Central Coast, NSW

Threatened species
Climate change

Overview

This region is home to rugged plateaus, spectacular beaches and coastal walks within easy reach of Sydney and Newcastle.

Threatened species

Featured threatened species

Somersby Mintbush in flower

Species profile

Common name
Somersby Mintbush

Scientific name
Prostanthera junonis

Status in NSW
Endangered

Commonwealth status
Endangered

Low spreading shrub 0.1 - 0.3 m and up to 1 m diameter. In open sites, branches appear wiry and are often prostrate. Where vegetation is denser, the plants have long spindly branches which weave through other vegetation and can grow up to 1m high. Leaves are oval in shape, dull green above and paler below. Flowers are 8 - 12 mm long and pale mauve to almost white with brown spots in the throat.

Climate change

Mean temperatures are projected to rise by 1.9 ºC by 2070. The greater increases are being seen west of Peats Ridge during spring. Increases in the other seasons are occurring across the region. All models shows there are no declines in mean temperatures across the Central Coast.

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REGIONAL RESOURCES

Striking sandstone steps set the scene for the newly completed upgrade of the coastal walk to Maitland Bay Headland, in Bouddi National Park

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Man blowing smoke from flowering gum leaves, held in a carved wooden board filled with ash

New $7 million facility for national parks and Worimi Conservation Lands board in Hunter Coast

Group of smiling volunteers posing on cliff top with collected rubbish

Central Coast climbing community joins forces with NPWS for Bouddi cleanup

Staff from Metro South West and Blue Mountains regions undertaking the Pisgah Ridge hazard reduction burn near Glenbrook, Blue Mountains National Park

Hazard reduction burn in Tuggerah State Conservation Area on Wednesday

Girrakool Loop Track and Piles Creek Loop (Signpost at Illoura Lookout), Brisbane Water National Park

Hazard reduction burn in Brisbane Water National Park near Kariong on Saturday

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