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Mid Western Regional Council
Roadside Vegetation Assessment and Prioritisation for Rehabilitation
82
Ridge Road north
Figure 47. Recovery potential along Ridge Road north - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 48. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Ridge Road north.
WORKS PRIORITY
High – 9.2
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Sealed two lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-21m
both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Partly cleared for grazing and cleared for grazing
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 2.8
Partly cleared: modified
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Blakely's Red-gum- Rough barked Apple Woodland, Rough-barked
Apple Woodland, Inland Grey Box-Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
High – 9.2
(RDG1-5 range 6 to 11)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• control erosion in steep sections
• identify any special locations to be protected, eg rare flora,
threatened communities
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• eliminate or restrict mowing and slashing, subject to road safety
and bushfire management requirements
• limit mowing and slashing to one slasher width or less, and do
not slash beyond the table drain
• avoid “tidying up” the roadside, retain natural features such as
logs, leaf litter, fallen timber and rocks
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance
• revegetate bare or badly degraded areas of native vegetation
along existing roads, and sites used for stockpiles
• minimise vegetation disturbance
Mid Western Regional Council
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Artz Lane
Figure 48. Recovery potential along Artz Lane - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 49. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Artz Lane.
WORKS PRIORITY
High – 9.0
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Sealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-21m
both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Partly cleared for grazing and cleared for grazing
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.0
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Blakely's Red Gum-White Box-Tumbledown Gum Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
High – 9.0
(ARZ1)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• control erosion in steep sections
• identify any special locations to be protected, eg rare flora,
threatened communities
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• eliminate or restrict mowing and slashing, subject to road safety
and bushfire management requirements
• limit mowing and slashing to one slasher width or less, and do
not slash beyond the table drain
• avoid “tidying up” the roadside, retain natural features such as
logs, leaf litter, fallen timber and rocks
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance
• revegetate bare or badly degraded areas of native vegetation
along existing roads, and sites used for stockpiles
• minimise vegetation disturbance
Mid Western Regional Council
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Barneys Reef Road south
Figure 49. Recovery potential along Barneys Reef Road south - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 50. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Barneys Reef Road south.
WORKS PRIORITY
High – 9.0
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Sealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-21m
both sides, stockpile site noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Partly cleared for grazing and cleared for grazing
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.5
Partly cleared: modified
Cleared & grazed: modified &
degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
White Box- Yellow Box- Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland/Forest,
Yellow Box Grassy Woodland, Degraded Grassland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
High – 9.0
(BRN1-8 range 4 to 10)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• control erosion in steep sections
• identify any special locations to be protected, eg rare flora,
threatened communities
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• eliminate or restrict mowing and slashing, subject to road safety
and bushfire management requirements
• limit mowing and slashing to one slasher width or less, and do
not slash beyond the table drain
• avoid “tidying up” the roadside, retain natural features such as
logs, leaf litter, fallen timber and rocks
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance
• revegetate bare or badly degraded areas of native vegetation
along existing roads, and sites used for stockpiles
• minimise vegetation disturbance
Mid Western Regional Council
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Birriwa Road
Figure 50. Recovery potential along Birrawa Road - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 51. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Birriwa Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
High – 9.0
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Sealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-21m
both sides, drainage/erosion noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Partly cleared for grazing and cleared for grazing
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.0
Partly cleared: modified
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Blakely's Red gum-Yellow Box Open Forest, Fuzzy Box Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
High – 9.0
(BIR1-2 range 8 to 10)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• control erosion in steep sections
• identify any special locations to be protected, eg rare flora,
threatened communities
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• eliminate or restrict mowing and slashing, subject to road safety
and bushfire management requirements
• limit mowing and slashing to one slasher width or less, and do
not slash beyond the table drain
• avoid “tidying up” the roadside, retain natural features such as
logs, leaf litter, fallen timber and rocks
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance
• revegetate bare or badly degraded areas of native vegetation
along existing roads, and sites used for stockpiles
• minimise vegetation disturbance
Mid Western Regional Council
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Broadfield Road
Figure 51. Recovery potential along Broadfield Road - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 52. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Broadfield Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
High – 9.0
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local road, average roadside corridor is fenced at
6-21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared for grazing
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.0
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Inland Grey Box-Yellow Box-Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
High – 9.0
(BRF1)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• control erosion in steep sections
• identify any special locations to be protected, eg rare flora,
threatened communities
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• eliminate or restrict mowing and slashing, subject to road safety
and bushfire management requirements
• limit mowing and slashing to one slasher width or less, and do
not slash beyond the table drain
• avoid “tidying up” the roadside, retain natural features such as
logs, leaf litter, fallen timber and rocks
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance
• revegetate bare or badly degraded areas of native vegetation
along existing roads, and sites used for stockpiles
• minimise vegetation disturbance
Mid Western Regional Council
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Corish’s Lane
Figure 52. Recovery potential along Corishs Lane - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 53. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Corishs Lane.
WORKS PRIORITY
High – 9.0
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local road, average roadside corridor is fenced at
6-21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared for grazing
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 2.5
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Blakely's Red gum-Yellow Box Woodland, Inland Grey Box-Yellow
Box-Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
High – 9.0
(CSH1-2 range 8 to 10)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• control erosion in steep sections
• identify any special locations to be protected, eg rare flora,
threatened communities
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• eliminate or restrict mowing and slashing, subject to road safety
and bushfire management requirements
• limit mowing and slashing to one slasher width or less, and do
not slash beyond the table drain
• avoid “tidying up” the roadside, retain natural features such as
logs, leaf litter, fallen timber and rocks
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance
• revegetate bare or badly degraded areas of native vegetation
along existing roads, and sites used for stockpiles
• minimise vegetation disturbance
Mid Western Regional Council
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Gingers Lane
Figure 53. Recovery potential along Gingers Lane - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 54. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Gingers Lane.
WORKS PRIORITY
High – 9.0
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local road, average roadside corridor is fenced at
6-21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared for grazing
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.0
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Fuzzy Box Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
High – 9.0
(GIN1)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• control erosion in steep sections
• identify any special locations to be protected, eg rare flora,
threatened communities
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• eliminate or restrict mowing and slashing, subject to road safety
and bushfire management requirements
• limit mowing and slashing to one slasher width or less, and do
not slash beyond the table drain
• avoid “tidying up” the roadside, retain natural features such as
logs, leaf litter, fallen timber and rocks
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance
• revegetate bare or badly degraded areas of native vegetation
along existing roads, and sites used for stockpiles
• minimise vegetation disturbance
Mid Western Regional Council
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Magpie Lane
Figure 54. Recovery potential along Magpie Lane - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 55. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Magpie Lane.
WORKS PRIORITY
High – 9.0
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local road, average roadside corridor is fenced at
6-21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared for grazing
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.0
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Blakely's Red gum-Red Box Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
High – 9.0
(MAG1)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• control erosion in steep sections
• identify any special locations to be protected, eg rare flora,
threatened communities
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• eliminate or restrict mowing and slashing, subject to road safety
and bushfire management requirements
• limit mowing and slashing to one slasher width or less, and do
not slash beyond the table drain
• avoid “tidying up” the roadside, retain natural features such as
logs, leaf litter, fallen timber and rocks
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance
• revegetate bare or badly degraded areas of native vegetation
along existing roads, and sites used for stockpiles
• minimise vegetation disturbance
Mid Western Regional Council
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Montaza Road
Figure 55. Recovery potential along Montaza Road - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 56. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Montaza Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
High – 9.0
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local road, average roadside corridor is fenced at
6-21m both sides, turnaround bay and stockpile site noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Partly cleared or cleared for grazing; bushland in adjacent areas
including Yarrobil State Forest to the south
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 2.8
Partly cleared: modified
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Blakely's Red gum-Yellow Box Woodland, Inland Grey Box-Yellow
Box-Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland, Blakely's Red gum Ecotone
Forest, Apple-box-Yellow-box Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
High – 9.0
(MON1-3 range 8 to 11)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• control erosion in steep sections
• identify any special locations to be protected, eg rare flora,
threatened communities
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• eliminate or restrict mowing and slashing, subject to road safety
and bushfire management requirements
• limit mowing and slashing to one slasher width or less, and do
not slash beyond the table drain
• avoid “tidying up” the roadside, retain natural features such as
logs, leaf litter, fallen timber and rocks
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance
• revegetate bare or badly degraded areas of native vegetation
along existing roads, and sites used for stockpiles
• minimise vegetation disturbance
Mid Western Regional Council
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Moolarben Road west
Figure 56. Recovery potential along Moolarben Road west - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 57. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Moolarben Road west.
WORKS PRIORITY
high (9.0)
DESCRIPTION
Gravel road, 2 lanes of road surface, average roadside corridor is generally
unfenced, or fenced at 6-21m both sides
MAINTAINED
yes
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Partly cleared with low intensity grazing, moderate density weeds, some
noxious
CONSERVATION RANKING
Fair (very poor – good;
potential EEC present)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
• Inland Grey Box-Yellow Box-Blakely's Red Gum Open
Woodland/Forest (potential EEC)
• Blakely's Red Gum-Rough barked Apple Open Woodland
• Rough-barked Apple Ecotone Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
High
(high – medium; MOL1-5:
average = 9.0)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan, in bushland
areas, spot spray weeds in understorey, time spraying to treat weeds
before seed set
• revegetate roadside corridor to establish linkages between nearby
bushland patches
• limit stock access to roadside environment
• eliminate or restrict mowing and slashing, subject to road safety and
bushfire management requirements
• limit mowing and slashing to one slasher width or less, and do not
slash beyond the table drain
• avoid “tidying up” the roadside, retain natural features such as logs,
leaf litter, fallen timber and rocks
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance, minimise vegetation
disturbance
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Pinelea Road
Figure 57. Recovery potential along Pinelea Road - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 58. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Pinelea Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
High – 9.0
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local road, average roadside corridor is fenced at
6-21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Partly cleared and cleared for grazing
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.0
Partly cleared: modified
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Fuzzy Box Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
High – 9.0
(PIN1-2)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• control erosion in steep sections
• identify any special locations to be protected, eg rare flora,
threatened communities
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• eliminate or restrict mowing and slashing, subject to road safety
and bushfire management requirements
• limit mowing and slashing to one slasher width or less, and do
not slash beyond the table drain
• avoid “tidying up” the roadside, retain natural features such as
logs, leaf litter, fallen timber and rocks
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance
• revegetate bare or badly degraded areas of native vegetation
along existing roads, and sites used for stockpiles
• minimise vegetation disturbance
Mid Western Regional Council
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Spring Ridge Road east1
Figure 58. Recovery potential along Spring Ridge Road east1 - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 59. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Spring Ridge Road east1.
WORKS PRIORITY
High – 9.0
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-
21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared for grazing
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 2.9
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
White Box- Yellow Box- Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland/Forest,
White Box- Yellow Box Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
High – 9.0
(SRR1-3 range 8 to 10)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• control erosion in steep sections
• identify any special locations to be protected, eg rare flora,
threatened communities
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• eliminate or restrict mowing and slashing, subject to road safety
and bushfire management requirements
• limit mowing and slashing to one slasher width or less, and do
not slash beyond the table drain
• avoid “tidying up” the roadside, retain natural features such as
logs, leaf litter, fallen timber and rocks
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance
• revegetate bare or badly degraded areas of native vegetation
along existing roads, and sites used for stockpiles
• minimise vegetation disturbance
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Spring Ridge Road east2
Figure 59. Recovery potential along Spring Ridge Road east2 - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 60. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Spring Ridge Road east2.
WORKS PRIORITY
High – 9.0
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 0-
5m or 6-21m both sides, stockpile site and drainage/erosion noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Partly cleared and cleared for grazing, bushland in Yarrobil State
Forest to the west
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.8
Partly cleared: modified
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Fuzzy Box Woodland, White Box- Yellow Box- Blakely's Red Gum
Open Woodland, Blakely's Red gum-Yellow Box Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
High – 9.0
(SRR4-7 range 6 to 11)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• control erosion in steep sections
• identify any special locations to be protected, eg rare flora,
threatened communities
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• eliminate or restrict mowing and slashing, subject to road safety
and bushfire management requirements
• limit mowing and slashing to one slasher width or less, and do
not slash beyond the table drain
• avoid “tidying up” the roadside, retain natural features such as
logs, leaf litter, fallen timber and rocks
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance
• revegetate bare or badly degraded areas of native vegetation
along existing roads, and sites used for stockpiles
• minimise vegetation disturbance
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Whitehouse Road
Figure 60. Recovery potential along Whitehouse Road - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 61. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Whitehouse Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
High – 9.0
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-
21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared for grazing, bushland in Yarrobil State Forest to the west
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.0
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Inland Grey Box-Yellow Box-Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
High – 9.0
(WHH1)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• control erosion in steep sections
• identify any special locations to be protected, eg rare flora,
threatened communities
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• eliminate or restrict mowing and slashing, subject to road safety
and bushfire management requirements
• limit mowing and slashing to one slasher width or less, and do
not slash beyond the table drain
• avoid “tidying up” the roadside, retain natural features such as
logs, leaf litter, fallen timber and rocks
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance
• revegetate bare or badly degraded areas of native vegetation
along existing roads, and sites used for stockpiles
• minimise vegetation disturbance
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Ben Buckley Road north
Figure 61. Recovery potential along Ben Buckley Road north - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 62. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Ben Buckley Road north.
WORKS PRIORITY
High – 8.8
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-
21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Partly cleared and cleared for grazing, some bushland on nearby
hilltops
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.0
Partly cleared: modified
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Yellow Box Grassy Open Woodland, Blakely's Red gum-Yellow Box
Open Woodland, White Box- Yellow Box Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 8.8
(BEN1-4 range 8 to 10)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
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fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Carramar Road
Figure 62. Recovery potential along Carramar Road - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 63. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Carramar Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
High – 8.8
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at
variable or 6-21m both sides, stockpile site and drainage/erosion
noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Partly cleared and cleared for grazing, some bushland nearby
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.0
Partly cleared: modified
Cleared & grazed: degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Inland Grey Box-Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland, Inland Grey Box-
Blakely's Red Gum-Mugga Ironbark Woodland, Degraded Grassland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 8.8
(CMR1-4 range 6 to 10)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
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• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Maiala Road
Figure 63. Recovery potential along Maiala Road - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 64. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Maiala Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
High – 8.8
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at
variable or 0-5m or 6-21m both sides, drainage/erosion noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Bushland, partly cleared for grazing, extensive areas of bushland
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.5
Bushland: modified
Partly cleared: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Inland Grey Box-Yellow Box-Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland,
Blakely's Red gum Box Open Woodland, Modified Grassland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 8.8
(MAI1-4 range 8 to 9)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
Maiala Road
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• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
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Ridge Road middle
Figure 64. Recovery potential along Ridge Road middle - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 65. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Ridge Road middle.
WORKS PRIORITY
High – 8.8
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Sealed two lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-21m
both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Partly cleared for grazing and cleared for grazing
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 2.8
Partly cleared: modified
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Blakely's Red-gum- Rough barked Apple Woodland, Rough-barked
Apple Woodland, Inland Grey Box-Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 8.8
(RDG6-9 range 7 to 10)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• control erosion in steep sections
• identify any special locations to be protected, eg rare flora,
threatened communities
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• eliminate or restrict mowing and slashing, subject to road safety
and bushfire management requirements
• limit mowing and slashing to one slasher width or less, and do
not slash beyond the table drain
• avoid “tidying up” the roadside, retain natural features such as
logs, leaf litter, fallen timber and rocks
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance
• revegetate bare or badly degraded areas of native vegetation
along existing roads, and sites used for stockpiles
• minimise vegetation disturbance
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Birriwa Bus Route north
Figure 65. Recovery potential along Birriwa Bus Route north - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 66. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Birriwa Bus Route north.
WORKS PRIORITY
High – 8.7
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-
21m both sides, drainage/erosion noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Partly cleared and cleared for grazing
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.2
Partly cleared: modified
Cleared & grazed: modified &
degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Blakely's Red Gum-Grey Gum Open Forest, Fuzzy Box Woodland,
White Box- Yellow Box- Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland, Modified
Grassland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 8.7
(BBN1-6 range 7 to 10)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
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• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Nimoola Road
Figure 66. Recovery potential along Nimoola Road and Nimoola Lane - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 67. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Nimoola Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
High – 8.7
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-
21m both sides, drainage/erosion noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Partly cleared and cleared for grazing
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.3
Partly cleared: modified
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Blakely's Red gum-Yellow Box Open Woodland, Rough-barked Apple
Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 8.7
(NMR1-3 range 8 to 10)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
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• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Perseverance Lane
Figure 67. Recovery potential along Perseverence Lane - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 68. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Perseverance Lane.
WORKS PRIORITY
High – 8.7
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-
21m both sides, drainage/erosion noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared for grazing
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.0
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Yellow Box Grassy Open Woodland, White Box Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 8.7
(PRS1-3 range 8 to 9)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
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the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Birkalla Road
Figure 68. Recovery potential along Birkalla Road - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 69. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Birkalla Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
High – 8.6
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced
variable, 0-5m and at 6-21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Partly cleared and cleared for grazing, large areas of bushland on
nearby hilltops
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 2.8
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Blakely's Red gum-Yellow Box Open Woodland, Inland Grey Box-
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Partly cleared: modified
Cleared & grazed: modified &
degraded
Yellow Box-Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland, Degraded Grassland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 8.6
(BRK1-5 range 5 to 11)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
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Birriwa Bus Route south
Figure 69. Recovery potential along Birriwa Bus Route south - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 70. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Birriwa Bus Route south.
WORKS PRIORITY
High – 8.6
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-
21m both sides, drainage/erosion noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared for grazing
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.0
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
White Box- Yellow Box- Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland, Fuzzy
Box Woodland, Blakely's Red gum-Yellow Box Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 8.6
(BBS1-5 range 7 to 10)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
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spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Blue Springs Road south
Figure 70. Recovery potential along Blue Springs Road south - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 71. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Blue Springs Road south.
WORKS PRIORITY
High – 8.6
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is unfenced or
fenced at 6-21m both sides, quarry/stockpile noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Partly cleared and cleared for grazing, bushland nearby, Cope State
Forest to the south west
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 2.9
Partly cleared: modified
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Inland Grey Box-Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland/Forest, Scribbly
gum-Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland, Rough-barked Apple
Woodland, Modified Grassland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 8.6
(BLU11-17 range 7 to 11)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
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excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Flirtation Hill Lane
Figure 71. Recovery potential along Flirtation Hill Lane - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 72. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Flirtation Hill Lane.
WORKS PRIORITY
High – 8.5
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 0-
5m or 6-21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Partly cleared for grazing
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.0
Partly cleared: modified &
degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Inland Grey Box-Yellow Box-Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland,
White Box- Yellow Box Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 8.5
(FLH1-2 range 6 to 11)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
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there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Jackson’s Lane
Figure 72. Recovery potential along Jackson’s Lane - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 73. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Jackson’s Lane.
WORKS PRIORITY
High – 8.5
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 0-
5m or 6-21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared for grazing
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 2.5
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
White Box- Yellow Box- Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 8.5
(JAC1-2 range 7 to 10)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
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• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
MR 233 Goolma Road east2
Figure 73. Recovery potential along Goolma Road east2 - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 74. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Goolma Road east2.
WORKS PRIORITY
High – 8.5
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Sealed road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 0-5m or 6-21m
both sides, stockpile sites noted
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SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Partly cleared and cleared for grazing
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.2
Partly cleared: modified
Cleared & grazed: degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
White Box- Yellow Box- Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland, White
Box-Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland/Forest, Degraded Grassland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 8.5
(GOO5-8 range 5 to 11)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
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MR 598 Cope Road west1
Figure 74. Recovery potential along Cope Road west1 - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 75. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Cope Road west1.
WORKS PRIORITY
High – 8.5
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Sealed two lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 0-5m or
6-21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Bushland and land cleared for grazing, large bushland patches nearby
including Cope State Forest to the north
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.5
Bushland: modified
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Inland Grey Box-Yellow Box-Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland,
Inland Grey Box-Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland, Scribbly gum
Grassy Open Woodland, Inland Grey Box-Yellow Box Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 8.5
(COP5-6 range 5 to 11)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
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• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
MR 598 Cope Road west2
Figure 75. Recovery potential along Cope Road west2 - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 76. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Cope Road west2.
WORKS PRIORITY
High – 8.5
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Sealed two lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-21m
both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Partly cleared and cleared for grazing
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.0
Partly cleared: modified
Cleared & grazed: modified &
degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Inland Grey Box-Yellow Box-Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland,
Blakely's Red gum-Mugga Ironbark Open Forest
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 8.5
(COP1-4 range 6 to 10)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
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fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Williardt Lane
Figure 76. Recovery potential along Williardt Lane - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 77. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Williardt Lane.
WORKS PRIORITY
High – 8.5
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Sealed two lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-21m
both sides, stockpile site noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared for grazing
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.0
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Inland Grey Box-Yellow Box Open Woodland, White Box Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 8.5
(WLD1-2 range 8 to 9)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
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• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Bernards Road
Figure 77. Recovery potential along Bernards Road - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 78. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Bernards Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 8.3
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Sealed two lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-21m
both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared for grazing
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.5
Partly cleared: modified
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Inland Grey Box-Yellow Box-Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland,
Inland Grey Box-Yellow Box Open Woodland, Modified Grassland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 8.3
(BNR1-4 range 7 to 10)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
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• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Browie Road
Figure 78. Recovery potential along Browie Road - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 79. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Browie Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 8.1
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-
21m both sides, quarry, stockpile sites and drainage/ erosion noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared for grazing
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.4
Partly cleared: modified
Cleared & grazed: modified &
degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Fuzzy Box Woodland, White Box- Yellow Box- Blakely's Red Gum
Open Woodland, Degraded Grassland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 8.1
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
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(BWE1-8 range 5 to 11)
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
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Beela Road
Figure 79. Recovery potential along Beela Road - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 80. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Beela Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 8.0
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-
21m both sides, quarry, stockpile sites and drainage/ erosion noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
None noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared for grazing
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.0
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Blakely's Red Gum Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 8.0
(BEL1)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
Beela Road
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• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Kaolin Road
Figure 80. Recovery potential along Kaolin Road - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 81. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Kaolin Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 8.0
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-
21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared for grazing
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.0
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
White Box – Yellow Box Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 8.0
(KAO1)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
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• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Maiala Lane
Figure 81. Recovery potential along Maiala Lane - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 82. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Maiala Lane.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 8.0
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-
21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Partly cleared for grazing, large amounts of bushland in adjacent
areas partly cleared and grazed
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CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.5
Partly cleared: modified &
degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Inland Grey Box-Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland, Degraded
Grassland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 8.0
(MLL1-2 range 7 to 9)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
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Martin’s Crossing Road
Figure 82. Recovery potential along Martin’s Crossing Road - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 83. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Martin’s Crossing Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 8.0
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-
21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared for grazing, some cropping, some bushland patches nearby
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.0
Partly cleared: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Inland Grey Box-Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland, Inland Grey Box
Rough-barked Apple Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 8.0
(MCR1-2 range 8 to 9)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
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• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Reef Road
Figure 83. Recovery potential along Reef Road - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 84. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Reef Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 7.9
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local road, average roadside corridor is fenced at
6-21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared for grazing, some cropping (grapes)
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.3
Partly cleared: modified
Cleared & grazed: modified &
degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
White Box Open Woodland/Forest, Degraded Grassland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 7.9
(REF1-5 range 6 to 10)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
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minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Toole Road
Figure 84. Recovery potential along Toole Road - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 85. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Toole Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 8.0
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local access road, average roadside corridor is
fenced at 6-21m both sides, stockpile site noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared for grazing, some bushland partly cleared and grazed, large
bushland areas north and south
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.0
Other: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Inland Grey Box Ecotone open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 8.0
(TOL1)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
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the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
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Upper Mebul Road south
Figure 85. Recovery potential along Upper Mebul Road south - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 86. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Upper Mebul Road south.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 8.0
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local access road, average roadside corridor is
fenced at 6-21m both sides, drainage/erosion noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared for grazing, some bushland partly cleared and grazed, large
bushland areas north and south
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.6
Partly cleared: modified
Cleared & grazed: modified &
degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Fuzzy Box Woodland, White Box- Yellow Box Woodland, Degraded
Grassland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 8.0
(UME4-8 range 6 to 9)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
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maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Wright’s Lane
Figure 86. Recovery potential along Wrights Lane - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 87. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Wright’s Lane.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 8.0
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local road, average roadside corridor is fenced at
6-21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared for grazing, some bushland partly cleared and grazed on
hilltops to the east
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CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.7
Partly cleared: modified
Cleared & grazed: degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Blakely’s Red Gum - Yellow Box Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 8.0
(WRI1-3 range 7 to 10)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
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Barneys Reef Road north
Figure 87. Recovery potential along Barneys Reef Road north - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 88. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Barneys Reef Road north.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 7.9
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Sealed in the south and unsealed road to the north, average roadside
corridor is fenced at 6-21m both sides, stockpile sites and drainage/
erosion noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed, large bushland patch at Barneys Reef to west
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.6
Partly cleared: modified
Cleared & grazed: modified &
degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
White Box- Yellow Box- Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland, Inland
Grey Box-Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland, Degraded Grassland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 7.9
(BRN9-12 range 6 to 12)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
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• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Ulan-Cassilis Road north3
Figure 88. Recovery potential along Cassilis/Ulan Road north3 - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 89. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Cassilis-Ulan Road north3.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 7.9
Special Management
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 7.9
(CSU10-16 range 4 to 12)
Refer NCRCMA PRIORITISATION
REPORT for further details
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 7.9
Special Management
DESCRIPTION
Sealed road, 2 lanes with average roadside corridor fenced at 6-21m both
sides
MAINTAINED
Yes
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Southern end: medium intensity grazing with rural residential impacts; partly
cleared, or completely cleared with little or no native vegetation remaining,
moderate cover of weed species, noxious weeds present
Northern end: cleared or partly cleared with low intensity grazing, much of it
now incorporates infrastructure for coal processing, generally high density
weeds, some noxious
CONSERVATION RANKING
fair (very poor – good;
potential EECs present)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
• White Box- Yellow Box- Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland (potential
EEC)
• Scribbly Gum-Narrow leaved Ironbark Open Forest
• Inland Grey Box- Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland (potential EEC)
• Red Box-Mugga Ironbark Open Woodland
• Degraded Grasslands
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 7.9
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
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(CSU10-16 range 4 to 12) • Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive weeds but
spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and flag or
mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to the back of
table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and maintain
sediment control structures around existing stockpile sites; manage
weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the minimum
road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of surface soils
around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of excess spoil
away from vegetation, import additional fill instead of removing soil from
the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter, fallen timber
and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure all
material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be spread on
weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and local
provenance stock.
Castlereagh Highway north5
Figure 89. Recovery potential along Castlereagh Highway north5 - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 90. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Castlereagh Highway north5.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 7.9
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Sealed two lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-21m
both sides, stockpile sites and drainage/ erosion noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed, large bushland patch at Barneys Reef to west
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.8
Partly cleared: modified
Cleared & grazed: modified &
degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
White Box- Yellow Box- Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland, Blakely's
Red gum-Yellow Box Open Woodland, Degraded Grassland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 7.9
(CHN19-23 range 5 to 10)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
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• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
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Puggoon Road
Figure 90. Recovery potential along Puggoon Road - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 91. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Puggoon Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 7.7
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-
21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.8
Partly cleared: modified
Cleared & grazed: modified &
degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
White Box-Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland, White Box- Yellow
Box Open Woodland, Degraded Grassland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 7.7
(PUG1-6 range 5 to 10)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
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spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Upper Mebul Road east
Figure 91. Recovery potential along Upper Mebul Road east - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 92. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Upper Mebul Road east.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 7.7
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is unfenced or
fenced at 0-5m or 6-21m both sides, drainage/erosion noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed, bushland part of Yarrobil State Forest
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.0
Bushland: modified
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
White Box- Yellow Box- Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland, Blakely's
Red gum-Yellow Box Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 7.7
(UME1-3 range 6 to 9)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
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of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
MR 233 Goolma Road west1
Figure 92. Recovery potential along Goolma Road west1 - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 93. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Goolma Road west1.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 7.6
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Sealed two lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-21m
both sides, stockpile sites noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.8
Bushland: modified
Cleared & grazed: modified &
degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Fuzzy Box Woodland, Kurrajong Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 7.6
(GOO9-13 range 5 to 10)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
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drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Bergalin Road
Figure 93. Recovery potential along Bergalin Road - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 94. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Bergalin Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 7.5
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-
21m both sides, stockpile sites noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.8
Cleared & grazed: modified &
degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
White Box- Yellow Box- Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland, Inland
Grey Box Open Woodland, White Box- Yellow Box Open Forest,
Degraded Grassland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 7.5
(BGR1-4 range 5 to 10)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
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• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
MR 233 Goolma Road east1
Figure 94. Recovery potential along Goolma Road east1 - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 95. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Goolma Road east1.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 7.5
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Part sealed and unsealed two lane road, average roadside corridor is
fenced at 6-21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.4
Cleared & grazed: modified &
degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Blakely's Red gum-Yellow Box Woodland, Rough-barked Apple Open
Woodland, Degraded Grassland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL PRIORITISED ACTIONS
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Medium – 7.5
(GOO1-4 range 6 to 9)
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Gorries Lane
Figure 95. Recovery potential along Gorries Lane - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 96. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Gorries Lane.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 7.3
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-
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Special management 21m both sides, drainage/erosion noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed
CONSERVATION RANKING
Low – 4.0
Partly cleared: modified
Cleared & grazed: modified &
degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Fuzzy Box Woodland, Inland Grey Box-Yellow Box Open Woodland,
Modified Grassland, Degraded Grassland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 7.3
(GOR1-4 range 5 to 8)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
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Winchester Crescent
Figure 96. Recovery potential along Winchester Crescent - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 97. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Winchester Crescent.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 7.3
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-
21m both sides, drainage/erosion noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed, large areas of bushland nearby
CONSERVATION RANKING
Low – 4.3
Partly cleared: modified
Cleared & grazed: degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Blakely's Red gum Open Woodland, Inland Grey Box Open Woodland,
Rough-barked Apple Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 7.3
(WIN1-3 range 6 to 10)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
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of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Karuma Road
Figure 97. Recovery potential along Karuma Road - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 98. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Karuma Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 7.0
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-
21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
None noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed
CONSERVATION RANKING
Low – 4.0
Cleared & grazed: degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Degraded Grassland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 7.0
(KAR1)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
Karuma
Road
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weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
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Lambing Hill Road
Figure 98. Recovery potential along Lambing Hill Road - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 99. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Lambing Hill Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 7.0
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local road, average roadside corridor is unfenced
or fenced at variable distances both sides, quarry, stock pile site,
drainage/erosion and public reserve all noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.3
Partly cleared: modified
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Blakely's Red gum-Yellow Box Open Forest, Yellow Box-Red Box Open
Woodland, Modified Grassland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 7.0
(LAM1-3 range 6 to 9)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
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• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Lobley Lane
Figure 99. Recovery potential along Lobley Lane - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 100. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Lobley Lane.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 7.0
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local road, average roadside corridor is unfenced
or fenced at variable distances both sides, quarry, stock pile site,
drainage/erosion and public reserve all noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed
CONSERVATION RANKING
Low – 5.0
Partly cleared: modified
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Yellow Box Grassy Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 7.0
(LOB1)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
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• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Mayberry Road
Figure 100. Recovery potential along Mayberry Road - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
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Table 101. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Mayberry Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 7.0
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local road, average roadside corridor is fenced at
6-21m both sides, drainage/erosion noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
None noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed, bushland on nearby hills
CONSERVATION RANKING
Low – 4.0
Cleared & grazed: modified &
degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Rough-barked Apple Ecotone Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 7.0
(MYB1-2 range 6 to 8)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
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Mount View Road
Figure 101. Recovery potential along Mount View Road - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 102. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Mount View Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 7.0
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local road, average roadside corridor is fenced at
6-21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
None noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed, bushland on nearby hills
CONSERVATION RANKING
Low – 4.0
Cleared & grazed: degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Rough-barked Apple Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 7.0
(MVW1)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
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spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Raydon Lane
Figure 102. Recovery potential along Raydon Lane - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 103. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Raydon Lane.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 7.0
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local road, average roadside corridor is fenced at
6-21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
None noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed
CONSERVATION RANKING
Low – 4.0
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Rough-barked Apple Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 7.0
(RAY1)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
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• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Wattlegrove Lane
Figure 103. Recovery potential along Wattlegrove Lane - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 104. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Wattlegrove Lane.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 7.0
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local road, average roadside corridor is fenced at
0-5m both sides, stockpile site and drainage/erosion noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.0
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Inland Grey Box-Yellow Box-Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 7.0
(WAT1)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
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drains
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Wyaldra Lane
Figure 104. Recovery potential along Wyaldra Lane - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 105. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Wyaldra Lane.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 7.0
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local road, average roadside corridor is fenced at
6-21m both sides, drainage/erosion noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
None noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed, bushland on nearby hilltops
CONSERVATION RANKING
Low – 4.5
Partly cleared: modified
Cleared & grazed: degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Blakely's Red-gum- Rough barked Apple Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 7.0
(WYL1-2 range 6 to 8)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
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sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Wyaldra Park Road
Figure 105. Recovery potential along Wyaldra Park Road - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 106. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Wyaldra Park Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 7.0
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local road, average roadside corridor is fenced at
6-21m both sides, drainage/erosion noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
None noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed, bushland on nearby hilltops
CONSERVATION RANKING
Low – 4.0
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Rough-barked Apple Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 7.0
(WYP1)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
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weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Lagoons Road
Figure 106. Recovery potential along Lagoons Road - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
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Table 107. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Lagoons Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 6.8
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local road, average roadside corridor is unfenced
or fenced at 0-5m or 6-21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
None noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed, extensive bushland on nearby hilltops
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.0
Partly cleared: modified
Cleared & grazed: modified
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Rough-barked Apple Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 6.8
(LAG1-4 range 5 to 8)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
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Castlereagh Highway north4
Figure 107. Recovery potential along Castlereagh Highway north4 - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 108. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Castlereagh Highway north4.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 6.6
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local road, average roadside corridor is fenced at
0-5m or 6-21m both sides, truck parking noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed, extensive bushland on nearby hilltops
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 3.8
Cleared & grazed: modified &
degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
White Box-Yellow Box Open Woodland, Fuzzy Box Woodland,
Degraded Grasslands
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 6.6
(CHN24-28 range 3 to 9)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them over a couple of years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
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Adam’s Lead Road
Figure 108. Recovery potential along Adams Lead Road - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 109. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Adam’s Lead Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 6.0
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local road, average roadside corridor is fenced at
6-21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
None noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed, extensive bushland on nearby hilltops
CONSERVATION RANKING
Medium – 4.0
Cleared & grazed: degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Degraded Grasslands
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 6.0
(ADM1)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
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• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Black Lead Lane
Figure 109. Recovery potential along Black Lead Lane - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 110. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Black Lead Lane.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 6.0
DESCRIPTION
Sealed two lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-21m
both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
None noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed
CONSERVATION RANKING
Low – 5.0
Cleared & grazed: degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Degraded Grasslands
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 6.0
(BLL1)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
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excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Coming Event Lane
Figure 110. Recovery potential along Coming Event Lane - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 111. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Coming Event Lane.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 6.0
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-
21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
None noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed
CONSERVATION RANKING
Low – 5.0
Cleared & grazed: degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
White Box Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 6.0
(COM1)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
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• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Eleoura Road
Figure 111. Recovery potential along Eleoura Road - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 112. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Eleoura Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 6.0
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-
21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
None noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed, bushland in Cope SF to the north
CONSERVATION RANKING
Low – 4.0
Cleared & grazed: degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Degraded Grassland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 6.0
(ELO1)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
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• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Hillside Lane
Figure 112. Recovery potential along Hillside Lane - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 113. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Hillside Lane.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 6.0
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane road, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-
21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
None noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed, some cropping (grapes)
CONSERVATION RANKING
Low – 4.5
Cleared & grazed: degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
White Box Woodland, Degraded Grassland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL PRIORITISED ACTIONS
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Medium – 6.0
(HLS1-2 range 6)
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Holley’s Lane
Figure 113. Recovery potential along Holley’s Lane - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
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Table 114. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Holley’s Lane.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 6.0
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local access road, average roadside corridor is
fenced at 6-21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed
CONSERVATION RANKING
Low – 5.0
Cleared & grazed: degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
White Box- Yellow Box- Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 6.0
(HOL1)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
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Nugget Lane
Figure 114. Recovery potential along Nugget Lane - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 115. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Nugget Lane.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 6.0
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local access road, average roadside corridor is
fenced at 6-21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
None noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed
CONSERVATION RANKING
Low – 4.0
Other: degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Blakely's Red Gum - Yellow Box Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 6.0
(NUG1)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
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fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Spir Road
Figure 115. Recovery potential along Spir Road - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 116. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Spir Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 6.0
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local access road, average roadside corridor is
fenced at 6-21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed
CONSERVATION RANKING
Low – 5.0
Cleared & grazed: degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Blakely's Red Gum - Yellow Box Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 6.0
(SPI1)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
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• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
Woodburn Road
Figure 116. Recovery potential along Woodburn Road - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 117. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Woodburn Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
Medium – 6.0
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local access road, average roadside corridor is
fenced at 6-21m both sides, drainage/erosion noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed
CONSERVATION RANKING
Low – 4.5
Cleared & grazed: modified &
degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
White Box Open Woodland, Degraded Grassland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Medium – 6.0
(WDB1-2 range 5 to 7)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/plants prior to spraying/slashing and
flag or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
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• plan new stockpiles away from MCV areas and establish and
maintain sediment control structures around existing stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
• remove existing stockpiles from the root zones of trees
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance. Minor compaction of
surface soils around trees will kill them slowly over a couple of
years
• avoid grading beyond the existing road shoulder, dispose of
excess spoil away from vegetation, import additional fill instead
of removing soil from the roadside corridor
• do not “tidy up”, retain natural features such as logs, leaf litter,
fallen timber and rocks
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure
all material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be
spread on weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• no ploughing to occur along roadsides in these areas
• Undertake revegetation works using appropriate species and
local provenance stock.
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Springfield Lane
Figure 117. Recovery potential along Springfield Lane - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 118. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Springfield Lane.
WORKS PRIORITY
Low – 5.5
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local access road, average roadside corridor is
fenced at 6-21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
None noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed
CONSERVATION RANKING
Low – 5.0
Cleared & grazed: degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
White Box- Yellow Box- Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland,
Degraded Grassland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Low – 5.5
(SPL1-2 range 5 to 6)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with any native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/native plants prior to spraying and flag
or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• spoil from grading and drain clearing will contain weed seed.
Under no circumstances reuse this spoil outside the LCV area.
Excess spoil should be carted to a recognised landfill site.
• keep machinery within the works area to avoid spreading weeds
and contaminated soils.
• practice good hygiene when moving from LCV areas to higher CV
areas. Clean weed seed from plant and equipment.
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Bywong Lane
Figure 118. Recovery potential along Bywong Lane - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 119. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Bywong Lane.
WORKS PRIORITY
Low – 5.0
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local access road, average roadside corridor is
fenced at 6-21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
None noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed, scattered bushland nearby, Cope SF to the north
CONSERVATION RANKING
Low – 5.0
Cleared & grazed: degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Degraded Grassland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Low – 5.0
(BYW1)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with any native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/native plants prior to spraying and flag
or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• spoil from grading and drain clearing will contain weed seed.
Under no circumstances reuse this spoil outside the LCV area.
Excess spoil should be carted to a recognised landfill site.
• keep machinery within the works area to avoid spreading weeds
and contaminated soils.
• practice good hygiene when moving from LCV areas to higher CV
areas. Clean weed seed from plant and equipment.
Bywong Lane
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Grimshaw Lane
Figure 119. Recovery potential along Grimshaw Lane - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 120. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Grimshaw Lane.
WORKS PRIORITY
Low – 5.0
Special management
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local access road, average roadside corridor is
fenced at 0-5m both sides, drainage/erosion noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential EECs noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed, scattered bushland nearby, Cope SF to the north
CONSERVATION RANKING
Low – 4.0
Cleared & grazed: degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
White Box- Yellow Box Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Low – 5.0
(GRM1)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with any native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/native plants prior to spraying and flag
or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• spoil from grading and drain clearing will contain weed seed.
Under no circumstances reuse this spoil outside the LCV area.
Excess spoil should be carted to a recognised landfill site.
• keep machinery within the works area to avoid spreading weeds
and contaminated soils.
• practice good hygiene when moving from LCV areas to higher CV
areas. Clean weed seed from plant and equipment.
Grimshaw Lane
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Hughes Road
Figure 120. Recovery potential along Hughes Road - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 121. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Hughes Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
Low – 5.0
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local access road, average roadside corridor is
fenced at variable distances on both sides, drainage/erosion noted
SPECIAL FEATURES
None noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed, scattered bushland nearby
CONSERVATION RANKING
Low – 5.0
Cleared & grazed: degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Rough-barked Apple Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Low – 5.0
(HUG1)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with any native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/native plants prior to spraying and flag
or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• spoil from grading and drain clearing will contain weed seed.
Under no circumstances reuse this spoil outside the LCV area.
Excess spoil should be carted to a recognised landfill site.
• keep machinery within the works area to avoid spreading weeds
and contaminated soils.
• practice good hygiene when moving from LCV areas to higher CV
areas. Clean weed seed from plant and equipment.
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Lyons Lane
Figure 121. Recovery potential along Lyons Lane - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 122. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Lyons Lane.
WORKS PRIORITY
Low – 5.0
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local access road, average roadside corridor is
fenced at 6-21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
None noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed, scattered bushland nearby
CONSERVATION RANKING
Low – 5.0
Other landuse: degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
White Box- Yellow Box Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Low – 5.0
(LYO1)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with any native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/native plants prior to spraying and flag
or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• spoil from grading and drain clearing will contain weed seed.
Under no circumstances reuse this spoil outside the LCV area.
Excess spoil should be carted to a recognised landfill site.
• keep machinery within the works area to avoid spreading weeds
and contaminated soils.
• practice good hygiene when moving from LCV areas to higher CV
areas. Clean weed seed from plant and equipment.
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Nimoola Lane
Figure 122. Recovery potential along Nimoola Lane - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 123. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Nimoola Lane.
WORKS PRIORITY
Low – 5.0
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local access road, average roadside corridor is
fenced at 6-21m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
None noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed
CONSERVATION RANKING
Low – 5.0
Cleared & grazed: degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Modified Grassland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Low – 5.0
(NML1)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with any native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/native plants prior to spraying and flag
or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• spoil from grading and drain clearing will contain weed seed.
Under no circumstances reuse this spoil outside the LCV area.
Excess spoil should be carted to a recognised landfill site.
• keep machinery within the works area to avoid spreading weeds
and contaminated soils.
• practice good hygiene when moving from LCV areas to higher CV
areas. Clean weed seed from plant and equipment.
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Adelong Road
Figure 123. Recovery potential along Adelong - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 124. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Adelong Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
Low – 3.0
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local access road, average roadside corridor is
fenced at 0-5m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
None noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed
CONSERVATION RANKING
Low – 5.0
Cleared & grazed: degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Degraded Grassland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Low – 3.0
(ADE1)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with any native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/native plants prior to spraying and flag
or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• spoil from grading and drain clearing will contain weed seed.
Under no circumstances reuse this spoil outside the LCV area.
Excess spoil should be carted to a recognised landfill site.
• keep machinery within the works area to avoid spreading weeds
and contaminated soils.
• practice good hygiene when moving from LCV areas to higher CV
areas. Clean weed seed from plant and equipment.
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Happy Valley Road
Figure 124. Recovery potential along Happy Valley Road - (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 125. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Happy Valley Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
Low – 2.0
DESCRIPTION
Unsealed single lane local access road, average roadside corridor is
fenced at 0-5m both sides
SPECIAL FEATURES
None noted
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Cleared and grazed
CONSERVATION RANKING
Low – 5.0
Other landuse: degraded
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Degraded Grassland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Low – 2.0
(HAP1)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• Selective herbicide spraying can be used to control invasive
weeds but spot spray in areas with any native regrowth.
• Locate regrowth saplings/native plants prior to spraying and flag
or mark location to avoid accidental destruction
• Slash weeds in growth season and before seed set. Slash up to
the back of table drains or to 3 m from pavement edge when
there is no drain
• spoil from grading and drain clearing will contain weed seed.
Under no circumstances reuse this spoil outside the LCV area.
Excess spoil should be carted to a recognised landfill site.
• keep machinery within the works area to avoid spreading weeds
and contaminated soils.
• practice good hygiene when moving from LCV areas to higher CV
areas. Clean weed seed from plant and equipment.
Happy Valley
Road
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NORTH EAST SECTION
A total of 36 road segments were assessed for the North West Section of Mid-Western Regional LGA (Figure 126; Table 127).
Figure 125. Overview of road network in the North East Section of Mid-Western Regional LGA.
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Roads and road segments in North West Section of Mid-Western Regional LGA were prioritised initially based on Recovery Potential, and then on average
Conservation Ranking. This should be used to guide the allocation of funding and resources for roadside rehabilitation works in the part of the Region.
Table 126. Prioritised list of roads or road segments for North East Section of Mid-Western Regional LGA.
ROAD NAME POLYGONS CMA TS/TP/EEC PRESENT CONSERVATION
RANKING (AVG) RECOVERY PRIORITY
Saddlers Creek Road SDD1 HCR potential EECs present 1.0 14.0
Cliffdale Road west CLF2 HCR none noted 1.0 11.0
Upper Cumbo Road UPC1 HCR potential EECs present 2.5 11.0
Wilpinjong Road WLP1 HCR potential EECs present 2.0 11.0
Mogo Road south MOG1-4 HCR potential EECs present 2.2 10.5
MR 208 (Wollar Road) east3 WOL14-19 HCR potential EECs present 2.6 10.3
Summerhill Road west SUM6-11 HCR TS & potential EECs present 2.8 10.2
Bobadeen Road BOB1-3 HCR none noted 2.8 10.0
Mogo Road north MOG5-10 HCR potential EECs present 1.5 10.0
Phelps Lane PHP1 HCR none noted 3.0 10.0
Trgo Close TRG1 HCR potential EECs present 2.0 10.0
Durridgere Road middle DUR7-15 HCR TP & potential EECs present 2.6 9.8
Durridgere Road west DUR1-6 HCR potential EECs present 2.7 9.7
MR 208 (Wollar Road) east2 WOL20-24 HCR potential EECs present 3.0 9.5
Ulan-Cassilis north1 CSU22-30 HCR none noted 3.0 9.3
Cliffdale Road east CLF1 HCR potential EECs present 3.0 9.0
Moolarben Road east MOL6-10 HCR potential EECs present 3.2 9.0
Summerhill Road middle SUM3-5 HCR TS & potential EECs present 3.0 9.0
Cumbo Road CUM1-4 HCR potential EECs present 3.0 8.8
Turill Road TUR1-8 HCR potential EECs present 2.8 8.8
MR 215 (Bylong Valley Way) east1 BYV1-8 HCR potential EECs present 3.1 8.8
Durridgere Road east DUR16-20 HCR potential EECs present 2.6 8.6
MR 208 (Wollar Road) east1 WOL25-30 HCR potential EECs present 3.4 8.6
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Smede's Lane SME1-5 HCR potential EECs present 2.8 8.6
Robinsons Road RBN1 HCR potential EECs present 2.5 8.5
Barigan Road north BGN1-8 HCR potential EECs present 3.8 8.0
Ulan-Cassilis north2 CSU17-21 HCR potential EECs present 3.6 8.0
Ulan-Wollar Road east ULW6-13 HCR potential EECs present 3.0 7.9
Araluen Lane ALL1 HCR none noted 4.0 7.0
Araluen Road ARA1 HCR none noted 4.0 7.0
Ulan-Wollar Road west ULW1-5 HCR potential EECs present 4.0 7.0
MR 215 (Bylong Valley Way) east2 BYV9-10 HCR potential EECs present 4.0 6.5
Rosedale Road ROS1 HCR potential EECs present 3.3 6.0
Summerhill Road east SUM1-2 HCR potential EECs present 3.3 6.0
Slate Gully Road SLT1 HCR none noted 5.0 5.0
Bungulla Road BNG HCR
urban
The following sections provide descriptions of road classification, roadside vegetation, surrounding landuse, special features (such as threatened species or
Endangered Ecological Communities), Conservation Ranking (derived), Recovery Potential (calculated), and Prioritisation Score (ranked), along with
prioritised rehabilitation works for each road or road segment.
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North East Section Roads
Saddlers Creek Road
Figure 126. Recovery potential along Saddlers Creek Road – (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 127. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Saddlers Creek Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
High (14.0)
DESCRIPTION
gravel road, 1 – 1.5 lanes of road surface, average roadside corridor is
unfenced both sides
MAINTAINED
no
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
High conservation value bushland with minimal impacts, low density weeds,
none noxious
CONSERVATION RANKING
very high (potential EEC
present)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
• Blakely's Red gum-Yellow Box Open Woodland (potential EEC)
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
High (SDD1 = 14.0)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• control erosion in steep sections
• identify any special locations to be protected, eg rare flora, threatened
communities
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure all
material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be spread on
weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• eliminate or restrict mowing and slashing, subject to road safety and
bushfire management requirements
• limit mowing and slashing to one slasher width or less, and do not slash
beyond the table drain
• avoid “tidying up” the roadside, retain natural features such as logs, leaf
litter, fallen timber and rocks
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the minimum
road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance
• revegetate bare or badly degraded areas of native vegetation along
existing roads, and sites used for stockpiles
• minimise vegetation disturbance
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Cliffdale Road west
Figure 127. Recovery potential along Cliffdale Road – (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 128. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Cliffdale Road west.
WORKS PRIORITY
High (10.0)
DESCRIPTION
Gravel road, 2 lanes of road surface, average roadside corridor is
fenced at 6-21m both sides, or unfenced
MAINTAINED
Yes
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
East end: high conservation value bushland with minimal impacts, low
density weeds, none noxious
West end: partly cleared with low intensity grazing, predominantly
native pastures, moderate density weeds, some noxious
CONSERVATION RANKING
High (potential EEC
present)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
• Blakely's Red Gum-Scribbly gum-Narrow-leaved Ironbark Open
Forest
• White Box- Yellow Box- Blakely's Red Gum Open Forest
(potential EEC)
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
High (CLF1-2 = 10.0)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• in bushland areas, spot spray weeds in understorey, time
spraying to treat weeds before seed set
• limit stock access to roadside environment
• identify any special locations to be protected, eg rare flora,
threatened communities
• eliminate or restrict mowing and slashing, subject to road
safety and bushfire management requirements
• limit mowing and slashing to one slasher width or less, and do
not slash beyond the table drain
• avoid “tidying up” the roadside, retain natural features such as
logs, leaf litter, fallen timber and rocks
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table
drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance, minimise vegetation
disturbance
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• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• revegetate roadside corridor to establish linkages between
nearby bushland patches
• limit stock access to roadside environment
Upper Cumbo Road
Figure 128. Recovery potential along Upper Cumbo Road – (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 129. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Upper Cumbo Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
High (11)
DESCRIPTION
Gravel road, 1.5 lanes of road surface, average roadside corridor is fenced at
6-21m both sides
MAINTAINED
Yes to coal mine gate
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Partly cleared with low intensity grazing, much of it now earmarked for coal
mining; some high conservation value bushland with minimal impacts,
generally low density weeds, some noxious
CONSERVATION RANKING
Good (fair – good; potential
EECs present)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
• White Box- Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland (potential EEC)
• Inland Grey Box Ecotone Open Forest
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
High (UPC1-2: average = 11)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• control erosion in steep sections
• identify any special locations to be protected, eg rare flora, threatened
communities
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure all
material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be spread on
weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
• eliminate or restrict mowing and slashing, subject to road safety and
bushfire management requirements; limit mowing and slashing to one
slasher width or less, and do not slash beyond the table drain
• avoid “tidying up” the roadside, retain natural features such as logs, leaf
litter, fallen timber and rocks
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the minimum
road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance
• revegetate bare or badly degraded areas of native vegetation along
existing roads, and sites used for stockpiles
• minimise vegetation disturbancetreat noxious weeds
• identify any special locations to be protected, eg rare flora, threatened
communities
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Wilpinjong Road
Figure 129. Recovery potential along Wilpinjong Road – (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 130. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Wilpinjong Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
High (11)
DESCRIPTION
gravel road, 2 lanes of road surface, average width roadside corridor is
generally unfenced, or fenced at 6-21m both sides
MAINTAINED
yes, to coal mine gate
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
partly cleared with low intensity grazing, much of it now earmarked for coal
mining; some high conservation value bushland with minimal impacts,
generally low density weeds, some noxious
CONSERVATION RANKING
good (potential EEC present)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
• Inland Grey Box-Yellow Box-Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland (potential
EEC)
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
High (WLP1 = 11)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan, in bushland
areas, spot spray weeds in understorey, time spraying to treat weeds
before seed set
• minimise vegetation disturbance
• identify any special locations to be protected, eg rare flora, threatened
communities
• revegetate bare or badly degraded areas of native vegetation along
existing roadside
• avoid “tidying up” the roadside, retain natural features such as logs, leaf
litter, fallen timber and rocks
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the minimum
road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance
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Mogo Road south
Figure 130. Recovery potential along Mogo Road south – (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 131. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Mogo Road south.
WORKS PRIORITY
High (10.5; EEC present)
DESCRIPTION
Gravel road, 1.5 – 2 lanes of road surface, generally unfenced, especially
through Goulburn River National Park
MAINTAINED
yes
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
High conservation value bushland with minimal impacts, low density weeds,
none noxious; small areas partly cleared with low intensity grazing or other
uses
CONSERVATION RANKING
Very high (EEC and potential
EECs present)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
• Blakely's Red Gum Ecotone Open Woodland
• White Box Open Woodland (EEC)
• Narrow-leaved Ironbark-Brown Bloodwood Open Forest
• Cypress Open Woodland
• Inland Grey Box Ecotone Open Forest
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
High (MOG1-4: average =
10.5)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan, in bushland
areas, spot spray weeds in understorey, time spraying to treat weeds
before seed set
• identify any special locations to be protected, eg rare flora, threatened
communities
• eliminate or restrict mowing and slashing, subject to road safety and
bushfire management requirements
• limit mowing and slashing to one slasher width or less, and do not slash
beyond the table drain
• avoid “tidying up” the roadside, retain natural features such as logs, leaf
litter, fallen timber and rocks
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the minimum
road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance
• minimise vegetation disturbance
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MR 208 Wollar Road east3
Figure 131. Recovery potential along Wollar Road east3 – (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 132. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Wollar Road east3.
WORKS PRIORITY
High (10.25)
DESCRIPTION
Sealed road, 2 lanes with average roadside corridor fenced at 6-21m both
sides
MAINTAINED
yes
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Immediately west of Wollar is partly cleared with low intensity grazing, much
of it now earmarked for coal mining; further west is high conservation value
bushland with minimal impacts; overall generally low density weeds, few
noxious
CONSERVATION RANKING
Fair – good
(fair – very good; several EECs
present)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
• Blakely's Red gum-Yellow Box Open Woodland EEC
• White Box- Yellow Box- Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland EEC
• Inland Grey Box-Yellow Box-Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland EEC
• White Box- Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland EEC
• Yellow Box Grassy Open Woodland (potential EEC)
• Inland Grey Box-White Box-Yellow Box Open Woodland EEC
• Rough-barked Apple Open Woodland
• Yellow Box Ecotone Open Woodland
• Blakely's Red gum-Yellow Box Open Woodland EEC
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
High (medium – high; WOL6-
13: average = 10.25)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• revegetate roadside corridor to establish linkages between nearby
bushland patches
• identify any special locations to be protected, eg rare flora,
threatened communities
• eliminate or restrict mowing and slashing, subject to road safety and
bushfire management requirements
• limit mowing and slashing to one slasher width or less, and do not
slash beyond the table drain
• avoid “tidying up” the roadside, retain natural features such as logs,
leaf litter, fallen timber and rocks
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance, minimise vegetation
disturbance
• in areas where vegetation needs to be pruned or cleared, ensure all
material is chipped and mulched on site; mulch should be spread on
weeds and bare areas, but not on native vegetation
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• establish and maintain sediment control structures around stockpile
sites; manage weeds in these areas
Summerhill Road west
Figure 132. Recovery potential along Summerhill Road west – (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 133. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Summerhill Road west.
WORKS PRIORITY
High (10.2)
DESCRIPTION
Gravel road, 1 lane of road surface, average roadside corridor is unfenced, or
fenced at 6-21m one or both sides
MAINTAINED
Maybe
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
High conservation value bushland with minimal impacts, low density weeds,
none noxious; some sections completely cleared with extensive native
pastures, low to medium intensity grazing, moderate cover environmental
weeds, some noxious weeds
CONSERVATION RANKING
Fair (poor – very good;
potential EECs present,
Threatened Species present)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
• Modified Grassland
• Blakely's Red gum Open Woodland (potential EEC)
• Blakely's Red gum-Yellow Box Open Woodland (potential EEC)
• Blakely's Red gum-Red Box Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
High (high – medium; SUM6-
11: average = 10.2)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• identify any special locations to be protected, eg rare flora,
threatened communities
• limit stock access to roadside environment
• revegetate bare or badly degraded areas of native vegetation along
existing roadsides, and sites used for stockpiles
• eliminate or restrict mowing and slashing, subject to road safety and
bushfire management requirements
• limit mowing and slashing to one slasher width or less, and do not
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slash beyond the table drain
• avoid “tidying up” the roadside, retain natural features such as logs,
leaf litter, fallen timber and rocks
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance, minimise vegetation
disturbance
Bobadeen Road
Figure 133. Recovery potential along Bobadeen Road – (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 134. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Bobadeen Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
High (10.0)
DESCRIPTION
gravel road, 2 lanes of road surface, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-
21m both sides
MAINTAINED
yes, to coal mine gate
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Partly cleared or completely cleared, with some high conservation value
bushland with minimal impacts, low density weeds, none noxious
CONSERVATION RANKING
fair
(fair – good)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
• Rough-barked Apple Open Woodland
• Blakely's Red Gum Red Box Ecotone Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
high
(high – medium; BOB1-3:
average = 10.0)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• in bushland areas, spot spray weeds in understorey, time spraying to
treat weeds before seed set
• revegetate bare or badly degraded areas of native vegetation along
existing roadsides, and sites used for stockpiles
• eliminate or restrict mowing and slashing, subject to road safety and
bushfire management requirements
• limit mowing and slashing to one slasher width or less, and do not
slash beyond the table drain
• avoid “tidying up” the roadside, retain natural features such as logs,
leaf litter, fallen timber and rocks
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table drains
• avoid soil compaction, minimise vegetation disturbance
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Mogo Road north
Figure 134. Recovery potential along Mogo Road north – (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 135. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Mogo Road north.
WORKS PRIORITY
High (10.0; EECs present)
DESCRIPTION
Gravel road, 2 lanes of road surface, average roadside corridor is generally
unfenced, or fenced at 6-21m both sides
MAINTAINED
yes
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Medium intensity cropping and grazing on rich alluvial soils associated with
river flats; mostly partly cleared with large patches of native vegetation
remaining and moderate cover of weed species
CONSERVATION RANKING
Fair (EECs present)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Inland Grey Box Open Woodland (EEC)
White Box- Yellow Box- Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland (EEC)
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
High (MOG 5-10: average =
10.0)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan, in bushland
areas, spot spray weeds in understorey, time spraying to treat weeds
before seed set
• identify any special locations to be protected, eg rare flora,
threatened communities
• avoid “tidying up” the roadside, retain natural features such as logs,
leaf litter, fallen timber and rocks
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance
• minimise vegetation disturbance
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Phelps Road
Figure 135. Recovery potential along Phelps Road – (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 136. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Phelps Road.
WORKS PRIORITY
High (10.0)
DESCRIPTION
gravel road, 1 lane of road surface, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-
21m both sides
MAINTAINED
no
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
partly cleared with low intensity grazing, some high conservation value
bushland with minimal impacts, generally low density weeds, some noxious
CONSERVATION RANKING
fair
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
• Blakely's Red Gum-Narrow leaved Ironbark Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
High (PHP1 = 10.0)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• in bushland areas, spot spray weeds in understorey, time spraying to
treat weeds before seed set
• limit stock access to roadside environment
• revegetate bare or badly degraded areas of native vegetation along
existing roadsides, and sites used for stockpiles
• avoid “tidying up” the roadside, retain natural features such as logs,
leaf litter, fallen timber and rocks
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance, minimise vegetation
disturbance
Trgo Close
Figure 136. Recovery potential along Trgo Close– (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 137. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Trgo Close.
WORKS PRIORITY
High (10)
DESCRIPTION
gravel road, 2 lanes of road surface, average roadside corridor is fenced at 6-
21m on the east side and 0-5m on the west side
MAINTAINED
unclear
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
High intensity cropping and grazing on rich alluvial soils associated with river
flats; mostly completely cleared with little or no native vegetation remaining
and high percentage cover of weed species
CONSERVATION RANKING GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
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good (potential EEC present)
west: very poor
east: Inland Grey Box- Yellow Box Grassy Open Woodland (potential EEC)
west: Degraded Grassland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
high (TRG1-2 = 10)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• eliminate or restrict mowing and slashing, subject to road safety and
bushfire management requirements
• avoid “tidying up” the roadside, retain natural features such as logs,
leaf litter, fallen timber and rocks
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance
• revegetate bare or badly degraded areas of native vegetation along
existing roadsides, and sites used for stockpiles
Durridgere Road middle
Figure 137. Recovery potential along Durridgere Road middle – (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 138. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Durridgere Road middle.
WORKS PRIORITY
High (9.8)
DESCRIPTION
Gravel road, 2 lanes of road surface, average roadside corridor is unfenced, or
fenced at 6-21m both sides
MAINTAINED
Yes
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Partly cleared with low intensity grazing, native pastures with moderate
density weeds, some noxious weeds
CONSERVATION RANKING
Good (fair – very good;
Threatened Population
present)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
• Rough-barked Apple Ecotone Open Woodland
• Inland Grey Box-Yellow Box-Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland
(potential EEC)
• Cypress Open Woodland
• Inland Grey Box-Yellow Box- Open Woodland (potential EEC)
• Rough-barked Apple Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
Section 2: high
(high – medium; DUR8-15:
average = 9.75)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan; in bushland
areas, spot spray weeds in understorey, time spraying to treat weeds
before seed set
• identify any special locations to be protected, eg rare flora,
threatened communities
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• revegetate roadside corridor to establish linkages between nearby
bushland patches
• limit stock access to roadside environment
• avoid “tidying up” the roadside, retain natural features such as logs,
leaf litter, fallen timber and rocks
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance, minimise vegetation
disturbance
Durridgere Road west
Figure 138. Recovery potential along Durridgere Road west – (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 139. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Durridgere Road west.
WORKS PRIORITY
High (9.7)
DESCRIPTION
Gravel road, 2 lanes of road surface, average roadside corridor is unfenced, or
fenced at 6-21m both sides
MAINTAINED
yes
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
partly cleared with low intensity grazing, native pastures with moderate
density weeds, some noxious weeds
CONSERVATION RANKING
Fair (fair – good; potential
EECs present))
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
Section 1:
• Blakely's Red gum-Yellow Box Open Woodland (potential EEC)
• Yellow Box Grassy Open Woodland (potential EEC)
• Inland Grey Box-Yellow Box-Blakely's Red Gum Open Woodland
(potential EEC)
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
High (high – medium; DUR1-
7: average = 9.7)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• revegetate roadside corridor to establish linkages between nearby
bushland patches
• limit stock access to roadside environment
• identify any special locations to be protected, eg rare flora,
threatened communities
• eliminate or restrict mowing and slashing, subject to road safety and
bushfire management requirements
• limit mowing and slashing to one slasher width or less, and do not
slash beyond the table drain
• avoid “tidying up” the roadside, retain natural features such as logs,
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leaf litter, fallen timber and rocks
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance, minimise vegetation
disturbance
MR 208 Wollar Road east2
Figure 139. Recovery potential along Wollar Road east2 – (green = high; yellow = medium; red = low).
Table 140. Assessment and prioritisation of roadside vegetation – Wollar Road east2.
WORKS PRIORITY
High (9.5)
Special Management
DESCRIPTION
Sealed road, 2 lanes with average roadside corridor fenced at 6-21m both
sides
MAINTAINED
yes
SURROUNDING LANDUSE
Medium to high intensity grazing; mostly completely cleared with only a few
patches native vegetation remaining and high percentage cover of weed
species
CONSERVATION RANKING
Fair (good – very poor;
several potential EECs
present)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
• Inland Grey Box-Yellow Box Open Woodland
• White Box Open Woodland
• Manna Gum Ecotone Open Woodland
• Inland Grey Box Open Woodland
• Yellow Box Ecotone Open Woodland
RECOVERY POTENTIAL
High (medium – high;
WOL20-22: average = 9.5)
PRIORITISED ACTIONS
• treat noxious weeds
• treat environmental weeds using a 3-5 year control plan
• revegetate roadside corridor to establish linkages between nearby
bushland patches
• identify any special locations to be protected, eg rare flora,
threatened communities
• eliminate or restrict mowing and slashing, subject to road safety and
bushfire management requirements
• limit mowing and slashing to one slasher width or less, and do not
slash beyond the table drain
• avoid “tidying up” the roadside, retain natural features such as logs,
leaf litter, fallen timber and rocks
• avoid pushing graded material onto vegetation, grade only the
minimum road width required for safe clearance
• where possible, maintain groundcover vegetation within table drains
• avoid soil compaction and disturbance
• minimise vegetation disturbance