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Broadwater National ParkDraft Plan of Management
Joadja and Wollondilly River Nature ReservesDraft Plan of Management
JOADJA AND WOLLONDILLY RIVER NATURE RESERVES
DRAFT PLAN OF MANAGEMENT
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Part of the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water November 2010
Acknowledgements The NPWS acknowledges that these reserves are in the traditional country of the Dharawal and Gundungurra people. This plan of management was prepared by staff of the Metropolitan South West Region of the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), part of the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water. For additional information or any inquiries about these reserves or this plan of management, contact the NPWS Nattai Area Office, 99 Menangle St, PICTON or by telephone on 4677 0859. Disclaimer: This publication is for discussion and comment only. Publication indicates the proposals are under consideration and are open for public discussion. Any statements made in this draft publication are made in good faith and do not render the NPWS liable for any loss or damage. Provisions in the final management plan may not be the same as those in this draft plan. © Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW, 2010: Use permitted with appropriate acknowledgment. ISBN 978 1 74293 003 9 DECCW 2010/938
INVITATION TO COMMENT The National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (NPW Act) requires that a plan of management be prepared that outlines how an area will be managed by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). The procedures for the exhibition and adoption of plans of management are specified under Part 5 of the NPW Act and involve the following stages:
• The draft plan is placed on public exhibition for at least 90 days and any person may comment on it;
• The plan and submissions received on the plan are referred to the Regional Advisory Committee for consideration;
• The plan, submissions and any advice from the Regional Advisory Committee are referred to the National Parks and Wildlife Advisory Council for consideration;
• The plan, submissions and the recommendations of the Advisory Council are referred to the Minister administering the NPW Act, and a copy referred to the Regional Advisory Committee;
• After considering the submissions, the recommendations of the Advisory Council and any advice from the Regional Advisory Committee, the Minister may adopt the plan or may refer the plan back to the NPWS and Council for further consideration.
Members of the public, whether as individuals or as members of community interest groups, are invited to comment in writing on this plan of management. Comments should be forwarded to:
The Area Manager, Nattai Area NPWS
PO Box 99 PICTON 2571
Comments may also be sent via email. Refer to www.environment.nsw.gov.au and then “Find document for comment”, then go to “conservation plans”.) The closing date for comments on the plan is Monday 21
st March 2011
All submissions received by NPWS are a matter of public record and are available for public inspection upon request to NPWS. Your comments on this draft plan of management may contain information that is defined as “personal information” under the NSW Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998. The submission of personal information with your comments is voluntary.
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1. LOCATION, GAZETTAL AND REGIONAL CONTEXT Joadja and Wollondilly River Nature Reserves (the planning area) are located on the Southern Highlands of New South Wales approximately 30 kilometres north west of Mittagong, via the Wombeyan Caves Road (see Map 1). Joadja Nature Reserve is 830 hectares in size and was reserved on 1
st January 2001. Wollondilly River Nature Reserve
is made up of two sections (the eastern and western sections) with a combined area of 971 hectares. Wollondilly River Nature Reserve was reserved on 28
th June 2002, with an
addition reserved on 13th
August 2010. Joadja Nature Reserve and the eastern section of Wollondilly River Nature Reserve were reserved under the Southern Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) agreement. The planning area lies to the south west of Nattai National Park and north of Bangadilly National Park (see Map 1). Sections of vacant crown land surround and connect the planning area. Investigations have been made towards acquiring further vacant crown land on the southern side of the Wollondilly River. The planning area is located in the Wingecarribee Shire local government area and sections of the planning area fall within the Schedule 2 boundary of Warragamba Special Area. The planning area is located within the area of the Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Authority and the Pejar and Illawarra Local Aboriginal Land Councils.
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2. MANAGEMENT CONTEXT 2.1 LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY FRAMEWORK The management of nature reserves in NSW is in the context of the legislative and policy framework, primarily the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (NPW Act), the National Parks and Wildlife Regulation, the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (TSC Act), Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) and the policies of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). Other legislation, international agreements and charters may also apply to management of the area. In particular, the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act) may require the assessment and mitigation of the environmental impacts of works proposed in this plan. A plan of management is a statutory document under the NPW Act. Once the Minister has adopted a plan, no operations may be undertaken within Joadja and Wollondilly River Nature Reserves except in accordance with this plan. This plan will also apply to any future additions to these reserves. Should management strategies or works be proposed for these reserves or for any additions that are not consistent with this plan, an amendment to this plan or a new plan will be prepared and exhibited for public comment. Part of Joadja Nature Reserve and all of Wollondilly River Nature Reserve are Schedule 2 lands within the Warragamba Special Area (see Map 1). Under the Sydney Water Catchment Management Act 1998, the purpose of special areas is to protect the quality of stored waters for drinking purposes and to maintain the ecological integrity of their catchments. Warragamba Special Area has an important function of providing relatively unpolluted water to Lake Burragorang, the main source of drinking water for Sydney. Human activity is restricted within the Special Area. A Special Areas Strategic Plan of Management (SASPoM) (SCA 2007) has been prepared by NPWS and the Sydney Catchment Authority (SCA) and a joint management agreement has been signed between NPWS and SCA for the management of the Warragamba Special Area. The SASPoM and this agreement set out the responsibilities of NPWS and SCA in the management of the Warragamba Special Area. 2.2 MANAGEMENT PURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES Nature reserves are reserved under the NPW Act to protect and conserve areas containing outstanding, unique or representative ecosystems, species, communities or natural phenomena. Under the Act (section 30J), nature reserves are managed to:
• conserve biodiversity, maintain ecosystem functions, and protect geological and geomorphological features and natural phenomena;
• conserve places, objects, features and landscapes of cultural value;
• promote public appreciation, enjoyment and understanding of the reserve’s natural and cultural values; and
• provide for appropriate research and monitoring.
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Nature reserves differ from national parks in that they do not have the provision of recreation as a management principle. 2.3 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The planning area is of regional significance for its plant and animal communities. It contains species of plants and animals associated with both the Sydney Basin Bioregion and the South Eastern Highlands Bioregion. The planning area protects the catchments of the Wollondilly and Wingecarribee rivers. These rivers flow into Lake Burragorang, which is the major drinking water supply for the city of Sydney. 2.4 SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT DIRECTIONS Management of the planning area will focus on protection of its significant biological and catchment values. Major strategies to achieve these objectives will be:
• control and monitoring of introduced animals, particularly feral goats and pigs;
• rehabilitation of degraded areas, including the treatment and monitoring of serrated tussock and other agricultural weeds;
• control of erosion and point sources of pollution; and
• use of the planning area only for low impact activities, such as walking.
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3. VALUES The location, landforms and plant and animal communities of an area have determined how it has been used and valued. Both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people place values on natural areas, including aesthetic, social, spiritual and recreational values. These values may be attached to the landscape as a whole or to individual components, for example to plant and animal species used by Aboriginal people. This plan of management aims to conserve both natural and cultural values. For reasons of clarity and document usefulness, various aspects of natural heritage, cultural heritage, threats and on-going use are dealt with individually, but their inter-relationships are recognised. 3.1 GEOLOGY, LANDSCAPE AND HYDROLOGY The planning area lies within the catchment of the Wollondilly and Wingecarribee Rivers, which is part of the catchment for Warragamba Dam. Drainage from Joadja Nature Reserve flows into the Wingecarribee River. The eastern section of Wollondilly River Nature Reserve is located at the junction of the Wingecarribee and Wollondilly Rivers and the western section of Wollondilly River Nature Reserve is located on the foreshore of the Wollondilly River. The topography of the planning area consists of areas of plateau and ridges that drop steeply into deep, narrow valleys. There are cliff lines, scree slopes and rocky outcrops around the upper parts of the valleys. Elevation is between 550 metres and 790 metres above sea level (Mills & Associates 2002a and DEC 2004). Many slopes within the planning area are steep, with inclines of over 50 degrees. The lower slopes of Wollondilly River Nature Reserve consist of relatively flat alluvial soils. Dramatic views are available from the ridges within the planning area. The cliff lines, rock outcrops and tall forests on the valley floors are attractive features. Ridge tops and upper slopes of Joadja Nature Reserve comprise Hawkesbury Sandstone, underlain by softer units of the Illawarra Coal Measures and Berry Siltstone exposed on the slopes (Mills & Associates 2002a). The lower slopes and valley floors consist of Silurian and Ordovician slate, phyllite and quartzite (Mills & Associates 2002a). Wollondilly River Nature Reserve is comprised almost entirely from Bindook porphyry, an igneous rock formed during the Upper Devonian age (DEC 2004). This is granite-like in appearance and erodes to form a clay-loam soil. These soils are highly erodible and result in significant instability on the steeper slopes where landslips and scree slopes are common (DEC 2004). Erosion from trails and land slips in steeper parts of the planning area has the potential to cause water pollution. 3.2 NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS The planning area is at the boundary of two bio-regions. To the east is the Sydney Basin Bioregion, characterised by sandstone landscapes of Triassic and Permian age. To the west is the South Eastern Highlands Bio-Region which covers an extensive area of the Central Tablelands and slopes of New South Wales and Victoria and is dominated by
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older rocks of Devonian and Silurian age (Thackway and Creswell 1995). The intersection of the two bioregions means that the planning area is high in biodiversity and contains species at their geographical limit. Along with Bangadilly National Park, state forest, Crown lands and private lands, the planning area is part of a major habitat corridor of naturally vegetated lands stretching from Morton National Park in the south to Nattai and Blue Mountains National Parks in the north. Maintenance of natural vegetation on private lands within the corridor is vital to maintaining the value of these lands. The planning area contains twelve native vegetation communities, plus areas of cleared, modified or regenerating vegetation (DEC 2004, Mills & Associates 2002a). The vegetation communities are summarised in Table 1. The Yellow Box Forest / Woodland is a part of the complex of communities falling within the classification of the White Box - Yellow Box - Blakely’s Red Gum Woodland community. This is classified as an endangered ecological community under the TSC Act and a critically endangered ecological community under the EPBC Act. Much of this community has been cleared across the State and it is poorly represented within conservation reserves. Also important are areas of mature grey gum - stringybark forest, as grey gum is not well represented in conservation reserves and is a food species for some significant arboreal mammals. Table 1. Vegetation communities recorded in the planning area
Vegetation Community Section Location & Status
Calytrix Heathland Joadja NR Small patches are found on exposed sandstone surfaces on ridges and plateaux.
Devonian Red Gum - Yellow Box Woodland
Wollondilly River NR (both sections)
Extensive within the reserve, occurring on steep slopes.
Grey Myrtle Dry Rainforest
Wollondilly River NR (eastern section)
Occurs in some of the steeper gully lines and on scree slopes.
Highland Slopes Grey Gum - Stringybark Forest
Wollondilly River NR (both sections)
Found at the higher elevations in both sections.
Grey Gum - Stringybark Forest
Joadja NR Extensive on plateau areas and dry valley slopes. Open or shrubby understorey.
Manna Gum Tall Forest Joadja NR A small stand occurs on deep alluvial soils on floodplain flats in south western part of reserve.
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Vegetation Community Section Location & Status
River Peppermint Tall Forest
Joadja NR Extensive on slopes with moister aspects, gullies and deeper valleys.
Scribbly Gum - Stringybark Forest / Woodland
Joadja NR Mainly found on exposed and rocky sites on plateaux and ridges.
Sheltered Porphyry Forest
Wollondilly River NR (both sections)
Develops in some of the steeper gully lines, particularly in the eastern section.
Sydney Peppermint Forest
Joadja NR Occurs on sheltered upper slopes and deep soils on plateau in southern part of reserve.
Tablelands River Oak Forest
Wollondilly River NR (both sections)
The most common community bordering the Wollondilly and Wingecarribee Rivers.
Yellow Box Forest / Woodland
Joadja NR Occurs in small areas on lower valley slopes, on older rocks. Listed as an endangered ecological community under the TSC Act and a critically endangered ecological community under the EPBC Act.
Sixteen animal species and six plant species listed under the NSW TSC Act have been recorded within the planning area. Of these species, two animal and three plant species are also listed as threatened species under the EPBC Act. Threatened and significant species are summarised in Table 2. The planning area has a high diversity of birds for a relatively small reserved area (DEC 2004, Mills & Associates 2002b). This includes eight species listed as threatened under the TSC Act. Many of the species present are uncommon within the South Eastern Highlands Bioregion. The high diversity in bird species is most likely due to the overlap between the South Eastern Highlands Bioregion and the Sydney Basin Bioregion. Whilst no evidence of brush-tailed rock wallabies has been found within the planning area, there are anecdotal records of possible sightings west of Wollondilly River Nature Reserve.
Table 2. Threatened and significant animal and plant species recorded in the planning area
Common Name Scientific Name Status
Animals
regent honeyeater Anthochaera phrygia Endangered*, Endangered
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gang gang cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum Vulnerable*
glossy black-cockatoo Calyptorhynchus lathami Vulnerable*
brown treecreeper (eastern subspecies)
Climacteris picumnus victoriae Vulnerable*
hooded robin (south- Melanodryas cucullata cucullata Vulnerable*
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Common Name Scientific Name Status eastern subspecies)
powerful owl Ninox strenua Vulnerable*
speckled warbler Pyrrholaemus saggitatus Vulnerable*
diamond firetail Stagonopleura guttata Vulnerable*
large-eared pied bat Chalinolobus dwyeri Vulnerable*
spotted-tailed quoll Dasyurus maculates Vulnerable*, Endangered
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eastern false pipistrelle Falsistrellus tasmaniensis Vulnerable*
eastern bentwing-bat Miniopterus schreibersii oceanensis
Vulnerable*
eastern freetailed-bat Mormopterus norfolkensis Vulnerable*
yellow-bellied glider Petaurus australis Vulnerable*
squirrel glider Petaurus norfolcensis Vulnerable*
koala Phascolarctos cinereus Vulnerable*
Plants
bynoe’s wattle Acacia bynoeana Endangered*, Vulnerable
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- Asterolasia buxifolia Endangered*
narrow-leaved mallee ash Eucalyptus apiculata ROTAP
Camden woollybutt Eucalyptus macarthurii Vulnerable*
cambage kunzea Kunzea cambagei Vulnerable*, Vulnerable
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dwarf phyllota Phyllota humifusa Vulnerable*, Vulnerable
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- Solanum armourense Endangered*
*Denotes status under TSC Act - Vulnerable or Endangered # Denotes status under the EPBC Act - Vulnerable or Endangered
‘ROTAP’ Denotes species listed as a Rare or Threatened Australian Plant (ROTAP) according to Briggs and Leigh (1996)
Under the TSC Act, recovery plans may be prepared to identify actions and priorities for threatened species, populations or ecological communities. Additionally, a threatened species Priorities Action Statement (PAS) has been prepared which outlines broad strategies and detailed priority actions to promote the recovery of threatened species, populations and endangered ecological communities and to manage key threatening processes. Recovery plans have been prepared for the powerful owl, koala and yellow-bellied glider and the PAS includes detailed actions for all species listed in Table 2 except the narrow-leaved mallee ash.
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3.3 ABORIGINAL HERITAGE Aboriginal communities have an association with and connection to the land. The land and water within a landscape are central to Aboriginal spirituality and contribute to Aboriginal identity. Aboriginal communities associate natural resources with the use and enjoyment of foods and medicines, caring for the land, passing on cultural knowledge, kinship systems and strengthening social bonds. Aboriginal heritage and connection to nature are inseparable from each other and need to be managed in an integrated manner across the landscape. The planning area lies within the country of the Dharawal and Gundungurra Aboriginal people, which extends from Lithgow to Goulburn. Other groups have associations with the area; the Daruk to the north, and Wiradjuri to the west. Today Joadja Nature Reserve and the eastern section of Wollondilly River Nature Reserve are within the area of the Illawarra Local Aboriginal Land Council and the Wodi Wodi Elders; and the western section of Wollondilly River Nature Reserve is within the area of the Pejar Local Aboriginal Land Council. Although little is known about past Aboriginal association with the area, scarred trees, axe grinding grooves and artefact scatters have been recorded in the vicinity of the planning area. There are also stories that the hollows found at the junction of the Wollondilly and Wingecarribee Rivers were gouged by Gurangatch, (a giant eel-like creature that was involved in the creation of the Wollondilly and Wingecarribee Rivers) during the dreaming (Mathews 1908). The open river flats are evidence of the land management practices, creating open grasslands in the uplands and close to the rivers as hunting grounds for game (Rose Deco Planning & Design 2003). These stories make the planning area important to Aboriginal communities today. 3.4 HISTORIC HERITAGE The Wingecarribee district was first explored by Europeans in 1798, with settlement of the area commencing in 1815 (NSW Heritage Office 2006). Early settlers in the area undertook farming and grazing, with mining of shale oil commencing during the 1870s (Knapman 1988). The Bowmans Hill precinct, within the western section of Wollondilly River Nature Reserve, contains a homestead, associated buildings, sheep yards and various sheds, rural artefacts and gardens which reflect farming and grazing practices in the area from the 1850s to 1980s. The main homestead, known as "Hartley House", is “a locally rare example of post WWII housing, constructed in materials modern for the time and finely detailed by immigrant labour”. The sheep yards provide “a good example of vernacular building techniques applied to small-scale farming operation” (Rose Deco Planning & Design 2003). Within the eastern section of Wollondilly River Nature Reserve there is also evidence of past rural farming practices in the area known as "The Junction" at the intersection of the Wollondilly and Wingecarribee Rivers. This site contains remnants of an old stockyard and fencing associated with a previous Crown grazing lease.
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Joadja Nature Reserve has a strong historical link with the former Joadja shale mining area immediately south-east of the reserve and the associated treatment works and township to the south (Knapman, 1988). Some of the mines extended under the reserve. It is likely that holes associated with mining are still present in the planning area. The Joadja Ridge Trail was the first route used to transport shale oil from Joadja to Mittagong via Wombeyan Caves road. The trail was also used by early settlers to access nearby services at High Range and Wangenderry. There is, however, no known physical evidence of the historic nature of the trail. 3.5 VISITOR USE, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH The planning area provides opportunities for low-key nature appreciation activities including bushwalking, kayaking, swimming and fishing. The Cascades walking track is located within the eastern section of Wollondilly River Nature Reserve (see Map 1) and provides access to a waterfall. Within the rest of the planning area, management trails provide access for walkers. Both sections of Wollondilly River Nature Reserve are adjacent to off-park accommodation facilities. A nudist resort is located adjacent to the eastern section and a camping area is adjacent to the western section. The majority of visitors to Wollondilly River Nature Reserve originate from these two sources.
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4. ISSUES 4.1 WEEDS AND PEST ANIMALS A range of weed species have been recorded in the planning area. Common weed species found include serrated tussock (Nassella trichotoma), blackberry (Rubus fruticosus), prickly pear (Opuntia stricta), moth vine (Araujia sericifera) and tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima) (DECC 2008). A suite of agricultural weed species, including sweet briar (Rosa rubiginosa), St John’s wort (Hypecicum perforatum), khaki weed (Alternanthera pungens), stinking roger (Tagetes minuta), scotch thistle (Onopordum acanthium), fire weed (Senecio madagascariensis), castor oil plant (Ricinus communis) and Paterson’s curse (Echium plantagineum), occur in areas where past disturbance has occurred, particularly along management trails and the river flat areas of the western section of Wollondilly River Nature Reserve (DECC 2008). A plantation of paulownia tree (Paulownia fortunei) was established in the Bowmans Hill precinct by previous land owners. Feral animal species that have been recorded within the planning area include the pig (Sus scrofa), goat (Capra hircus), cat (Felis catus), European red fox (Vulpes vulpes), rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and wild dog (Canis familiaris) (DECC 2008). Cattle, sheep and horses from adjacent agricultural areas occasionally stray into the planning area. Invasion and establishment of exotic vines and scramblers; invasion of native plant communities by perennial grasses; predation by the European red fox; competition and habitat alteration from feral goats; and predation, habitat degradation, competition and disease transmission by feral pigs have been listed as key threatening processes under the TSC Act. The control of all weed and pest species within the planning area will be undertaken in accordance with the Sydney South Regional Pest Management Strategy (DECC 2008). This strategy identifies appropriate control mechanisms and management strategies for all pest species throughout the Region 4.2 FIRE The primary fire management objectives of NPWS are to protect life and property and community assets from the adverse impacts of fire, whilst managing fire regimes to maintain and protect biodiversity and cultural heritage. Fire is a natural feature of many environments and is essential for the survival of some plant communities. However, inappropriate fire regimes can lead to loss of particular plant and animal species and communities, and high frequency fires have been listed as a key threatening process under the TSC Act. Very little information is available on the fire history of the planning area but it appears that fires have been infrequent. A large wildfire to the east in 2002 affected the far south-eastern corner of Joadja Nature Reserve. The last known wildfire in Wollondilly River Nature Reserve was in 1979 and included Tallygang Mountain. Recently, prescribed burns have been undertaken in Joadja Nature Reserve; and on the cleared river flats of the western section of Wollondilly River Nature Reserve as a tool to encourage regeneration.
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Two (map-based) fire management strategies have been prepared for the planning area, one for Joadja Nature Reserve (DECC 2009a) and one for Wollondilly River Nature Reserve (DECC 2009b). The fire management strategies outline the recent fire history of the area, key assets within and adjoining the area including sites of natural and cultural heritage value, fire management zones which may includes asset protection zones, and fire control advantages such as management trails and water supply points. Hazard reduction programs, ecological burning proposals and fire trail works are submitted annually to the Wingecarribee Bush Fire Management Committee. 4.3 ISOLATION AND FRAGMENTATION The planning area is part of an important habitat corridor (see Section 3.2). The northern boundary of Joadja Nature Reserve is adjacent to Nattai National Park. Otherwise, the area surrounding the planning area has been extensively cleared, which has resulted in a high loss of biodiversity and fragmentation of habitat in the region (DEC 2004). Long term conservation of biodiversity depends upon the protection, enhancement and connection of remaining habitat across the landscape, incorporating vegetation remnants on both public and private lands. Nearby vegetated areas contribute to the habitat values of the planning area and provide ecological corridors to other vegetated areas. Maintaining the integrity of the remaining habitat within the planning area, and, where possible, linking this to adjacent areas of vegetated to facilitate wildlife corridors, is important in ensuring long term viability of the area’s biological values. 4.4 CLIMATE CHANGE Climate change has been listed as a key threatening process under the TSC Act. Projections of future changes in climate for NSW include higher temperatures, increasing sea levels and water temperatures, elevated CO2, more intense but possibly reduced annual average rainfall, increased temperature extremes and higher evaporative demand. These changes are likely to lead to greater intensity and frequency of fires, more severe droughts, reduced river runoff and water availability, regional flooding, increased erosion and ocean acidification. Climate change may significantly affect biodiversity by changing population size and distribution of species, modifying species composition, and altering the geographical extent of habitats and ecosystems. The potential impact of climate change is difficult to assess since it depends on the compounding effects of other pressures, particularly barriers to migration and pressure from feral animals. Species most at risk are those unable to migrate or adapt, particularly those with small population sizes or with slow growth rates. Programs to reduce the pressures arising from other threats, such as habitat fragmentation, invasive species, bushfires, pollution and urban expansion, will help reduce the severity of the effects of climate change.
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5. REFERENCES Briggs, J. D. & Leigh, J. H. 1996 Rare or Threatened Australian Plants. CSIRO Australia, Collingwood, Victoria. DEC 2004 The Vertebrate Fauna of Wollondilly River Nature Reserve. Unpublished report, Department of Environment and Conservation, Hurstville, NSW. DECC 2008 Sydney South Region Pest Management Strategy 2008-2011. Department of Environment and Climate Change, Sydney, NSW. DECC 2009a Joadja Nature Reserve Fire Management Strategy 2009. Department of Environment and Climate Change, Sydney, NSW. DECC 2009b Wollondilly River Nature Reserve Fire Management Strategy 2009. Department of Environment and Climate Change, Sydney, NSW. Knapman, L. 1988 Joadja Creek - The Shale Oil Town & its People 1870 – 1911. Southwood Press, Marrickville, NSW. Mathews, R. H. 1908 Some Mythology of the Gundungurra Tribe, New South Wales. Zeitschrift fur Ethnologie 40, pp 203-206. Mills, K & Associates, 2002a The Vegetation of Joadja Nature Reserve. Unpublished report to South Coast Region, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. Mills, K & Associates, 2002b The Vertebrate Fauna of Joadja Nature Reserve. Unpublished report to South Coast Region, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. NSW Heritage Office, 2006 Regional Histories. A report for the Heritage Office and Department of Urban Affairs and Planning. Rose Deco Planning & Design, 2003 Bowman’s Hill, Wollondilly River Heritage Assessment. Internal report for the Sydney Catchment Authority. SCA 2007 Special Areas Strategic Plan of Management. Prepared for the Sydney Catchment Authority and Department of Environment and Conservation. SHWDWG 2007 Southern Highlands Wild Dog Management Plan, Southern Highlands Wild Dog Working Group.
Thackway & Creswell 1995 (eds) An Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia: A Framework for Establishing the National System of Reserves Version 4.0. Australian Nature Conservation Agency, Canberra.
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om
munitie
s a
re
sta
ble
or
dim
inis
hin
g.
6.1
.1
Undert
ake a
ll w
ork
s,
inclu
din
g t
rail
work
s
and w
eed c
ontr
ol, in a
manner
that
min
imis
es
ero
sio
n a
nd w
ate
r pollu
tion.
6.1
.2
Sta
bili
se a
nd r
ehabili
tate
any e
rodin
g a
reas
that
pre
sent
a w
ate
r q
ualit
y r
isk.
6.1
.2
Monitor
trails
within
the p
lannin
g a
rea f
or
evid
ence o
f soil
ero
sio
n a
nd t
ake r
em
edia
l action
as r
eq
uired.
6.1
.3
Imple
ment
rele
vant
actions in r
ecovery
pla
ns
and t
he P
AS
for
thre
ate
ned s
pecie
s a
nd
com
munitie
s p
resent
in t
he p
lannin
g a
rea.
6.1
.4
Undert
ake s
urv
eys f
or
additio
nal th
reate
ned
anim
al and p
lant
specie
s,
in p
art
icula
r th
e b
rush-
taile
d r
ock w
alla
by.
6.1
.5
Seek t
he a
dditio
n o
f suitable
Cro
wn land
adja
cent
to t
he p
lannin
g a
rea t
o im
pro
ve t
he
connectivity w
ith o
ther
reserv
es in t
he r
eg
ion.
6.1
.6
Lia
ise w
ith n
eig
hbours
to e
ncoura
ge
conserv
ation o
f w
ildlif
e a
nd n
ative v
eg
eta
tion in t
he
vic
inity o
f th
e p
lannin
g a
rea.
Hig
h /
Ong
oin
g
Hig
h
Mediu
m
Hig
h
Mediu
m
Hig
h
Ong
oin
g
14
Cu
rren
t S
itu
ati
on
D
esir
ed
Ou
tco
mes
M
an
ag
em
en
t R
esp
on
se
Pri
ori
ty
6.2
A
bo
rig
inal
Heri
tag
e
A
num
ber
of
Aborig
inal sites h
ave b
een r
ecord
ed
in t
he p
lannin
g a
rea a
nd it
is lik
ely
that
more
may
occur
giv
en t
he n
um
ber
and v
ariety
of
sites
record
ed o
n a
dja
cent
lands.
A
borig
inal sites a
re p
ote
ntially
at
risk f
rom
m
anag
em
ent
activitie
s s
uch a
s u
se o
f heavy
machin
ery
for
fire
suppre
ssio
n.
It w
ould
there
fore
be d
esirable
to c
onduct
surv
eys t
o im
pro
ve
unders
tandin
g o
f th
e t
ype a
nd d
istr
ibution o
f any
Aborig
inal fe
atu
res in t
he p
lannin
g a
rea.
Aborig
inal pla
ces a
nd
valu
es a
re identified
and p
rote
cte
d.
Aborig
inal people
are
in
volv
ed in
manag
em
ent
of
the
Aborig
inal cultura
l valu
es o
f th
e p
ark
. N
eg
ative im
pacts
on
Aborig
inal and h
isto
ric
herita
ge v
alu
es a
re
sta
ble
or
dim
inis
hin
g.
Unders
tandin
g o
f th
e
cultura
l valu
es o
f th
e
park
is im
pro
ved.
6.2
.1
Undert
ake A
borig
inal site s
urv
eys in t
he
pla
nnin
g a
rea in c
onju
nction w
ith r
ele
vant
Aborig
inal com
munity o
rganis
ations.
6.2
.2
Consult a
nd involv
e r
ele
vant
gro
ups a
nd
indiv
iduals
in a
ll aspects
of
manag
em
ent
of
Aborig
inal sites,
pla
ces a
nd v
alu
es w
ithin
the
pla
nnin
g a
rea.
6.2
.3
Undert
ake a
n a
rchaeolo
gic
al surv
ey a
nd
cultura
l assessm
ent
prior
to a
ll w
ork
s w
ith t
he
pote
ntial to
im
pact
on A
borig
inal sites a
nd p
laces.
6.2
.4
Encoura
ge f
urt
her
researc
h into
the
Aborig
inal herita
ge v
alu
es o
f th
e p
ark
with t
he
Illa
warr
a L
ocal A
borig
inal Land C
ouncil,
Peja
r Local A
borig
inal Land C
ouncil
and o
ther
rele
vant
gro
ups a
nd indiv
iduals
.
Mediu
m
Hig
h/
Ong
oin
g
Hig
h
Mediu
m
6.3
H
isto
ric H
eri
tag
e
The B
ow
mans H
ill p
recin
ct
is o
f lo
cal herita
ge
sig
nific
ance.
The h
erita
ge a
ssessm
ent
for
this
pre
cin
ct
recom
mends t
he r
ete
ntion o
f all
build
ing
s
and s
tructu
res w
ith h
erita
ge s
ignific
ance.
It a
lso
identifies t
he r
em
oval of
a s
mall
blo
ck c
ott
ag
e
whic
h w
as m
ore
recently c
onstr
ucte
d.
The b
uild
ing
s a
nd a
ssets
in t
he p
recin
ct
were
tr
ansfe
rred t
o N
PW
S f
rom
the S
CA
in 2
009.
Within
the e
aste
rn s
ection o
f W
ollo
ndill
y R
iver
Natu
re R
eserv
e t
here
is a
lso e
vid
ence o
f past
rura
l fa
rmin
g p
ractices in t
he a
rea k
now
n a
s "
The
Junction".
Cultura
l fe
atu
res a
re
conserv
ed a
nd
manag
ed in
accord
ance w
ith t
heir
sig
nific
ance.
All
cultura
lly
sig
nific
ant
sites o
r obje
cts
will
be
record
ed.
6.3
.1
Manag
e t
he b
uild
ing
s a
nd landscape in
Bow
mans H
ill p
recin
ct
in a
ccord
ance w
ith t
he
recom
mendations o
f th
e B
ow
mans H
ill,
Wollo
ndill
y
Riv
er
Herita
ge A
ssessm
ent.
Cultura
l pla
nting
s w
ill
be r
eta
ined u
nle
ss t
hey p
ose a
n u
naccepta
ble
environm
enta
l risk.
6.3
.2
Record
his
torical sites,
assess f
or
herita
ge
valu
e a
nd r
eta
in in s
itu.
6.3
.3
Undert
ake a
n a
rchaeolo
gic
al surv
ey a
nd
cultura
l assessm
ent
prior
to a
ll w
ork
s w
ith t
he
pote
ntial to
im
pact
on h
isto
ric s
ites a
nd p
laces.
6.3
.4
Undert
ake a
surv
ey a
nd a
ssessm
ent
of
the
Hig
h
Ong
oin
g
Low
H
igh
15
Cu
rren
t S
itu
ati
on
D
esir
ed
Ou
tco
mes
M
an
ag
em
en
t R
esp
on
se
Pri
ori
ty
The J
oadja
Rid
ge T
rail
is o
f his
torical sig
nific
ance
because o
f its f
orm
er
use a
s a
tra
nsport
route
betw
een t
he J
oadja
shale
work
s a
nd M
itta
gong
.
There
are
no k
now
n h
isto
ric f
eatu
res a
long
the t
rail
but
it s
hould
be s
urv
eyed a
nd a
ssessed t
o g
uid
e
main
tenance a
nd o
ther
work
s.
Joadja
Rid
ge T
rail
and its
his
torical lin
ks t
o t
he
Joadja
Ruin
s.
Consult a
nd involv
e inte
reste
d
sta
kehold
ers
inclu
din
g t
he B
err
ima H
isto
rical
Socie
ty a
nd t
he o
wners
of
the J
oadja
Ruin
s.
6.4
V
isit
or
Use a
nd
Serv
ices
Access t
o W
ollo
ndill
y R
iver
Natu
re R
eserv
e is
thro
ug
h c
row
n r
oad r
eserv
es v
ia W
om
beyan
Caves R
d.
Entr
y t
o J
oadja
Natu
re R
eserv
e is v
ia
Wom
beyan C
aves R
oad.
A
dorm
ant
manag
em
ent
trail
within
Joadja
Natu
re
Reserv
e p
rovid
es a
ccess a
nd c
ould
pote
ntially
be
convert
ed t
o a
walk
ing
tra
ck (
see M
ap 1
).
The m
ain
vis
itor
uses in t
he p
lannin
g a
rea a
re
bushw
alk
ing
, kayakin
g,
sw
imm
ing
, and f
ishin
g.
There
is a
lso a
sig
nific
ant
pro
ble
m o
f ill
eg
al
hunting
activity o
ccurr
ing
within
the w
este
rn
section o
f W
ollo
ndill
y R
iver
Natu
re R
eserv
e,
and
4W
D a
nd t
rail
bik
e u
se in J
oadja
Natu
re R
eserv
e.
U
se o
f th
e p
lannin
g a
rea m
ust
be c
are
fully
m
anag
ed d
ue t
o its
rela
tively
sm
all
and s
ignific
ant
are
a o
f re
mnant
veg
eta
tion a
s w
ell
as its
wate
r catc
hm
ent
valu
es.
Under
the S
ydney W
ate
r C
atc
hm
ent
Managem
ent
(Genera
l) R
egula
tion 2
008
, cyclin
g,
hors
e r
idin
g
and t
he d
rivin
g o
f vehic
les a
re p
rohib
ited w
ithin
the
sections o
f th
e p
lannin
g a
rea t
hat
are
Specia
l A
rea
unle
ss a
ppro
ved b
y c
onsent.
Vis
itor
use is
ecolo
gic
ally
susta
inable
and
appro
priate
to t
he
reserv
e c
lassific
ation.
N
eg
ative im
pacts
of
vis
itors
on p
ark
valu
es
are
sta
ble
or
dim
inis
hin
g.
6.4
.1
Pro
hib
it r
ecre
ational cam
pin
g,
hors
e r
idin
g,
vehic
le u
se a
nd c
yclin
g w
ithin
the p
lannin
g a
rea,
The S
CA
may g
ive c
onsent
for
these a
ctivitie
s
within
the S
pecia
l A
rea.
6.4
.2
Perm
it b
ushw
alk
ing
within
the p
lannin
g a
rea.
6.4
.3
Monitor
the level and im
pact
of
vis
itor
use in
the p
lannin
g a
rea.
6.4
.4
Inte
rpre
t th
e v
alu
es o
f th
e C
ascades w
alk
and B
ow
mans H
ill p
recin
ct.
6.4
.5
Neg
otiate
with T
ransg
rid t
o p
revent
public
vehic
le a
ccess t
o J
oadja
Natu
re R
eserv
e.
6.4
.6
Neg
otiate
with W
ing
ecarr
ibee S
hire C
ouncil
to f
orm
alis
e t
he e
xis
ting
car
park
ing
are
a o
n
Wom
beyan C
aves R
oad.
Pro
vid
e a
n inte
rpre
tive
dis
pla
y a
nd m
inim
al im
pact
use info
rmation a
t th
e
park
ing
are
a.
6.4
.7
Develo
p a
walk
ing
tra
ck o
n t
he d
orm
ant
manag
em
ent
trail
in J
oadja
Natu
re R
eserv
e.
Ong
oin
g
Ong
oin
g
Low
Low
M
ediu
m
Mediu
m
Low
16
Cu
rren
t S
itu
ati
on
D
esir
ed
Ou
tco
mes
M
an
ag
em
en
t R
esp
on
se
P
rio
rity
6.5
W
eed
s a
nd
Pest
An
imals
T
he v
eg
eta
tion w
ithin
Joadja
Natu
re R
eserv
e is
rela
tively
inta
ct
and t
here
fore
weed f
ree.
A n
um
ber
of
weed s
pecie
s o
ccur
within
W
ollo
ndill
y N
atu
re R
eserv
e.
In p
art
icula
r, t
he
cle
are
d lands in t
he B
ow
mans H
ill p
recin
ct
conta
in e
xte
nsiv
e infe
sta
tions o
f serr
ate
d t
ussock
and o
ther
weeds a
ssocia
ted w
ith a
griculture
. O
ther
weeds o
ccurr
ing
within
the r
eserv
e inclu
de
moth
vin
e a
nd t
ree o
f heaven.
Severa
l in
troduced a
nim
als
have b
een identified
in t
he p
lannin
g a
rea,
inclu
din
g g
oats
, pig
s,
cats
, dog
s,
foxes a
nd r
abbits.
Dom
estic c
att
le,
sheep
and h
ors
es h
ave a
lso b
een o
bserv
ed in
Wollo
ndill
y R
iver
Natu
re R
eserv
e.
T
he p
lannin
g a
rea is inclu
ded in t
he S
outh
ern
H
ighla
nds W
ild D
og
Contr
ol P
lan (
SH
WD
WG
2007).
This
pla
n identifies s
trate
gie
s t
o b
oth
m
inim
ise liv
esto
ck losses a
nd c
onserv
e d
ing
os
within
the a
dja
cent
Natt
ai N
ational P
ark
. D
ue t
o t
he s
mall
siz
e o
f th
e t
hre
e s
ections o
f th
e
pla
nnin
g a
rea,
it is n
ot
possib
le t
o c
ontr
ol w
eeds
and p
est
specie
s in isola
tion.
Coopera
tive
pro
gra
ms w
ith n
eig
hbouring
landhold
ers
need t
o
be u
ndert
aken.
Intr
oduced p
lants
and
anim
als
are
contr
olle
d
and w
here
possib
le
elim
inate
d.
N
eg
ative im
pacts
of
weeds o
n p
ark
valu
es
are
sta
ble
or
dim
inis
hin
g.
Neg
ative im
pacts
of
pest
anim
als
on p
ark
valu
es a
re s
table
or
dim
inis
hin
g.
Pro
gra
ms a
re
undert
aken
coopera
tively
with
neig
hbours
.
6.5
.1
Manag
e intr
oduced s
pecie
s in a
ccord
ance
with t
he S
ydney S
outh
Reg
ional P
est
Manag
em
ent
Str
ate
gy a
nd t
he P
est
and W
eed M
anag
em
ent
Opera
tional P
lan-
Warr
ag
am
ba a
nd B
lue M
ounta
ins
Specia
l A
reas.
Priority
will
be g
iven t
o t
he c
ontr
ol of
fera
l pig
s,
goats
, serr
ate
d t
ussock a
nd b
lackberr
y.
In
part
icula
r, r
eg
enera
tion t
echniq
ues s
uch a
s t
he u
se
of
fire
will
be t
rialle
d in t
he B
ow
mans H
ill p
recin
ct.
6.5
.2
Seek t
he c
oopera
tion o
f neig
hbours
in
imple
menting
weed a
nd p
est
contr
ol pro
gra
ms.
6.5
.3
Encoura
ge c
onstr
uction a
nd m
ain
tenance o
f boundary
fences t
o e
xclu
de s
tock f
rom
the p
lannin
g
are
a.
Fencin
g a
ssis
tance m
ay b
e p
rovid
ed in
accord
ance w
ith N
PW
S p
olic
y.
6.5
.4
Imple
ment
the S
outh
ern
Hig
hla
nds W
ild D
og
C
ontr
ol P
lan w
ithin
the p
lannin
g a
rea.
Ong
oin
g
Ong
oin
g
Mediu
m
Hig
h
6.6
F
ire M
an
ag
em
en
t
The o
ccurr
ence o
f w
ildfire
s w
ithin
the p
lannin
g
are
a a
ppears
to h
ave b
een infr
eq
uent.
A larg
e
wild
fire
aff
ecte
d t
he s
outh
- easte
rn c
orn
er
of
Joadja
Natu
re R
eserv
e in 2
002 a
nd t
he last
Life,
pro
pert
y a
nd
natu
ral and c
ultura
l valu
es a
re p
rote
cte
d
from
fire.
6.6
.1
Imple
ment
the f
ire m
anag
em
ent
str
ate
gie
s f
or
Wollo
ndill
y R
iver
Natu
re R
eserv
e a
nd J
oadja
Natu
re
Reserv
e.
6.6
.2
Use p
rescribed f
ire if
needed t
o a
chie
ve a
Hig
h
Hig
h
17
Cu
rren
t S
itu
ati
on
D
esir
ed
Ou
tco
mes
M
an
ag
em
en
t R
esp
on
se
P
rio
rity
know
n w
ildfire
in W
ollo
ndill
y R
iver
Natu
re
Reserv
e w
as in 1
979.
Recently,
pre
scribed b
urn
s
have b
een u
ndert
aken in J
oadja
Natu
re R
eserv
e
and o
n t
he c
leare
d f
lats
in t
he w
este
rn s
ection o
f W
ollo
ndill
y R
iver
Natu
re R
eserv
e.
Tw
o (
map-b
ased)
fire
manag
em
ent
str
ate
gie
s
have b
een p
repare
d f
or
the p
lannin
g a
rea,
one
for
Joadja
Natu
re R
eserv
e (
DE
CC
2009a)
and
one f
or
Wollo
ndill
y R
iver
Natu
re R
eserv
e (
DE
CC
2009b).
The t
wo f
ire m
anag
em
ent
str
ate
gie
s s
et
out
appro
priate
fire f
req
uencie
s f
or
the v
eg
eta
tion
com
munitie
s a
nd p
rovid
es f
or
pro
tection o
f neig
hbouring
assets
and t
he b
uild
ing
s in t
he
Bow
mans H
ill p
recin
ct.
Fire r
eg
imes a
re
appro
priate
for
conserv
ation o
f native
pla
nt
and a
nim
al
com
munitie
s a
nd t
he
main
tenance o
f w
ate
r q
ualit
y.
N
eg
ative im
pacts
of
fire
on n
atu
ral and
cultura
l herita
ge
valu
es a
re s
table
or
dim
inis
hin
g.
variety
of
fire
reg
imes in a
ppro
priate
veg
eta
tion
types,
encoura
ge r
eg
enera
tion,
main
tain
habitat
suitable
for
specie
s w
ith s
pecific
req
uirem
ents
and
min
imis
e t
he e
ffect
of
fire
on w
ate
r q
ualit
y.
6.6
.3
Continue t
o p
art
icip
ate
in t
he W
ing
ecarr
ibee
Dis
tric
t B
ush F
ire M
anag
em
ent
Com
mitte
e a
nd
main
tain
coord
ination a
nd c
oopera
tion w
ith R
ura
l F
ire S
erv
ice b
rig
ades,
RF
S f
ire c
ontr
ol off
icers
and
neig
hbours
with r
eg
ard
to f
uel m
anag
em
ent
and f
ire
suppre
ssio
n.
6.6
.4
Suppre
ss a
ll unpla
nned f
ires in t
he p
lannin
g
are
a a
s q
uic
kly
as p
ossib
le.
6.6
.5
Encoura
ge r
esearc
h into
the e
colo
gic
al
eff
ects
of
fire
in t
he p
lannin
g a
rea,
part
icula
rly t
he
fire
needs o
f th
reate
ned s
pecie
s.
6.6
.6
Avoid
constr
uction o
f te
mpora
ry t
rails
(and
sla
shin
g a
long
exis
ting
tra
ils)
in a
reas o
f th
reate
ned
and r
are
pla
nts
and w
here
Aborig
inal or
his
toric
herita
ge ite
ms a
re r
ecord
ed o
r are
pote
ntially
lo
cate
d.
Ong
oin
g
Hig
h
Low
O
ng
oin
g
6.7
In
frastr
uctu
re a
nd
Main
ten
an
ce
The b
uild
ing
s w
ithin
the B
ow
mans H
ill p
recin
ct
are
curr
ently u
sed f
or
manag
em
ent
purp
oses,
inclu
din
g a
ccom
modation w
hile
undert
akin
g
manag
em
ent
opera
tions w
ithin
the W
ollo
ndill
y
Riv
er
Natu
re R
eserv
e.
The m
anag
em
ent
of
these
build
ing
s w
as t
ransfe
rred t
o N
PW
S in 2
009.
There
are
a n
um
ber
of
trails
within
the p
lannin
g
are
a w
hic
h a
re u
sed b
y N
PW
S a
nd S
CA
for
manag
em
ent
opera
tions s
uch a
s p
est
anim
al and
Manag
em
ent
opera
tions w
ill n
ot
impact
on t
he v
alu
es
of
the p
lannin
g a
rea.
Manag
em
ent
trails
adeq
uate
ly s
erv
e
manag
em
ent
needs
and h
ave a
ccepta
ble
environm
enta
l im
pact.
6.7
.1
The b
uild
ing
s w
ithin
the B
ow
mans H
ill
pre
cin
ct
will
be u
sed f
or
manag
em
ent
purp
oses
appro
priate
to t
heir h
erita
ge s
ignific
ance.
This
may
inclu
de t
he s
tora
ge o
f eq
uip
ment
and m
ate
rials
, and/o
r short
term
sta
ff a
ccom
modation,
and/o
r as a
sta
ff r
esid
ence.
6.7
.2
Main
tain
the r
oads a
nd m
anag
em
ent
trails
show
n o
n m
ap 1
. A
ll oth
er
trails
will
be c
losed a
nd
rehabili
tate
d.
Mediu
m
Mediu
m
18
Cu
rren
t S
itu
ati
on
D
esir
ed
Ou
tco
mes
M
an
ag
em
en
t R
esp
on
se
P
rio
rity
weed c
ontr
ol. T
he t
rail
thro
ug
h T
om
’s I
sla
nd
pro
vid
es a
ccess t
o a
n a
dja
cent
pro
pert
y.
As
note
d in s
ection 6
.4 a
bove,
som
e t
rails
are
als
o
used f
or
illeg
al activitie
s.
The w
este
rn s
ection o
f W
ollo
ndill
y R
iver
Natu
re
Reserv
e is a
ccessib
le v
ia a
cro
wn r
oad t
hro
ug
h
an a
rea o
f C
row
n lease.
An a
ltern
ate
route
to t
he
Bow
mans H
ill p
recin
ct
is p
ote
ntially
availa
ble
by
cro
ssin
g t
he W
ollo
ndill
y R
iver
thro
ug
h T
om
’s
Isla
nd.
T
he S
CA
main
tain
s a
wate
r q
ualit
y m
onitoring
site w
ithin
the e
aste
rn s
ection o
f W
ollo
ndill
y R
iver
Natu
re R
eserv
e.
A p
ow
er
line a
nd p
hone lin
e r
uns t
hro
ug
h
Wollo
ndill
y R
iver
Natu
re R
eserv
e t
o H
art
ley
House.
There
is n
o e
asem
ent
for
this
utilit
y.
The b
oundary
of
the r
eserv
e is n
ot
well
defined in
a n
um
ber
of
locations a
nd r
eq
uires r
evie
w a
nd
surv
eys.
This
may lead t
o o
ther
uses b
ein
g
dete
cte
d.
A r
oad r
eserv
e is locate
d w
ithin
the
weste
rn s
ection o
f W
ollo
ndill
y R
iver
Natu
re
Reserv
e (
see M
ap 1
).
Manag
em
ent
facili
ties
and o
pera
tions
adeq
uate
ly s
erv
e
manag
em
ent
needs
and h
ave m
inim
al
impact.
In
frastr
uctu
re a
nd
assets
are
routinely
m
ain
tain
ed.
Exis
ting
non-p
ark
in
frastr
uctu
re is
manag
ed t
o m
inim
ise
impacts
on n
atu
ral
and c
ultura
l valu
es.
All
oth
er
uses o
f th
e
park
will
have a
neutr
al or
positiv
e
impact
on t
he v
alu
es
of
the p
lannin
g a
rea.
6.7
.3
Investig
ate
the f
easib
ility
of
reopenin
g t
he
river
cro
ssin
g f
rom
Tom
’s I
sla
nd a
s a
n a
ccess p
oin
t to
the B
ow
mans H
ill p
recin
ct.
6.7
.4
Gate
the J
oadja
Rid
ge m
anag
em
ent
trail
in
Joadja
Natu
re R
eserv
e t
o r
estr
ict
unauth
orised
access.
6.7
.5
Restr
ict
unauth
orised a
ccess t
o t
he S
pecia
l A
reas,
consis
tent
with t
he S
AS
PoM
. 6.7
.6
Form
alis
e a
lic
ence f
or
the e
xis
ting
phone a
nd
pow
er
lines in a
ccord
ance w
ith s
ection 1
53 o
f th
e
NP
W A
ct.
6.7
.7
Perm
it S
CA
to c
ontinue o
pera
ting
the w
ate
r q
ualit
y m
onitoring
site.
6.7
.8
Seek t
he a
dditio
n o
f th
e r
oad r
eserv
e into
the
weste
rn s
ection o
f W
ollo
ndill
y R
iver
Natu
re R
eserv
e.
6.7
.9
Neg
otiate
an a
ccess a
gre
em
ent
to p
erm
it
access t
hro
ug
h T
om
’s I
sla
nd t
o t
he a
dja
cent
pro
pert
y,
consis
tent
with t
he a
ccess t
o inhold
ing
s
polic
y.
Low
H
igh
Hig
h
Low
O
ng
oin
g
Low
Low
* H
igh
priority
activitie
s a
re t
hose im
pera
tive t
o a
chie
vem
ent
of
the o
bje
ctives a
nd d
esired o
utc
om
es.
They m
ust
be u
ndert
aken in t
he n
ear
futu
re t
o
avoid
sig
nific
ant
dete
riora
tion in n
atu
ral, c
ultura
l or
manag
em
ent
resourc
es.
Med
ium
priority
activitie
s a
re t
hose t
hat
are
necessary
to a
chie
ve t
he o
bje
ctives a
nd d
esired o
utc
om
es b
ut
are
not
urg
ent.
Lo
w p
riority
activitie
s a
re d
esirable
to a
chie
ve m
anag
em
ent
obje
ctives a
nd d
esired o
utc
om
es b
ut
can w
ait u
ntil re
sourc
es b
ecom
e a
vaila
ble
.
On
go
ing
is f
or
activitie
s t
hat
are
undert
aken o
n a
n a
nnual basis
or
sta
tem
ents
of
manag
em
ent
inte
nt
that
will
direct
the m
anag
em
ent
response if
an
issue a
rises.
