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Conservation Management Zones of AustraliaEastern Australia Temperate and Subtropical Forests
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.
© Commonwealth of Australia, 2015.
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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...................................................................................................25
Ramsar and Nationally Important Wetlands................................................................................26
World and National Heritage.......................................................................................................28
Major National Reserve System properties.................................................................................29
EPBC Act (1999) threatened ecological communities.................................................................31
EPBC Act (1999) threatened species..........................................................................................32
EPBC Act (1999) migratory species............................................................................................39
Threatened endemic species......................................................................................................42
Invasive species..........................................................................................................................48
Vegetation profiles and management recommendations............................................................52
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.
Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data
MAJOR CITIES AND TOWNS POPULATION
Brisbane 2,189,878
Central Coast 297,735
Gold Coast – Tweed Heads (NSW & QLD) 590,889
Newcastle-Maitland 418,958
Sydney 4,667,283
Wollongong 282,099
REGIONAL CENTRES POPULATION
Armidale 19,380
Ballina 15,957
Bowral-Mittagong 36,402
Cessnock 20,012
Coffs Harbour 45,603
REGIONAL CENTRES POPULATION
Forster-Tuncurry 18,911
Grafton 16,585
Lismore 27,481
Morisset-Cooranbong 16,921
Nowra – Bomaderry 27,995
Port Macquarie 41,519
Raymond Terrace 13,216
Singleton 13,978
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (NRM) REGIONSSouth East Local land Services NSW
Greater Sydney Local Land Services NSW
Central Tablelands Local Land Services NSW
Hunter Local Land Services NSW
Northern Tablelands Local Land Services NSW
North Coast Local Land Services NSW
South East Queensland Catchment QLD
Queensland Murray Darling Committee Inc QLD
Burnett Mary Regional Group for NRM QLD
TOP FIVE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES VALUE (MILLIONS)
Beef $738
Vegetables for consumption $524
Poultry $419
Dairy $353
Nurseries and cut flowers $322
Total value of agricultural commodities (including other commodities not listed here) $3,049
CLIMATE CHARACTERISTICS*Mean annual temperature 16 Celsius
Mean Maximum of the Hottest Month 27.7 Celsius
Mean Minimum of the Coldest Month 3.1 Celsius
Mean Annual Rainfall 1017.1 mm
Dominant rainfall season Summer
* 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/
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).
Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data
LANGUAGES SPOKEN AT HOMEEnglish 81.73%
Other languages 13.14%
Not stated 5.00%
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
Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data
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-
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/
INDIGENOUS LAND COUNCILS
New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council: www.alc.org.au
Sydney Metropolitan Aboriginal Land Council: www.metrolalc.org.au
NATIVE TITLE AND TRADITIONAL OWNERSRegistered Native Title Body Corporate Traditional Owners Hectares % of zone
Githabul Nation Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC The Githabul People 111,853 0.73
Jinibara People Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC Jinibara People 65,299 0.42
Dunghutti Elders Council (Aboriginal Corporation) RNTBC
Dunghutti People 12 0.0001
Source: The Native Title Tribunal Register, October 2013. For more information please refer to: http://www.nntt.gov.au/Pages/Searchportal.aspx
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREASArmidale Dumaresq Council NSW
Auburn City Council NSW
Ballina Shire Council NSW
Bankstown City Council NSW
Bellingen Shire Council NSW
Blue Mountains City Council NSW
Byron Shire Council NSW
Campbelltown City Council NSW
Canterbury City Council NSW
Cessnock City Council NSW
City Of Canada Bay Council NSW
Clarence Valley Council NSW
Coffs Harbour City Council NSW
Council Of The City Of Sydney NSW
Dungog Shire Council NSW
Eurobodalla Shire Council NSW
Glen Innes Severn Shire Council NSW
Gloucester Shire Council NSW
Gosford City Council NSW
Great Lakes Council NSW
Greater Taree City Council NSW
Guyra Shire Council NSW
Gwydir Shire Council NSW
Hawkesbury City Council NSW
Hurstville City Council NSW
Inverell Shire Council NSW
Kempsey Shire Council NSW
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREASKogarah City Council NSW
Ku-Ring-Gai Council NSW
Kyogle Council NSW
Lake Macquarie City Council NSW
Lane Cove Municipal Council NSW
Leichhardt Municipal Council NSW
Lismore City Council NSW
Lithgow City Council NSW
Liverpool Plains Shire Council NSW
Maitland City Council NSW
Manly Council NSW
Marrickville Council NSW
Mid-Western Regional Council NSW
Mosman Municipal Council NSW
Muswellbrook Shire Council NSW
Nambucca Shire Council NSW
Newcastle City Council NSW
North Sydney Council NSW
Palerang Council NSW
Parramatta City Council NSW
Penrith City Council NSW
Pittwater Council NSW
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council NSW
Port Stephens Council NSW
Randwick City Council NSW
Richmond Valley Council NSW
Rockdale City Council NSW
Ryde City Council NSW
Shellharbour City Council NSW
Shoalhaven City Council NSW
Singleton Shire Council NSW
Sutherland Shire Council NSW
Tamworth Regional Council NSW
Tenterfield Shire Council NSW
The Council Of The City Of Botany Bay NSW
The Council Of The Municipality Of Ashfield NSW
The Council Of The Municipality Of Hunters Hill NSW
The Council Of The Municipality Of Kiama NSW
The Council Of The Shire Of Hornsby NSW
The Hills Shire Council NSW
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS
Tweed Shire Council NSW
Unincorporated NSW
Upper Hunter Shire Council NSW
Uralla Shire Council NSW
Walcha Council NSW
Warringah Council NSW
Waverley Council NSW
Willoughby City Council NSW
Wingecarribee Shire Council NSW
Wollondilly Shire Council NSW
Wollongong City Council NSW
Woollahra Municipal Council NSW
Wyong Shire Council NSW
Brisbane City QLD
Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire QLD
Fraser Coast Regional QLD
Gladstone Regional QLD
Gold Coast City QLD
Goondiwindi Regional QLD
Gympie Regional QLD
Ipswich City QLD
Lockyer Valley Regional QLD
Logan City QLD
Moreton Bay Regional QLD
Noosa Shire QLD
North Burnett Regional QLD
Redland City QLD
Scenic Rim Regional QLD
Somerset Regional QLD
South Burnett Regional QLD
Southern Downs Regional QLD
Sunshine Coast Regional QLD
Toowoomba Regional QLD
Western Downs Regional QLD
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 HECTARESMyall Lakes – Corrie Island Nature Reserve NSW 44,972.48
Hunter Estuary Wetlands – Kooragang Nature Reserve NSW 3,391.99
Towra Point Nature Reserve NSW 334.23
Little LlangothlinNature Reserve
NSW 254.32
Moreton Bay QLD 159.63
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
Beecroft Peninsula NSW 4,742.32 1, 3, 6
Brisbane Water Estuary NSW 2,429.42 2, 3, 4
Bundjalung National Park NSW 2,889.73 1, 3, 5, 6
Clarence River Estuary NSW 5,613.90 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Clybucca Creek Estuary NSW 2,322.59 1, 3, 6
Conondale Range Aggregation QLD 1,985.49 1, 3, 5
Coomonderry Swamp NSW 457.44 1, 3, 4
Crowdy Bay National Park NSW 3,894.85 1, 3, 5, 6
Cudgen Nature Reserve NSW 610.81 1, 2, 3, 5
Dalrymple and Blackfellow Creeks QLD 873.96 1, 3, 5
Jervis Bay NSW 591.48 1, 3, 4, 5, 6
Karawatha Forest Park QLD 271.02 1, 3, 5
Kooragang Nature Reserve NSW 3,241.55 1, 3, 6, 4, 5
Lake Coombabah QLD 138.07 2, 3, 5
Lake Hiawatha and Minnie Water NSW 336.96 1, 3, 5
Lake Illawarra NSW 3,442.02 1, 3, 5
Lake Macquarie NSW 498.15 1, 2, 5, 6
Limeburners Creek Nature Reserve NSW 13,030.61 1, 2, 5, 6
Lower Bungawalbin Catchment Wetland Complex NSW 367.55 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Moreton Bay QLD 28.84 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Myall Lakes NSW 11,656.35 1, 2, 5
New England Wetlands NSW 124.34 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Obi Obi Creek QLD 356.53 1, 2, 3, 5
Port Stephens Estuary NSW 2,747.31 1, 3, 5
Salt Ash Air Weapons Range NSW 858.74 1, 2, 3, 5
Shoalhaven/Crookhaven Estuary NSW 2,242.08 1, 3, 4, 5
The Broadwater NSW 1,924.02 1, 3, 5
Towra Point Estuarine Wetlands NSW 819.88 1, 3, 6, 4, 5
Tuckean Swamp NSW 1,426.01 1, 2, 5, 6
NATIONALLY IMPORTANT WETLANDS JURISDICTION HECTARES CRITERIA
Upper Coomera River QLD 1,347.86 1, 3, 5
Wallis Lake and adjacent estuarine islands NSW 8,557.31 1, 3, 5
Wollumboola Lake NSW 534.45 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
Wooloweyah Lagoon NSW 2,425.91 1, 3, 5
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 NATIONAL HERITAGE
TYPEJURISDICTION HECTARES % OF
ZONEThe Greater Blue Mountains Area
World and National Natural NSW 766,208.19 4.80
Gondwana Rainforests of Australia
World and National Natural NSW 368,555.00 2.31
Royal National Park and Garawarra State Conservation Area
National Natural NSW 16,211.96 0.10
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Lion, Long and Spectacle Island Nature Reserves
National Natural NSW 15,233.65 0.10
Australian Convict Sites (Old Government House and DomainBuffer Zone)
World Historic NSW 532.30 0.00
Kurnell Peninsula Headland
National Historic NSW 378.01 0.00
North Head – Sydney National Historic NSW 239.76 0.00
Old Great North Road National Historic NSW 194.82 0.00
Sydney Opera House – Buffer Zone
World and National Historic NSW 178.70 0.00
Old Government House and the Government Domain
National Historic NSW 49.52 0.00
Cockatoo Island National Historic NSW 20.01 0.00
Bondi Beach National Historic NSW 17.91 0.00
Great Barrier Reef World and National Natural QLD 13.20 0.00
Sydney Harbour Bridge National Historic NSW 12.83 0.00
Sydney Opera House National Historic NSW 3.58 0.00
Hyde Park Barracks National Historic NSW 0.51 0.00
First GovernmentHouse Site
National Historic NSW 0.23 0.00
Cyprus Hellene Club – Australian Hall
National Indigenous NSW 0.09 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
Major National Reserve System propertiesMAJOR NATIONAL RESERVE SYSTEM PROPERTIES
Name Property type IUCN category
Jurisdiction Hectares % of zone
Wollemi National Park IB NSW 387,545 2.43%
Blue Mountains National Park II NSW 188,644 1.18%
Yengo National Park IB NSW 167,551 1.05%
Morton National Park II NSW 155,778 0.98%
Oxley Wild Rivers National Park IB NSW 148,258 0.93%
Guy Fawkes River National Park IB NSW 108,204 0.68%
Barrington Tops National Park IB NSW 76,892 0.48%
New England National Park IB NSW 71,176 0.45%
Washpool National Park IB NSW 68,878 0.43%
Myall Lakes National Park II NSW 47,830 0.30%
Nattai National Park IB NSW 46,160 0.29%
Nymboida National Park IB NSW 40,669 0.25%
D’Aguilar National Park II QLD 36,561 0.23%
Yuraygir National Park II NSW 36,187 0.23%
Parr State Conservation Area II NSW 35,726 0.22%
Werrikimbe National Park IB NSW 35,054 0.22%
Conondale National Park II QLD 34,203 0.21%
Border Ranges National Park IB NSW 31,889 0.20%
Cottan-Bimbang National Park II NSW 30,573 0.19%
Torrington State Conservation Area II NSW 30,362 0.19%
Willi Willi National Park IB NSW 30,075 0.19%
Main Range National Park II QLD 30,009 0.19%
Gibraltar Range National Park IB NSW 25,400 0.16%
Upper Nepean State Conservation Area IA NSW 25,112 0.16%
Bundjalung National Park IB NSW 21,178 0.13%
Lamington National Park II QLD 20,629 0.13%
Grongah National Park II QLD 19,692 0.12%
Chaelundi National Park II NSW 19,125 0.12%
Burragorang State Conservation Area II NSW 17,716 0.11%
Mount Barney National Park II QLD 17,550 0.11%
Nowendoc National Park II NSW 17,344 0.11%
Nymboi-Binderay National Park II NSW 17,213 0.11%
Bunya Mountains National Park II QLD 16,306 0.10%
Cunnawarra National Park II NSW 16,243 0.10%
Richmond Range National Park II NSW 15,721 0.10%
Curracabundi National Park II NSW 15,382 0.10%
MAJOR NATIONAL RESERVE SYSTEM PROPERTIES
Dharug National Park II NSW 15,324 0.10%
Royal National Park II NSW 15,286 0.10%
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park II NSW 15,101 0.09%
Kumbatine National Park II NSW 15,018 0.09%
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/
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.
EPBC Act (1999) threatened ecological communitiesTHREATENED ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES
Name Listing status % of total distribution* % of zone**
Coastal Upland Swamps in the Sydney Basin Bioregion
Endangered 100 0.03
Western Sydney Dry Rainforest and Moist Woodland on Shale
Critically Endangered 100 0.012
Shale/Sandstone Transition Forest Endangered 100 0.123
Cumberland Plain Shale Woodlands and Shale-Gravel Transition Forest
Critically Endangered 100 0.08
Temperate Highland Peat Swamps on Sandstone Endangered 100 0.0
Swamp Tea-tree (Melaleuca irbyana) Forest of South-east Queensland
Critically Endangered 100 0.0
Turpentine-Ironbark Forest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion
Critically Endangered 100 0.0
Weeping Myall – Coobah – Scrub Wilga Shrubland of the Hunter Valley
Critically Endangered 100 0.00
Blue Gum High Forest of the Sydney Basin Bioregion Critically Endangered 100 0.00
Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub of the Sydney Region Endangered 99.3 0.00
New England Peppermint (Eucalyptus nova-anglica) Grassy Woodlands
Critically Endangered 96.0 0.1
Lowland Rainforest of Subtropical Australia Critically Endangered 75.5 0.5
Upland Wetlands of the New England Tablelands and the Monaro Plateau
Endangered 45.6 0.01
White Box-Yellow Box-Blakely’s Red Gum Grassy Woodland and Derived Native Grassland
Critically Endangered 16.5 2.4
Upland Basalt Eucalypt Forests of the Sydney Basin Bioregion
Endangered 11.8 0.1
Natural grasslands on basalt and fine-textured alluvial plains of northern New South Wales and southern Queensland
Critically Endangered 9.0 3.5
Subtropical and Temperate Coastal Saltmarsh Vulnerable 4.6 0.061
Littoral Rainforest and Coastal Vine Thickets of Eastern Australia
Critically Endangered 3.6 0.0
Brigalow (Acacia harpophylla dominant and co-dominant)
Endangered 0.3 0.01
Semi-evergreen vine thickets of the Brigalow Belt (North and South) and Nandewar Bioregions
Endangered 0.2 0.0
Grey Box (Eucalyptus microcarpa) Grassy Woodlands and Derived Native Grasslands of South-eastern Australia
Endangered 0.0 0.001
Weeping Myall Woodlands Endangered 0.0 0.0
* % 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
EPBC Act (1999) threatened speciesTHREATENED MAMMALS
Common name Scientific name Status % of totaldistribution*
% of zone**
Hastings River Mouse, Koontoo Pseudomys oralis Endangered 96.61 17.46
New Holland Mouse, Pookila Pseudomys novaehollandiae Vulnerable 79.32 47.28
Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby Petrogale penicillata Vulnerable 72.00 18.58
Spot-tailed Quoll, Spotted-tail Quoll, Tiger Quoll (southeastern mainland population)
Dasyurus maculatus maculatus (SE mainland population)
Endangered 64.94 71.23
Grey-headed Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus Vulnerable 56.70 61.32
Large-eared Pied Bat, Large Pied Bat Chalinolobus dwyeri Vulnerable 54.51 90.75
Long-nosed Potoroo (SE mainland) Potorous tridactylus tridactylus Vulnerable 51.89 13.42
Koala (combined populations of Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory)
Phascolarctos cinereus (combined populations of QLD, NSW and the ACT)
Vulnerable 32.47 85.01
Southern Brown Bandicoot (Eastern) Isoodon obesulus obesulus Endangered 9.46 2.27
South-eastern Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus corbeni Vulnerable 6.95 14.01
Water Mouse, False Water Rat, Yirrkoo Xeromys myoides Vulnerable 0.42 0.08
Northern Quoll Dasyurus hallucatus Endangered 0.32 1.23
Konoom, Smoky Mouse Pseudomys fumeus Endangered May be present
May be present
Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae Vulnerable n/a n/a
Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis Endangered n/a n/a
THREATENED BIRDS
Common name Scientific name Status % of totaldistribution*
% of zone**
Coxen’s Fig-Parrot Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni Endangered 84.73 1.27
Eastern Bristlebird Dasyornis brachypterus Endangered 81.45 24.57
Gould’s Petrel Pterodroma leucoptera leucoptera
Endangered 63.27 0.00
Black-breasted Button-quail Turnix melanogaster Vulnerable 52.74 17.57
Regent Honeyeater Anthochaera phrygia Endangered 37.22 55.72
Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor Endangered 28.19 31.70
Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus Endangered 11.06 25.69
Red Goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus Vulnerable 7.11 45.81
Squatter Pigeon (southern) Geophaps scripta scripta Vulnerable 6.86 11.73
THREATENED BIRDS
Australian Fairy Tern Sternula nereis nereis Vulnerable 1.81 0.65
Australian Painted Snipe Rostratula australis Endangered 1.54 1.89
Star Finch (eastern), Star Finch (southern) Neochmia ruficauda ruficauda Endangered 0.15 0.35
Chatham Albatross Thalassarche eremita Endangered 0.08 0.59
Salvin’s Albatross Thalassarche cauta salvini Vulnerable 0.05 0.77
Gibson’s Albatross Diomedea exulans gibsoni Vulnerable 0.03 0.41
Shy Albatross, Tasmanian Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta cauta Vulnerable 0.03 0.59
Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora sanfordi Endangered 0.03 0.67
Antipodean Albatross Diomedea exulans antipodensis Vulnerable 0.02 0.41
White-capped Albatross Thalassarche cauta steadi Vulnerable 0.02 0.80
Malleefowl Leipoa ocellata Vulnerable 0.02 0.15
Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophoraepomophora
Vulnerable 0.02 0.67
Black-throated Finch (southern) Poephila cincta cincta Endangered 0.01 0.003
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans (sensu lato) Vulnerable 0.01 0.41
Herald Petrel Pterodroma heraldica Critically Endangered
May be present
May be present
Orange-bellied Parrot Neophema chrysogaster Critically Endangered
May be present
May be present
Tristan Albatross Diomedea exulans exulans Endangered n/a n/a
Southern Giant-Petrel Macronectes giganteus Endangered n/a n/a
Campbell Albatross Thalassarche melanophris impavida
Vulnerable n/a n/a
Superb Parrot Polytelis swainsonii Vulnerable n/a n/a
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Vulnerable n/a n/a
Northern Giant-Petrel Macronectes halli Vulnerable n/a n/a
Kermadec Petrel (western) Pterodroma neglecta neglecta Vulnerable n/a n/a
Buller’s Albatross Thalassarche bulleri 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**
Bell’s Turtle, Western Sawshelled Turtle, Namoi River Turtle, Bell’s Saw-shelled Turtle
Wollumbinia belli Vulnerable 99.23 0.23
Blue Mountains Water Skink Eulamprus leuraensis Endangered 98.09 0.68
Broad-headed Snake Hoplocephalus bungaroides Vulnerable 72.63 0.68
THREATENED REPTILES
Border Thick-tailed Gecko, Granite Belt Thick-tailed Gecko
Uvidicolus sphyrurus Vulnerable 41.24 14.00
Collared Delma Delma torquata Vulnerable 37.9 11.99
Dunmall’s Snake Furina dunmalli Vulnerable 24.65 2.37
Nangur Spiny Skink Nangura spinosa Critically Endangered
24.03 1.41
Five-clawed Worm-skink, Long-legged Worm-skink
Anomalopus mackayi Vulnerable 4.29 0.01
Mary River Turtle, Mary River Tortoise Elusor macrurus Endangered 2.89 0.01
Pink-tailed Worm-lizard, Pink-tailed Legless Lizard
Aprasia parapulchella Vulnerable 0.92 0.01
Yakka Skink Egernia rugosa Vulnerable 0.64 0.21
Hawksbill Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata Vulnerable 0.03 0.32
Grassland Earless Dragon Tympanocryptis pinguicolla Endangered 0.03 0.66
Green Turtle Chelonia mydas Vulnerable 0.02 0.00
Loggerhead Turtle Caretta caretta Endangered 0.02 0.67
Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle, Luth Dermochelys coriacea Endangered 0.02 0.65
Flatback Turtle Natator depressus Vulnerable 0.02 0.61
Olive Ridley Turtle, Pacific Ridley Turtle Lepidochelys olivacea Endangered 0.00 0.55
Three-toed Snake-tooth Skink Coeranoscincus reticulatus Vulnerable May be present
May be present
Ornamental Snake Denisonia maculata Vulnerable May be present
May be present
Striped Legless Lizard Delma impar Vulnerable May be present
May be present
OTHER THREATENED FAUNA
Common name Scientific name Status % of totaldistribution*
% of zone**
Peppered Tree Frog Litoria piperata Vulnerable 100.00 2.80
Clarence River Cod, Eastern Freshwater Cod Maccullochella ikei Endangered 100.00 0.04
Pink Underwing Moth Phyllodes imperialis smithersi Endangered 100.00 0.00
Mitchell’s Rainforest Snail Thersites mitchellae Critically Endangered
97.06 0.20
Fleay’s Frog Mixophyes fleayi Endangered 92.15 1.43
Giant Barred Frog, Southern Barred Frog Mixophyes iteratus Endangered 86.65 0.56
Stuttering Frog, Southern Barred Frog (in Victoria)
Mixophyes balbus Vulnerable 86.34 26.27
Mary River Cod Maccullochella mariensis Endangered 82.66 0.16
Australian Lungfish, Queensland Lungfish Neoceratodus forsteri Vulnerable 56.40 0.11
Yellow-spotted Tree Frog, Yellow-spotted Bell Frog
Litoria castanea Endangered 43.35 5.91
Giant Burrowing Frog Heleioporus australiacus Vulnerable 32.79 12.63
Oxleyan Pygmy Perch Nannoperca oxleyana Endangered 32.67 0.09
Green and Golden Bell Frog Litoria aurea Vulnerable 27.33 0.20
OTHER THREATENED FAUNA
Wallum Sedge Frog Litoria olongburensis Vulnerable 17.07 0.37
Bathurst Copper Butterfly, Purple Copper Butterfly, Bathurst Copper, Bathurst Copper Wing, Bathurst-Lithgow Copper, Purple Copper
Paralucia spinifera Vulnerable 15.46 0.11
Black Rockcod, Black Cod, Saddled Rockcod Epinephelus daemelii Vulnerable 8.84 0.50
Silver Perch, Bidyan Bidyanus bidyanus Critically Endangered
6.40 0.29
Booroolong Frog Litoria booroolongensis Endangered 3.77 0.35
Trout Cod Maccullochella macquariensis Endangered 3.76 0.01
Australian Grayling Prototroctes maraena Vulnerable 1.16 0.08
Honey Blue-eye Pseudomugil mellis Vulnerable 0.99 0.00
Littlejohn’s Tree Frog, Heath Frog Litoria littlejohni Vulnerable May be present
May be present
Growling Grass Frog, Southern Bell Frog, Green and Golden Frog, Warty Swamp Frog
Litoria raniformis Vulnerable May be present
May be present
Macquarie Perch Macquaria australasica Endangered May be present
May be present
Murray Cod Maccullochella peelii Vulnerable May be present
May be present
Grey Nurse Shark (east coast population) Carcharias taurus (east coast population)
Critically Endangered
n/a n/a
Southern Bluefin Tuna Thunnus maccoyii Conservation Dependent
n/a n/a
Great White Shark Carcharodon carcharias Vulnerable n/a n/a
Green Sawfish, Dindagubba, Narrowsnout Sawfish
Pristis zijsron Vulnerable n/a n/a
Whale Shark Rhincodon typus Vulnerable n/a n/a
THREATENED FLORA
Common Name Scientific name Status % of totaldistribution*
% of zone**
Milky Silkpod Parsonsia dorrigoensis Endangered 100 3.59
Granite Boronia Boronia granitica Endangered 100 3.23
Spiked Rice-flower Pimelea spicata Endangered 100 1.20
Southern Ochrosia Ochrosia moorei Endangered 100 1.06
Hairy Melichrus Melichrus sp. Newfoundland State Forest (P.Gilmour 7852)
Endangered 100 0.80
Rupp’s Wattle Acacia ruppii Endangered 100 0.75
Hal Haloragodendron lucasii Endangered 100 0.66
Hairy Persoonia Persoonia hirsuta Endangered 100 0.55
Dorrigo Daisy-bush Olearia flocktoniae Endangered 100 0.43
Davidson’s Plum Davidsonia jerseyana Endangered 100 0.37
Nightcap Plectranthus, Silver Plectranthus Plectranthus nitidus Endangered 100 0.33
Beadle’s Grevillea Grevillea beadleana Endangered 100 0.30
THREATENED FLORA
Nowra Heath-myrtle Triplarina nowraensis Endangered 100 0.27
Isoglossa Isoglossa eranthemoides Endangered 100 0.23
Nodding Geebung Persoonia nutans Endangered 100 0.19
Hill Zieria, Hilly Zieria, Illawarra Zieria Zieria granulata Endangered 100 0.15
Hairy Quandong Elaeocarpus williamsianus Endangered 100 0.13
Wingecarribee Leek-orchid, Dark Leek-orchid Prasophyllum uroglossum Endangered 100 0.09
Delicate Cress, Illawarra Irene Irenepharsus trypherus Endangered 100 0.09
Peach Myrtle Uromyrtus australis Endangered 100 0.09
Repand Boronia, Border Boronia Boronia repanda Endangered 100 0.08
Minyon Quandong Elaeocarpus sedentarius Endangered 100 0.08
Jervis Bay Leek Orchid, Culburra Leek-orchid, Kinghorn Point Leek-orchid
Prasophyllum affine Endangered 100 0.07
Black-clubbed Spider-orchid Caladenia atroclavia Endangered 100 0.07
Tranquillity Mintbush, Tranquility Mintbush Prostanthera askania Endangered 100 0.07
Torrington Beard-heath Leucopogon confertus Endangered 100 0.07
Kangaloon Sun Orchid Thelymitra kangaloonica Critically Endangered
100 0.06
Eastern Underground Orchid Rhizanthella slateri Endangered 100 0.06
Wyong Sun Orchid Thelymitra adorata Critically Endangered
100 0.06
Caley’s Grevillea Grevillea caleyi Endangered 100 0.05
Narrow-leaf Melichrus Melichrus sp. Gibberagee (Benwell 97239)
Endangered 100 0.05
Mountain Angelica, Broad-leafed Carrot Gingidia montana Endangered 100 0.04
Purple-leaf Muttonwood, Lismore Muttonwood Myrsine richmondensis Endangered 100 0.04
Seaforth Mintbush Prostanthera marifolia Critically Endangered
100 0.03
Wingecarribee Gentian Gentiana wingecarribiensis Endangered 100 0.03
Nightcap Oak Eidothea hardeniana Critically Endangered
100 0.02
Bomaderry Zieria, Bomaderry Creek Zieria Zieria baeuerlenii Endangered 100 0.02
Coastal Fontainea Fontainea oraria Endangered 100 0.01
Banyabba Shiny-barked Gum Eucalyptus pachycalyx subsp. banyabba
Endangered 100 0.01
Carrington Falls Grevillea Grevillea rivularis Endangered 100 0.01
Elusive Bush-pea Pultenaea elusa Endangered 100 0.01
North Rothbury Persoonia Persoonia pauciflora Critically Endangered
100 0.00
Halbury Rustyhood Pterostylis vernalis Critically Endangered
100 0.00
Cooneana Olive Notelaea ipsviciensis Critically Endangered
100 0.00
Wyong Midge Orchid 2 Corunastylis sp. Charmhaven Critically 100 0.00
THREATENED FLORA
(NSW 896673) Endangered
Ormeau Bottle Tree Brachychiton sp. Ormeau (L.H.Bird AQ435851)
Critically Endangered
100 0.00
Small Snake Orchid, Two-leaved Golden Moths, Golden Moths, Cowslip Orchid, Snake Orchid
Diuris pedunculata Endangered 99.99 9.41
Somersby Mintbush Prostanthera junonis Endangered 99.99 0.19
Sydney Plains Greenhood Pterostylis saxicola Endangered 99.97 0.56
Floyd’s Walnut Endiandra floydii Endangered 99.96 0.42
Smooth Davidsonia, Smooth Davidson’s Plum, Small-leaved Davidson’s Plum
Davidsonia johnsonii Endangered 99.83 0.51
Wyong Midge Orchid 1, Variable Midge Orchid 1 Corunastylis insignis Critically Endangered
99.71 0.11
Tuncurry Midge Orchid Corunastylis littoralis Critically Endangered
99.57 0.07
Angle-stemmed Myrtle Gossia gonoclada Endangered 99.54 0.09
Illawarra Socketwood Daphnandra johnsonii Endangered 99.43 0.20
Yellow Gnat-orchid Genoplesium baueri Endangered 98.76 2.53
Red-fruited Ebony, Silky Persimmon, Ebony
Diospyros mabacea Endangered 98.68 0.21
Sunshine Wattle Acacia terminalis subsp. terminalis MS
Endangered 98.62 0.10
Illawarra Greenhood, Rufa Greenhood, Pouched Greenhood
Pterostylis gibbosa Endangered 98.35 0.40
Sweet Myrtle, Small-leaved Myrtle Gossia fragrantissima Endangered 98.14 0.77
Small-leaved Tamarind Diploglottis campbellii Endangered 98.09 1.27
Dwarf Heath Casuarina Allocasuarina defungens Endangered 97.58 1.35
Dwarf Mountain Pine Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii Endangered 97.55 0.06
Spiny Gardenia Randia moorei Endangered 97.52 0.75
Botany Bay Bearded Greenhood, Botany Bay Bearded Orchid
Pterostylis sp. Botany Bay (A.Bishop J221/1-13)
Endangered 97 0.00
Native Jute Corchorus cunninghamii Endangered 96.08 1.66
White-flowered Wax Plant Cynanchum elegans Endangered 95.6 15.26
Coveny’s Zieria Zieria covenyi Endangered 94.84 0.03
Shiny-leaved Condoo, Black Plum, Wild Apple
Planchonella eerwah Endangered 94.19 0.24
Plumed Midge-orchid Genoplesium plumosum Endangered 92.24 0.01
Mt Berryman Phebalium Phebalium distans Critically Endangered
88.73 1.74
Proston Lasiopetalum Lasiopetalum sp. Proston (J.A.Baker 17)
Critically Endangered
88.48 0.02
Wandering Pepper-cress Lepidium peregrinum Endangered 84.38 1.79
Nielsen Park She-oak Allocasuarina portuensis Endangered 82.37 0.00
Wollemi Pine Wollemia nobilis Endangered 77.32 2.45
* % 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. There are a total of 324 threatened flora within the zone. The flora listed here have a significant proportion of their total national distribution within the zone and are also listed as either critically endangered or endangered. For more information please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species
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-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus
Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus
Buller’s Albatross Thalassarche bulleri
Campbell Albatross Thalassarche impavida
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
Gould’s Petrel Pterodroma leucoptera leucoptera
Great Egret,White Egret
Ardea alba
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris
Greater Sand Plover, Large Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
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 RoyalAlbatross
Diomedea sanfordi
Oriental Plover, Oriental Dotterel Charadrius veredus
Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
MIGRATORY BIRDS
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis(sensu lato)
Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
Red Knot, Knot Calidris canutus
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
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
Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas
Streaked Shearwater Puffinus leucomelas
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
OTHER MIGRATORY SPECIES
Common name Scientific name
Bryde’s Whale Balaenoptera edeni
Dugong Dugong dugon
Dusky Dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus
Flatback Turtle Natator depressus
OTHER MIGRATORY SPECIES
Great White Shark Carcharodon carcharias
Green Turtle Chelonia mydas
Hawksbill Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata
Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae
Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin Sousa chinensis
Irrawaddy Dolphin Orcaella brevirostris
Killer Whale, Orca Orcinus orca
Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle, Luth Dermochelys coriacea
Loggerhead Turtle Caretta caretta
Olive Ridley Turtle, Pacific Ridley Turtle Lepidochelys olivacea
Porbeagle, Mackerel Shark Lamna nasus
Pygmy Right Whale Caperea marginata
Salt-water Crocodile, Estuarine Crocodile Crocodylus porosus
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
Crabs, Yabbies, Isopods and Allies
Cherax leckii Not recordedin reserves
n/a Critically Endangered
Crabs, Yabbies, Isopods and Allies
Euastacus clarkae Not recordedin reserves
n/a Critically Endangered
Crabs, Yabbies, Isopods and Allies
Euastacus dalagarbe Not recordedin reserves
n/a Critically Endangered
Crabs, Yabbies, Isopods and Allies
Euastacus dharawalus Not recordedin reserves
n/a Critically Endangered
Crabs, Yabbies, Isopods and Allies
Euastacus gamilaroi Not recordedin reserves
n/a Critically Endangered
Crabs, Yabbies, Isopods and Allies
Euastacus girurmulayn Not recordedin reserves
n/a Critically Endangered
Crabs, Yabbies, Isopods and Allies
Euastacus gumar Not recordedin reserves
n/a Endangered
Crabs, Yabbies, Isopods and Allies
Euastacus guruhgi Not recordedin reserves
n/a Critically Endangered
Crabs, Yabbies, Isopods and Allies
Euastacus guwinus Not recordedin reserves
n/a Critically Endangered
Crabs, Yabbies, Isopods and Allies
Euastacus hirsutus Recorded in Reserves n/a Endangered
Crabs, Yabbies, Isopods and Allies
Euastacus hystricosus Not recordedin reserves
n/a Endangered
Crabs, Yabbies, Isopods and Allies
Euastacus jagabar Not recordedin reserves
n/a Critically Endangered
Crabs, Yabbies, Isopods and Allies
Euastacus maidae Not recordedin reserves
n/a Critically Endangered
Crabs, Yabbies, Isopods and Allies
Euastacus mirangudjin Not recordedin reserves
n/a Critically Endangered
Crabs, Yabbies, Isopods and Allies
Euastacus polysetosus Not recordedin reserves
n/a Endangered
Crabs, Yabbies, Isopods and Allies
Euastacus setosus Not recordedin reserves
n/a Critically Endangered
Crabs, Yabbies, Isopods and Allies
Euastacus simplex Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Crabs, Yabbies, Isopods and Allies
Euastacus spinichelatus Not recordedin reserves
n/a Endangered
Crabs, Yabbies, Isopods and Allies
Euastacus sulcatus Recorded in Reserves n/a Vulnerable
Crabs, Yabbies, Isopods and Allies
Euastacus suttoni Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Crabs, Yabbies, Isopods and Allies
Euastacus urospinosus Not recordedin reserves
n/a Endangered
Dragonflies Austrocordulia leonardi Not recordedin reserves
n/a Critically Endangered
Fish Maccullochella ikei Recorded in Reserves Endangered Endangered
Frogs Litoria daviesae Not recorded n/a Vulnerable
THREATENED ENDEMIC SPECIES
in reserves
Frogs Litoria piperata Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable Critically Endangered
Frogs Philoria loveridgei Recorded in Reserves n/a Endangered
Frogs Philoria pughi Not recordedin reserves
n/a Endangered
Frogs Philoria sphagnicolus Recorded in Reserves n/a Endangered
Molluscs Austropyrgus nepeanensis Not recordedin reserves
n/a Near Threatened
Molluscs Fluvidona anodonta Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Fluvidona petterdi Not recordedin reserves
n/a Critically Endangered
Molluscs Austrochloritis ascensa Recorded in Reserves n/a Near Threatened
Molluscs Meridolum marshalli Not recordedin reserves
n/a Near Threatened
Molluscs Posorites turneri Not recordedin reserves
n/a Near Threatened
Molluscs Helicarion leopardina Recorded in Reserves n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Georissa laseroni Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Plants Corunastylis littoralis Not recordedin reserves
Critically Endangered n/a
Plants Corunastylis plumosa Not recordedin reserves
Endangered n/a
Plants Corybas montanus Recorded in Reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Diuris flavescens Recorded in Reserves Critically Endangered n/a
Plants Diuris praecox Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Pterostylis bicornis Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Pterostylis pulchella Recorded in Reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Pterostylis saxicola Not recordedin reserves
Endangered n/a
Plants Rhizanthella slateri Not recordedin reserves
Endangered n/a
Plants Sarcochilus weinthalii Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Thelymitra sp. kangaloon Not recordedin reserves
Critically Endangered n/a
Plants Olearia cordata Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Ozothamnus vagans Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Lychnothamnus barbatus Not recordedin reserves
Endangered n/a
Plants Macrozamia cardiacensis Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Plants Macrozamia conferta Recorded in Reserves Vulnerable Vulnerable
THREATENED ENDEMIC SPECIES
Plants Macrozamia cranei Not recordedin reserves
Endangered Endangered
Plants Macrozamia elegans Not recordedin reserves
n/a Endangered
Plants Macrozamia fawcettii Recorded in Reserves n/a Near Threatened
Plants Macrozamia flexuosa Recorded in Reserves n/a Endangered
Plants Macrozamia humilis Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Plants Macrozamia occidua Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable Vulnerable
Plants Macrozamia viridis Not recordedin reserves
n/a Endangered
Plants Hibbertia marginata Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Astrotricha roddii Not recordedin reserves
Endangered n/a
Plants Epacris sparsa Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Melichrus sp. newfoundland state forest
Not recordedin reserves
Endangered n/a
Plants Styphelia perileuca Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Leucopogon exolasius Recorded in Reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Acacia courtii Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Acacia flocktoniae Recorded in Reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Acacia macnuttiana Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Almaleea cambagei Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Desmodium acanthocladum Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Phyllota humifusa Recorded in Reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Pultenaea parviflora Recorded in Reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Allocasuarina defungens Recorded in Reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Allocasuarina glareicola Recorded in Reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Allocasuarina portuensis Not recordedin reserves
Endangered n/a
Plants Allocasuarina simulans Recorded in Reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Euphrasia bowdeniae Recorded in Reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Daphnandra johnsonii Recorded in Reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Endiandra floydii Not recordedin reserves
Endangered n/a
Plants Endiandra hayesii Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Bertya ernestiana Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Bertya pinifolia Not recorded Vulnerable n/a
THREATENED ENDEMIC SPECIES
in reserves
Plants Fontainea australis Recorded in Reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Fontainea oraria Not recordedin reserves
Endangered n/a
Plants Brachychiton sp. ormeau Not recordedin reserves
Critically Endangered n/a
Plants Lasiopetalum joyceae Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Lasiopetalum sp. proston Recorded in Reserves Critically Endangered n/a
Plants Pimelea venosa Not recordedin reserves
Endangered n/a
Plants Angophora inopina Recorded in Reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Angophora robur Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Darwinia biflora Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Eucalyptus aquatica Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Eucalyptus camfieldii Recorded in Reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Eucalyptus pumila Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Gossia fragrantissima Recorded in Reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Homoranthus montanus Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Homoranthus prolixus Recorded in Reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Kunzea rupestris Recorded in Reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Leptospermum deanei Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Melaleuca biconvexa Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Melaleuca deanei Recorded in Reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Micromyrtus blakelyi Recorded in Reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Micromyrtus grandis Not recordedin reserves
Endangered n/a
Plants Triplarina nowraensis Not recordedin reserves
Endangered n/a
Plants Uromyrtus australis Recorded in Reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Acrophyllum australe Recorded in Reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Grevillea banyabba Recorded in Reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Grevillea beadleana Not recordedin reserves
Endangered n/a
Plants Grevillea caleyi Recorded in Reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Grevillea guthrieana Not recordedin reserves
Endangered n/a
Plants Grevillea masonii Not recordedin reserves
Endangered n/a
Plants Grevillea mollis Not recorded Endangered n/a
THREATENED ENDEMIC SPECIES
in reserves
Plants Grevillea molyneuxii Not recordedin reserves
Endangered n/a
Plants Grevillea quadricauda Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Grevillea rhizomatosa Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Hakea archaeoides Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Hicksbeachia pinnatifolia Recorded in Reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Isopogon fletcheri Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Persoonia acerosa Recorded in Reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Persoonia bargoensis Recorded in Reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Persoonia glaucescens Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Persoonia hirsuta Recorded in Reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Tinospora tinosporoides Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Owenia cepiodora Recorded in Reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Boronia repanda Recorded in Reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Boronia umbellata Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Leionema obtusifolium Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Leionema sympetalum Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Zieria covenyi Not recordedin reserves
Endangered n/a
Plants Zieria floydii Not recordedin reserves
Endangered n/a
Plants Zieria involucrata Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Zieria lasiocaulis Not recordedin reserves
Endangered n/a
Plants Zieria murphyi Recorded in Reserves Vulnerable n/a
Reptiles Myuchelys belli Recorded in Reserves Vulnerable Endangered
Reptiles Hoplocephalus bungaroides Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable Vulnerable
*Please note that due to the number of threatened endemic flora within this zone, only those that are not recorded in reserves, or listed as critically endangered or endangered under the EPBC Act or IUCN are listed here.
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
Invasive species INVASIVE MAMMALS
Common name Scientific name Area of zone (m2) % of total distribution*
% of zone**
Red Fox, Fox Vulpes vulpes 159,581,476,379 2.59 99.99
Cat, House Cat, Domestic Cat Felis catus 159,581,476379 2.08 99.99
Domestic Dog Canis lupus familiaris 156,109,778,218 6.26 97.82
House Mouse Mus musculus 148,894,209,980 4.19 93.30
Black Rat, Ship Rat Rattus rattus 142,884,465,842 12.85 89.53
Rabbit, European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 139,717,301,185 2.55 87.55
Brown Hare Lepus capensis 138,005,431,825 13.88 86.47
Domestic Cattle Bos taurus 130,346,060,745 7.66 81.67
Pig Sus scrofa 111,390,199,027 3.17 69.80
Feral deer species in Australia Feral deer 79,439,434,290 20.74 49.78
Brown Rat, Norway Rat Rattus norvegicus 53,476,035,196 28.14 33.51
Goat Capra hircus 42,336,103,125 1.98 26.53
Horse Equus caballus 22,555,115,056 1.52 14.13
OTHER INVASIVE FAUNA
Common name Scientific name Area of zone (m2) % of total distribution*
% of zone**
House Sparrow Passer domesticus 159,583,247,416 5.40 99.99
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 159,581,663,196 7.39 99.99
Rock Pigeon, Rock Dove, Domestic Pigeon
Columba livia 155,885,703,391 6.12 97.68
Spotted Turtle-Dove Streptopelia chinensis 145,551,994,754 17.47 91.20
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 134,428,286,181 14.99 84.23
Common Myna, Indian Myna Acridotheres tristis 119,804,919,089 23.16 75.07
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 99,274,592,090 14.03 62.20
Cane Toad Rhinella marina 85,648,676,475 4.43 53.67
Nutmeg Mannikin Lonchura punctulata 78,165,524,541 29.43 48.98
Common Blackbird, Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula 74,668,211,932 8.16 46.79
Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus 44,593,932,381 55.96 27.94
Skylark Alauda arvensis 33,992,120,366 5.27 21.30
Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus 20,261,986,987 9.00 12.70
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 13,179,310,954 4.75 8.26
European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris 3,915,492,265 1.98 2.45
Flowerpot Blind Snake, Brahminy Blind Snake, Cacing Besi
Ramphotyphlops braminus
2,544,808,700 4.46 1.59
* % 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
Common name Scientific name Area of zone (m2) % of total distribution*
% of zone**
Blackberry, European Blackberry Rubus fruticosusaggregate
129,848,088,906 15.58 81.36
Lantana, Common Lantana, Kamara Lantana, Large-leaf Lantana, Pink Flowered Lantana, Red Flowered Lantana, Red-Flowered Sage, White Sage, Wild Sage
Lantana camara 109,868,594,388 23.34 68.84
Fireweed, Madagascar Ragwort, Madagascar Groundsel
Senecio madagascariensis
96,050,387,072 65.54 60.18
Salvinia, Giant Salvinia,Aquarium Watermoss,Kariba Weed
Salvinia molesta 94,562,337,540 31.08 59.25
Willows except Weeping Willow, Pussy Willow and Sterile Pussy Willow
Salix spp. exceptS.babylonica, S.x calodendron & S.x reichardtii
92,965,915,116 14.11 58.25
Chilean Needle grass Nassella neesiana 67,019,646,317 25.56 41.99
Bitou Bush, Boneseed Chrysanthemoides monilifera
56,903,114,248 80.14 35.65
Bridal Creeper, Bridal Veil Creeper, Smilax, Florist’s Smilax, Smilax Asparagus
Asparagus asparagoides 53,652,608,454 6.53 33.62
Prickly Pears Opuntia spp. 53,027,032,154 13.97 33.23
Cabomba, Fanwort, Carolina Watershield, Fish Grass, Washington Grass, Watershield, Carolina Fanwort, Common Cabomba
Cabomba caroliniana 51,245,140,270 53.66 32.11
Serrated Tussock, Yass River Tussock, Yass Tussock, Nassella Tussock (NZ)
Nassella trichotoma 49,315,418,193 17.03 30.90
Alligator Weed Alternanthera philoxeroides
49,309,849,470 64.21 30.90
Water Hyacinth, Water Orchid, Nile Lily
Eichhornia crassipes 46,970,100,758 50.00 29.43
Broom, English Broom, Scotch Broom, Common Broom, Scottish Broom, Spanish Broom
Cytisus scoparius 45,493,951,235 19.09 28.51
Madeira Vine, Jalap, Lamb’s-tail, Mignonette Vine, Anredera, Gulf Madeiravine, Heartleaf Madeiravine, Potato Vine
Anredera cordifolia 42,811,999,608 45.95 26.83
Bitou Bush Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. rotundata
37,476,841,162 55.84 23.48
Parthenium Weed, Bitter Weed, Carrot Grass, False Ragweed
Parthenium hysterophorus
31,730,335,526 5.34 19.88
Gorse, Furze Ulex europaeus 28,704,633,941 7.21 17.99
INVASIVE FLORA
Delta Arrowhead, Arrowhead, Slender Arrowhead
Sagittaria platyphylla 28,455,774,278 33.69 17.83
Cat’s Claw Vine, Yellow Trumpet Vine, Cat’s Claw Creeper, Funnel Creeper
Dolichandra unguis-cati
22,849,064,152 40.22 14.32
Asparagus Fern, Ground Asparagus, Basket Fern, Sprengi’s Fern, Bushy Asparagus, Emerald Asparagus
Asparagus aethiopicus 21,947,852,124 70.97 13.75
African Boxthorn, Boxthorn Lycium ferocissimum 21,254,923,677 4.04 13.32
Boneseed Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. monilifera
19,639,950,056 6.17 12.31
Climbing Asparagus-fern, Ferny Asparagus
Protasparagus plumosus 15,470,790,635 47.6 9.69
Climbing Asparagus-fern Asparagus plumosus 15,470,790,635 47.6 9.69
Hymenachne, Olive Hymenachne, Water Stargrass, West Indian Grass, West Indian Marsh Grass
Hymenachne amplexicaulis
14,059,277,352 6.23 8.81
Rubber Vine, Rubbervine, India Rubber Vine, India Rubbervine, Palay Rubbervine, Purple Allamanda
Cryptostegia grandiflora 13,850,670,463 2.04 8.68
Montpellier Broom, Cape Broom, Canary Broom, Common Broom, French Broom, Soft Broom
Genista monspessulana 11,994,838,519 8.05 7.52
Mesquite, Algaroba Prosopis spp. 11,200,098,865 1.89 7.02
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 10,702,084,944 7.16 6.71
Parkinsonia, Jerusalem Thorn, Jelly Bean Tree, Horse Bean
Parkinsonia aculeata 10,352,633,030 0.65 6.49
Climbing Asparagus, Climbing Asparagus Fern
Asparagus africanus 5,561,162,007 44.92 3.48
Asparagus Fern, Climbing Asparagus Fern
Asparagus scandens 4,280,466,017 22.23 2.68
Athel Pine, Athel Tree, Tamarisk, Athel Tamarisk, Athel Tamarix, Desert Tamarisk, Flowering Cypress, Salt Cedar
Tamarix aphylla 4,131,683,031 0.59 2.59
Prickly Acacia, Blackthorn, Prickly Mimosa, Black Piquant, Babul
Vachellia nilotica 2,422,585,958 0.44 1.52
Flax-leaved Broom, Mediterranean Broom, Flax Broom
Genista linifolia 2,246,364,301 5.49 1.41
Prickly Pears Cylindropuntia spp. 1,128,745,260 1.80 0.71
Pond Apple, Pond-apple Tree, Alligator Apple,
Annona glabra 33,622,937 0.10 0.02
INVASIVE FLORA
Bullock’s Heart, Cherimoya, Monkey Apple, Bobwood, Corkwood
Prickly Acacia Acacia nilotica subsp. indica
May be present May be present May be present
Radiata Pine Monterey Pine, Insignis Pine, Wilding Pine
Pinus radiata May be present May be present May be present
Broom Genista sp. X Genista monspessulana
May be present 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
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.
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Eucalyptus woodlands with a tussock grass understorey vegetation profile
19.55% Remaining
Commonly found species within this communityEucalyptus crebra; Eucalyptus populnea; Corymbia citriodora; Corymbia gummifera; Eucalyptus blakelyi; Eucalyptus tereticornis; Angophora floribunda; Eucalyptus melanophloia; Bursaria spinosa; Leptospermum trinervium; Persoonia levis; Lomatia silaifolia; Microlaena stipoides; Themeda triandra; Lomandra longifolia; forb; tussock grass.
Management recommendationsPROTECTION SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE
REHABILITATION FIRE MANAGEMENT
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
WEED MANAGEMENT
FERALANIMAL MANAGEMENT
DISEASE MANAGEMENT
Purchase high quality remnants into reservation and encourage uptake of conservation agreements and covenants on private land.Maintain buffers of native vegetation around remnants.Prevent firewood collection and bush rock removal.Retain standing dead trees and fallen timber.Do not permit commercial apiarists to place bee hives within 3km of the remnant.
Limit and exclude grazing during drought or when native ground cover is in flower or seed (Spring/Summer).Graze 3-days on; 28-days off in Summer; 7-days on, 56-days off in autumn and winter.Maintain 80% groundcover; 10cm sward height minimum at all times.Fence outside canopy dripline of paddock trees to allow regeneration.Avoid cultivation, ripping, excavation, and herbicide and pesticide application in, or near, remnants.Do not divert run-off into remnant areas.Avoid soil compaction from vehicles/machinery or stock camps.
Do not plant trees/ shrubs into good condition sites, which should be capable of natural regeneration. Planting disturbs compositional balance and natural succession patterns.Plant native, indigenous species only if the site shows no signs of natural regeneration. 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.Don’t allow the remnant to become overly shrubby.
Negotiate fire management protocols with local fire brigades in relation to establishing fire control lines.
Maintain and protect paddock trees, as they provide linkages within the landscape for wildlife.If few mature trees with hollows are present, provide both bird and arboreal mammal nesting boxes. Monitor these 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.Likewise, if bush rock has been previously removed from remnants, seek advice about suitable artificial alternatives. Bush rocks provide critical habitat for a range of reptiles that are critical for the food chain.Monitor and manage densities of Eastern Grey Kangaroos.
Mow/slash sporadically and in a mosaic pattern in late summer or autumn.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.
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 provide shelter for foxes, rabbits and cats.
Manage contributors to dieback, such as over-populations of leaf eating insects, through weed management in surrounding areas.
Eucalyptus open forests with a grassy understorey vegetation profile
66.23% Remaining
Commonly found species within this communityEucalyptus moluccana; Corymbia citriodora; Eucalyptus albens; Eucalyptus pilularis; Eucalyptus tereticornis; Acacia aulacocarpa; Alphitonia excelsa; Jacksonia scoparia; Themeda triandra; Imperata cylindrica; Cymbopogon refractus; Bothriochloa decipiens; Entolasia stricta; Dianella caerulea; Lomandra longifolia; tussock grass.
Management recommendationsPROTECTION SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURALPRACTICE
REHABILITATION FIREMANAGEMENT
WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT
WEEDMANAGEMENT
FERALANIMALMANAGEMENT
DISEASEMANAGEMENT
Protect remnants from clearing. Protect hollow-bearing trees.Protect standing dead trees.Do not allow removal of fallen timber and bush rock.
Eucalyptus open forests with a shrubby understorey vegetation profile
89.49% Remaining
Commonly found species within this communityEucalyptus siderophloia; Eucalyptus sieberi; Eucalyptus deanei; Angophora leiocarpa; Lophostemon confertus; Leptospermum brevipes; Acacia aulacocarpa; Acacia irrorata; Alphitonia excelsa; Dodonaea viscosa; Themeda triandra; Imperata cylindrica; Cymbopogon refractus; Lepidosperma laterale; tussock grass; sedge.
Management recommendationsPROTECTION SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURALPRACTICE
REHABILITATION FIREMANAGEMENT
WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT
WEEDMANAGEMENT
FERALANIMALMANAGEMENT
DISEASEMANAGEMENT
Protect remnants from clearing. Protect hollow-bearing trees.Protect standing dead trees.Do not allow removal of fallen timber and bush rock.
Eucalyptus (+/- tall) open forest with a dense broad-leaved and/or tree-fern understorey (wet sclerophyll) vegetation profile
72.87% Remaining
Commonly found species within this communityEucalyptus siderophloia; Lophostemon confertus; Eucalyptus grandis; Eucalyptus salign; Eucalyptus microcorys; Neolitsea dealbata; Corymbia intermedia; Eucalyptus propinqu; Caldcluvia paniculosa; Pittosporum undulatu; Caldcluvia paniculosa; Synoum glandulosum; Livistona australis; Doryphora sassafras; Breynia oblongifolia; Lomandra longifolia; Lepidosperma laterale; Pteridium esculentum; Imperata cylindrica; Ottochloa gracillima; rush; fern; tussock grass.
Management recommendationsPROTECTION SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURALPRACTICE
REHABILITATION FIREMANAGEMENT
WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT
WEEDMANAGEMENT
FERALANIMALMANAGEMENT
DISEASEMANAGEMENT
Purchase remnants into reservation. Fence remnants and manage public access (especially near residential areas). Exclude access of vehicles and trail bikes for recreational use, and keep pets on leashes.Do not allow removal of fallen timber, bush rocks and leaf litter. Avoid mowing/slashing of understorey to promote regeneration of
Reduce spray drift in adjacent paddocks. Encourage wise water usage in adjacent lands to ensure water tables are not affected.Implement stock management plans for roadside verges and crown land where grazing is permitted.
Ensure local flora species are planted for any revegetation and recovery actions.Re-introduce habitat features (e.g. rocks, logs) at disturbed sites.
Natural fire intervals are likely to be several decades to a fewhundred years. Repeated hazard reduction burns or too-frequent wildfire impact on vegetation health andregeneration capacity. Provide maps of remnants to local and state Rural Fire Services. Manage fuel loads in surrounding areas, to minimise the risk of inappropriate fire regimesaffecting
Ensure chemicals or other mechanisms used to eradicate weeds do not have an adverse affect on remnants.
Tropical or sub-tropical rainforest vegetation profile
48.07% Remaining
Commonly found species within this communityAraucaria cunninghamii; Argyrodendron trifoliolatum; Waterhousea floribunda; Baloghia inophylla; Acmena smithii; Choricarpia subargente; Dissiliaria baloghioides; Livistona australis; Pittosporum undulatum, tree-fern; Notelaea venosa; Clerodendrum tomentosu; Adiantum formosum; Asplenium attenuatum; Pellaea; Doodia asper; fern; tussock grass.
Management recommendationsPROTECTION SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURALPRACTICE
REHABILITATION FIREMANAGEMENT
WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT
WEEDMANAGEMENT
FERALANIMALMANAGEMENT
DISEASEMANAGEMENT
Encourage uptake of conservation agreements and covenants on private land.Create buffer zones of native vegetation around remnants that are adjacent to development/agricultural areas. Fence off remnants that are adjacent to residential areas and limit access for vehicles and pets.Protect fallen timber, paddock trees and large trees.Purchase remnants into reservation to increaseconnectivity.
Ensure that livestock are excluded from remnants, through exclusion fencing or other barriers.Ensure nearby eucalypt plantations do not impact on groundwater supplies.
Increase connectivity between remnants.Plant local indigenous rainforest species, especially key canopy tree species.
Discourage the use of fire as a means to control lantana or other weeds in or near to rainforestremnants.Plantations also increase wildfire potentials. Remnants can be better protected if surrounded by buffers of indigenous plantings (with canopy, midstorey and understorey species). Ensure that managed fires and, where possible, wildfires do not enter buffer zones around remnants.
Implement staged removal of camphor laurel
(Cinnamomum camphora).Avoid clearing camphor laurel using heavy machinery.Monitor for early weed detection and eradication.
Eucalyptus woodlands with a shrubby understorey vegetation profile
60.12% Remaining
Commonly found species within this communityEucalyptus rossii; Eucalyptus crebra; Eucalyptus gummifera; Eucalyptus racemosa; macrorhyncha; Corymbia trachyphloia; Allocasuarina littoralis; eptospermum sp; Leptospermum trinervium; Banksia spinulosa; Entolasia stricta; Microlaena stipoides; Aristida queenslandica; Melichrus urceolatus; Monotoca scoparia; Themeda triandra; Imperata cylindrica; Echinopogon caespitosus; Lomandra multiflora; tussock grass; fern.
Management recommendationsPROTECTION SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURALPRACTICE
REHABILITATION FIREMANAGEMENT
WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT
WEEDMANAGEMENT
FERALANIMALMANAGEMENT
DISEASEMANAGEMENT
Encourage uptake of conservation agreements and covenants on private land.Do not allow removal of fallen timber and bush rocks.
Manage grazing practices including avoiding high-intensity set stocking. Avoid fertiliser drift from adjacent crops and pastures. Fence paddock trees to enable natural regeneration. Construct artificialshade for stock.
Encourage natural regeneration through fencing and stock management.Replant vegetation using locally-sourced seed.