The Hawkesbury–Nepean region stretches across 22,000 square kilometres (2.2 million hectares) from south of Goulburn to the Putty Valley in the north, and west from Lithgow to Palm Beach on the coast. Major rivers include the Hawkesbury, Nepean, Wollondilly, Mulwaree, Tarlo, Wingecarribee, Nattai, Coxs, Kowmung, Grose, Capertee, Colo and Macdonald.
Under the 2006 New South Wales Natural Resources Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Strategy, this state of the catchments report was prepared as part of what was a comprehensive data collection and analysis for natural resource assets in catchments across NSW – the 2010 State of the catchments reports. Data was collected and analysed using a common analytical framework, and the reports provide information on natural resource condition and trends within a consistent reporting framework.
Reporting was based on 13 natural resource themes, in accordance with the NSW state-wide natural resource management targets. These resource management targets were part of the green state priorities and targets in the NSW State Plan 2010.
Natural resource asset reports
These associated reports assess individual natural resource assets in the Hawkesbury–Nepean region, the pressures impacting on them and management actions undertaken to address these pressures:
- Native vegetation (PDF 1.5MB)
- Fauna (PDF 619KB)
- Threatened species (PDF 648KB)
- Invasive species (PDF 1.2MB)
- Riverine ecosystems (PDF 1.8MB)
- Groundwater (PDF 1.6MB)
- Marine waters and ecosystems (PDF 1.4MB)
- Wetlands (PDF 511KB)
- Estuaries and coastal lakes (PDF 1.9MB)
- Soil condition (PDF 1.6MB)
- Land management within capability (PDF 1.5MB)
- Economic sustainability and social well-being (PDF 696KB)
- Capacity to manage natural resources (PDF 654KB).