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Gunnedah Urban Riverine Sustainability Project
Gunnedah Urban Riverine Sustainability Project COUNCIL NAME Overview Gunnedah Shire Council The Gunnedah Urban Riverine Sustainability Project has improved the water quality and environmental WEB ADDRESS sustainability of the Namoi River within the urban limits of Gunnedah. Best practice weed removal and gunnedah.nsw.gov.au revegetation have contributed to improved water quality and flow, a reduction of noxious weeds, increased SIZE biodiversity and improved bank stability. The revegetated area is now providing enhanced opportunities 4994 square kilometres for future recreational use. POPULATION 12,162 Gunnedah Urban Landcare Group volunteers clearing invasive trees at Cushan’s Reserve in 2012. Background Namoi Councils (Gunnedah, Liverpool Plains, Narrabri and Walcha Shire Councils, the Tamworth Regional Council and the Namoi Catchment Management Authority) received funding from the NSW Environmental Trust to undertake the program titled ‘Namoi – Towards a Sustainable Future’ which includes the Gunnedah Urban Riverine Sustainability Project. The project objectives include: 1. Improve water quality and steam hydrology 2. Promote natural regeneration through the rehabilitation of the bank with native trees, shrubs and grasses and on going maintenance and weed control 3. Achieve urban riverine sustainability through improved water quality and efficiency and reduced erosion. 4. Removal of willows (Control Class 5 – Noxious Weeds Act 1993), Johnson Grass and Noogoora Burr (Control Class 4 – Noxious Weeds Act 1993) 5. Involve community volunteers. REFERENCES Implementation gunnedah.nsw.gov.au The project plan was developed in consultation with Department of Primary Industries – Fisheries and the Namoi CMA and was underpinned with scientific data. The project took 12 months to complete. The project involved contractors and volunteers removing willow trees from 1.4 km from the southern bank and 400 metres from the northern bank of the Namoi River. -
Scenic Drives Gloucester New South Wales DRIVE 2: GLOUCESTER TOPS
Enter this URL to view the map on your mobile device: https://goo.gl/maps/c7niuMo3oTr Scenic Drives Gloucester New South Wales DRIVE 2: GLOUCESTER TOPS Scenic Drive #2: Gloucester Tops return via Faulkland Length: 115km Start: Visitor Information Centre at 27 Denison Street End: Gloucester township Featuring: Gloucester River valley, Gloucester Tops, Barrington Tops National Park, Andrew Laurie Lookout, Gloucester Falls, Gloucester River, Faulkland and multiple river crossings on concrete causeways (caution advised). Gloucester Visitor Information Centre 27 Denison Street, Gloucester New South Wales AUSTRALIA T: 02 6538 5252 F: 02 6558 9808 [email protected] www.gloucestertourism.com.au Scenic Drive #2 – Gloucester Tops And on the way you’ll see beautiful rural landscapes and The Antarctic Beech Forest Track features cool tem- cross numerous river fords with picnic and swimming perate rainforest with the canopy of ancient trees If you only have half a day then this offers you a taste spots before returning to Gloucester or continuing your towering above the tree ferns and a damp carpet of of world heritage wilderness. Gloucester Tops Nation- journey towards the Pacific Highway. moss on the forest floor, rocks and logs. The longer al Park is the easternmost section of Barrington Tops walking track option takes you to a mossy cascade and is the closest part of this stunning wilderness to Along Gloucester Tops Road for the next 40km you’ll with the purest mountain water. As you step be- Gloucester. track the Gloucester River as the road winds through hind the curtain of green you’ll feel like you’re on productive farming valleys surrounded by forest-clad the film set of Lord Of The Rings. -
Kooragang Wetlands: Retrospective of an Integrated Ecological Restoration Project in the Hunter River Estuary
KOORAGANG WETLANDS: RETROSPECTIVE OF AN INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION PROJECT IN THE HUNTER RIVER ESTUARY P Svoboda Hunter Local Land Services, Paterson NSW Introduction: At first glance, the Hunter River estuary near Newcastle NSW is a land of contradictions. It is home to one of the world’s largest coal ports and a large industrial complex as well as being the location of a large internationally significant wetland. The remarkable natural productivity of the Hunter estuary at the time of European settlement is well documented. Also well documented are the degradation and loss of fisheries and other wildlife habitat in the estuary due to over 200 years of draining, filling, dredging and clearing (Williams et al., 2000). However, in spite of extensive modification, natural systems of the estuary retained enough value and function for large areas to be transformed by restoration activities that aimed to show industry and environmental conservation could work together to their mutual benefit. By establishing partnerships and taking a collaborative and adaptive approach, the project was able to implement restoration and related activities on a landscape basis, working across land ownership and management boundaries (Kooragang Wetland Rehabilitation Project, 2010). The Kooragang Wetland Rehabilitation Project (KWRP) was launched in 1993 to help compensate for the loss of fisheries and other wildlife habitat at suitable sites in the Hunter estuary. This paper revisits the expectations and planning for the project as presented in a paper to the INTECOL’s V international wetlands conference in 1996 (Svoboda and Copeland, 1998), reviews the project’s activities, describes outcomes and summarises issues faced and lessons learnt during 24 years of implementing a large, long-term, integrated, adaptive and community-assisted ecological restoration project. -
Hunter Valley: Coal Seam Gas Exclusion Zones Submission 8 November 2013
Director Assessment Policy, Systems & Stakeholder Engagement Department of Planning and Infrastructure Hunter Valley: Coal Seam Gas Exclusion Zones Submission 8 November 2013 Coal Seam Gas Exclusion Zones Submission: Hunter Valley This page was intentionally left blank 2 Coal Seam Gas Exclusion Zones Submission: Hunter Valley Foreword Closing the loop on CSG Mining in the Hunter Valley When it comes to coal seam gas (CSG) mining, protecting Australia’s most visited wine tourism region in its entirety - not in parts - is of paramount importance. And the time to do it is now. The NSW State Government should be recognised for delivering on its pre-election promises to preserve the Hunter Valley wine tourism region from CSG mining by confirming exclusion zones around the villages of Broke and Bulga as well as around significant areas defined as Viticulture Critical Industry Clusters (VCIC). But protecting most of the region, while leaving several critical areas open for CSG exploration and mining, could have devastating consequences for the iconic Hunter region as a whole – and undo the Government’s efforts thus far. While mining is obviously a legitimate land use and an important revenue source, this can’t justify allowing mining activities in areas where other existing, profitable industries would be adversely affected. Put simply, winemaking, tourism and CSG mining are not compatible land uses. The popularity and reputation of the Hunter Valley wine tourism region is fundamentally connected to the area’s natural beauty and landscape – and that natural beauty will fast disappear if the countryside is peppered with unsightly gas wells. Research reveals 80%1 of Hunter Valley visitors don’t want to see gas wells in the wine and tourism region, with 70%2 saying if gas wells are established they’ll just stop coming. -
Second Interim Report: Food Production in Australia
Chapter 2 Issues 2.1 This chapter discusses a number of concerns raised in relation to proposed coal and gas exploration and mining/drilling on the Liverpool Plains area of NSW, in particular by BHP Billiton Ltd (BHP), Shenhua Watermark Coal Pty Ltd (Shenhua) and Santos Ltd (Santos). Particular concerns were raised at the potential for these developments to adversely impact on agricultural activities in the area. Background 2.2 The Liverpool Plains covers an area of 12 000 square kilometres located in the north-west of New South Wales some 400 kilometres from Sydney. It is bounded by the Great Dividing Range to the east, the Liverpool Range to the south and the Warrumbungles to the west. The area is a sedimentary flood plain that has been laid down over several million years to provide a very rich, fertile farming area.1 Importance of the Liverpool Plains to food production 2.3 The area's fertile black soils have a high water holding capacity with reliable summer and winter rainfall. The crops in the area consistently produce 40 per cent above the national average. The area grows a diverse range of crops such as wheat, sorghum, oats, soybeans, barley, corn, sunflowers and cotton. It also produces chickpeas, mungbeans, canola, olives, turkeys, chickens, pigs, lambs and wool. In addition it has a significant beef industry. The area is unique in that it produces two crops per year, unlike the majority of farming areas. The Liverpool Plains contributes an estimated $332 million to GDP annually.2 2.4 The area produces 28 per cent of the state's sorghum, 33 per cent of sunflowers and 16 per cent of the state's maize. -
A Growth Agenda for the Hunter Drivers of Population Growth
A growth agenda for the Hunter Drivers of population growth A report prepared for the Hunter Joint Organisation of Councils Dr Kim Johnstone, Associate Director Contents Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 2 Greater Newcastle and the Hunter region ........................................................................................... 2 Drivers of population change ........................................................................................................... 3 Population growth ............................................................................................................................ 3 Age profile ........................................................................................................................................ 4 Drivers of growth .............................................................................................................................. 6 Understanding migration.................................................................................................................. 8 Internal migration ............................................................................................................................. 8 Overseas migration ....................................................................................................................... -
SOS Liverpool Plains' Review of Shenhua's EIS for the Watermark
SOS Liverpool Plains’ review of Shenhua’s EIS for the Watermark Project Attention: Director Mining and Industry Projects Re: Watermark Coal Mine App No.: SSD – 4975, Watermark Coal Project Name: SOS Liverpool Plains (Contact - President, Kirrily Blomfield) E-mail: [email protected] Address: PO Box 4009, Caroona NSW 2343 Disclose reportable donations: I have not made any reportable political donation. Privacy Statement: I have read the Department's Privacy Statement and agree to the Department using my submission in the ways it describes. I understand this includes full publication on the Department's website of my submission, any attachments, and any of my personal information in those documents, and possible supply to third parties such as state agencies, local government and the proponent. I agree to the above statement. SUBMISSION BODY SOS Liverpool Plains objects to the Shenhua Watermark Coal Mine proposed for the Breeza area of the Liverpool Plains. The submitter, SOS Liverpool Plains, is a group of around 60 members, which represents country and city women from all walks of life – business women, wives, mothers, teachers, medics, scientists, accountants, IT professionals, farmers, graziers and grandmothers. The group was formed in 2007 to raise awareness of the real effects of coal and coal seam gas mining on the people, the communities, the land, the air, the workers and surrounding developments, and most importantly OUR WATER – both riverine and underground. We raise to light the facts and let the people decide. We aim to reinvigorate democracy and keep Governments accountable. We want to expose the raw link between the weakening of rights to freehold land and royalties paid to the government. -
Former Fellows Biographical Index Part
Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 – 2002 Biographical Index Part Two ISBN 0 902198 84 X Published July 2006 © The Royal Society of Edinburgh 22-26 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PQ BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF FORMER FELLOWS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH 1783 – 2002 PART II K-Z C D Waterston and A Macmillan Shearer This is a print-out of the biographical index of over 4000 former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh as held on the Society’s computer system in October 2005. It lists former Fellows from the foundation of the Society in 1783 to October 2002. Most are deceased Fellows up to and including the list given in the RSE Directory 2003 (Session 2002-3) but some former Fellows who left the Society by resignation or were removed from the roll are still living. HISTORY OF THE PROJECT Information on the Fellowship has been kept by the Society in many ways – unpublished sources include Council and Committee Minutes, Card Indices, and correspondence; published sources such as Transactions, Proceedings, Year Books, Billets, Candidates Lists, etc. All have been examined by the compilers, who have found the Minutes, particularly Committee Minutes, to be of variable quality, and it is to be regretted that the Society’s holdings of published billets and candidates lists are incomplete. The late Professor Neil Campbell prepared from these sources a loose-leaf list of some 1500 Ordinary Fellows elected during the Society’s first hundred years. He listed name and forenames, title where applicable and national honours, profession or discipline, position held, some information on membership of the other societies, dates of birth, election to the Society and death or resignation from the Society and reference to a printed biography. -
Vkunkel Thesis
PREDICTORS OF SOIL ORGANIC CARBON IN AGRICULTURAL PASTURES VEIKKO R KUNKEL B Env Sci (Hons I) (University of New England) A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Geography December 2017 This research was supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship Statement of Originality I hereby certify that the work embodied in the thesis is my own work, conducted under normal supervision. The thesis contains no material which has been accepted, or is being examined, for the award of any other degree or diploma in any university or other tertiary institution and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, contains no material previously published or written by another person, except where due reference has been made in the text. I give consent to the final version of my thesis being made available worldwide when deposited in the University’s Digital Repository, subject to the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968 and any approved embargo. Maps throughout this book were created using ArcGIS® software by Esri. ArcGIS® and ArcMap™ are the intellectual property of Esri and are used herein under license. Copyright © Esri. All rights reserved. For more information about Esri® software, please visit www.esri.com. …………………………… (December 2017) ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my supervisors, A/P Greg Hancock and Dr. Tony Wells, for their support, guidance, patience and assistance throughout the course of my PhD. Thank you to Chris Dever, Alisa Williamson and Matthew Braggins for their assistance in collecting field data, and thanks again to Chris Dever for laboratory support. -
Hunter Investment Prospectus 2016 the Hunter Region, Nsw Invest in Australia’S Largest Regional Economy
HUNTER INVESTMENT PROSPECTUS 2016 THE HUNTER REGION, NSW INVEST IN AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST REGIONAL ECONOMY Australia’s largest Regional economy - $38.5 billion Connected internationally - airport, seaport, national motorways,rail Skilled and flexible workforce Enviable lifestyle Contact: RDA Hunter Suite 3, 24 Beaumont Street, Hamilton NSW 2303 Phone: +61 2 4940 8355 Email: [email protected] Website: www.rdahunter.org.au AN INITIATIVE OF FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT WELCOMES CONTENTS Federal and State Government Welcomes 4 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Australia’s future depends on the strength of our regions and their ability to Introducing the Hunter progress as centres of productivity and innovation, and as vibrant places to live. 7 History and strengths The Hunter Region has great natural endowments, and a community that has shown great skill and adaptability in overcoming challenges, and in reinventing and Economic Strength and Diversification diversifying its economy. RDA Hunter has made a great contribution to these efforts, and 12 the 2016 Hunter Investment Prospectus continues this fine work. The workforce, major industries and services The prospectus sets out a clear blueprint of the Hunter’s future direction as a place to invest, do business, and to live. Infrastructure and Development 42 Major projects, transport, port, airports, utilities, industrial areas and commercial develpoment I commend RDA Hunter for a further excellent contribution to the progress of its region. Education & Training 70 The Hon Warren Truss MP Covering the extensive services available in the Hunter Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Innovation and Creativity 74 How the Hunter is growing it’s reputation as a centre of innovation and creativity Living in the Hunter 79 STATE GOVERNMENT Community and lifestyle in the Hunter The Hunter is the biggest contributor to the NSW economy outside of Sydney and a jewel in NSW’s rich Business Organisations regional crown. -
Heavy Vehicle Stated Maps – Amendment Notice 2017 (No.1) Statutory Instrument Series: Stated Maps – Amendment Notice
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette Published by the Commonwealth of Australia GOVERNMENT NOTICES Heavy Vehicle National Law Heavy Vehicle Stated Maps – Amendment Notice 2017 (No.1) Statutory Instrument Series: Stated Maps – Amendment Notice 1 Authorising provision This Notice is made under: a) Section 174 of the Heavy Vehicle National Law as applied in each participating jurisdiction; or b) Section 18 of the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation as applied in each participating jurisdiction. 2 Purpose The purpose of this Notice is to amend stated maps for vehicles at the request of road managers. 3 Commencement Date The amendments take effect on 1 September 2017. 4 Title This Notice may be cited as the Heavy Vehicle Stated Maps – Amendment Notice 2017 (No.1) 5 Application This Notice applies in all participating jurisdictions. 6 Amendments The specified networks in Column 2 of Schedule 1 to this Notice are amended as specified in Column 4 for the Road Manager’s reasons shown in Column 5. Dated: 4 August 2017 Roger Garcia A/Director Network Access National Heavy Vehicle Regulator Heavy Vehicle Stated Maps – Amendment Notice 2017 (No.1) Page 1 of 5 Government Notices Gazette C2017G00889 09/08/2017 Schedule 1: Table of Amended Routes COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 Authorising Network Locality Changes to Route Road Manager Reasons for Change Provision Port Stephens Council requests that this route be removed due to New South Wales Remove the following road: potential damage to road infrastructure as detailed in an Twelve s174 HVNL 19m B-double assessment report commissioned by Port Stephens Council - Mile Creek The Bucketts Way between Pacific Highway and Port Route Stephens Council boundary 'Culvert/pipe structures inspections March 2016 - Old Punt Road & The Bucketts Way'. -
Midcoast Rural Strategy Transport Background Report Version 4 / Date: July 2020
MidCoast Rural Strategy Transport Background Report Version 4 / Date: July 2020 Version Purpose of Document Reviewed by Date 1 CPSD Working Draft for MCC internal review A Wetzel November 2018 2 CPSD Working Draft A Wetzel February 2019 3 MCC Consolidation A Kelly November 2019 4 MCC Final Draft for Exhibition A Macvean July 2020 Rural Strategy – Transport Background Report Page 2 of 94 Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 6 2 CONTEXT 7 3 EVIDENCE BASE 9 4 STRATEGIC PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS 11 4.1 National Level Considerations .................................................................................... 11 4.1.1 National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy and National Action Plan ............ 11 4.1.2 NSW Coastal Cycleway .................................................................................. 14 4.2 State Level Considerations ......................................................................................... 17 4.3 Regional Level Considerations ................................................................................... 20 4.3.1 Hunter Regional Plan 2036 ............................................................................. 20 4.3.2 MidCoast Regional Economic Development Strategy 2018-2022 ................... 25 4.4 Local Level Considerations ........................................................................................ 27 4.4.1 MidCoast 2030: Shared Vision, Shared Responsibility .................................... 27 4.4.2 MidCoast Destination Management Plan .......................................................