REGIONAL LAND PARTNERSHIPS (RLP2)

Timeframe: July 2019 – June 2023

Funding source: National Landcare Program through South Coast NRM

Project Coordinators: Carrie Taylor and Leonie McMahon

Summary

In June 2019 the FBG signed the contract for years two to five of the second stage of the Regional Land Partnerships program (RLP2), with work on all projects starting in July. The projects that fall under this program are as follows:

Sub-project 1: Climate and Markets: supporting the   region to adapt, innovate and address market demands  for sustainable food production.

The on-ground work carried out in this project is shire-  wide and includes fencing, revegetation, and annual community events.

Project Coordinator: Carrie Taylor

Sub-project 2: Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) - Exploring new opportunities for improving the status of 20/20 priority listed threatened species in the South Coast Region Management Unit - bringing scientists, Indigenous people and NRM community together to protect threatened species.

The species in the FBG’s area of operation that meet the federal government’s criteria for this work are chuditch   and Malleefowl.  The corridor between the Fitzgerald    River National Park and the Magenta Nature Reserve is    the key area we are working in. Activities that need to be completed as part of this project over the following four years include controlling pest animals, fencing, revegetation, weed management and community engagement events.

Project Coordinator: Carrie Taylor

Sub-project 3: Coastal Threatened Ecological Communities (TEC) - Protecting coastal corridors and improving the condition of Proteaceous dominated Kwongkan Shrubland and Temperate Coastal Saltmarsh.

The TEC that is the focus of this project is Kwongkan Heath (Banksia woodland) in the Bremer Bay region. Two key activities are strategic management of Victorian Tea Tree and revegetation using Kwongkan species. In the first year, 12 ha of Victorian Tea Tree will be targeted for control. Revegetation will occur on John Street and the Meechi Road works site. Brush Mulching will be used to allow for opportunistic germination with agreeable weather eve