DOCSLIB.ORG

Business Case Augusta Lifestyle/Retirement Village May 2014

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Business Case Augusta Lifestyle/Retirement Village May 2014 BUSINESS CASE AUGUSTA LIFESTYLE/RETIREMENT VILLAGE MAY 2014 Rosewood Care Group 67 Cleaver Street, West Perth Western Australia 6005 P: (08) 9328 5822 F: (08) 9328 2417 E: [email protected] www.rosewoodcare.org.au Business Case Augusta Lifestyle/Retirement Village May 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS PART 1 - DEMAND STUDY Summary Page 3 1.1 Introduction Page 6 1.2 Community Meetings Page 7 1.3 Demand Analysis Page 10 1.4 Community Survey Results Page 13 1.5 Housing Options/Competition Page 15 1.6 McCrindle Baynes National Survey Page 18 1.7 Conclusions Page 20 PART 2 – DEVELOPMENT & CONCEPT 2.1 Environmental Proposals Page 23 2.2 Services Page 23 2.3 Site Plan/ Staging Plan/ Floor Plans Page 24 2.4 Commerce Page 26 2.5 Program Page 28 2.6 Land Tenure Page 28 2.7 Type of Village Page 29 2.8 Recommended Village Option Page 35 2.9 Putting the Package to the Not for Profit Market Page 36 Appendices: Appendix 1 – Survey Questionnaire Report Appendix 2 – Environmental Proposals Appendix 3 – Service Plans Appendix 4 – Architectural Concept Plans Appendix 5 – Order of Magnitude Estimates Appendix 6 – Indicative Development Program Appendix 7 – The Deferred Land Payment Option 1 | P a g e Business Case Augusta Lifestyle/Retirement Village May 2014 BUSINESS CASE AUGUSTA LIFESTYLE/RETIREMENT VILLAGE PART 1 – DEMAND SUMMARY 2 | P a g e Business Case Augusta Lifestyle/Retirement Village May 2014 SUMMARY The Shire of Augusta Margaret River has identified the potential need for a lifestyle/retirement village in Augusta. A feasibility study produced by the AEC Group in March 2013 confirmed that the proposal could be feasible under the right conditions. In January 2014, the Shire appointed the Rosewood Care Group to prepare a business case for a new lifestyle/retirement village in Augusta. This section of the business case aims to establish the level of demand for a lifestyle/retirement village in Augusta. Particular importance has been placed on community consultation. From talking to a wide range of people in the local Augusta community, we established that there is demand from existing residents for alternative housing options for older people in Augusta. However, the level of demand was difficult to quantify. The concept of a lifestyle/retirement village appears to be accepted by the community, so long as it offers free standing, age friendly, 2-3 bedroom homes at around a $400,000 price point. Whilst the existing 18 Leeuwin and Catholic Church units play a valuable role in the community, there is a view that they are an older generation of seniors housing and that they are not attractive to a large section of the current over 65’s population in Augusta. The site identified by the Shire for the purposes of this report - close to the Community Hall and accessed off Hillview Road – was generally considered to be well located in terms of town centre and leisure facilities. Some people would like to see a larger site (with a larger village) developed and some people would like the site to have the capacity for expansion. Based on ABS census data and typical market penetration for retirement villages, the theoretical demand in Augusta (2016 forecast) is estimated to be somewhere between 6 and 9 units, increasing to between 12 and 16 units by 2021 and to between 18 and 23 units by 2026. This demand forecast is based on the local township of Augusta population only and ignores people who may move directly to a retirement village unit from elsewhere in the south west region or from further afield. A questionnaire based demand survey was carried out in Augusta. A total of 99 responses were received from local people aged 65 and over which we have calculated to represent 175 local people, or 41% of the people aged 65 and over living in Augusta. This is considered to be a very representative portion of the local community. A selection of the key results from the questionnaire is listed below: 89% of the people who responded owned a house with a value of over $400,000, The house features people are looking for are in line with current industry norms – e.g. a free standing home with 2 or 3 bedrooms, 88% of people who responded consider the proposed site location to be a good one. Only 12 people who responded considered themselves to be “actively looking for the right lifestyle/retirement village” at the moment, and Only 3 people who responded said that “if they found the right development they would be likely to move in the next 12 months”. Only 12 responses from people who said that they were actively looking for the right lifestyle/retirement unit (from 41% of the over 65 population) would suggests that there may be 3 | P a g e Business Case Augusta Lifestyle/Retirement Village May 2014 current/new demand from people living in Augusta for as many as 29 units. However, it is considered unlikely that everyone who says they are “looking” would choose to live in a new retirement village in Augusta (if it was built). Only 3 responses from people who said that they were likely to move in the next 12 months (from 41% of the over 65 population) suggests that there is current/new demand from people living in Augusta for only 7 units. This is likely to be a more accurate reflection of the real demand today. The closest retirement village unit provision to the LGA of Augusta Margaret River is Busselton, where there are two larger lifestyle retirement villages and one smaller village. Retirees seeking a sea change/tree change lifestyle in the South West corner of WA are likely to consider Busselton alongside Margaret River and Augusta. There are currently 443 retirement village units in Busselton, which represents a market penetration of 9% - considerably higher than the WA and national averages. From a positive point of view, this market penetration suggests that retirees move to Busselton from elsewhere. From a negative point of view, if we combine Busselton with Augusta Margaret River, the overall market penetration of retirement village units for the region is 8.2% which suggests that the combined region is over provided with units. The 2011 Census information identifies that the demographics within the Augusta Market is heavily weighted to retirees and holiday homes. With around 34 % of the population being over 65. It would also appear that a large number of the 550 occupied dwellings are retirees whilst the 500 unoccupied dwellings would suggest a large number of holiday homes. For the 16 year period prior to the Global Financial Crisis in 2008 the average turnover of property in Augusta was 83 sales per annum. Since then it has dropped to an average of 31 sales per annum. As a result of this huge decline in sales and the fact that the normal levels of new listings become available each year, the number of properties currently on the market is abnormally high at 171 - of which 100 are houses or units. The Silver Vines retirement village in Margaret River encountered price resistance when Stage 3 was launched with prices around $400,000. The Silver Vines development is considered to be very dense and there are no double garages – a preference for potential purchasers. The December 2013 McCrindle Baynes national study of the retirement village industry identified the following information: o For new village entrants, 8% were under 65 years of age, 17% were aged 65 to 69, 20% were aged 70 to 74, 54% were aged 75 or older and 32% aged 80 or above. o More than half (56%) of the village residents moved more than 10 km from their previous home to their current village residence. 37% moved more than 20 km and 22% moved more than 50 km. 4 | P a g e Business Case Augusta Lifestyle/Retirement Village May 2014 o The top 3 reasons village residents chose their particular village (Pull factors) were because they could stay independent (87%), safe environment and emergency support (87%), and village facilities (87%). Closely matched was maintenance on site (86%). o Recent village residents are mostly satisfied that their expectations have been met, with 73% stating they were ‘extremely satisfied’ or ‘very satisfied’. This increased to 94% with ‘somewhat satisfied’. Just 2% stated they were ‘Not satisfied at all’ o Perhaps most importantly for an age group that is generally 75 years or older, 30% stated their ‘overall happiness and life satisfaction’ had increased significantly since moving into the village with a further 29% stating it had increased slightly – a total of 59%. o 48% of recent residents had a significant health incident prior to moving to the village, that health incident either somewhat or strongly influenced their decision to move into the village o Almost all residents funded their village home by selling their previous family home (88%). 5 | P a g e Business Case Augusta Lifestyle/Retirement Village May 2014 1.1 INTRODUCTION The township of Augusta is located on the south-west coast of Western Australia, approximately 310 km’s south of Perth and 40km south of Margaret River. The township is a popular retirement destination and has a proportionately older age profile. The Shire of Augusta Margaret River has identified the potential need for a lifestyle/retirement village to allow both ageing in place of existing residents and to accommodate the needs of people in the broader region who seek to live in an attractive and iconic setting with a variety of recreational opportunities. The Shire previously commissioned a feasibility study for the potential lifestyle development.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Gastrolobium Papilio)
    Interim Recovery Plan No. 343 Butterfly-leaved Gastrolobium (Gastrolobium papilio) Interim Recovery Plan 2014–2019 Department of Parks and Wildlife, Western Australia June 2014 Interim Recovery Plan for Gastrolobium papilio List of Acronyms The following acronyms are used in this plan: BGPA Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority CALM Department of Conservation and Land Management CCWA Conservation Commission of Western Australia CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species CR Critically Endangered DEC Department of Environment and Conservation DAA Department of Aboriginal Affairs DGPS Differential Global Positioning System DMP Department of Mines and Petroleum DPaW Department of Parks and Wildlife (also shown as Parks and Wildlife) DRF Declared Rare Flora EN Endangered EPBC Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation IBRA Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia IRP Interim Recovery Plan IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature NRM Natural Resource Management PICA Public Information and Corporate Affairs RP Recovery Plans SCD Science and Conservation Division SCB Species and Communities Branch (Parks and Wildlife) SWALSC South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council SWRTFCRT South West Region Threatened Flora and Communities Recovery Team TEC Threatened Ecological Community TFSC Threatened Flora Seed Centre VU Vulnerable WA Western Australia 2 Interim Recovery Plan for Gastrolobium papilio Foreword Interim Recovery Plans (IRPs) are developed within the framework laid down in Department of Parks and Wildlife Policy Statements Nos. 44 and 50 (CALM 1992; CALM 1994). Note: The Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM) formally became the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) in July 2006 and the Department of Parks and Wildlife in July 2013. Plans outline the recovery actions that are required to urgently address those threatening processes most affecting the ongoing survival of threatened taxa or ecological communities, and begin the recovery process.
    [Show full text]
  • Appendix 2 Flora and Vegetation Assessment
    FLORA AND VEGETATION ASSESSMENT OF CLOVERDALE LEASE AREA Prepared for: Iluka Resources Ltd Prepared by: Mattiske Consulting Pty Ltd December 2005 MATTISKE CONSULTING PTY LTD IRL0508/214/05 Mattiske Consulting Pty Ltd TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1. SUMMARY .....................................................................................................................................1 2. INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................2 2.1 Declared Rare, Priority and Threatened Species...............................................................................2 2.2 Wetlands............................................................................................................................................4 2.3 Local and Regional Significance.......................................................................................................5 2.4 Vegetation .........................................................................................................................................5 2.5 Threatened Ecological Communities ................................................................................................6 3. OBJECTIVES .................................................................................................................................7 4. METHODS ......................................................................................................................................7 5. RESULTS ........................................................................................................................................8
    [Show full text]
  • Banksia Road Dardanup Level 2 Flora and Vegetation Survey and Level 1 Fauna Assessment
    Banksia Road Dardanup Level 2 Flora and Vegetation Survey and Level 1 Fauna Assessment November 2014 Prepared for Transpacific Industries Group Ltd Astron Environmental Services 129 Royal Street East Perth WA 6004 Phone: (08) 9421 9600 Fax: (08) 9421 9699 Report Reference: 21135-14-BISR-1Rev1_151022 Email: [email protected] Banksia Road Dardanup Level 2 Vegetation and Flora Survey and Level 1 Fauna Assessment Prepared for Transpacific Industries Group Ltd Job Number: 21135-14 Reference: 21135-14-BISR-1Rev1_151022 Revision Status Rev Date Description Author(s) Reviewer M. Love N. Cadd A 08/12/2014 Draft Issued for Client Review V. Clarke J. Oates M. Love N. Cadd 0 02/10/2015 Final Issued for Information V. Clarke J. Oates Revised Final Issued for M. Love 1 22/10/2015 R. Archibald Information V. Clarke Approval Rev Date Issued to Authorised by Name Signature Transpacific Industries Group A 09/12/2014 S. Pearse (Cleanaway) Transpacific Industries Group 0 02/10/2015 S. Pearse (Cleanaway) Transpacific Industries Group 1 22/10/2015 S. Pearse (Cleanaway) © Copyright 2015 Astron Environmental Services Pty Ltd. All rights reserved. This document and information contained in it has been prepared by Astron Environmental Services under the terms and conditions of its contract with its client. The report is for the clients use only and may not be used, exploited, copied, duplicated or reproduced in any form or medium whatsoever without the prior written permission of Astron Environmental Services or its client. Transpacific Industries Group Ltd
    [Show full text]
  • Shire of Nannup
    Roadside Vegetation and Conservation Values: Shire of Nannup Rare and Priority Flora such as the Scott River jug flower, pictured above, can be found along roadsides in the Shire of Nannup. Photography by S. D. Hopper. Photo used with the permission of the WA Herbarium, CALM (http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/help/photos#reuse). April 2005 Roadside Conservation Committee CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 PART A: OVERVIEW OF ROADSIDE CONSERVATION 2 1.0 Why is Roadside Vegetation Important? 3 2.0 What are the Threats? 4 2.1 Lack of awareness 4 2.2 Roadside clearing 4 2.3 Fire 5 2.4 Weeds 6 2.5 Phytophthora Dieback 8 3.0 Legislative Requirements 9 4.0 Special Environment Areas 10 5.0 Flora Roads 11 PART B: THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN NANNUP 12 1.0 Introduction 13 2.0 Flora 14 3.0 Declared Rare Flora (DRF) 14 4.0 Fauna 15 5.0 Remnant Vegetation Cover 17 PART C: ROADSIDE SURVEYS IN THE SHIRE OF NANNUP 19 1.0 Introduction 20 1.1 Methods 20 1.2 Mapping Roadside Conservation Values 21 1.3 Roadside Conservation Value Categories 21 2.0 Using the RCV MAP 23 3.0 Results 25 PART D: ROADSIDE MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS 28 1.0 Management Recommendations 29 2.0 Minimising Disturbance 30 3.0 Planning for Roadsides 31 4.0 Setting Objectives 31 REFERENCES 32 FIGURES Figure 1. Mean daily maximum and minimum temperature (oC) and rainfall (mm) in the Blackwood Region, based on climate averages from the Bridgetown weather station 009510. Figure 2.
    [Show full text]
  • Level 1 Flora and Vegetation Survey – Bussell Highway, Hutton Rd to Sabina River (32.10 – 43.92 SLK)
    Level 1 Flora and Vegetation Survey – Bussell Highway, Hutton Rd to Sabina River (32.10 – 43.92 SLK) Prepared for Fulton Hogan Services January 2014 Ecoedge Environmental Pty Ltd t: 61 8 97211377 PO Box 1180 Bunbury, 6231 Western Australia [email protected] ABN: 89 136 929 989 Version Purpose Origin Review Review Ecoedge release Issue date date approval v1 TB R Smith 6 Dec 13 v2 TB, RS R Smith 9 Dec 13 v3 TB, RS R Smith, M 10 Dec 13 Strang v4 TB, RS M Strang 12 Dec 13 v5 TB, RS M Strang 13 Dec 13 v6 TB, RS M Strang 17 Dec 13 Final Released for N 05 Feb 14 M Strang 31 Jan 14 Draft client review McCarthy Final Released to M Strang 05 Feb 14 client 2 | P a g e Executive Summary Fulton Hogan on behalf of Main Roads WA engaged Ecoedge to conduct a Level 1 flora and vegetation assessment consistent with EPA Guidance Statement 51 “Guidance for the Assessment of Environmental Factors: Terrestrial Flora and Vegetation Surveys for Environmental Impact Assessment in Western Australia” (EPA, 2004) over approximately 12 km of road reserve along Bussell Highway, between Hutton Road and Sabina River (32.10 – 43.92 SLK). Main Roads WA is conducting investigations as part of a plan to upgrade this section of the Bussell Highway to a dual carriageway by the construction of a second carriageway to the south of the existing road. The field survey part of the flora and vegetation assessment was carried out on 22nd and 23rd October 2013, with a follow-up field visit on 19th December to identify species of Verticordia which had not been in flower at the time of the initial survey.
    [Show full text]
  • STPGWA Prin20021311070
    FLORA AND FAUNA SURVEY LOT 871 CAPEL Prepared for: Meynell Pty Ltd. POBox 712 Cannington WA 6987 Prepared by: Bemiett Environmental Consulting Pty Ltd .\ <-. ;:' ^. ».. ^:K ^^V' \ ) Po Box 341 KALAMUNDA 6926 July 2005 INDEX SUMMARY. 1. INTRODUCTION.................... ---.. --........ -.... -..... -.................................. i 1. 1 Background......... ................. ^^^^"" """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""".. 1 1.2 Scopeof Works.............. ^. ^. ^^^^^^^""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""......---....1 3. REGIONALMETHODOLOGY... -.. -""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 3. 1 Geology andLandform ............... ^.."."^"" """""""""""""""""":. 3.2 Vegetation ........... _............ _^^^"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""----"-- ^ 4. BACKGROUND VEGETATION STUDIES..".. ^."L^."''^'"'''^ 5. METHODS 6. RESULTS.....................;.. ^""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""-"-----------2 6. 1 Vegetation Units................... ^^^'^" """""""""""""""""""""""""""""3 6.2 F^sticCommunityType...... ^^^^^^^"""'''''"''"' '""'"'""'"''""" 6. 3 Vegetation Condition .»................ _^"""" """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""4 6.4 nrc^med Ecological Communit^s^^^^^^^^^^'""" "'''"""'"'"'""''""""'''"'"""'"''"'''"'''" 5 6. 5 Flora, 6.6 SignificantFkira...,............. ^^^"" ""'"""""""""""""""""""""""""" 5 6.7 Weeds...........;....... ;... ;^ZZ^"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""----:6 7. DISCUSSION............. ^^""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""--------11 APPENDIXA................... ;.,^""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""-------------12
    [Show full text]
  • Appendix C: Flora and Vegetation Survey Report (Ecoedge, 2020A)
    EPBC 2020/8800 - Bussell Highway Duplication Stage 2 Proposal – January 2021 Appendix C: Flora and Vegetation Survey Report (Ecoedge, 2020a) Document No: D21#37247 Page 66 of 70 Detailed and Targeted Flora and Vegetation Survey along Bussell Highway, Hutton Road to Sabina River (32.10 – 43.92 SLK) Updated 2020 Prepared for Main Roads WA December 2020 PO Box 9179, Picton WA 6229 0484 771 825|[email protected] 1 | Page Review Release Version Origin Review Issue date date approval V1 C. Spencer R. Smith 8/02/2019 V2 R. Smith C. Spencer 27/02/2019 Final D. Brace 1/3/2019 Ecoedge 13/3/2019 Draft Final MRWA Updated 2020 R. Smith & Draft Va D. Brace 18/11/2020 Ecoedge 5/12/2020 C. Spencer Final C. Spencer D. Brace 18/12/2020 Ecoedge 20/12/2020 Draft Va Final Va Main Roads Ecoedge 22/12/2020 Ecoedge 22/12/2020 2 | Page Final Va Executive Summary Ecoedge was engaged by Main Roads Western Australia initially in 2013 to undertake a flora and vegetation survey along Bussell Highway between Hutton Road to the Sabina River (32.10-43.92 SLK). Since then, additional surveys have been undertaken in 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020. The results of all these surveys have been compiled into this one report. The 2013 survey was a reconnaissance and targeted survey across an approximately 72.4 ha survey area. The 2016 survey was a targeted survey for the priority 3 listed Verticordia attenuata. The 2018 survey was a detailed, reconnaissance and targeted survey. The detailed component sought to assign Gibson et al., (1994) floristic community types to the 2013 vegetation units and thereby determine their formal TEC/PEC conservation status.
    [Show full text]
  • NEWSLETTER Index Volumes 31-50
    AlAstral iaVl S~stematic BotaVl~ Societ~ NEWSLETTER Index Volumes 31-50 -:?""'' Price: $5.00 Registered by Australia Post Publication No. NBH 8068 ISSN 1034-1218 AUSTRALIAN SYSTEMATIC BOTANY SOCIETY INCORPORATED Office Bearers President Dr M.D. Crisp Division of Botany and Zoology Australian National University GPOBox4 CANBERRA ACf 2601 Tel (06) 249 2882 Fax (06) 249 5573 Vice President Secretary Treasurer Dr G.P. Guymer Dr B.J. Conn Dr D.J. Bedford Queensland Herbarium National Herbarium of NSW National Herbarium ofNSW Meiers Road Mrs Macquaries Road Mrs Macquaries Road INDOOROOPILL Y QLD 4068 SYDNEY NSW 2000 SYDNEY NSW 2000 Tel (07) 377 9320 Tel (02) 231 8131 Tel (02) 231 8144 Fax (07) 870 3276 Fax (02) 251 4403 Fax (02) 251 4403 Councillors Dr T. Entwisle Dr J. Bruhl National Herbarium of Victoria Research School of Biological Sciences Birdwood Avenue Australian National University SOUTH YARRA VIC 3141 GPO Box 475 Tel (03) 655 2313 CANBERRA ACf 2601 Fax (03) 655 2350 Tel (06) 246 5175 Fax (06) 246 5249 Affiliated Society Papua New Guinea Botanical Society Australian Botanical Liaison Officer Dr P.S. Short Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Richmond, Suney. TW9 3AB. ENGLAND. Tel 44-81-940-1171 Fax 44-81 -948-11 97 Austral. Syst. Bot. Soc. Newsletter Index Volumes 31-50 1 INTRODUCTION ASBS Newsletter Index Issues 31-50 of the ASBS Newsletter Part 2 - Issued June 1992 Number Date Editor This is the second part of a consolidated index 31 June 1982 Gordon Guymer to all issues of the society's Newsletter, which 32 September 1982 Gordon .Ouymer council decided would be the most practical means 33 December 1982 Gordon Guymer 34 March 1983 Gordon Guymer of accessing the considerable amount of informa­ 35 June 1983 Gordon Guymer tion that this periodical contains.
    [Show full text]
  • Conservation Advice (Incorporating Listing Advice) for the Banksia Woodlands of the Swan Coastal Plain Ecological Community
    Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) (s 266B) Approved Conservation Advice (incorporating listing advice) for the Banksia Woodlands of the Swan Coastal Plain ecological community 1. The Threatened Species Scientific Committee (the Committee) was established under the EPBC Act and has obligations to present advice to the Minister for the Environment and Energy (the Minister) in relation to the listing and conservation of threatened ecological communities, including under sections 189, 194N and 266B of the EPBC Act. 2. The Committee provided its advice on the Banksia Woodlands of the Swan Coastal Plain ecological community to the Minister as a draft of this conservation advice. In 2016, the Minister accepted the Committee’s advice, adopting this document as the approved conservation advice. 3. The Minister amended the list of threatened ecological communities under section 184 of the EPBC Act to include the Banksia Woodlands of the Swan Coastal Plain ecological community in the endangered category. Western Australia recognises components of this ecological community as threatened. 4. Draft sections of this conservation advice, and the proposed conservation category, were made available for expert and public comment for a minimum of 30 business days. The Committee and Minister had regard to all public and expert comment that was relevant to the consideration of the ecological community. 5. This approved conservation advice has been developed based on the best available information at the time it was approved; this includes scientific literature, advice from consultations, and existing plans, records or management prescriptions for this ecological community. Conservation Advice approved 26 August 2016 Listing effective 16 September 2016 Page 1 of 143 Table of Contents 1.
    [Show full text]
  • City of Albany Technical Report 2000351.28 KB
    Introduction The City of Albany covers an area of 4,803.7 km2 and supports a population of 28,668 people. The area experiences a temperate climate with a mean annual rainfall of 934 mm. Seasonal temperatures are characterised by warm summers, with maxima averaging in the low twenties, and mild winters, with maxima in the mid teens. Mean daily maximum and minimum temperatures and rainfalls are shown below (Figure 1). 25 160 140 20 120 15 100 80 10 60 40 5 20 0 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Mean daily maximum temperature - deg C Mean daily minimum temperature - deg C Mean monthly rainfall - mm Figure 1. Mean daily maximum and minimum temperature (C) and rainfall (mm) in the City of Albany (measured at Albany; Source: Bureau of Meteorology). Albany is located 403 km south-south-west of Perth in Western Australia’s south west land division. Typical of the region, the major agricultural pursuits are cereal crops, sheep and cattle. Tourism is also an important industry with the area's spectacular natural resources being a major attraction. Salient features of the area ???????????? and the flora and fauna which abound in the area.. Based on WA Herbarium records over 2580 species of native plants have been recorded from the City of Albany. This includes more than 104 species of acacia, 33 species of banksia, 59 species of spider orchid and 89 species of eucalypt, to name but a few. By way of comparison, the United Kingdom supports a flora of approximately 2000 species.
    [Show full text]
  • Shire of Augusta-Margaret River Technical Report 20031.67 MB
    A Survey of Roadside Conservation Values in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River and Roadside Management Guidelines Populations of Declared Rare Flora such as Darwinia ferricola, pictured above, can be found along roadsides in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River. Photos – S. D. Hopper, WA Herbarium July 2003 Roadside Conservation Committee CONTENTS 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Flora and Fauna 2 1.2 Remnant Vegetation Cover 3 2.0 Values of Roadsides 5 3.0 Legislation 7 4.0 Roadside Conservation in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River 9 4.1 Collection of native plant material from roadsides 9 4.2 Declared Rare Flora 9 4.3 High Conservation Value Roadsides as Flora Roads 11 4.4 Weeds 13 4.5 Phytophthora Dieback 16 5.0 Assessment Process 17 5.1 Methods 17 5.2 Quantifying Conservation Values 17 5.3 Mapping Conservation Values 18 6.0 Survey Data Results 20 7.0 Management Techniques 26 7.1 Code of Practice 27 7.2 Tree Roads 27 7.3 Special Environment Areas 28 7.4 Special Environment Area Register 29 8.0 Roadside Planning, Strategies and Action Plans 30 8.1 Planning 30 8.2 Strategies 31 8.3 Roadside Action Plans 32 References 33 FIGURES Figure 1. Climate statistics Figure 2. Conservation status of roadsides in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River Figure 3. Native vegetation on roadsides Figure 4. Extent of native vegetation Figure 5. Number of native species Figure 6. Value as a biological corridor Figure 7. Weed infestation Figure 8. Predominant adjoining land use Figure 9.
    [Show full text]
  • Jeszcze O Srebrnikowatych (Proteaceae)
    PISMO POLSKIEGO TOWARZYSTWA PRZYRODNIKÓW IM. KOPERNIKA WYDAWANE PRZY WSPÓŁUDZIALE: AKADEMII GÓRNICZO-HUTNICZEJ, MINISTERSTWA NAUKI I SZKOLNICTWA WYŻSZEGO, POLSKIEJ AKADEMII UMIEJĘTNOŚCI TOM 115 LIPIEC – SIERPIEŃ – WRZESIEŃ 2014 ZESZYT 7–9 ROK 132 2607–2609 JESZCZE O SREBRNIKOWATYCH (PROTEACEAE) Anna Pacyna (Kraków) Rodzina srebrnikowatych występująca w ciepłych Duże zróżnicowanie wykazują również liście. i gorących obszarach, głównie na półkuli południo- Choć są zawsze wiecznie zielone i dominującą ich wej, jest na ogół mało znana polskiemu Czytelniko- cechą jest twardolistność, morfologia ich jest silnie wi, a jest to jedna z najbardziej fascynujących rodzin zróżnicowana – od liści pojedynczych, o różnej sze- w świecie roślin. Uwagę zwracają piękne, różno- rokości, całobrzegich lub ząbkowanych – po liście barwne, często bardzo duże kwiatostany, zewnętrznie podzielone lub pierzasto zlożone. Niektóre gatunki sprawiające wrażenie pojedynczego kwiatu. Nawet maja tak wąskie liście, że przypominają szpilki na- w anglojęzycznych naukowych tekstach kwiatostan gozalążkowych – liście Persoonia juniperina przy- Proteaceae nie jest określany jako „inflorescence”, pominają szpilki jałowca (Juniperus communis), li- a „flower” lub w najlepszym wypadku „flower-head”. ście Protea nana przypominają szpilki sosny (Pinus Duże zróżnicowanie dotyczy też form życiowych sylvestris), a Protea baxteri – szpilki świerka (Picea i pokroju poszczególnych przedstawicieli. Spotyka- abies). Inne gatunki mają liście podobne do paproci my tu zarówno maleńkie krzewy, jak i krzewy średniej (Grevillea robusta). Jeszcze inne mają liście pocięte i znacznej wysokości, a także drzewa – niskie, śred- na liczne, wąskie łatki, jakie występują u niektórych nie i wysokie – nawet do 40 m. W rodzaju Banksia baldaszkowatych (Isopogon formosus ma liście po- pewne gatunki (np. B. blechnifolia) mają postać kar- dobne do Daucus carota). U licznych gatunków liście łowatych krzewów, z grubą łodygą płożącą się po po- są nagie, ale u innych są silnie jedwabiście owłosione wierzchni gleby.
    [Show full text]