. canopy and mid-storey species). Major Vegetation Subgroups only reflect the dominant vegetation type occurring in an area from a mix of vegetation types. Less-dominant vegetation groups which may also be present are therefore not represented.

It is important to note that the vegetation information is indicative only, as state and territory mapping in Australia is of variable resolution and scale. However, this data is the best available nationally consistent information on vegetation, and the dataset continues to evolve and increase in accuracy.

Analysing this information at Conservation Management Zone, rather than national level provides greater discrimination for decision makers, as clearance levels of vegetation types are not uniform across Australia. For example, eucalypt woodlands with a tussock grass understory is a vegetation type found across Australia. In the Brigalow Woodlands Conservation Management Zone, eucalypt open woodlands with a tussock grass understory originally covered approximately 36% of the zone, but today it only covers only 14.5 % of the zone (58.7% of this vegetation community has been cleared in the Brigalow). In the Northern Australia Tropical Savannah zone, this vegetation type originally occupied 19.6% of the zone. Today, it occupies approximately 19.4% of the zone (only 2.3% of this vegetation type has been cleared). It should be noted that this data only provides an indication of change in extent, and not vegetation condition.

For more information on the National Vegetation Information System (NVIS) please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/science-and-research/databases-and-maps/national-vegetation-information-system

Ramsar and Nationally Important WetlandsRAMSAR WETLANDS JURISDICTION HECTARESCorner Inlet VIC 14,801

Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands – Seaford VIC 261

Gippsland Lakes VIC 61,025

Port Phillip Bay (Western Shoreline) and Bellarine Peninsula – Corio Bay

VIC 17,164

Western District Lakes VIC 32,683

Western Port VIC 2,975

For more information on Ramsar please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/water/water-our-environment/wetlands/ramsar-convention-wetlands

NATIONALLY IMPORTANT WETLANDS JURISDICTION HECTARES CRITERIA

Anderson Inlet VIC 131.00 2, 3, 4

Bald Hills State Wildlife Reserve VIC 13.00 1, 3, 5

Banongill Network VIC 87.80 1

Bega Swamp NSW 21.20 1, 6

Bemm, Goolengook, Arte and Errinundra Rivers VIC 3,862.10 1, 2, 3, 4

Bendora Reservoir ACT 70.90 5

Benedore River VIC 3,523.50 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Bethungra Dam Reserve NSW 0.10 3

Big Badja Swamp NSW 85.70 1, 5, 6

Big River VIC 1,874.70 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Billabong Flora and Fauna Reserve VIC 20.70 1, 5

Bondi Lake NSW 26.80 1, 6

Bosses/Nebbor Swamp VIC 258.30 1, 3

Boyd Plateau Bogs NSW 0.10 1, 2, 5

Central Highlands Peatlands VIC 10.50 1

Clyde River Estuary NSW 1,069.30 1, 3, 5

Cobden-Terang Volcanic Craters VIC 568.60 1

Coila Creek Delta NSW 3.90 1, 4

Coopers Swamp NSW 0.10 1, 3

Coree Flats NSW 0.10 1

Corner Inlet VIC 9,054.40 1, 3, 4, 5

Cotter Flats ACT 0.10 1

Cullendulla Creek and Embayment NSW 13.50 1, 6

Cundare Pool/Lake Martin VIC 3,741.20 1, 3, 4

Deep Water Morass VIC 56.20 1, 3, 5

Dergholm (Youpayang) Wetlands VIC 8.20 1, 3

Durras Lake NSW 275.20 1, 6

Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands VIC 131.70 1, 3, 6

Ewing’s Marsh (Morass) VIC 1,335.90 1, 5


Genoa River VIC 1,034.40 1, 3, 4, 5, 6

Horse Park Wetland ACT 0.10 1, 3, 6

Howqua River VIC 2,029.20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Jack Smith Lake State Game Reserve VIC 2,859.50 1, 3, 5

Jacksons Bog NSW 0.10 1, 6

Jerrabomberra Wetlands ACT 0.10 3, 6

Kooraweera Lakes VIC 367.80 1, 2, 4, 5

Kosciusko Alpine Fens, Bogs and Lakes NSW 296.20 1, 4, 5

Lake Bathurst NSW 989.00 1, 3, 6

Lake Beeac VIC 658.50 1, 3, 4, 5

Lake Bookaar VIC 552.70 1, 3, 5

Lake Bunga VIC 16.00 1, 5

Lake Buninjon VIC 285.60 1, 3, 5

Lake Colongulac VIC 1,563.40 1, 3

Lake Condah VIC 81.80 1, 6

Lake Connewarre State Wildlife Reserve VIC 3,596.20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Lake Corangamite VIC 24,423.60 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Lake Cundare VIC 294.80 1, 3, 4

Lake Dartmouth VIC 5,927.90 6

Lake George NSW 12,850.70 1, 3, 5, 6

Lake Gnarpurt VIC 2,595.90 1, 2, 3

Lake Hume VIC 9,973.00 1, 2, 6

Lake King Wetlands VIC 16,137.40 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Lake Linlithgow Wetlands VIC 1,392.30 1, 3, 4, 5

Lake Milangil VIC 250.10 1, 2, 3, 5

Lake Muirhead VIC 659.70 1, 3, 4

Lake Murdeduke VIC 1,864.20 1, 2, 3

Lake Tali Karng VIC 11.50 1, 3, 6

Lake Terangpom VIC 197.70 1, 2, 3

Lake Tyers VIC 1,282.80 1, 3, 5

Lake Victoria Wetlands VIC 9,256.90 1, 2, 3, 5, 6

Lake Wellington Wetlands VIC 27,546.50 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Lake Wendouree VIC 223.80 1, 3, 6

Lerderderg River VIC 5,192.60 3, 4, 5, 6

Lindenow Wildlife Sanctuary VIC 30.80 1, 3

Lower Goulburn River Floodplain VIC 0.80 1, 2

Lower Lough Calvert & Lake Thurrumbong VIC 1,066.50 1, 2

Lower Merri River Wetlands VIC 145.60 1, 2, 3, 5

Lower Snowy River Wetlands System VIC 2,860.00 1, 2, 3, 5

Macleod Morass VIC 508.80 1, 3

Mallacoota Inlet Wetlands VIC 995.40 1, 3, 5, 6

Merimbula Lake NSW 376.40 1


Merin Merin Swamp VIC 215.00 1, 3

Micalong Swamp NSW 123.90 1, 6

Middle Lough Calvert VIC 554.40 1, 2, 3, 4

Mitta Mitta River VIC 2,319.90 3, 4, 5, 6

Monaro Lakes NSW 376.80 1, 2, 5

Moruya River Estuary Saltmarshes NSW 76.20 1, 2

Mount William Swamp VIC 627.20 1, 3, 4

Mud Islands VIC 5.40 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Mundi-Selkirk Wetlands VIC 3.40 1, 2, 3

Nadgee Lake and tributary wetlands NSW 269.40 1, 2, 5

Nargal Lake NSW 11.10 1, 3

Nelson Lagoon NSW 95.30 1

Nerrin Nerrin Wetlands VIC 523.80 1, 3, 4, 5

Nunnock Swamp NSW 1.50 1, 2, 3, 5

Packers Swamp NSW 0.10 1, 2

Pambula Estuarine Wetlands NSW 330.80 2, 3, 5, 6

Point Cook & Laverton Saltworks VIC 517.60 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Powlett River Mouth VIC 18.60 6

Princetown Wetlands VIC 152.70 1, 2, 3

Red Rock Lakes & The Basins VIC 234.10 1, 6

Rooty Break Swamp VIC 0.90 1

Russells Swamp VIC 92.00 3

Shallow Inlet Marine & Coastal Park VIC 1,920.50 1, 3, 4

Snowy River VIC 46,500.30 1, 3, 4, 5, 6

Stonyford-Bungador Wetlands VIC 63.40 1

Suggan Buggan and Berrima Rivers VIC 1,253.20 2, 3, 4

Swan Bay & Swan Island VIC 412.70 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Sydenham Inlet Wetlands VIC 1,369.60 1, 3, 5

Tambo River (Lower Reaches) East Swamps VIC 100.20 3

Tamboon Inlet Wetlands VIC 798.00 1, 3, 5

Tea Tree Swamp (Delegate River) VIC 176.10 1, 3, 5

Thurra River VIC 2,961.80 1, 3, 5

Tower Hill VIC 305.50 1, 3, 6

Tuross River Estuary NSW 1,095.10 1, 2, 5

Upper Buchan River VIC 856.40 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Upper Cotter River ACT 0.10 1, 6

Upper Lough Calvert VIC 848.70 1, 2, 3

Upper Naas Creek ACT 0.10 1

Waldrons Swamp NSW 71.70 1, 3

Wallaga Lake NSW 822.90 5, 6

Wallagoot Lagoon (Wallagoot Lake) NSW 377.50 5, 6

Werribee-Avalon Area VIC 2,743.50 1, 3, 4, 5


Western Port VIC 29,150.00 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Widderin Swamps VIC 296.70 1, 3, 4, 6

Wongungarra River VIC 304.60 1, 3, 4, 5

Wonnangatta River VIC 3,699.00 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Woorndoo-Hopkins Wetlands VIC 692.50 1, 2

Yambuk Wetlands VIC 364.90 1, 2, 3, 5

Yarra River VIC 1,412.10 1, 3, 4

Werribee-Avalon Area VIC 2,743.52 1, 3, 4, 5

Western Port VIC 29,150.05 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Widderin Swamps VIC 296.74 1, 3, 4, 6

Wongungarra River VIC 304.56 1, 3, 4, 5

Wonnangatta River VIC 3,699.04 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Woorndoo-Hopkins Wetlands VIC 692.53 1, 2

Yambuk Wetlands VIC 364.93 1, 2, 3, 5

Yarra River VIC 1,412.10 1, 3, 4

Nationally important wetlands are defined according to the following criteria:

1. It is a good example of a wetland type occurring within a biogeographic region in Australia.

2. It is a wetland which plays an important ecological or hydrological role in the natural functioning of a major wetland system/complex.

3. It is a wetland which is important as the habitat for animal taxa at a vulnerable stage in their life cycles, or provides a refuge when adverse conditions such as drought prevail.

4. The wetland supports 1% or more of the national populations of any native plant or animal taxa.

5. The wetland supports native plant or animal taxa or communities which are considered endangered or vulnerable at the national level.

6. The wetland is of outstanding historical or cultural significance.

Please note, the above are a subset of all the Nationally Important Wetlands found within the Zone. For more information on Nationally Important Wetlands please see: http://www.environment.gov.au/resource/directory-important-wetlands-australia-third-edition

World and National HeritageHERITAGE VALUES WORLD

OR HERITAGE TYPE

JURISDICTION HECTARES % OF ZONE

The Greater Blue Mountains Area World and National

Natural NSW 244,493.99 1.06

Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens World Heritage

Cultural VIC 25.453798 0.00

Australian Alps National Parks and Reserves National Natural NSW 928,777.434007 4.04

Grampians National Park (Gariwerd) National Natural VIC 167,179.82 0.73

Budj Bim National Heritage Landscape – Tyrendarra Area

National Indigenous VIC 8,154.59 0.04

Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park National Historic VIC 7,535.67 0.03

Great Ocean Road and Scenic Environs National Historic VIC 4,308.35 0.02

Point Nepean Defence Sites and Quarantine Station Area

National Historic VIC 529.48 0.00

Point Cook Air Base National Historic VIC 256.33 0.00

Flemington Racecourse National Historic VIC 127.8 0.00

Coranderrk National Indigenous VIC 81.65 0.00

Old Government House and the Government Domain

National Historic NSW 49.52 0.00

Royal Exhibition Building National Historic Place

National Historic VIC 25.45 0.00

Australian War Memorial and the Memorial Parade

National Historic ACT 25.49 0.00

Mount William Stone Hatchet Quarry National Indigenous VIC 17.96 0.00

High Court – National Gallery Precinct National Historic ACT 14.15 0.00

Flora Fossil Site – Yea National Natural VIC 12.57 0.00

Glenrowan Heritage Precinct National Historic VIC 8.01 0.00

Eureka Stockade Gardens National Historic VIC 7.83 0.00

Melbourne Cricket Ground National Historic VIC 7.69 0.00

Sidney Myer Music Bowl National Historic VIC 6.25 0.00

Rippon Lea House and Garden National Historic VIC 5.58 0.00

Newman College National Historic VIC 4.02 0.00

Old Parliament House and Curtilage National Historic ACT 3.6 0.00

High Court of Australia (former) National Historic VIC 0.25 0.00

ICI Building (former) National Historic VIC 0.23 0.00

Australian Academy of Science Building National Historic ACT 0.16 0.00

Please refer to the Australian Heritage Database for detailed information on listing criteria for these heritage values: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/heritage/publications-and-resources/australian-heritage-database

For more information on Australia’s world and national heritage please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/heritage/about-australias-heritage

http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/heritage/about-australias-heritage

http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/heritage/publications-and-resources/australian-heritage-database

http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/heritage/publications-and-resources/australian-heritage-database

Major National Reserve System propertiesMAJOR NATIONAL RESERVE SYSTEM PROPERTIES

Name Property type IUCN category

Jurisdiction Hectares % of zone

Alpine National Park II VIC 363,402 1.58

Kosciuszko National Park II NSW 325,990 1.42

Grampians National Park II VIC 167,185 0.73

Deua National Park IB NSW 121,217 0.53

Snowy River National Park II VIC 114,691 0.50

South East Forest National Park II NSW 111,013 0.48

Wadbilliga National Park IB NSW 95,455 0.42

Croajingolong National Park II VIC 88,022 0.38

Blue Mountains National Park II NSW 80,493 0.35

Kanangra-Boyd National Park IB NSW 71,321 0.31

Yarra Ranges National Park II VIC 57,960 0.25

Namadgi National Park II ACT 46,392 0.20

Morton National Park II NSW 43,754 0.19

Goobang National Park II NSW 42,455 0.18

Rodger River and Mountain Creek

Natural Catchment Area II VIC 42,288 0.18

Suggan Buggan and Berrima Rivers H.R.

Heritage River V VIC 41,793 0.18

Errinundra National Park II VIC 40,089 0.17

Coopracambra National Park II VIC 38,497 0.17

Avon Wilderness Park IB VIC 35,318 0.15

Mount Darling – Snowy Bluff

Wilderness Zone– Schedule 5, National Parks Act

IB VIC 28,595 0.12

Lake Eildon National Park II VIC 27,861 0.12

Great Otway National Park II VIC 27,239 0.12

THE IUCN CATEGORIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Ia Strict Nature Reserve IUCN protected area management categories classify protected areas according to their management objectives. The categories are recognised by international bodies such as the United Nations and are utilised by many national governments, including the Australian Government, as the global standard for defining and recording protected areas.

Ib Wilderness Area

II National Park

III Natural Monument or Feature

IV Habitat/Species Management Area

V Protected Landscape/ Seascape

VI Protected area with sustainable use of natural resources

Please refer to the IUCN website for further explanation: http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/gpap_home/gpap_quality/gpap_pacategories/

http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/gpap_home/gpap_quality/gpap_pacategories/

For more information on Australia’s National Reserve System please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/land/national-reserve-system

Source: Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database 2012.

http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/land/national-reserve-system

EPBC Act (1999) threatened ecological communitiesTHREATENED ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES

Name Listing status % of total distribution* % of zone**

Silurian Limestone Pomaderris Shrubland of the South East Corner and Australian Alps Bioregions

Endangered 100 0.001

Lowland Grassy Woodland in the South East Corner Bioregion

Critically Endangered

100 0.058

Natural Temperate Grassland of the Victorian Volcanic Plain


99.90 6.705

Grassy Eucalypt Woodland of the Victorian Volcanic Plain


99.90 10.349

Gippsland Red Gum (Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. mediana) Grassy Woodland and Associated Native Grassland


99.90 2.005

Natural Temperate Grassland of the Southern Tablelands of NSW and the Australian Capital Territory

Endangered 99.50 0.047

Upland Basalt Eucalypt Forests of the Sydney Basin Bioregion


Upland Wetlands of the New England Tablelands and the Monaro Plateau


White Box-Yellow Box-Blakely’s Red Gum Grassy Woodland and Derived Native Grassland


42.00 4.243

Seasonal Herbaceous Wetlands (Freshwater) of the Temperate Lowland Plains


38.40 0.067

Grey Box (Eucalyptus microcarpa) Grassy Woodlands and Derived Native Grasslands of South-eastern Australia


Subtropical and Temperate Coastal Saltmarsh Vulnerable 8.80 0.081

Alpine Sphagnum Bogs and Associated Fens Endangered 2.90 0.064

Littoral Rainforest and Coastal Vine Thickets of Eastern Australia


1.20 0.002

Weeping Myall Woodlands Endangered 0.00 0.002

* % of the total national distribution describes the proportion of the total national distribution of the Threatened Ecological Community that is found within the zone.

** % of the total zone area describes the proportion of the zone that the Threatened Ecological Community is likely or known to occur in.

It should be noted that the identification of any given Threatened Ecological Community above does not imply that the Threatened Ecological Community (TEC) is found uniformly across the Conservation Management Zone. Rather, the % of the TEC’s total distribution (*) within the zone is an indication of its importance to that zone in terms of conservation efforts. The % of the zone (**) indicates how rare, or difficult the ecological community may be to find within the zone.

The threatened ecological communities above are listed under The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), which is the Australian Government’s principal environmental legislation. For more information, please refer to http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/communities

http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/communities

EPBC Act (1999) threatened speciesTHREATENED MAMMALS

Common name Scientific name Status % of totaldistribution*

% of zone**

Eastern Barred Bandicoot (Mainland) Perameles gunnii unnamed subsp.

Endangered 100 0.01

Long-footed Potoroo Potorous longipes Endangered 97.63 3.89

Konoom, Smoky Mouse Pseudomys fumeus Endangered 79.56 11.64

Leadbeater’s Possum Gymnobelideus leadbeateri Endangered 72.19 0.45

Southern Brown Bandicoot (Eastern) Isoodon obesulus obesulus Endangered 51.49 8.56

Dayang, Heath Rat Pseudomys shortridgei Vulnerable 38.45 1.66

Long-nosed Potoroo (SE mainland) Potorous tridactylus tridactylus Vulnerable 36.23 6.51

Southern Bent-wing Bat Miniopterus schreibersii bassanii Critically Endangered

35.43 2.08

Grey-headed Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus Vulnerable 27.95 20.99

Spot-tailed Quoll, Spotted-tail Quoll, Tiger Quoll (southeastern mainland population)

Dasyurus maculatus maculatus (SE mainland population)


Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby Petrogale penicillata Vulnerable 16.18 2.90

New Holland Mouse, Pookila Pseudomys novaehollandiae Vulnerable 15.64 6.47

Koala (combined populations of Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory)

Phascolarctos cinereus (combined populations of Qld, NSW and the ACT)

Vulnerable 9.87 17.94

Large-eared Pied Bat, Large Pied Bat Chalinolobus dwyeri Vulnerable 8.26 9.54

South-eastern Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus corbeni Vulnerable 5.73 8.01

Mountain Pygmy-possum Burramys parvus Endangered 1.06 0.00

Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis Endangered n/a n/a

Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae Vulnerable n/a n/a

THREATENED BIRDS


% of zone**

Helmeted Honeyeater, Yellow-tufted Honeyeater (Helmeted)

Lichenostomus melanops cassidix

Endangered 100 0.004

Regent Honeyeater Anthochaera phrygia Endangered 37.44 38.914

Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor Endangered 34.29 26.771

Superb Parrot Polytelis swainsonii Vulnerable 26.78 21.081

Gould’s Petrel Pterodroma leucoptera leucoptera


Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus Endangered 20.8 33.540

Australian Fairy Tern Sternula nereis nereis Vulnerable 17.69 4.437

Eastern Bristlebird Dasyornis brachypterus Endangered 14.64 3.066

Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (south-eastern) Calyptorhynchus banksii graptogyne


Orange-bellied Parrot Neophema chrysogaster Critically 6.68 1.844

THREATENED BIRDS

Endangered

Australian Painted Snipe Rostratula australis Endangered 1.57 1.332

Plains-wanderer Pedionomus torquatus Vulnerable 1.47 0.450

Malleefowl Leipoa ocellata Vulnerable 0.43 2.014

Salvin’s Albatross Thalassarche cauta salvini Vulnerable 0.04 0.420

Shy Albatross, Tasmanian Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta cauta Vulnerable 0.03 0.420

Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora sanfordi Endangered 0.03 0.420

Gibson’s Albatross Diomedea exulans gibsoni Vulnerable 0.02 0.224

White-capped Albatross Thalassarche cauta steadi Vulnerable 0.02 0.420

Campbell Albatross Thalassarche melanophris impavida


Chatham Albatross Thalassarche eremita Endangered 0.02 0.116

Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora epomophora


Antipodean Albatross Diomedea exulans antipodensis Vulnerable 0.01 0.235

Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans (sensu lato) Vulnerable 0.01 0.235

Buller’s Albatross, Pacific Albatross Thalassarche bulleri Vulnerable 0 0.000

Tristan Albatross Diomedea exulans exulans Endangered n/a n/a

Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis Vulnerable n/a n/a

Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Vulnerable n/a n/a

Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma Endangered n/a n/a

Kermadec Petrel (western) Pterodroma neglecta neglecta Vulnerable n/a n/a

Buller’s Albatross, Pacific Albatross Thalassarche bulleri Vulnerable n/a n/a

Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea Vulnerable n/a n/a

Southern Giant-Petrel Macronectes giganteus Endangered n/a n/a

Northern Giant-Petrel Macronectes halli Vulnerable n/a n/a

* % of total distribution describes the proportion of the total national distribution of the threatened species that is found within the zone.

** % of zone describes the proportion of the zone that the threatened species is likely or known to occur in.

The % of zone indicates how rare, or difficult the species may be to find within the zone.

THREATENED REPTILES

Common Name Scientific name Status % of totaldistribution*

% of zone**

Corangamite Water Skink Eulamprus tympanum marnieae Endangered 100 1.65

Pink-tailed Worm-lizard, Pink-tailed Legless Lizard

Aprasia parapulchella Vulnerable 78.48 12.72

Striped Legless Lizard Delma impar Vulnerable 71.53 20.47

Grassland Earless Dragon Tympanocryptis pinguicolla Endangered 58.16 0.72

Broad-headed Snake Hoplocephalus bungaroides Vulnerable 22.98 3.08

Blue Mountains Water Skink Eulamprus leuraensis Endangered 1.91 0.01

THREATENED REPTILES

Guthega Skink Liopholis guthega Endangered 0.18 0.0004

Alpine She-oak Skink Cyclodomorphus praealtus Endangered 0.03 0.0001

Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle, Luth Dermochelys coriacea Endangered n/a n/a

Loggerhead Turtle Caretta caretta Endangered n/a n/a

Green Turtle Chelonia mydas Vulnerable n/a n/a

Hawksbill Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata Vulnerable n/a n/a

Flatback Turtle Natator depressus Vulnerable n/a n/a

OTHER THREATENED FAUNA


% of zone**

Giant Gippsland Earthworm Megascolides australis Vulnerable 100 0.32

Macquarie Perch Macquaria australasica Endangered 100 0.08

Golden Sun Moth Synemon plana Critically Endangered

91.22 0.54

Yarra Pygmy Perch Nannoperca obscura Vulnerable 87.1 0.40

Booroolong Frog Litoria booroolongensis Endangered 86.14 5.50

Bathurst Copper Butterfly, Purple Copper Butterfly, Bathurst Copper, Bathurst Copper Wing, Bathurst-Lithgow Copper, Purple Copper

Paralucia spinifera Vulnerable 84.54 0.43

Glenelg Spiny Freshwater Crayfish,Pricklyback

Euastacus bispinosus Endangered 79.04 0.46

Murray Cod Maccullochella peelii Vulnerable 77.56 0.05

Green and Golden Bell Frog Litoria aurea Vulnerable 72.52 0.38

Spotted Tree Frog Litoria spenceri Endangered 70.55 2.52

Variegated Pygmy Perch, Ewens Pygmy Perch, Golden Pygmy Perch

Nannoperca variegata Vulnerable 67.74 0.09

Eastern Dwarf Galaxias, Dwarf Galaxias Galaxiella pusilla Vulnerable 67.45 2.62

Giant Burrowing Frog Heleioporus australiacus Vulnerable 64.31 17.20

Northern Corroboree Frog Pseudophryne pengilleyi Critically Endangered

60.42 0.10

Barred Galaxias Galaxias fuscus Endangered 58.18 0.08

Yellow-spotted Tree Frog, Yellow-spotted Bell Frog

Litoria castanea Endangered 55.92 5.30

Alpine Stonefly Thaumatoperla alpina Endangered 49.67 0.33

Growling Grass Frog, Southern Bell Frog, Green and Golden Frog, Warty Swamp Frog

Litoria raniformis Vulnerable 43.88 41.55

Trout Cod Maccullochella macquariensis Endangered 39.99 0.08

Stuttering Frog, Southern Barred Frog (in Victoria)

Mixophyes balbus Vulnerable 12.96 2.74

Australian Grayling Prototroctes maraena Vulnerable 9.74 0.45

Alpine Tree Frog, Litoria verreauxii alpina Vulnerable 8.47 0.19

OTHER THREATENED FAUNA

Verreaux’s Alpine Tree Frog

Silver Perch, Bidyan Bidyanus bidyanus Critically Endangered

7.28 0.23

Black Rockcod, Black Cod, Saddled Rockcod Epinephelus daemelii Vulnerable 0.4 0.016

Glenelg Freshwater Mussel Hyridella glenelgensis Critically Endangered

0.36 0.00002

Baw Baw Frog Philoria frosti Endangered 0.22 0.00006

Littlejohn’s Tree Frog, Heath Frog Litoria littlejohni Vulnerable May be present

May be present

Southern Corroboree Frog Pseudophryne corroboree Critically Endangered

May be present

May be present

Murray Hardyhead Craterocephalus fluviatilis Endangered May be present

May be present

Grey Nurse Shark (east coast population) Carcharias taurus (east coast population)


n/a n/a

Great White Shark Carcharodon carcharias Vulnerable n/a n/a

Whale Shark Rhincodon typus Vulnerable 0 n/a

THREATENED FLORA

Common Name Scientific name Status % of totaldistribution*

% of zone**

Snowy River Westringia Westringia cremnophila Vulnerable 100 0.06

Dwarf Spider-orchid Caladenia pumila Critically Endangered

100 0.14

Kilsyth South Spider-orchid Caladenia sp. Kilsyth South (G.S.Lorimer 1253)


100 0.00

Canberra Spider Orchid Caladenia actensis Critically Endangered

100 0.02

Robust Greenhood Pterostylis valida Critically Endangered

100 0.01

Genowlan Point Pultenaea, Genowlan Pultenaea

Pultenaea sp. Genowlan Point (NSW 417813)


100 0.00

Small Golden Moths Orchid, Early Golden Moths Diuris basaltica Endangered 100 0.00

Silver Gum, Buxton Gum Eucalyptus crenulata Endangered 100 0.03

Grampians Pincushion-lily Borya mirabilis Endangered 100 0.01

Imlay Mallee, Mount Imlay Mallee Eucalyptus imlayensis Endangered 100 0.00

Adamson’s Blown-grass, Adamson’s Blowngrass

Lachnagrostis adamsonii Endangered 100 2.42

None Zieria parrisiae Endangered 100 0.00

Sunshine Diuris, Fragrant Doubletail, White Diuris

Diuris fragrantissima Endangered 100 0.01

Mongarlowe Mallee Eucalyptus recurva Endangered 100 0.01

Charming Spider-orchid Caladenia amoena Endangered 100 0.03

Gaping Leek-orchid Prasophyllum correctum Endangered 100 0.04

Genoa River Correa Correa lawrenceanavar. genoensis

Endangered 100 0.02

THREATENED FLORA

Tumut Grevillea Grevillea wilkinsonii Endangered 100 0.01

Enigmatic Greenhood Pterostylis aenigma Endangered 100 0.01

None Westringia kydrensis Endangered 100 0.05

Mountain Trachymene Trachymene scapigera Endangered 100 0.00

None Zieria obcordata Endangered 100 0.05

Basalt Greenhood Pterostylis basaltica Endangered 100 0.03

Button Wrinklewort Rutidosis leptorrhynchoides Endangered 100 2.27

Bog Grevillea Grevillea acanthifolia subsp. paludosa

Endangered 100 0.17

Silver-leaf Candlebark, Mt Canobolas Candlebark

Eucalyptus canobolensis Endangered 100 0.01

Tuggeranong Lignum Muehlenbeckia tuggeranong Endangered 100 0.01

None Zieria buxijugum Endangered 100 0.01

Wee Jasper Grevillea Grevillea iaspicula Endangered 100 0.01

Bald-tip Beard-orchid Calochilus richiae Endangered 100 0.01

Southern Shepherd’s Purse Ballantinia antipoda Endangered 100 0.08

Frankston Spider-orchid Caladenia robinsonii Endangered 100 0.01

Fringed Spider-orchid Caladenia thysanochila Endangered 100 0.01

Pambula Midge-orchid Genoplesium rhyoliticum Endangered 100 0.03

None Zieria formosa Endangered 100 0.00

Araluen Zieria Zieria adenophora Endangered 100 0.00

Strzelecki Gum Eucalyptus strzeleckii Vulnerable 100 1.41

Salt-lake Tussock-grass Poa sallacustris Vulnerable 100 0.42

Warty Zieria Zieria tuberculata Vulnerable 100 0.05

Drooping Grevillea, Ben Major Grevillea Grevillea floripendula Vulnerable 100 0.02

Chef’s Cap Correa baeuerlenii Vulnerable 100 0.50

Wellington Mintbush Prostanthera galbraithiae Vulnerable 100 0.06

Ginninderra Peppercress Lepidium ginninderrense Vulnerable 100 0.01

a stringybark Eucalyptus alligatrix subsp. miscella

Vulnerable 100 0.00

Small-leaved Gum Eucalyptus parvula Vulnerable 100 0.14

Araluen Gum Eucalyptus kartzoffiana Vulnerable 100 0.15

Robertson’s Peppermint Eucalyptus robertsonii subsp. hemisphaerica

Vulnerable 100 0.06

Grampians Rice-flower Pimelea pagophila Vulnerable 100 0.04

Enfield Grevillea Grevillea bedggoodiana Vulnerable 100 0.06

Williamsons Bush-pea Pultenaea williamsoniana Vulnerable 100 0.05

Buttercup Doubletail Diuris aequalis Vulnerable 100 0.23

Aniseed Boronia, Galbraith’s Boronia Boronia galbraithiae Vulnerable 100 0.05

Forrester’s Bottlebrush Callistemon forresterae Vulnerable 100 0.04

Betka Bottlebrush Callistemon kenmorrisonii Vulnerable 100 0.01

THREATENED FLORA

Grey Deua Pomaderris Pomaderris gilmouriivar. cana

Vulnerable 100 0.01

Pale Pomaderris Pomaderris pallida Vulnerable 100 0.37

Budawangs Wallaby-grass Plinthanthesis rodwayi Vulnerable 100 0.02

Marble Daisy-bush Olearia astroloba Vulnerable 100 0.00

None Pultenaea parrisiae Vulnerable 100 0.04

Colquhoun Grevillea, Nowa Nowa Grevillea Grevillea celata Vulnerable 100 0.06

None Leionema ralstonii Vulnerable 100 0.06

Leafy Nematolepis Nematolepis frondosa Vulnerable 100 0.01

None Nematolepis rhytidophylla Vulnerable 100 0.00

Shiny Nematolepis Nematolepis wilsonii Vulnerable 100 0.00

Mignonette Leek-orchid, Cobungra Leek-orchid, Dense Leek-orchid

Prasophyllum morganii Vulnerable 100 0.15

Bredbo Gentian Gentiana bredboensis Vulnerable 100 0.01

Parris’ Pomaderris Pomaderris parrisiae Vulnerable 100 0.80

Bega Wattle Acacia georgensis Vulnerable 100 0.14

Phantom Wattle Acacia phasmoides Vulnerable 100 0.04

Langi Ghiran Grevillea Grevillea montis-cole subsp. brevistyla

Vulnerable 100 0.00

Grampians Bitter-pea Daviesia laevis Vulnerable 100 0.41

Limestone Blue Wattle, Buchan Blue, Buchan Blue Wattle

Acacia caerulescens Vulnerable 100 0.09

None Westringia davidii Vulnerable 100 0.01

Narrow-leaf Bent-grass Deyeuxia pungens Vulnerable 100 0.01

Round-leaf Pomaderris Pomaderris vacciniifolia Critically Endangered

99.96 0.95

River Swamp Wallaby-grass, Floating Swamp Wallaby-grass

Amphibromus fluitans Vulnerable 99.94 0.10

French Island Spider-orchid Caladenia insularis Vulnerable 99.9 0.05

Rosella Spider-orchid, Little Pink Spider-orchid Caladenia rosella Endangered 99.63 0.07

Yass Daisy Ammobium craspedioides Vulnerable 99.33 3.00

Fragrant Leek-orchid Prasophyllum suaveolens Endangered 98.11 1.07

* % of total distribution describes the proportion of the total national distribution of the threatened species that is found within the zone.

** % of zone describes the proportion of the zone that the threatened species is likely or known to occur in. The % of zone indicates how rare, or difficult the species may be to find within the zone.

The above species are listed under The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), the Australian Government’s principal environmental legislation.

Please note that the list of threatened flora species is not comprehensive. The flora listed here have a significant proportion of their total national distribution within the zone. For more information please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species or the Species Profiles and Threats Database http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/sprat.pl

http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/sprat.pl

EPBC Act (1999) migratory speciesMIGRATORY BIRDS

Common name Scientific name

Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis

Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica

Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris

Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis

Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa

Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus

Buller’s Albatross, Pacific Albatross Thalassarche bulleri

Campbell Albatross Thalassarche impavida

Caspian Tern Sterna caspia

Cattle Egret Ardea ibis

Chatham Albatross Thalassarche eremita

Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea

Double-banded Plover Charadrius bicinctus

Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis

Flesh-footed Shearwater, Fleshy-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes

Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus

Gibson’s Albatross Diomedea gibsoni

Great Egret,White Egret

Ardea alba

Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris

Greater Sand Plover, Large Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii

Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola

Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma

Grey-tailed Tattler Heteroscelus brevipes

Latham’s Snipe,Japanese Snipe

Gallinago hardwickii

Lesser Sand Plover, Mongolian Plover Charadrius mongolus

Little Curlew, Little Whimbrel Numenius minutus

Little Tern Sterna albifrons

Marsh Sandpiper, Little Greenshank Tringa stagnatilis

Northern Giant-Petrel Macronectes halli

Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi

Oriental Plover, Oriental Dotterel Charadrius veredus

Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva

Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis(sensu lato)

Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus

MIGRATORY BIRDS

Red Knot, Knot Calidris canutus

Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis

Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons

Salvin’s Albatross Thalassarche salvini

Sanderling Calidris alba

Satin Flycatcher Myiagra cyanoleuca

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata

Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris

Shy Albatross, Tasmanian Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta (sensu stricto)

Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus

Southern Giant-Petrel Macronectes giganteus

Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora (sensu stricto)

Spectacled Monarch Monarcha trivirgatus

Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus

Tristan Albatross Diomedea dabbenena

Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans(sensu lato)

Wedge-tailedShearwater

Puffinus pacificus

Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus

White-belliedSea-Eagle

Haliaeetus leucogaster

White-cappedAlbatross

Thalassarche steadi

White-throatedNeedletail

Hirundapus caudacutus

Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola

Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus

OTHER MIGRATORY SPECIES

Common name Scientific name

Bryde’s Whale Balaenoptera edeni

Dusky Dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus

Flatback Turtle Natator depressus

Giant Manta Ray, Chevron Manta Ray, Pacific Manta Ray, Pelagic Manta Ray, Oceanic Manta Ray

Manta birostris

Great White Shark Carcharodon carcharias

Green Turtle Chelonia mydas

Hawksbill Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata

Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae

Killer Whale, Orca Orcinus orca

OTHER MIGRATORY SPECIES

Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle, Luth Dermochelys coriacea

Loggerhead Turtle Caretta caretta

Porbeagle, Mackerel Shark Lamna nasus

Pygmy Right Whale Caperea marginata

Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis

Whale Shark Rhincodon typus

For more information please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/biodiversity/migratory-species

Threatened endemic speciesTHREATENED ENDEMIC SPECIES

Taxonomic group

Scientific name Reservation status EPBC Act status IUCN status

Birds Procellaria parkinsoni Not recordedin reserves

n/a Vulnerable

Birds Pterodroma baraui Not recordedin reserves

n/a Endangered

Birds Spheniscus magellanicus Recorded in reserves n/a Near Threatened

Butterflies Paralucia spinifera Not recordedin reserves

Vulnerable Endangered

Crabs, Yabbies, Isopods and Allies

Austrogammarus australis Recorded in reserves n/a Extinct


Engaeus mallacoota Recorded in reserves n/a Critically Endangered


Engaeus rostrogaleatus Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable


Engaeus sternalis Recorded in reserves n/a Critically Endangered


Engaeus urostrictus Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable


Engaeus victoriensis Recorded in reserves n/a Near Threatened


Euastacus brachythorax Not recorded in reserves

n/a Endangered


Euastacus claytoni Recorded in reserves n/a Endangered


Euastacus diversus Recorded in reserves n/a Endangered


Euastacus rieki Not recordedin reserves

n/a Endangered


Gramastacus insolitus Recorded in reserves n/a Near Threatened

Earthworms Megascolides australis Recorded in reserves Vulnerable Vulnerable

Fish Galaxias fuscus Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Frogs Philoria frosti Recorded in reserves Endangered Critically Endangered

THREATENED ENDEMIC SPECIES

Frogs Pseudophryne pengilleyi Recorded in reserves Vulnerable Endangered

Lampreys Mordacia praecox Not recordedin reserves

n/a Vulnerable

Mammals Gymnobelideus leadbeateri Recorded in reserves Endangered Endangered

Mammals Potorous longipes Recorded in reserves Endangered Endangered

Molluscs Hyridella glenelgensis Not recordedin reserves

Critically Endangered n/a

Molluscs Austropyrgus colensis Not recordedin reserves

n/a Near Threatened

Molluscs Austropyrgus foris Not recordedin reserves

n/a Near Threatened

Molluscs Austropyrgus grampianensis Not recordedin reserves

n/a Near Threatened

Molluscs Victodrobia millerae Not recordedin reserves

n/a Vulnerable

Molluscs Victodrobia victoriensis Recorded in reserves n/a Near Threatened

Molluscs Allocharopa okeana Not recordedin reserves

n/a Near Threatened

Molluscs Cralopa colliveri Not recordedin reserves

n/a Vulnerable

Plants Borya mirabilis Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Caladenia actensis Not recordedin reserves


Plants Caladenia aff. venusta (kilsyth south)

Not recordedin reserves


Plants Caladenia audasii Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Caladenia orientalis Not recordedin reserves

Endangered n/a

Plants Caladenia rosella Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Caladenia thysanochila Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Calochilus richiae Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Corunastylis ectopa Recorded in reserves Critically Endangered n/a

Plants Diuris basaltica Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Diuris fragrantissima Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Genoplesium rhyoliticum Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Prasophyllum bagoense Not recordedin reserves


Plants Prasophyllum subbisectum Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Pterostylis basaltica Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Pterostylis x aenigma Not recordedin reserves

Endangered n/a

Plants Thelymitra mackibbinii Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Ammobium craspedioides Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Olearia astroloba Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Rutidosis leptorrhynchoides Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a


Plants Senecio garlandii Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Budawangia gnidioides Not recordedin reserves

Vulnerable n/a

Plants Acacia caerulescens Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Acacia constablei Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Acacia georgensis Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Acacia phasmoides Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Daviesia laevis Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Pultenaea parrisiae Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Pultenaea sp. genowlan point Not recordedin reserves


Plants Pimelea pagophila Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Callistemon forresterae Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Callistemon kenmorrisonii Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Eucalyptus canobolensis Not recordedin reserves

Endangered n/a

Plants Eucalyptus imlayensis Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Eucalyptus kartzoffiana Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Eucalyptus parvula Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Eucalyptus recurva Recorded in reserves Endangered Critically Endangered

Plants Eucalyptus strzeleckii Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Leptospermum thompsonii Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Deyeuxia pungens Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Lachnagrostis adamsonii Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Plinthanthesis rodwayi Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Poa sallacustris Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Rytidosperma pumilum Not recordedin reserves

Vulnerable n/a

Plants Baloskion longipes Not recordedin reserves

Vulnerable n/a

Plants Grevillea bedggoodiana Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Grevillea iaspicula Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Grevillea infecunda Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Grevillea wilkinsonii Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Grevillea williamsonii Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Hakea dohertyi Not recordedin reserves

Endangered n/a

Plants Persoonia marginata Not recordedin reserves

Vulnerable n/a

Plants Boronia galbraithiae Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Correa baeuerlenii Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Leionema ralstonii Not recorded Vulnerable n/a


in reserves

Plants Nematolepis frondosa Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Nematolepis rhytidophylla Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Nematolepis wilsonii Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Zieria adenophora Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Zieria buxijugum Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Zieria citriodora Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Plants Zieria covenyi Not recordedin reserves

Endangered n/a

Plants Zieria formosa Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Zieria obcordata Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a

Plants Zieria parrisiae Not recordedin reserves

Endangered n/a

Reptiles Aprasia parapulchella Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a

Concentrations of unreserved endemic species

The colour grids and numbers are an indication of the location and number of endemic species that have all their known range outside of the National Reserve System. Concentrations of unreserved endemic species may be useful focal areas for private land conservation efforts.

Endemism analyses were provided by the Australian Government Department of Environment Australian Natural Heritage Assessment Tool (ANHAT). The ANHAT database has been compiled from specimens and site records held in state agency wildlife atlases, museum collections, and the work of individual researchers. For more information please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/heritage/publications-and-resources/australian-natural-heritage-assessment-tool

http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/heritage/publications-and-resources/australian-natural-heritage-assessment-tool

http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/heritage/publications-and-resources/australian-natural-heritage-assessment-tool

Invasive speciesINVASIVE MAMMALS

Common name Scientific name % of total distribution* % of zone**

Cat, House Cat, Domestic Cat Felis catus 2.99 99.95

Red Fox, Fox Vulpes vulpes 3.72 99.84

Rabbit, European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 4.15 98.98

Domestic Dog Canis lupus familiaris 8.58 93.02

Brown Hare Lepus capensis 21.31 92.17

House Mouse Mus musculus 5.95 92.03

Black Rat, Ship Rat Rattus rattus 18.79 90.94

Goat Capra hircus 7.16 66.79

Domestic Cattle Bos taurus 8.55 63.36

Pig Sus scrofa 3.86 59.01

Feral deer species in Australia Feral deer 26.70 44.49

Brown Rat, Norway Rat Rattus norvegicus 32.01 26.47

Horse Equus caballus 1.69 10.92

OTHER INVASIVE FAUNA


European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 25.63 99.98

Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 10.64 99.91

House Sparrow Passer domesticus 7.77 99.90

Common Blackbird, Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula 24.87 99.04

Rock Pigeon, Rock Dove, Domestic Pigeon Columba livia 8.70 96.45

Skylark Alauda arvensis 32.66 91.74

Spotted Turtle-Dove Streptopelia chinensis 19.49 70.66

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 22.58 69.52

Common Myna, Indian Myna Acridotheres tristis 27.32 61.49

Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 44.53 53.79

European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris 51.85 44.51

Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 96.34 16.73

Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus 26.08 9.04

Nutmeg Mannikin Lonchura punctulata 0.81 0.93

Red Junglefowl, Domestic Fowl Gallus gallus 40.90 0.08

Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 2.46 0.08

Indian Peafowl, Peacock Pavo cristatus 2.42 0.08

* % of the total national distribution of the invasive species found within the zone.

** % of the total zone area that the invasive species is likely or known to occur in.

INVASIVE FLORA


Blackberry, European Blackberry Rubus fruticosus aggregate 27.33 99.07

Willows except Weeping Willow, Pussy Willow and Sterile Pussy Willow

Salix spp. except S.babylonica, S.x calodendron & S.x reichardtii

31.28 89.66

Gorse, Furze Ulex europaeus 46.8 81.10

Serrated Tussock, Yass River Tussock, Yass Tussock, Nassella Tussock (NZ)

Nassella trichotoma 61.56 77.54

Bridal Creeper, Bridal Veil Creeper, Smilax, Florist’s Smilax, Smilax Asparagus

Asparagus asparagoides 17.62 62.93

Chilean Needle grass Nassella neesiana 52.42 59.80

Broom, English Broom, Scotch Broom, Common Broom, Scottish Broom, Spanish Broom

Cytisus scoparius 53.1 55.07

African Boxthorn, Boxthorn Lycium ferocissimum 21.35 48.89

Boneseed Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. monilifera

26.38 36.51

Montpellier Broom, Cape Broom, Canary Broom, Common Broom, French Broom, Soft Broom

Genista monspessulana 51.16 33.18

Prickly Pears Opuntia spp. 9.18 15.16

Flax-leaved Broom, Mediterranean Broom, Flax Broom

Genista linifolia 67.24 11.97

Fireweed, Madagascar Ragwort, Madagascar Groundsel

Senecio madagascariensis 14.81 9.44

Salvinia, Giant Salvinia, Aquarium Watermoss, Kariba Weed

Salvinia molesta 6.44 8.52

Alligator Weed Alternanthera philoxeroides 20.99 7.01

Silver Nightshade, Silver-leaved Nightshade, White Horse Nettle, Silver-leaf Nightshade, Tomato Weed, White Nightshade, Bull-nettle, Prairie-berry, Satansbos, Silver-leaf Bitter-apple, Silverleaf-nettle, Trompillo

Solanum elaeagnifolium 8.4 5.46

Bitou Bush Chrysanthemoidesmonilifera subsp. rotundata

17.79 5.20

Madeira Vine, Jalap, Lamb’s-tail,Mignonette Vine, Anredera, Gulf Madeiravine,Heartleaf Madeiravine, Potato Vine

Anredera cordifolia 12.07 4.89

Water Hyacinth, Water Orchid, Nile Lily Eichhornia crassipes 10.09 4.12

Lantana, Common Lantana, Kamara Lantana, Large-leaf Lantana, Pink Flowered Lantana, Red Flowered Lantana, Red-Flowered Sage, White Sage, Wild Sage

Lantana camara 1.94 3.96

Asparagus Fern, Climbing Asparagus Fern Asparagus scandens 46.68 3.91

Athel Pine, Athel Tree, Tamarisk, Athel Tamarisk, Athel Tamarix, Desert Tamarisk, Flowering Cypress, Salt Cedar

Tamarix aphylla 1.09 3.36

Delta Arrowhead, Arrowhead, Slender Arrowhead Sagittaria platyphylla 6.53 2.40

Prickly Pears Austrocylindropuntia spp. 24.31 1.31

Asparagus Fern, Ground Asparagus, Basket Fern, Sprengi’s Fern, Bushy Asparagus, Emerald

Asparagus aethiopicus 8.93 1.20

INVASIVE FLORA

Asparagus

Climbing Asparagus-fern, Ferny Asparagus Protasparagus plumosus 7.86 1.11

Climbing Asparagus-fern Asparagus plumosus 7.86 1.11

Cabomba, Fanwort, Carolina Watershield, Fish Grass, Washington Grass, Watershield, Carolina Fanwort, Common Cabomba

Cabomba caroliniana 2.58 1.07

Cat’s Claw Vine, Yellow Trumpet Vine, Cat’s Claw Creeper, Funnel Creeper

Dolichandra unguis-cati 1.36 0.34

Prickly Pears Cylindropuntia spp. 1.18 0.32

Bridal Veil, Bridal Veil Creeper, Pale Berry Asparagus Fern, Asparagus Fern, South African Creeper

Asparagus declinatus 0.4 0.01

Radiata Pine Monterey Pine, Insignis Pine, Wilding Pine

Pinus radiata May be present May be present

Bitou Bush, Boneseed Chrysanthemoides monilifera May be present May be present

Mesquite, Algaroba Prosopis spp. May be present May be present

Olive, Common Olive Olea europaea May be present May be present

Ward’s Weed Carrichtera annua May be present May be present

Buffel-grass, Black Buffel-grass Cenchrus ciliaris May be present May be present

Broom Genista sp. X Genista monspessulana

May be present May be present

* % of the total national distribution of the invasive species found within the zone.

** % of the total zone area that the invasive species is likely or known to occur in.

It should be noted that the identification of any given invasive species above does not imply that the species is found uniformly across the Conservation Management Zone. The % of the zone area (**) indicates how common or rare the species may be within the zone.

For more information on invasive species please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/biodiversity/invasive-species

http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/biodiversity/invasive-species

Vegetation profiles and management recommendations

Vegetation extent information and species lists contained in the vegetation profiles are based on analysis from the National Vegetation Information System (NVIS), including analysis of Major Vegetation Subgroups and NVIS Level V descriptions. Please see http://www.environment.gov.au/node/18930 for more information.

The management recommendations have been drawn from EPBC Act Recovery Plans, EPBC Act Ecological Communities Listing Advice and other sources. The recommendations are indicative only. Systematic reviews of management literature, consultation processes and improved Natural Resource Management program monitoring and evaluation will support development of a comprehensive set of management recommendations over time.

Eucalyptus woodlands with a tussock grass understorey vegetation profile

18.29% Remaining

Commonly found species within this communityEucalyptus camaldulensis; Eucalyptus microcarpa; Eucalyptus melliodora; Melaleuca parvistaminea; Melicytus dentatus; Cassinia arcuata; Eleocharis acuta; Pimelea curviflora; Themeda triandra; Elymus scaber; Microlaena stipoides; Dianella revoluta; tussock grass.

Management recommendationsPROTECTION SUSTAINABLE

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE

REHABILITATION FIRE MANAGEMENT

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

WEED MANAGEMENT

FERAL ANIMAL MANAGEMENT

DISEASE MANAGEMENT

Purchase high quality remnants into reservation. Encourage uptake of conservation agreements and covenants on private land.Maintain a 30-50 metre native vegetation buffer around remnants to protect against incursion by feral predators, weeds and spray drift.Ban firewoodcollection and bush rock removal.Retain standing dead trees and fallen timber.Protect from road widening and maintenance activities.Do not permit commercial apiarists to place bee hives within 3k of the remnant.

Limit or exclude grazing during drought, and spring/ summer when native ground cover is in flower or seed.Graze 3-days on; 28-days rest in late summer. 7-days on; 56-days rest in autumn and winter. Maintain 80% groundcover minimum and a sward height of 10cm at all times. Protect paddock trees with fencing.Avoid soil compaction from vehicles/machinery or stock camps.Avoid herbicide and pesticide application in or near remnants.Avoid cultivation, ripping and excavation.

Do not plant trees/ shrubs into good condition, or derived grassland sites.Replant indigenous species if the site shows no signs of natural regeneration after two years. Plant trees and shrubs at the same density evident in local, good quality grassy woodland sites.Use high quality seed, of local provenance if possible.Do not allow a full canopy to develop (which may shade out understorey species). Please seek advice from your local NRM organisation for advice on managing canopy species densities.Don’t allow the remnant to become overly shrubby.

Please seek advice from your local NRM organisation prior to undertaking any fire management.Fire intervals should be a minimum of 5 years, maximum of 40 years.Apply mosaic burning in small areas at staggered intervals. Retain unburnt areas.Ensure that appropriate weed control measures follow any burning activity.

Maintain and protect paddock trees as these provide critical links for wildlife movement.If few mature, hollow-bearing trees are present, provide bird and arboreal mammal nesting boxes. Monitor boxes regularly for pest species such as Noisy Miners and Indian Mynas.If fallen timber has been removed from remnant sites, add coarse woody debris (e.g. recycled untreated timbers) to provide habitat.Monitor and manage densities of Eastern Grey Kangaroos.

Mow/slash sporadically and in a mosaic pattern in late summer or autumn after native ground layer plants have seeded.Hand pulling, spot spraying and weed wiping are appropriate weed control measures.Prevent weed introduction through adopting good hygiene measures and minimising soil disturbance.Don’t stockpile topsoil within remnant areas.Use machinery hygiene protocols and monitor for weeds afterwards, including when ripping to control rabbits.

Control feral grazers (deer, rabbits, goats) and erect fences where appropriate (e.g. of stock dams, individual guards for targeted plants).Control feral predators including foxes, dogs, cats and pigs.Do not push fallen timber into stacks or windrows as these form harbours for foxes, rabbits and cats.

Eucalyptus tall open forests and open forests with ferns, herbs, sedges, rushes or wet tussock grasses vegetation profile

77.99% Remaining

Commonly found species within this communityEucalyptus obliqua; Eucalyptus radiata; Eucalyptus viminalis; Eucalyptus fastigata; Eucalyptus cypellocarpa; Eucalyptus globulus; Ozothamnus ferrugineus; Acacia verticillata; Dicksonia antarctica; Cyathea australis; Leucopogon lanceolatus; Coprosma quadrifida; Olearia lirata; Tetrarrhena juncea; Poa labillardierei; Dianella tasmanica; fern; tussock grass; forb; rush.


AGRICULTURALPRACTICE

REHABILITATION FIREMANAGEMENT

WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT

WEEDMANAGEMENT

FERALANIMALMANAGEMENT

DISEASEMANAGEMENT

Create buffer zones around remnants.Control and regulate public access into remnants, including mountain bikes, trail bikes and vehicles. Avoid run-off in or near remnants as it leads to erosion or increased sediment or nutrient levels.Retain trees, rocks, fallen timber and leaf litter.Protect from dumping of garden waste and invasion

Protect isolated canopy trees.

Link fragments with other remnants to increase connectivity. Undertake restoration works to restore natural hydrology where appropriate. Use locally sourced seed and tube stock for revegetation. Check with your local NRM organisation for advice on collecting, storing and propagating local species.

Please seek advice from your local NRM organisation prior to undertaking any fire management. Manage fuel loads in surrounding areas and remove weeds.Provide maps of remnant locations to local fire brigades.Vegetation typically burns infrequently, with fire intervals at a decadal time scale (possibly up to a few hundred years).

Re-introduce habitat features including rocks and logs at previously disturbed sites.

Eradicate and prevent reinvasion of weeds such as English ivy, Japanese honeysuckle, English holly, barberry, firethorn broom, blackberry, bridal creeper, Chilean needle grass and serrated tussock. Avoid adverse impacts from chemicals or other mechanisms to manage weeds by using manual removal or spot application of herbicides.Avoid unnecessary

Manage exotic pests including foxes, goats, rabbits and feral pigs.Manage foxes and rabbits simultaneously to avoid foxes switching to predation on native species, or increases in rabbit

populations.

Eucalyptus open forests with a shrubby understorey vegetation profile

82.63% Remaining

Commonly found species within this communityEucalyptus dives; Eucalyptus macrorhyncha; Eucalyptus obliqua; Eucalyptus sieberi; Eucalyptus mannifera; Eucalyptus polyanthemos; Eucalyptus radiata; Cassinia aculeata; Grevillea alpina; Leptospermum continentale; Brachyloma daphnoides; Daviesia latifolia; Joycea pallida; Dianella tasmanica; Poa sieberiana; tussock grass; rush; shrub.




WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT

WEEDMANAGEMENT


DISEASEMANAGEMENT

Create native vegetation buffers around remnants with indigenous species. Protect remnants from clearing.Protect from incursion by trail bikes, mountain bikes and other vehicles.Ban bush rock and fallen timber removal. Retain hollow-bearing trees, and protect standing dead trees.

Minimise spray drift from adjacent agricultural lands.Fence remnants adjacent to agricultural lands.

Minimise disturbance to see if natural regeneration occurs.If there is no evidence of regeneration, plant indigenous species from locally sourced seed. Plantings should replicate the composition and structure found in nearby high quality remnants sharing similar soils and aspects.

If few, or no hollow bearing trees are present then place nest boxes for mammals and birds on larger trees within remnants. Monitor boxes regularly (once every three months) to check for invasive species, such as Indian Myna.Ensure fencing is wildlife friendly. No electrical fencing of bottom strand, and no barbed wire.

Hand pulling, spot spraying and weed wiping are appropriate weed control measures. Prevent weed introduction through maintaining hygiene protocols and minimising soil disturbance.

Manage foxes, rabbits, cats, feral pigs and deer.Manage foxes and rabbits simultaneously to avoid foxes switching to predation on native species, or increases in rabbit populations.

Eucalyptus open forests with a grassy understorey vegetation profile

54.75% Remaining

Commonly found species within this communityEucalyptus goniocalyx; Eucalyptus pauciflora; Eucalyptus dives; Eucalyptus macrorhyncha; Eucalyptus polyanthemos; Eucalyptus nortonii; Eucalyptus dalrympleana; Cassinia aculeata; Cassinia longifolia; Acacia dealbata; Pimelea linifolia; Hardenbergia violacea; Epilobium billardierianum; Joycea pallida; Poa sieberiana; Austrostipa scabra; tussock grass; rush; forb.




WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT

WEEDMANAGEMENT


DISEASEMANAGEMENT

Create native vegetation buffers around remnants with indigenous species. Protect remnants from clearing.Protect from incursion by trail bikes, mountain bikes and other vehicles.Ban bush rock and fallen timber removal. Retain hollow-bearing trees, and protect standing

Minimise spray drift from adjacent agricultural lands.Fence remnants adjacent to agricultural lands.

Minimise disturbance to see if natural regeneration occurs.If there is no evidence of regeneration, plant indigenous species from locally sourced seed. Plantings should replicate the composition and structure found in nearby high quality remnants sharing similar soils and aspects.

If few, or no hollow bearing trees are present then place nest boxes for mammals and birds on larger trees within remnants. Monitor boxes regularly (once every three months) to check for invasive species, such as Indian Myna.Ensure fencing is wildlife friendly. No electrical fencing of bottom strand, and no

Hand pulling, spot spraying and weed wiping are appropriate weed control measures. Prevent weed introduction through maintaining hygiene protocols and minimising soil disturbance.

Manage foxes, rabbits, cats, feral pigs and deer.Manage foxes and rabbits simultaneously to avoid foxes switching to predation on native species, or increases in rabbit populations.

Eucalyptus woodlands with a shrubby understorey vegetation profile

72.65% Remaining

Commonly found species within this communityEucalyptus ovata; Eucalyptus obliqua; Eucalyptus leucoxylon; Eucalyptus pauciflora; Eucalyptus baxteri; Eucalyptus dives; Eucalyptus viminalis; Melaleuca squarrosa; Leptospermum continentale; Calytrix tetragona; Xanthorrhoea australis; Acacia verticillata; Drosera peltata; Lepidosperma carphoides; Hypolaena fastigiata; Tetratheca ciliata; Gahnia radula; Neurachne alopecuroidea; forb; sedge; tussock grass; rush.




WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT

WEEDMANAGEMENT


DISEASEMANAGEMENT

Purchase high quality remnants into reservation. Encourage uptake of conservation agreements and covenants on private land.Maintain a 30–50 metre native vegetation buffer around remnants to protect against incursion by feral predators, weeds and spray drift.Ban firewood collection and bush rock removal. Retain standing dead trees and fallen timber. Protect from road widening and maintenance activities.Do not permit commercial apiarists to place bee hives within

Manage grazing practices including avoiding high-intensity set stocking. Limit or exclude grazing during drought periods and during spring and summer when native ground cover is in flower or seed.Avoid herbicide and pesticide application in or near remnants.Do not direct or divert run-off into remnant areas.Avoid soil compaction from vehicles/machinery or stock camps.Avoid cultivation, ripping and excavation.

Do not plant trees/ shrubs into good condition, or derived grassland sites.Replant native, indigenous species if the site shows no signs of natural regeneration after two years. Plant trees and shrubs at the same density evident in local, good quality grassy woodland sites.Use high quality seed, of local provenance if possible.Do not allow a full canopy to develop (which may shade out understorey species). Please seek advice from your local NRM organisation on managing canopy

Please seek advice from your local NRM organisation prior to undertaking any fire management actions.A minimum fire interval of five years, maximum of 40 years is recommended.Apply mosaic burning in small areas at staggered intervals. Retain unburnt areas.Ensure that appropriate weed control measures follow any burning activity.

If few, or no hollow bearing trees are present then place nest boxes for mammals and birds on larger trees within remnants. Monitor boxes regularly (once every three months) to check for invasive species, such as Indian Myna.

Hand pulling, spot spraying and weed wiping are appropriate weed control measures.Prevent weed introduction through maintaining hygiene protocols and minimising soil disturbance.

Control feral grazers (deer, rabbits, goats) and erect fences where appropriate (e.g. of stock dams, individual guards for highly palatable young plants).Control feral predators including foxes, dogs, cats and pigs.

Temperate tussock grasslands

7.30% Remaining

Commonly found species within this communityThemeda triandra; Allocasuarina verticillata; Poa sieberiana; Poa labillardierei; Austrodanthonia caespitosa; Acacia melanoxylon; Eucalyptus camaldulensis; Acacia paradoxa; Elymus scaber; Austrodanthonia setacea; other grass; tussock grass; forb.




WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT

WEEDMANAGEMENT


DISEASEMANAGEMENT

Encourage uptake of conservation agreements and covenants on private land.Purchase good quality remnants into reservation where possible. Remnants in travelling stock routes should be monitored carefully to ensure that they do not become degraded. Avoid soil disturbance such as ploughing, creation of vehicle tracks, stockpiling, or rock removal.Create native vegetation buffers of greater than 30 metres.

Prevent trampling and excessive grazing pressure. Graze 3 days on; 28 days rest period.Totally exclude grazing during spring and summer flowering and seeding periods.Maintain a minimum sward height of 10 cm at all times (across all the site). Avoid fertiliser and herbicide application in or near remnants. Where cropping is undertaken in adjacent paddocks, minimise spray drift into

Consult your local NRM Organisation for advice on appropriate revegetation methods. Rehabilitate sites with locally sourced seed. Monitor closely to ensure that weed species do not compete with young native recruits for soil moisture and light.Revegetate between existing remnants to reconnect, extend and buffer sites.

Please seek advice from your local NRM organisation prior to undertaking any fire management actions.

Ensure any fencing of remnants is wildlife friendly, is not electrified and does not contain barbed wire.

Manage weeds including Chilean Needle Grass, African Lovegrass, Serrated Tussock Grass and St John's Wort.Avoid adverse impacts from chemicals or other mechanisms to manage weeds.Avoid disturbance during peak flowering season (no mow/slash/burn).Ensure weed seed not spread by grazing or machinery.Maintain cover of native perennials.

Undertaking baiting for foxes and cats.Ensure grass dependent fauna are not affected by feral animal trapping/removal program.

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