Goondiwindi management actions

Aerial view by Guy Roth
Photo: Guy Roth		 Possum in a nest by Phil Spark
Photo: Phil Spark		 People planting trees by Milly Hobson
Photo: Milly Hobson

General management action

Routine control of terrestrial and aquatic weeds, including via management agreements with NRM agencies, councils and other organisations.

Routine control of feral animals, including via management agreements with NRM agencies, councils and other organisations.

Targeted revegetation works to increase native vegetation cover over the long term, focussing efforts adjacent to existing remnant vegetation, within threatened ecological communities, within identified regional corridors, and adjacent to rivers, streams and wetlands.

Prevent livestock from having permanent access to rivers, streams and wetlands, and where possible excluding grazing altogether to allow the condition of river banks and wetlands to recover.

 

Priority management actions for this region

  • Design fences that facilitate passage of large native animals (e.g. kangaroos, emus) across the landscape.
  • Avoid use of large fishing nets in rivers and creeks, and remove any dis-used nets that may ensnare or obstruct fish and other species such as White-bellied Sea Eagle.
  • Consider establishment of non-fishing zones along reaches of major rivers in your region such as the Barwon River, Dumaresq River and Little Weir River, to provide sanctuary zones for species such as Murray Cod.
  • Do not remove termite mounds as these are important for native animals such as Short-beaked Echidna and Sand Goanna.
  • Retain large fallen logs as habitat for species such as Adorned Delma, Carpet Python, Common Death Adder, Eastern Blue-tongue Lizard and Lace Monitor.
  • Retain large isolated paddock trees and clumps of trees to assist movement of species such as Corben’s Long-eared Bat, Common Brushtail Possum, Koala, Grey-crowned Babbler, Painted Honeyeater, Swift Parrot and Zebra Finch, and encourage regeneration around them to maintain local populations of tree species such as Carbeen, Brigalow, River Red Gum and Eucalyptus virens.
  • Retain and/or augment in-stream woody habitat (large logs), as these provide important habitat for aquatic species such as Eel-tailed Catfish, Murry Cod, Yellow-belly and Common Yabby.
  • Undertaken strategic revegetation to improve long-term connectivity for species such as Rufous Fantail, Painted Honeyeater, Dunmall’s Snake and Grey Snake, focussing efforts adjacent to existing remnant vegetation.
  • Work with the community to control the cane toad as it will impact native animals such as Lace Monitor, Carpet Python and Rainbow Bee-eater.
  • Work with the community to control Noisy Miners which out-compete other native bird species such as Grey-crowned Babbler, Swift Parrot, Painted Honeyeater and Regent Honeyeater.
  • Work with the community to control wild dogs which prey on native species such as Koala, Tawny Frogmouth and Eastern Blue-tongue Lizard, as well as calves and lambs.
  • Be aware of animals on the road (e.g. Common Brushtail Possum, Koala, Short-beaked Echidna, Emu, Eastern Kangaroo and Squatter Pigeon), particularly at dusk and dawn when animals are most susceptible to vehicle strike – practice defensive driving.

 

For more information about the key management actions listed above click here