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Natural Environmental Protection and Enhancement: On-Ground Works
Highly Commended in Division A Yass Valley Council Bookham Cemetery & Reserve Signs Illegal firewood collection at the Bookham Cemetery and Reserve threatens the endangered remnant of Box-Gum Woodland - an ecological community listed as endangered and critically-endangered under the NSW and Commonwealth legislation. Council have addressed this threat through raising awareness of the biodiversity values contained within the site and to alert visitors that firewood collection is damaging and prohibited. Kym Nixon Senior Strategic Planner 02 6226 1477
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Highly Commended in Division B Greater Taree City Council Big Swamp, Big Plume, Big Results The Big Swamp project area in the Manning River catchment is recognised as one of the worst acid sulfate soil ‘hot spots’ on the NSW coast. The project area consists of 2000ha of coastal floodplain which had been extensively drained for agriculture. The project was initiated by Council after receiving a $2million grant from the Federal Government to implement comprehensive on ground works aimed at reducing the production and transport of acid runoff into the Manning River. David Hopper Environmental Project Coordinator 02 6592 5371
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Richmond Valley Council Fishers Way: Working with stakeholders to repair Jabour Weir Fishway The Fishers Way project is a partnership between Council, Fisheries NSW, the commercial mullet fishers from Ballina as well as the recreational fishers in the region. Each of these partners contributed to the repair of the fishway to facilitate fish passage. Since the repair of the fishway juvenile fish have been reported moving into upstream waters and reclaiming their former habitats. Craig Connolly Water and Sewer Support Engineer 02 6660 0247
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Eurobodalla Shire Council Re-introducing Burning to Themeda Grass Headland EEC’s (Endangered Ecological Community) Eurobodalla Shire Council implemented annual fire management on three Endangered Ecological Communities of Themeda Grasslands on local headlands to restore environmental integrity. Like much of Australia’s flora, the existence of Themeda Grassland is uniquely tied to Indigenous past practices. Working with the Indigenous community, Council sought advice from Indigenous elders about traditional management practices. Reinstating the fire regime has markedly reduced exotic annual grasses and invigorated native growth. Tom Dexter Environment and Sustainability Project Officer 02 4474 7491
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Winner in Division B and Overall Winner Bathurst Regional Council Racing to Save the Mount Panorama Woodlands Whilst synonymous with motor racing, Mount Panorama is increasingly becoming known to conservationists as host to a very important vegetation community: the Mt Panorama woodlands. A joint venture partnership between Council and Boundary Road Reserve Landcare Group strives to improve the condition and linkages of more than 117ha of the Endangered Ecological Community woodland across four sites within the Mount Panorama precinct through a variety of on-ground and educational works. Mick Callan Environmental Programs Coordinator 02 6333 6285
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Winner in Division C Kogarah City Council Dover Park East Environmentally Friendly Seawall Dover Park East foreshore, Kogarah Bay, was a major Council habitat enhancement project involving the removal of an existing low-habitat concrete seawall, and the construction of an environmentally friendly seawall focused on emulating the habitat variation present on a natural rocky foreshore. Since its construction, over twenty five species of aquatic flora and fauna have progressively established themselves along the Dover Park foreshore. Tom Heath Catchment Management Officer 02 9330 9459
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