This ecological community has been assigned to the Ecological community (widespread) management stream under the Saving our Species (SoS) program.
Justification for allocation to this management stream
This is a threatened ecological community.
Conservation status
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Status in NSW:
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Critically Endangered Ecological Community
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Commonwealth status:
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Not listed
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| NSW Final determination: |
18 December 2009 |
Management objectives
The SoS strategy aims to secure the species in the wild for 100 years and maintain its conservation status under the BC Act.
The SoS strategy aims to secure the species in the wild in NSW for 100 years and maintain its conservation status under the BC Act. The SoS strategy also aims to engage local communities in the species' conservation and to encourage the NSW community to identify with it as a flagship for threatened species conservation.
This SoS strategy aims to secure this population in the long-term and maintain its conservation status under the
BC Act.
This SoS strategy aims to ensure the security of this species in the long-term and maintain its conservation status under the
BC Act.
This SoS strategy aims to ensure that the species is secure in the wild in NSW and that its NSW geographic range is extended or maintained and maintain its conservation status under the
BC Act.
This SoS strategy aims to secure critical populations of this species in NSW in the long-term and maintain its conservation status under the
BC Act.
The SoS strategy aims to secure this population in the long-term.
The SoS strategy aims to maximise the viability of the ecological community and maintain its conservation status under the
BC Act.
The SoS strategy aims to minimise current and future impacts of the key threatening process on priority biodiversity values, including threatened species and ecological integrity. This objective aligns with the
BC Act legislation.
Management areas and sites across NSW
Your search returned one or more sites that are restricted due to the sensitive nature of either the species or the site. Individuals involved in management on these sites can access detailed information via the database.
Critical actions for this ecological community
The key threats to the viability of landscape-managed ecological communities are loss, fragmentation and degradation
of habitat, and widespread pervasive factors such as impacts of climate change. Many of these threats are
addressed by NSW planning, native vegetation, and biodiversity legislation, policy and programs including the
offsets program (BioBanking, NSW Biodiversity Offsets Policy for Major Projects), Biodiversity Certification,
management of environmental water and reservation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974.
Threats to this ecological community are outlined
here.
The actions listed in the action toolbox are supplementary to NSW legislation, policy and programs and can be used by stakeholders, where applicable to guide management at a site, regional or state scale.
Action toolbox
| Determine any impacts from foxes and cats and identify sites prior to undertaking any control. | Site |
| Liaise with the NSW Roads and Maritime Authority, local Council, private developers, consultants and ecologists to consider the impacts on the TEC when designing cuttings and to include it in their technical guidelines. This may include workshops with engineers and other relevant people to increase awareness and consideration of the TEC when designing and building works including impacts on surface and sub-surface hydrology and the use of wildlife sensitive crossings. | State, Area |
| Consult with landholders about participating in conservation agreements (preferably long-term in perpetuity) to protect the TEC on their property. | Site |
| Retrofit the design of existing culverts to improve habitat for fauna. Discourage the use of fences that prevent wildlife movement. Encourage land managers to consider incorporating wildlife corridors, avenues and crossings when designing new infrastructure. | Site |
| Identify blackspots on roads and install signage which includes the number of a local wildlife rescue group. | Site |
| Revegetate cleared areas of the TEC following Australian Native Plant Conservation guidelines and update the NSW Government publication "Recovering Bushland on the Cumberland Plain". Promote the NSW Government Environment Line to report any unauthorised clearing or damage to the TEC. | Site |
| To prevent damage and disturbance by visitors, manage access to tracks (including vehicular and pedestrian) through the installation of deterrent signage, bollards, gates, and/or fencing at strategic locations. Encourage natural re-vegetation or re-vegetate following any track closure. | Site |
| Undertake mosaic burning with larger patches not small ones. Fire intensity should be variable, depending on the site as should the fire interval. | Site |
| Provide residents with the TEC on their property with information about fauna that depend on the woodland as well as threats to the community such as human disturbance, weeds, psyllids, fire and grazing. This may be done through the distribution of relevant publications, erecting interpretive signs at strategic locations, school programs and establishing a demonstration site for Cumberland Plain Woodland. | Area, Site |
| Encourage local nurseries to stock Cumberland Plain Woodland species, particularly flowering varieties suitable to gardens. Provide advice with maps on topography and soil information for landscaping approaches. Continue Council native plant giveaways and distribution of species lists. | Area |
| Liaise with land managers to provide advice on bush regeneration contracts so that they take into account maintaining plantings during dry periods. This may include watering plantings or over-planting and/or direct seeding. | Site, Area |
| Discourage the use of chemical treatment (as it kills beneficial insects also) and instead use target spray diactomaceous earth if control is required. Encourage retaining leaf litter, ground-covers and shrubs under one meter. | Site, Area |
| Implement best practice measures to control, prevent and restore Bell Miner Associated Dieback. Follow recommendations in "An independent review of bell miner associated dieback - Final Report, June 2017" by Knowledge Ecology commissioned by NSW government. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/vegetation/bell-miner-associated-dieback-independent-review.pdf | Site |
| Opportunistically monitor sites with spotted gum for signs of the disease. Encourage landholders to monitor and report any outbreaks to the Saving our Species mailbox.
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| Continue investigations into the death of trees caused by fungus following borers and develop options for prevention and/or treatment. | Site, Area |
| Undertake ecological burns where possible following weed removal. Investigate options of cultural burning. | Site |
| Encourage land managers to use periodic grazing by cattle and goats in weed affected areas to exhaust the seedbanks of appropriate weeds (e.g. use cattle as follow up to primary weed control of African Olive). | Site |
| Work with transport infrastructure providers and landholders to restrict the spread of weeds, particularly along railway lines and roadsides, and to control weeds on their properties.
| Area, Site |
| Undertake weed control using the most appropriate methods to suit differing conditions and schedule regular follow up work. North of the M4 is a priority area to target for African Olive weed control to limit its spread and undertake early cost-effective intervention. | Site |
How will this ecological community be managed?
Key management sites for this ecological community are being identified by the NSW Government
and other program partners, where feasible, cost-effective and beneficial management actions can be undertaken.
Currently, 5 management sites have been identified for this ecological community.
Management sites