Biodiversity Strategy - Gosford City Council - NSW Government

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5 Conduct training on the identification of typical habitat of threatened species and vegetation communities that are likely to be encountered during Council operations. 6 Continue to encourage and fund both aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity scientific research projects that will benefit Council and its management decisions. 7 Identify priorities for research and seek support from universities and other research institutions. 8 Use and report on the practical biodiversity indicators for Sustainability reporting. 9 Undertake monitoring to assess the effectiveness of Council's operations on biodiversity conservation including such activities as implementation and effectiveness of management plans, consents and approvals. 3.3.5 Identify, Prevent & Mitigate Bio-Threatening Processes The primary objective of the identification, recovery and rehabilitation of threatened species is that critical habitats need to be identified and declared with recovery plans prepared and implemented by recovery teams. (The Director - General, National Parks & Wildlife is responsible for identifying land that comprises the critical habitat of endangered species, populations and ecological communities.) This approach includes: Actions • Actively seeking community participation in all phases of recovery planning. • Considering social and economic consequences and including community involvement in the threat abatement plans. • Identifying the key processes that jeopardise species survival. • Effectively managing weeds, pest animals and introduced species. Emphasis should be placed on vertebrate pests such as foxes and cats and the noxious weed such as bitou bush and the environmental weeds such as lantana, camphor laurel and privet. Noxious weeds are those weeds declared under the Noxious Weeds Act 1993. • Preventing, reducing and controlling pollution noting human activities cause pollution to biodiversity, particularly to our river and estuarine system. • Maintaining adequate flows is essential to facilitate water quality. • Monitoring Climate change because it has the potential to significantly affect biodiversity. 1 Research, identify and develop management plans to minimise the impact of threatening processes on biodiversity. 2 Research and develop guidelines for fire regimes that maintain biodiversity on Council lands while protecting nearby residents. 3 Council to continue to support the allocation of resources for the management of threatening processes including weeds and pest animal control. 4 Examine the range and ongoing potential impacts from climate change on biodiversity in Gosford and develop and implement appropriate strategies. Biodiversity Strategy Page 25
5 Develop and implement strategies for the control and management of regional weeds. 3.3.6 Allocate Resource and Develop a Biodiversity Operational Plan The primary objective of resource allocation is to develop Operational and Delivery Plans that integrate across all of Council's roles and responsibilities to achieve biodiversity conservation. This approach includes: • Preparation of Delivery Plans and Operational Plans to address biodiversity objectives • Review of relevant Council policies and procedures to ensure that biodiversity objectives are achieved. • Management of Council owned and controlled land such as Coastal Open Space System (COSS), riparian corridors, natural foreshore reserves, crown reserves and other environmental sensitive lands • Preparation of Delivery and Operational plans to address Council's roles and responsibilities to implement biodiversity strategy Actions 1 Develop delivery plans and operational actions that incorporate the conservation of biodiversity in Gosford's Local Government area. 2 Develop and implement the Delivery and Operation Plans in collaboration with the community, relevant landholders and appropriate government departments. Biodiversity Strategy Page 26
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Page 3 and 4: CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION............
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Page 7 and 8: 1 INTRODUCTION In accordance with C
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Page 33 and 34: CONTENTS APPENDIX GOSFORD CITY COUN
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Milestone 5 - Monitoring and Report
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A - 3.4 References Australian Museu
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(see Figure 4. 3) which accounts fo
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Newcastle and forms a major barrier
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Mooney Mooney and Mangrove Creeks.
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Aeolian Landscapes Beach Landscapes
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A - 4.5 Climate Generally the clima
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Kangaroo, possums, flying squirrels
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A - 4.9 Current Landuse Since the 1
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State government is also preparing
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A - 5.0 TERRESTRIAL BIODIVERSITY Th
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Lily) was once relatively widesprea
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Figure 5.1 Native vegetation commun
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Biodiversity - Technical Report Pag
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There have been few quantitative st
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• Rainforest • Wetlands • Dun
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Figure 5.5 Endangered ecological co
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of streams for water quality purpos
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Figures 5.5 - 5.7 Waratah (Telopea
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A - 5.4 A - 5.4.1 Terrestrial Fauna
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A - 5.4.3 Invertebrates There conti
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A draft Recovery Plan has been prep
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assumption that occupancy of a site
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Variables such as ‘proportion of
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Mount Kincumba to Bouddi NP and Cop
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A - 5.7 References Anon (1996) 'Sev
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Scotts D (1991) “Old-growth fores
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A - 6.2 Aquatic Habitats A - 6.2.1
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considered. This is true for all ri
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this zone are isolated Casuarina gl
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The Hawkesbury River The Hawkesbury
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Gulls (Larus novaehollandiae); Pied
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Patonga Creek Little information is
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A particular objective of the above
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northeast lies the suburb of North
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Figure 6.11 Weedy Seadragon (Phyllo
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Lisarow Wetland Lisarow Wetland is
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• appropriately timed collection
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Almost thirty key threatening proce
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Whilst these two species appear mor
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Low (1999) surmised that this fungu
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A - 7.8 Fire Management Fire manage
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1. Salinity mediated processes - Sa
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• Structural flood mitigation wor
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Increased needs for active recreati
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A - 7.14 References Anderson, C (20
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