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Briagolong Noojee Walhalla Maffra Erica Heyfield Stratford Loch Sport Sale

Warragul Moe Traralgon Paradise Beach

Sea View

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Rivers and Streams Worst Impact (rcp8.5 2070) 1 - 3 (Very Low Impact) 4 - 6 7 - 9 10 - 12 13 - 15 Tidal River 16 - 18 19 - 21 22 - 24 25 - 27 28 - 30 (Very High Impact)

Figure 22: Vulnerability assessment results: rivers and streams worst impact (RCP 8.5 2070)

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Briagolong Noojee Walhalla Maffra Erica Heyfield Stratford Loch Sport Sale

Warragul Moe Traralgon Paradise Beach

Sea View

Mirboo North Korumburra Leongatha Won Wron

Yarram Meeniyan Wonthaggi Inverloch Foster

Rivers and Streams Adaptive Capacity 1 - Very Low 2 - Low 3 - Medium 4 - High 5 - Very High Tidal River

Figure 23: Vulnerability assessment results: rivers and streams adaptive capacity

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Figure 24: Location of rivers and streams with a very high potential vulnerability in West Gippsland (RCP 8.5 2070)

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Figure 25: Vulnerability assessment results: estuaries worst impact (RCP 8.5 2070)

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Figure 26: Vulnerability assessment results: estuaries adaptive capacity

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Figure 27: Vulnerability of estuaries in West Gippsland overlaid with storm surge and sea level rise impacts (RCP 8.5 2070)

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Figure 28: Vulnerability of estuaries in West Gippsland (excluding storm surge and sea level rise impacts) (RCP 8.5 2070)

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Figure 29: Vulnerability assessment results: inland wetlands worst impact (RCP 8.5 2070)

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Figure 30: Vulnerability assessment results: inland wetlands adaptive capacity

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Figure 31: Location of inland wetlands with a very high potential vulnerability in West Gippsland (RCP 8.5 2070)

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Figure 32: Vulnerability assessment results: coastal wetlands worst impact (RCP 8.5 2070)

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Figure 33: Vulnerability assessment results: coastal wetlands adaptive capacity

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Figure 34: Vulnerability of coastal wetlands in West Gippsland overlaid with storm surge and sea level rise impacts (RCP 8.5 2070)

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Figure 35: Vulnerability of coastal wetlands in West Gippsland (excluding storm surge and sea level rise impacts) (RCP 8.5 2070)

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Table 14: Highest potentially vulnerable rivers and streams in West Gippsland (RCP 8.5, 2070)

Priority RCS Landscape Priority Area Name Reach RCS Asset BC CIN GLH MUL STR VA WP

Aberfeldy River 25-18 Yes x

Ada River - No x

Agnes River 27-26 No x

Agnes River 27-25 Yes x x

Albert River 27-30 No x

Albert River 27-29 No x

Avon River 25-22 Yes x

Barkly River East Branch 25-13 Yes x

Bear Creek - No x

Ben Cruachan Creek 25-31 No x

Berry’s Creek 27-19 No x

Bruthen Creek 27-38 No x x

Coalition Creek 27-17 No x

Fish Creek 27-14 No x

Flynns Creek 26-8 No x

Franklin River 27-22 No x

Franklin River 27-21 No x x

Freestone Creek 25-28 No x

Glenmaggie Creek 25-15 No x

Glenmaggie Creek 25-14 No x x

Jack River 27-32 No x

Jordan River 25-6 No x

Latrobe River 26-7 Yes x

Latrobe River 26-6 No x

Latrobe River 26-5 No x

Loch River 26-30 Yes x

Macalister River 25-12 Yes x

Macalister River 25-11 No x

Macalister River 25-10 No x

BC = Bunurong Coastal; CIN = Corner Inlet Nooramunga; GLH = Gippsland Lakes & Hinterland; MUL = Mullungdung; STR = Strzelecki Ranges; VA = Victorian Alps; WP = Wilsons Promontory.

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Priority RCS Landscape Priority Area Name Reach RCS Asset BC CIN GLH MUL STR VA WP

Macalister River 25-9 No x x

Merriman Creek 27-41 No x

Merriman Creek 27-40 No x

Moe River - No x

Morwell River 26-20 No x

Morwell River 26-19 No x

Narracan Creek 26-26 No x

Tanjil River West Branch 26-25 No x

Tanjl River East Branch 26-24 No x

Tarra River 27-35 Yes x

Tarra River 27-34 No x

Tarwin River East Branch 27-16 No x

Tarwin River East Branch 27-15 No x

Tarwin River West Branch 27-12 No x

Tarwin River West Branch 27-11 No x

Thomson River 25-99 Yes x

Traralgon Creek 26-12 No x

Traralgon Creek 26-11 No x

Tyers River 26-17 Yes x

Tyers River 26-16 No x

Valencia Creek 25-30 No x

Valencia Creek 25-29 No x x

BC = Bunurong Coastal; CIN = Corner Inlet Nooramunga; GLH = Gippsland Lakes & Hinterland; MUL = Mullungdung; STR = Strzelecki Ranges; VA = Victorian Alps; WP = Wilsons Promontory.

104 | West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority Table 15: Highest potentially vulnerable inland wetland assets in West Gippsland (RCP 8.5, 2070)

RCS Landscape Priority Area Wetland complex Priority RCS Asset BC CIN GLH MUL STR VA WP

Baw Baw Plateau Wetlands Yes x

Bunurong Coast Wetlands Yes x

Lake Wellington Wetlands No x

Lower Avon Wetlands Yes x

Lower Latrobe Wetlands No x x

Lower Macalister Wetlands No x

Lower Tarra River Wetlands No x

Lower Tarwin River Wetlands No x x

Lower Thomson Wetlands No x

Merriman Creek Wetlands No x x

Perry River Wetlands Yes x

Upper Macalister Wetlands Yes x

Wilsons Promontory Wetlands Yes x

BC = Bunurong Coastal; CIN = Corner Inlet Nooramunga; GLH = Gippsland Lakes & Hinterland; MUL = Mullungdung; STR = Strzelecki Ranges; VA = Victorian Alps; WP = Wilsons Promontory.

Table 16: Highest potentially vulnerable coastal wetland assets in West Gippsland (RCP 8.5, 2070)

Sea Storm RCS Landscape Priority Area Priority Wetland complex level rise surge impact impact RCS Asset BC CIN GLH MUL STR VA WP

Bunurong Coast Wetlands Yes Yes x

Corner Inlet and Yes Yes x Nooramunga Wetlands

Gippsland Lakes Fringing Yes Yes Yes x Wetlands

Jack Smith Lake Yes Yes Yes x

Lake Wellington Wetlands Yes Yes No x

Lower Avon Wetlands Yes Yes Yes x

Lower Latrobe Wetlands Yes Yes No x

Lower Tarra River Wetlands No x

Lower Thomson Wetlands Yes No x

Merriman Creek Wetlands Yes Yes No x

Perry River Wetlands Yes Yes Yes x

Shallow Inlet and Venus Yes Yes No x Bay Wetlands

Wilsons Promontory Yes Yes Yes x Wetlands

BC = Bunurong Coastal; CIN = Corner Inlet Nooramunga; GLH = Gippsland Lakes & Hinterland; MUL = Mullungdung; STR = Strzelecki Ranges; VA = Victorian Alps; WP = Wilsons Promontory.

West Gippsland Regional NRM Climate Change Strategy | 105 Table 17: Highest potentially vulnerable estuary assets in West Gippsland (RCP 8.5, 2070)

Subject Subject Sea/coastal Priority RCS Landscape Name to sea to Storm water level RCS Priority Area level rise Surge increase Asset

Not subject to change from sea level Darby River Yes Wilsons Promontory rise

Jack Smith Lake Yes Yes Yes Mullungdung

Lake Denison Yes Yes No Mullungdung

Powlett River Yes Yes Bunurong Coastal

Tidal River Yes Yes Wilsons Promontory

Merriman Creek Yes Yes Yes Mullungdung

Agnes River Yes Yes Yes Corner Inlet Nooramunga

Albert River Yes Yes Yes Yes Corner Inlet Nooramunga

Anderson Inlet Yes Yes Yes Yes Bunurong Coastal

Bennison Creek Yes Yes Corner Inlet Nooramunga

Bruthen Creek Yes Yes Yes Corner Inlet Nooramunga

Franklin River Yes Yes Yes Corner Inlet Nooramunga

Nine Mile Creek Yes Yes Corner Inlet Nooramunga

Shady Creek Estuary Yes No Corner Inlet Nooramunga

Shallow Inlet Yes Yes Yes Yes Bunurong Coastal

Tarwin River Yes Yes Yes Bunurong Coastal

Tarra River Yes Yes Yes Yes Corner Inlet Nooramunga

Growler Creek Estuary Yes Yes No Wilsons Promontory

Old Hat Creek Yes Yes Yes Corner Inlet Nooramunga

Stockyard Creek Yes Yes Corner Inlet Nooramunga

106 | West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority Table 18: Highest potentially vulnerable broad native vegetation communities in West Gippsland (RCP 8.5, 2070)

RCS Landscape Priority Area Vegetation Group Priority RCS Asset BC CIN GLH MUL STR VA WP

Herb-rich Woodlands – Damp Yes x x x x x Sands

Lower Slopes or Hills Woodlands – Seasonally Yes x inundated and/or shrubby

Rocky Outcrop or Escarpment Yes x x x Scrubs

Wet or Damp Forest Yes x x x x x x x

Rainforests Yes x x x x x

Wetlands – Freshwater Yes x x x x x

Montane Grasslands, Yes x x Shrublands or Woodlands

Heathlands subalpine Yes x

Dry Forests – Sheltered and/or Yes x x x x x x higher altitude

Heathy Woodlands – Damp Yes x x x and/or less well-drained

Herb-rich Woodlands – Alluvial No x terraces and/or creeklines

BC = Bunurong Coastal; CIN = Corner Inlet Nooramunga; GLH = Gippsland Lakes & Hinterland; MUL = Mullungdung; STR = Strzelecki Ranges; VA = Victorian Alps; WP = Wilsons Promontory.

West Gippsland Regional NRM Climate Change Strategy | 107 Table 19: Highest potentially vulnerable broad soil types in West Gippsland (RCP 8.5, 2070)

Priority RCS Landscape Priority Area Soil Type RCS Asset name RCS Asset BC CIN GLH MUL STR VA WP

Pale/calcareous Yes Bengworden flats x sands, Duplex soils, Saline soils Yes Giffard Plains x x Wilsons Prom and Yes x x x x x coastal soils

No South Gippsland x

Tarwin and Yes Powlett x catchments

Friable earths Yes Alps x stony loams Yes Bengworden Flats x

Yes Red Gum Plains x

Wilsons Prom and Yes x coastal soils

No South Gippsland x

No MID x

Upper Latrobe No x catchment

Organic loams Yes Bengworden Flats x

Yes Red Gum Plains x

Yes Alps x

No MID x

BC = Bunurong Coastal; CIN = Corner Inlet Nooramunga; GLH = Gippsland Lakes & Hinterland; MUL = Mullungdung; STR = Strzelecki Ranges; VA = Victorian Alps; WP = Wilsons Promontory.

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