Common use of Conservation Values Clause in Contracts

Conservation Values. The Owner and the Minister recognise that the conservation area contains the following conservation values. Conservation values are to be managed in accordance with Annexure C: Management Scheme for the conservation area. A The conservation area contains native vegetation which has been mapped to give seven vegetation types (▇▇▇▇, 2004 and 2009) which include endangered ecological communities listed on Schedule 1 of the Threatened Species Conservation Act, 1995. These vegetation types are • Coastal Narrabeen Moist Forest • Coastal Narrabeen Ironbark Forest • Narrabeen coastal Blackbutt Forest • Coastal Warm Temperate Forest which is part of the endangered ecological community • Phragmites Rushland which is the endangered ecological community Freshwater Wetlands on Coastal Floodplains of the New South Wales North Coast, Sydney Basin and South East Corner Bioregions. Phragmites wetlands are 80% cleared in the Hunter Central Coast Catchment Management Authority area at the time of this agreement. • Estuarine Area Swamp Oak Forest and which is part of the endangered ecological community Swamp Oak Floodplain Forest of the ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Basin and South East Corner Bioregions. Swamp Oak forests are 95% cleared in the Hunter Central Coast Catchment Management Authority area at the time of this agreement. • Swamp Mahogany Paperbark Forest which is part of the endangered ecological community Swamp Oak Floodplain Forest of the ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Basin and South East Corner Bioregions. Swamp Mahogany forests are 60% cleared in the Hunter Central Coast Catchment Management Authority area at the time of this agreement. B The conservation area contains Melaleuca biconvexa (Biconvex Paperbark), which is listed as Vulnerable in Schedule 2 of the Threatened Species Conservation Act, 1995 and Vulnerable under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇. C The conservation area contains habitat suitable for Litoria ▇▇▇▇▇ (Green and Golden ▇▇▇▇ Frog), which is listed as Endangered on Schedule 1 of the Threatened Species Conservation Act, 1995 and Vulnerable under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ (EPBC Act) and which has been recorded on the site. D The conservation area is adjacent to and protects part of the catchment for Avoca Lake which is is a mapped wetland under State Environmental Planning Policy No14.

Conservation Values. The Owner and the Minister recognise that the conservation area contains the following conservation values. Conservation values are to be managed in accordance with Annexure C: Management Scheme for the conservation area. A The conservation area contains native vegetation sandstone ranges and scarps associated with the Kangaroo Sandstone Formation, which has been mapped to give seven vegetation types (supports a high diversity, and a number of locally endemic species. The dominant forest type consists of blackbutt – bloodwood – angophora located on the midslopes with the exposed hilltops and ridges consisting of ▇▇▇▇▇ bloodwood (Corymbia trachyphloia) – sandstone mahogany (Eucalyptus psammitica) woodlands. The Scientific Committee, 2004 and 2009) which include endangered ecological communities listed on Schedule 1 of established by the Threatened Species Conservation Act, 1995. These vegetation types are • Coastal Narrabeen Moist Forest • Coastal Narrabeen Ironbark Forest • Narrabeen coastal Blackbutt Forest • Coastal Warm Temperate Forest which is part of the endangered ecological community • Phragmites Rushland which is the endangered ecological community Freshwater Wetlands on Coastal Floodplains of the New South Wales North Coast, Sydney Basin and South East Corner Bioregions. Phragmites wetlands are 80% cleared in the Hunter Central Coast Catchment Management Authority area at the time of this agreement. • Estuarine Area Swamp Oak Forest and which is part of the endangered ecological community Swamp Oak Floodplain Forest of the ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Basin and South East Corner Bioregions. Swamp Oak forests are 95% cleared has made a Preliminary Determination to support a proposal to list the Corymbia trachyphloia–Eucalyptus psammitica Ecological Community in the Hunter Central NSW North Coast Catchment Management Authority area at the time Bioregion as an Endangered Ecological Community in Part 3 of this agreement. • Swamp Mahogany Paperbark Forest which is part Schedule 1 of the endangered ecological community Swamp Oak Floodplain Forest Act. The main fauna habitats represented in the conservation area comprise of the ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Basin following: • Dry sclerophyll forest/woodland; • Rocky escarpments; • Riparian habitat; and South East Corner Bioregions• Grassland with very scattered timber. Swamp Mahogany forests are 60% cleared More details can be found in the Hunter Central Coast Catchment “Final Compensatory Habitat Management Authority area at the time of this agreementPlan” (Cumberland Ecology, 2006). B The conservation area contains Melaleuca biconvexa (Biconvex Paperbark), which is several threatened flora species and endangered ecological communities as listed as Vulnerable in Schedule 2 the Schedules of the Threatened Species Conservation Act, 1995 and Vulnerable under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇. C The Table 3 below lists the threatened flora species that are known to occur within the conservation area contains habitat suitable for Litoria ▇▇▇▇▇ (Green and Golden ▇▇▇▇ Frog), which is listed as Endangered on Schedule 1 of the Threatened Species Conservation Act, 1995 and Vulnerable under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ (EPBC Act) and which has been recorded on the site. D The conservation area is adjacent to and protects part of the catchment for Avoca Lake which is is a mapped wetland under State Environmental Planning Policy No14area.

Conservation Values. The Owner and the Minister recognise that the conservation area contains the following conservation values. Conservation values are to be managed in accordance with Annexure C: Management Scheme for the conservation area. A The conservation area is an intact remnant example of Bargo ▇▇▇▇, which once covered an extensive area south of Sydney. The conservation area contains native vegetation which has been mapped to give seven a variety of vegetation types being: • Ironbark forest dominated by Eucalyptus fibrosa (Broad-leaved Ironbark) and E. crebra (Narrow-leaved ironbark. This is described as the vegetation type Narrow-leaved Ironbark - Broad-leaved Ironbark - Grey Gum open forest of the edges of the Cumberland Plain, Sydney Basin HN556 (Biometric 2008). This vegetation is Shale/Sandstone Transition Forest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion and is an Endangered Ecological Community on Part 3 of Schedule 1 of the NSW Threatened Species Conservation ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, and is listed nationally as an Endangered Ecological Community on the Commonwealth Environmental Protection and biodiversity Conservation ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇. • Scribbly Gum woodland dominated by E. sclerophylla (Small-fruited Scribble Gun) , which is described as Grey Gum - Hard-leaved Scribbly Gum woodland of the Coxs River Valley, Sydney Basin HN533 (Biometric 2008) • Sydney Peppermint forest in the valleys dominated by Eucalyptus piperita ssp. piperita (Sydney Peppermint) described as Smooth-barked Apple - Red Bloodwood - Sydney Peppermint heathy open forest in sandstone gullies of western Sydney, Sydney Basin HN586 (Biometric 2008) B The conservation area contains the flora species Pomaderris brunea listed as Vulnerable on Schedule 2 of the Threatened Species Conservation ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ C The conservation area contains suitable habitat suitable for a number of fauna species listed as Vulnerable on Schedule 2 of the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 and which have been recorded in the local area.(See Table). Ninox Strenua (Powerful owl), Climacteris picumnus victoriae (▇▇▇▇, 2004 ▇ Treecreeper (eastern subspecies) and 2009Melithreptus gularis gularis (Black-chinned Honeyeater (eastern subspecies) which include endangered ecological communities listed as Vulnerable on Schedule 1 2 of the Threatened Species Conservation Act, 1995. These vegetation types are • Coastal Narrabeen Moist Forest • Coastal Narrabeen Ironbark Forest • Narrabeen coastal Blackbutt Forest • Coastal Warm Temperate Forest which is part of the endangered ecological community • Phragmites Rushland which is the endangered ecological community Freshwater Wetlands on Coastal Floodplains of the New South Wales North Coast, Sydney Basin and South East Corner Bioregions. Phragmites wetlands are 80% cleared in the Hunter Central Coast Catchment Management Authority area at the time of this agreement. • Estuarine Area Swamp Oak Forest and which is part of the endangered ecological community Swamp Oak Floodplain Forest of the ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, have been recorded on the site. Scientific Name Common Name Recorde d on site Calyptorhynchus lathami Glossy Black-Cockatoo Ninox strenua Powerful Owl x Climacteris picumnus victoriae ▇▇▇▇▇ Treecreeper (eastern subspecies) x Melithreptus gularis gularis Black-chinned Honeyeater (eastern subspecies) x Daphoenositta chrysoptera Varied Sittella Petroica boodang Scarlet ▇▇▇▇▇ Stagonopleura guttata Diamond Firetail Phascolarctos cinereus Koala Mormopterus norfolkensis Eastern Freetail-bat Myotis macropus Southern Myotis Scoteanax rueppellii Greater Broad-nosed Bat D The conservation area is of historical significance for its role in the development of the conservation movement in NSW and its association with key persons who pioneered the conservation debate. (Greenup, Conservation Plan for Wirrimbirra Sanctuary 1992). In 1962 Dr Thistle Stead, who was an Australian botanist, educator, author and conservationist, purchased 66 ha of bushland near Bargo in conjunction with a colleague ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, to initiate the establishment of Wirrimbirra Sanctuary. Thistle was the widow of ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, who was a noted marine biologist, prolific writer and pioneer of nature conservation in Australia. In 1909 he was a founder of, and during its early years the main driving force behind, the Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia. The purchase of the land was to fulfil the intention of Thistle and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Basin and South East Corner Bioregionsto perpetuate the memory of ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇. Swamp Oak forests are 95% cleared They donated the land to the Stead Foundation which was set up in the Hunter Central Coast Catchment Management Authority area at the time of this agreement. • Swamp Mahogany Paperbark Forest which is part of the endangered ecological community Swamp Oak Floodplain Forest of 1963 as the ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ Memorial Wildlife Research Foundation of Australia. The aims of the organisation included: to further research in all aspects of wildlife conservation; to maintain sanctuaries; to cooperate with others on research in management of indigenous flora & fauna; to publish information relating to these aims; to carry out environmental education. The National Trust’s association with the Stead Foundation and the Sanctuary began in 1963. ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, a foundation member of the Trust, was appointed the Trust’s representative on the Stead Foundation’s Board in 1964 and continued in this role until 1993. The Foundation transferred the freehold land, together with buildings, to the Trust in December 1965 to ensure Wirrimbirra’s future tenure, with the land then leased back to the Foundation. At the same time it arranged for the portion of Wirrimbirra which is Crown lease to be transferred to the Trust. These leases are specifically dedicated for the ‘…conservation and study of flora and fauna’ under the Crown Lands Act. The Society for Growing Australian Plants owes its origins to the work of Thistle Stead. In addition, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ was a prolific author. Her first book, "Wildflowers of Australia" published in 1938, popularised the recognition and appreciation of Australian native plants. (▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇). Wirrimbirra Sanctuary is a Wildlife Refuge being proclaimed as “The ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Basin and South East Corner Bioregions. Swamp Mahogany forests are 60% cleared in the Hunter Central Coast Catchment Management Authority area at the time of this agreement. B The conservation area contains Melaleuca biconvexa (Biconvex Paperbark), which is listed as Vulnerable in Schedule 2 Wildlife Refuge No 163” under Section 23A of the Threatened Species Conservation Act, 1995 and Vulnerable under the Environment Fauna Protection and Biodiversity Conservation ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇. C The conservation area contains habitat suitable for Litoria ▇▇▇▇▇ (Green and Golden ▇▇▇▇ Frog), which is listed as Endangered on Schedule 1 of the Threatened Species Conservation Act, 1995 and Vulnerable under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ (EPBC Act) and which has been recorded on the site19th April 1967. D E The conservation area is adjacent to within a corridor of bushland linking the large natural areas of the Metropolitan and protects Warragamba Catchments and the Greater Blue Mountains. F The conservation area is part of the catchment for Avoca Lake larger Wirrimbirra Sanctuary which is is a mapped wetland under listed on the Register of the National Estate (listed 21st October 1980), the NSW State Environmental Planning Policy No14Heritage Register (listed 1st March 2002) and on the Wollondilly Council Local Environment Plan (23rd August 1991).