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associated with setting targets such as the JANIS criteria (minimum 15%) and inherent trade offs. For example, the report notes the need to consider what we want to conserve and what degree of reliability we will adopt in terms of conservation protection. To increase the reliability, increased reserved or protected lands will be required. Whittle et. al. (2004) note that expectations and reliability are social not ecological judgements and that explicit tradeoffs are required among social values; the comprehensive planning process needs to make these trade-offs transparent. For this reason there is a clear need to involve the community in a process that makes costs, benefits and uncertainties transparent (p49 Whittle et. al. 2004). Also the best available information, including that of species experts, and sound local knowledge must be used. Fauna models are discussed further under Section 7.4.3. A - 5.6.4 Local Corridor Mapping Draft corridor mapping was prepared for Gosford in c.1999 that identified primary and secondary areas in the coastal parts of the City. A further draft has been prepared based on local scale vegetation mapping (Bell 2004), parcel size, conservation and other landuse zonings, riparian areas and proximity to other vegetated areas. It also considered a habitat model for the Yellow-bellied Glider (Hawkins 2004). Where adequate vegetated areas no longer exist areas are mapped as high priority for restoration and replanting. Consideration was given to whether the use of the regional fauna habitat models (Whittle et. al. 2004) could be used to support the Gosford corridor mapping but they were considered to be too broad and inaccurate to be a major determinate for corridors. Also habitat and possible corridor requirements for these species varies greatly (such as for the Spotted-tailed Quoll). Conclusions The diversity of terrestrial plants, animals and ecosystems makes Gosford City a richly biodiverse area. The high number of endangered ecological communities and species however presents many management challenges. Resources such as local scale mapping assists Council in setting strategic planning priorities, especially to conserve state and regionally significant vegetation. However, effective biodiversity conservation requires other factors to be considered, especially the connectivity and condition of bushland areas and wildlife corridors. The use of ‘umbrella’ species is recommended to determine broad conservation objectives and strategic objectives, as is obtaining further information on old growth areas and vegetation condition. An emphasis should be given to retaining corridor linkages and hollow bearing trees and to restoring degraded bushland. Biodiversity - Technical Report Page 125
A - 5.7 References Anon (1996) 'Seven Misconceptions about Koalas and Dogs'(Authorised by the Koala Action Group Inc,Queensland) in the Australian Koala Foundation Newsletter June 1996 Australian State of Environment Committee (2001) Australia State of the Environment 2001 Independent Reportto the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment and Heritage, CSIRO Publishing on behalf of the Department of Environment and Heritage, Canberra Bennett, A.F. (1990) Habitat Corridors, Their role in wildlife management and conservation, Department of Conservation and Environment, Victoria. Benson, D.H. (1986) The vegetation of the Gosford and Lake Macquarie 1:100 000 vegetation map sheet.Cunninghamia 1(4): 467-489. Benson, D.H. (1981) Vegetation of Upper Mangrove Creek, Wyong, New South Wales. Cunninghamia 1 (1): 7-22. Benson, J.S. & Fallding, H. (1981) Vegetation survey of Brisbane Water National Park and environs. Cunninghamia 1(1):79-113. Benson, D.H. & Howell, J. (1994) The natural vegetation of the Sydney 1:100 000 map sheet. Cunninghamia 3(4): 679-787. Biosis Research (2002) Western COSS Assessment, Natural and Cultural Heritage Consultants, Chippendale. Bonner, J. (1994) “Wildlife’s roads to nowhere” in New Scientist no.1939, 20 Aug 1994, pp.30-34. Briggs, J.D. & Leigh, J.H. (1996) Rare or Threatened Australian Plants. CSIRO, Canberra. Byron Shire Council (2004) Byron Biodiversity Conservation Strategy , Byron Shire Council. Central Coast Catchment Management Board (2003) Central Coast Catchment Blueprint NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation. Ecotone Ecological Consultants Pty Ltd (1996) Brisbane Water National Park and Popran National Park Koala Survey and Habitat Mapping, unpublished report to NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Ecotone Ecological Consultants Pty Ltd, Waratah. Ecotone Ecological Consultants Pty Ltd (2001) Final Report Lower Hunter & Central Coast Regional Biodiversity Conservation Strategy, Fauna Survey And Mapping Project - Module 1 - Fauna Surveys Ecotone EcologicalConsultants Pty Ltd on behalf of the Lower Hunter Central Coast Regional Environmental Management Strategy,Waratah. Gosford City Council (2003) Kahibah Creek Riparian Management Plan and Sub Plan for North Pearl Estate,unpublished report for Council. Hussey, B.M.J., Hobbs R.J. and Saunders, D.A. (1989) Guidelines for Bush Corridors, from Workshop/Conference organising committee on “Nature Conservation : the role of corridors”, W.A. LHCCREMS (2003) Lower Hunter & Central Coast Regional Biodiversity Conservation Strategy Comprehensive Project Report 2002, Lower Hunter & Central Coast Regional Environmental Management Strategy, Callaghan NSW. Mackowski C M (1984) ‘The ontogeny of hollows in blackbutt Eucalyptus pilularis and its relevance to the management of forests for possums, gliders and timber’ in Possums and Gliders A P Smith and I D Hume (Eds) Surrey Beatty and Sons, Sydney. Biodiversity - Technical Report Page 126
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Gosford City Council BIODIVERSITY S
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CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION............
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A - 4.5 Climate ...................
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1 INTRODUCTION In accordance with C
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• Local interest groups such as B
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GOSFORD VISION 2025 INTERNATIONAL C
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Council is placing the information
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2 EXISTING SITUATION 2.1 Biodiversi
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Table 2: Statistics on Gosford's wa
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example, of the approximately 83 di
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• Biodiversity is best conserved
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6 Council to consider the developme
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Actions • Enhancing community edu
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5 Develop and implement strategies
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Appendix Gosford City Council BIODI
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CONTENTS APPENDIX GOSFORD CITY COUN
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A - 7.7 Human Interactions with Nat
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A - 2.0 LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT The dev
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Amendment Act 2004 Standard Instrum
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areas within the Greater Metropolit
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A - 2.3.2 Council Corporate Reporti
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Biodiversity Toolbox The Commonweal
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A - 2.4 Discussion of Comparable Pl
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• Bushcare Program - ongoing •
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A - 3.2 Appraisal of biodiversity p
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the Central Coast. The returned sur
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Council received funding for develo
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Council commissioned the Bush Stone
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Unmanaged cattle grazing can impact
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Page 135 and 136: considered. This is true for all ri
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