Biodiversity Strategy - Gosford City Council - NSW Government

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A - 3.3.9 Weed Control Programs As the Local Control Authority, Gosford City Council is responsible for the administration of the NSW Noxious Weeds Act. Council has a dedicated weeds officer who administers the Act on behalf of Council and receives some funding for noxious weed management through the Department of Primary Industries. The administration of the Act involves at least 360 private property inspections per year in order to assure that private landholders control or eradicate noxious weeds as per the relevant category under the Act. It also includes the planning and supervision of the Noxious Weed control programs on Council land and Crown land managed by Council. Council has two fully equipped weed control vehicles operated by qualified weed controllers who carry out the control programs under supervision from the Chief Weeds Officer. These controllers carry out the work using physical, mechanical or chemical means depending on the weed or situation. The Chief Weeds Officer carries out education and training programs in relation to Noxious Weeds such as field days at Tocal Agricultural Field Days, Mangrove Mountain Fair and the Spring Time Flora Festival. In house training is also carried out. Most control has been aimed at the control of Crofton Weed and a biological control agent has been introduced for Salvinia molesta (Gosford City Council, 1996). Recently, Alligator weed has had a high profile as a noxious weed and measures are carried out to control in where it is reported. Gosford City Council's Chief Weeds Officer is an active member of the Hunter and Central Coast Weeds Management Committee, which is coordinated by the Regional Weeds Coordinator who is based at Hunter Councils in Thornton. The Hunter Central Coast Regional Weeds Strategy identifies significant regional weeds. This committee holds regular meetings and has developed Regional Weed Management Plans for Alligator Weed, Water Hyacinth, Salvinia, Blackberry, Bitou Bush and Green Cestrum. Local plans have recently been completed for all the above and Crofton Weed. Local plans are still to be produced for other declared noxious weeds such as Gorse, Spiney Emex, Peruvian Water Primrose and St John's Wort. Conclusions The scope and depth of the above environmental initiatives has done much to protect the biodiversity values of Gosford City. Most of the projects reviewed have been considered successful as compared to the stated objectives. Greater effort needs to be made though, especially in meeting Greenhouse Gas emission targets and in implementing effective actions to reverse the decline in threatened species survival. More action is also needed on companion animal issues. Other programs deserve to have ongoing support and funding, such as Bushcare and the Corridors/ Big Backyard landholder extension program. Pest management programs also need to have ongoing funding, including adequate funding for monitoring. Biodiversity - Technical Report Page 77
A - 3.4 References Australian Museum Business Services (2000) Systematic and Targeted Fauna Surveys in the Gosford City Area, unpublished report and mapping prepared for Gosford City Council. Bell Stephen (2004) The natural vegetation of the Gosford Local Government Area, Central Coast, New South Wales, unpublished report and mapping prepared for Gosford City Council. Central Coast Community Environment Network (2004) Kincumber Creek Rehabilitation Project, Stage 1 Evaluation and Monitoring Project Central Coast Community Environment Network. Conacher Travers (2001) Gosford City Council Biodiversity Project Winter-Spring 2000 Fauna Survey Component, unpublished report and mapping prepared for Gosford City Council. Gleeson R and Wotherspoon K (2005) Final Report for Bush Regeneration Works Undertaken at Gosford City Council Riparian Foreshore Sites Avoca Lagoon, Davistown and Terrigal Lagoon. Unpublished report prepared for Gosford City Council. Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW) (DEC) (2005) Draft Recovery Plan for Prostanthera askania, Hurstville Sydney. Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW) (DEC) (2005) Draft Recovery Plan for the Bush Stone Curlew (Burhinus grallarius), Hurstville Sydney. Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW) (DEC) (2005) Draft Recovery Plan for the Green and Golden Bell Frog (Litoria aurea) (Lesson 1829), Hurstville Sydney. Morris A (2002) Conservation Status of the Bush Stone-curlew in the Brisbane Water Area, unpublished report and mapping prepared for Gosford City Council. Gosford City Council (2004)(a) Sustainability Report 2004, Gosford City Council. Gosford City Council (2004) (b) Corridors Evaluation Report unpublished report Gosford City Council. Gosford City Council (2005) Central Coast Fox Management Strategy unpublished report Gosford City Council. Gosford City Council and CCCEN (2003) Kincumber Creek Riparian Management Plan, Unpublished report prepared for Gosford City Council. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (1999) NSW Comprehensive Regional Assessments - Vertebrate Fauna Surveys (1996-97) Summer Survey Season Field Survey Methods. Amended January 1997. Prepared by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (2000) Somersby Mintbush Prostanthera junonsis Recovery Plan. Prepared by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. Payne Robert (2002) Rainforest Mapping Project Gosford Local Government Area with 17 map sheets prepared by Trehy Ingold and Neate. Unpublished report and mapping prepared for Gosford City Council. Biodiversity - Technical Report Page 78
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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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ackdrop to areas of the City, conse
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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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Page 49 and 50: Biodiversity Toolbox The Commonweal
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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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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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A - 7.14 References Anderson, C (20
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