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Life Membership for Kevin Frawley Walker's Guide to the North Brindabellas NPA BULLETIN Volume28number3 September 1991
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* Canberra Eushwalkl 7Ng Club Inc. Newsleuer
* CANBERRA EUSHWALKL 7NG CLUB INC. NEWSLEUER J P.O. Box 160, Canberra, ACT. 2601 Registered by Australia Post: Publication number NBH 1859 VOLUME V MARCH NUMBER 3 MARCH MONTHLY MEE11NG WHERE? Dickson. Library Community Room WHEN? Wednesday 20 March 1991, 8.00pm WHAT? Vance Brown, a longstanding CBC member, will give a talk and show slides from his trip last August - Bushwalking in the Kimberly region. He will concentrate on the Bungle Bungles and the Mitchell Plateau. The evening will be of particular interest to those with plans for visiting the area, and also for those who just want to reminisce. Before the meeting join fellow members for some pasta and other Italian delights at the 101 Marinetti Restaurant, Sargood Street, O'Connor at 600pm. BYO vino. PRESIDENTS PRATTLE The finish of summer and the cooler weather of autumn spells a change in the Club's walks. This time of year we move away from shorter river walks to longer walks. It's just unfortunate that shorter days accompany the cooler temperatures! The 24th of this month is the Clean Up Australia Day. The day gives us a great opportunity to show the people of Canberra that the Club has an environment ethic. So be there in your Club T shirt. If you do not have a Club T shirt then you should contact Debi Williams so that she can arrange for a Club monogram.to be silk-screened on your T shirt. There are two notices of motion in this IT to be put before members at the March Monthly Meeting. -
The Canberra • B Ush Walking Club ( Inc. Newsletter
THE CANBERRA • B USH WALKING CLUB ( INC. NEWSLETTER GPO Box 160, Canberra ACT 2601 VOLUME 36 October 2000 NUMBER 10 OCTOBER GENERAL MEETING 8pm Wednesday 18th Speaker: Betty Kitchener, on 'Field First Aid' Woden Library Community Room Make the most of the evening and join other members at 6. OOpm for a convivial meal at the Chinese Kitchen 6)10 Restaurant in Corinna Street, Shop 091, Woden Plaza, Phi/lip. to be early to ensure there will be ample time to finish and still get to the meeting in good ti PRESIDENT'S • Membership fees have been increased to $25 (single) and Also In This Issue: PRATTLE $33 (household) Item Page • The Club transport rate has PRESIDENT'S PRATTLE For those of you who were unable been increased to to make last month's Annual Gen- MEMBERSHIP MATTERS 2 30cents/kilometrelvehicle. eral Meeting, the key outcomes are MOTIONS PASSED AT AGM 2 as follows: Contact details for the Committee " are shown on the back page of each 39 ANNUAL REPORT 2 We have four brand new Com- It. Please don't hesitate to give us a CBC 40th ANNIVERSARY 4 mittee members - Ailsa Brown call if you have concerns about the TRIP PREVIEWS 4 (Publisher), Michael Macona- way we are doing things or have chie (Conservation Officer), some suggestions for how we might WALKS WAFFLE 5 Michael Sutton (Treasurer), do things better. A bit of praise LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. 6 and Rosanne Walker (Social from time to time helps keep us TRIP REPORTS 7 Secretary), replacing Vance going so do let us know if we do Brown, Janet Edstein, Cate something that pleases you. -
SURVEY of VEGETATION and HABITAT in KEY RIPARIAN ZONES of TRIBUTARIES of the MURRUMBIDGEE RIVER in the ACT: Naas, Gudgenby, Paddys, Cotter and Molonglo Rivers
SURVEY OF VEGETATION AND HABITAT IN KEY RIPARIAN ZONES OF TRIBUTARIES OF THE MURRUMBIDGEE RIVER IN THE ACT: Naas, Gudgenby, Paddys, Cotter and Molonglo Rivers Lesley Peden, Stephen Skinner, Luke Johnston, Kevin Frawley, Felicity Grant and Lisa Evans Technical Report 23 November 2011 Conservation Planning and Research | Policy Division | Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate TECHNICAL REPORT 23 Survey of Vegetation and Habitat in Key Riparian Zones of Tributaries of the Murrumbidgee River in the ACT: Naas, Gudgenby, Paddys, Cotter and Molonglo Rivers Lesley Peden, Stephen Skinner, Luke Johnston, Kevin Frawley, Felicity Grant and Lisa Evans Conservation, Planning and Research Policy Division Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate GPO Box 158, CANBERRA ACT 2601 i Front cover: The Murrumbidgee River and environs near Tharwa Sandwash recreation area, Tharwa, ACT. Photographs: Luke Johnston, Lesley Peden and Mark Jekabsons. ISBN: 978‐0‐9806848‐7‐2 © Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate, Canberra, 2011 Information contained in this publication may be copied or reproduced for study, research, information or educational purposes, subject to appropriate referencing of the source. This document should be cited as: Peden, L., Skinner, S., Johnston, L., Frawley, K., Grant, F., and Evans, L. 2011. Survey of Vegetation and Habitat in Key Riparian Zones in Tributaries of the Murrumbidgee River in the ACT: Cotter, Molonglo, Gudgenby, Naas and Paddys Rivers. Technical Report 23. Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate, Canberra. Published by Conservation Planning and Research, Policy Division, Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate. http://www.environment.act.gov.au | Telephone: Canberra Connect 132 281 ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This document was prepared with funding provided by the Australian Government National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality. -
Namadgi National Park Plan of Management 2010
PLAN OF MANAGEMENT 2010 Namadgi National Park Namadgi National NAMADGI NATIONAL PARK PLAN OF MANAGEMENT 2010 NAMADGI NATIONAL PARK PLAN OF MANAGEMENT 2010 NAMADGI NATIONAL PARK PLAN OF MANAGEMENT 2010 © Australian Capital Territory, Canberra 2010 ISBN 978-0-642-60526-9 Conservation Series: ISSN 1036-0441: 22 This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced without the written permission of Land Management and Planning Division, Department of Territory and Municipal Services, GPO Box 158, Canberra ACT 2601. Disclaimer: Any representation, statement, opinion, advice, information or data expressed or implied in this publication is made in good faith but on the basis that the ACT Government, its agents and employees are not liable (whether by reason or negligence, lack of care or otherwise) to any person for any damage or loss whatsoever which has occurred or may occur in relation to that person taking or not taking (as the case may be) action in respect of any representation, statement, advice, information or date referred to above. Published by Land Management and Planning Division (10/0386) Department of Territory and Municipal Services Enquiries: Phone Canberra Connect on 13 22 81 Website: www.tams.act.gov.au Design: Big Island Graphics, Canberra Printed on recycled paper CONTENTS NAMADGI NATIONAL PARK PLAN OF MANAGEMENT 2010 Contents Acknowledgments ............................................................................................................................... -
Monthly General Meeting
CANBERRA BUSHWALKING. CLUB INC NEWSLETTER t GPO Box 160, Canberra ACT 2601 VOLUME 34 OCTOBER 1998 NUMBER 10 MONTHLY GENERAL MEETING Speaker: Scott Porteous, on Recreational Activities with Outward Bound Australia 8pm Wednesday 21 October Dickson Library Community Room (entrance at rear of library) Make the most of the evening and join other members at 600pm for a convivial (BYO) meal at the Pho Phu Quoc Restaurant in Cape Street, Dickson. Try to be early to ensure there will be ample time to finish and still get to the meeting in comfortable time Walks to Rob Horsfield 11 Studley St, Kambah Ph: 6231 4535 or by e-mail to Paul Edstein (pedstein©pcug.org.au ) Articles etc. for publication to Paul Edstein Ph: 6271 4514(w) 6286 1398 (h) Fax: 6271 4560 (w) E-mail: [email protected] 19 Gamor St Waramanga ACT 2611 PRESIDENT'S PRATTLE Another Club year dawns. As seems usual at ultimately it must be up to the other 290 or so AGMs in recent years, the returning officer's members. Some points: achievement was in finding a full complement of • You have paid your annual subscription. Get people to volunteer. It would be much better if we had maximum value for money by going on lots of keenly fought elections! walks. A anyone who knows me is well aware, I • If you have a suggestion on how the program could believe the Objects of the Club, starting with be improved, contact the Walks Secretary, or "... 1. promote bushwalking and allied outdoor another Committee member - each is an ex-officio activities", but including most of the others, are best "assistant walks secretary?' '[Committee please met by maintaining a comprehensive and well note!]. -
Sydneyœsouth Coast Region Irrigation Profile
SydneyœSouth Coast Region Irrigation Profile compiled by Meredith Hope and John O‘Connor, for the W ater Use Efficiency Advisory Unit, Dubbo The Water Use Efficiency Advisory Unit is a NSW Government joint initiative between NSW Agriculture and the Department of Sustainable Natural Resources. © The State of New South Wales NSW Agriculture (2001) This Irrigation Profile is one of a series for New South Wales catchments and regions. It was written and compiled by Meredith Hope, NSW Agriculture, for the Water Use Efficiency Advisory Unit, 37 Carrington Street, Dubbo, NSW, 2830, with assistance from John O'Connor (Resource Management Officer, Sydney-South Coast, NSW Agriculture). ISBN 0 7347 1335 5 (individual) ISBN 0 7347 1372 X (series) (This reprint issued May 2003. First issued on the Internet in October 2001. Issued a second time on cd and on the Internet in November 2003) Disclaimer: This document has been prepared by the author for NSW Agriculture, for and on behalf of the State of New South Wales, in good faith on the basis of available information. While the information contained in the document has been formulated with all due care, the users of the document must obtain their own advice and conduct their own investigations and assessments of any proposals they are considering, in the light of their own individual circumstances. The document is made available on the understanding that the State of New South Wales, the author and the publisher, their respective servants and agents accept no responsibility for any person, acting on, or relying on, or upon any opinion, advice, representation, statement of information whether expressed or implied in the document, and disclaim all liability for any loss, damage, cost or expense incurred or arising by reason of any person using or relying on the information contained in the document or by reason of any error, omission, defect or mis-statement (whether such error, omission or mis-statement is caused by or arises from negligence, lack of care or otherwise). -
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THE CANBERRA BUSHWALKING CLUB INC. NEWSLETTER it GPO Box 160, Canberra ACT 2601 VOLUME 40 December 2004/January 2005 NUMBER 12 PRESIDENT’S ❆ ❇ ❈ ❉ ❊ ❋ ❃ ❄ ❅ ❃ ❄ ❅ ❆ ❇ ❅ ❆ ❆ ❇ ❈ PRATTLE CHRISTMAS The year’s end leads inevitably to PARTY retrospection. Certainly, this year began better than last. At least there 6pm, Sunday were no fires. It has been a good year and our appreciation goes 12 December especially to the leaders on whom the club has depended over the year. At the home of Michelle Weston and Barry Keeley, It takes effort to generate walks – they don’t just happen. 32 Arndell St, Macquarie Roger Edwards was one of the first Fully catered, all you need to leaders I met on joining the club in bring is $15 and drinks 1995. I have done many of his walks P.S. Don’t forget a fold-up chair – and bottle opener! over the years. Roger frequently leads off track – he particularly enjoys ❆ ❇ ❈ ❉ ❊ ❋ ❃ ❄ ❅ ❃ ❄ ❅ ❆ ❇ ❅ ❆ ❆ ❇ ❈ climbing things and exploring rocky outcrops - so his walks are secretary himself, Rob Horsfield. Bay and home. Ross may put more always different and new. I thought Rob, who often co-leads with his coast walks on the program from it quite an achievement last year to wife, Jenny, has a relaxed approach time to time, keep an eye out for take him to a place he had never which masks a superb set of bush them if you like the coast. seen before. Roger started leading skills which are always in play I have immensely enjoyed the club walks in 1990 and has just ticked when we head off on a walk. -
Chapter 5. Australian Capital Territory
5. Australian Capital Territory Introduction Mark Lintermans, Environment ACT The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is the smallest of Australia’s States and Territories (235,600 ha) but has a diverse range of aquatic habitats ranging from small subalpine bogs to the larger riverine systems such as the Murrumbidgee River. However the geographic location and altitude of the ACT preclude some wetland types which are common in other States and the Northern Territory. For example the inland location of the ACT means that there are no marine, estuarine or brackish wetlands. Similarly, with the location of the ACT in the south-eastern highlands, large lowland floodplain systems are also absent. The first substantial review of aquatic ecosystems in the ACT was conducted by Hogg and Wicks (1989). This review dealt mainly with lotic systems and did not attempt to cover the high altitude wetlands such as fens and bogs. Subsequently Evans and Keenan (1993) reviewed the published and unpublished literature on high altitude wetlands in the ACT. The ACT is located within two biogeographic regions defined by Thackway and Cresswell (1995) as the Australian Alps, and the South Eastern Highlands, with the majority of its important wetlands being found in the Australian Alps bioregion. Most of the significant high altitude wetlands of the ACT are located in the Cotter and Gudgenby River catchments. The Cotter River catchment lies between the Brindabella Range in the west, the Bimberi and Scabby Ranges in the south and the Cotter/Gudgenby divide in the east. The tops of these ranges form the western and southern borders of the ACT. -
Concerning Conservation
CANJUERIQA 11UWALKEN© CLUI ]IJMC. HIEWSLIETTIER IT P.O. Box 150, Canberra, A.C.T. 2E01 Registered by Australia Post; Publication number NSH 1859 VOLUME 24 JANUARY 1987 NUMBER 1 Concerning Conservation The three Canberra Eushwalking Club delegates. Patrick. David and myself attended the last Conservation Council meeting on November the 24th. An obvious area of concern is the great amount of work for. Council to do and the limited number of people available to work on the issues. Some responsibility does lie with club members to help support the workings of the Council as the Canberra Bushwalking Club has been a member of the Conservation Council of the South East Region and Canberra for many years. Areas where Club members could direct their energies are: 1/ Assistance with the Kingsley Street Markets on the first Sunday of every month. This involves at most a few hours on the morning of the market helping to direct store-holders, set up tables and help with refreshments. Contact Chris Scott 477808. 2/ The urban planning working group is currently focusing on Civic's transport problems and the Murrumbidgee corridor plan. It sounds as if they could do with some more support in presenting conservation considerations to the NCDC. etc. Contact Chris Lawrence 467243(w). 3/ The forestry working group is putting a great deal of effort into the anti-woodchip struggle. This is in response to Harris-Daishowa's recent request for an extension to its woodchip licence until 2009 at the rate of 900.000 tonnes per year. Access to public and private forests from Ulladulla. -
The Scale Transition: Scaling up Population Dynamics with Field Data
Ecology, 87(6), 2006, pp. 1478–1488 Ó 2006 by the Ecological Society of America THE SCALE TRANSITION: SCALING UP POPULATION DYNAMICS WITH FIELD DATA 1,3 2 BRETT A. MELBOURNE AND PETER CHESSON 1Center for Population Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616 USA 2Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721 USA Abstract. Applying the recent developments of scale transition theory, we demonstrate a systematic approach to the problem of scaling up local scale interactions to regional scale dynamics with field data. Dynamics on larger spatial scales differ from the predictions of local dynamics alone because of an interaction between nonlinearity in population dynamics at the local scale and spatial variation in density and environmental factors over the regional population. Our systematic approach to scaling up involves the following five steps. First, define a model for dynamics on the local spatial scale. Second, apply scale transition theory to identify key interactions between nonlinearity and spatial variation that translate local dynamics to the regional scale. Third, measure local-scale model parameters to determine nonlinearities at local scales. Fourth, measure spatial variation. Finally, combine nonlinearity and variation measures to obtain the scale transition. Using field data for the dynamics of grazers and periphyton in a freshwater stream, we show that scale transition terms greatly reduce the growth and equilibrium density of the periphyton population at the stream scale compared to rock scale populations, confirming the importance of spatial mechanisms to stream-scale dynamics. Key words: heterogeneity; nonlinear dynamics; scale; spatial ecology. INTRODUCTION 1997, 1999, Pacala and Levin 1997, Chesson 2000, A central problem in spatial ecology is predicting large- Snyder and Chesson 2003, 2004). -
Water Security for the ACT and Region
Water Security for the ACT and Region Recommendations to ACT Government July 2007 © ACTEW Corporation Ltd This publication is copyright and contains information that is the property of ACTEW Corporation Ltd. It may be reproduced for the purposes of use while engaged on ACTEW commissioned projects, but is not to be communicated in whole or in part to any third party without prior written consent. Water Security Program TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary iv 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Purpose of this report 1 1.2 Setting the Scene 1 1.3 A Fundamental Change in Assumptions 3 1.4 Water Management in the ACT 6 2 Future Water Options 8 2.1 Reliance on Catchment Inflows 8 2.2 Seawater Source 12 2.3 Groundwater 13 2.4 Water Purification Scheme 13 2.5 Stormwater Use 14 2.6 Rainwater Tanks 15 2.7 Greywater Use 16 2.8 Other non potable reuse options – large scale irrigation 16 2.9 Accelerated Demand Management 17 2.10 Cloud Seeding 18 2.11 Watermining TM 19 2.12 Evaporation Control on Reservoirs 19 2.13 Preferred Options 19 3 Cotter Dam Enlargement 20 3.1 Description of Proposal 20 3.2 Description and History of the Area 20 3.3 Existing Water Storages in the Cotter Catchment 21 3.4 Planning, Environment and Heritage Considerations 22 3.5 Proposed Enlarged Cotter Dam and Associated Infrastructure 23 3.6 Cost Estimate 23 4 Water Purification Scheme 24 4.1 Description of Proposal 24 4.2 Water Purification Plant 24 4.3 Commissioning Phase 28 4.4 Brine Management and Disposal 29 4.5 Energy 29 4.6 Cost Estimates 29 Document No: 314429 - Water security for the