Landcare Annual Report 2014-2015

Prepared in partnership with Conservation Volunteers and South East Local Land Services Contents

The Landcare Illawarra team 1

About us 2

Landcare groups 3

Chair’s report 4

Project Officer’s report 6

Treasurer’s report 8

Year in review 11

Appendix 1 20

Appendix 2 22

Table 1 24

Table 2 26

Report written by Tony Hepworth and Megan Rowlatt. The Landcare Illawarra team

Tony Hepworth Neil McLaren Chair Deputy chair

Pat Robson Michael Swanson Secretary Treasurer

Support

Richard Scarborough Megan Rowlatt Landcare Illawarra Land Services Officer Project Officer Illawarra Hosted by Conservation Volunteers Australia Funded by South East Local Land Services 1 About us

Landcare is a national network of thousands of community groups who care for our country. Australia boasts more than 6000 community landcare groups and thousands of landcare volunteers.

In 1999 a group of enthusiastic volunteers decided to get together and form Landcare Illawarra. A constitution was written and our objectives became: • To manage the implementation and supervision of the Landcare lllawarra Technical Coordinator position (now the Landcare Illawarra Project Officer). • To provide a forum for the discussion of issues relevant to landcare. • To represent the views of lllawarra landcare groups. • To encourage support for landcare.

Since our inception, and in keeping with the objectives as they developed, we have: • Supported groups to develop skills and knowledge around natural area restoration. • Supported landholders to implement sustainable land management practices. • Facilitated many grants and programs. • Attracted over $4 million to environmental and sustainable agricultural projects across the Illawarra. Volunteers of the various Landcare groups have contributed over $1 million in volunteer labour to date. This $1 million does not cover the work of Bushcare volunteers or private landholders who are also contributing significantly to landcare initiatives. Today, Landcare Illawarra is a community-based volunteer driven organisation, which helps Illawarra residents living in the 3 local government areas of , Shellharbour and Kiama on the NSW South Coast to become involved in a broad range of environmental activities.

We support: • Local residents by connecting volunteers to local activities. • A number of individuals and groups across the region to access funding, resources and skills training to build their capacity to deliver quality education and on-ground outcomes. • Private landholders in the region to sustainably manage native vegetation on their property by offering advice and assistance in accessing appropriate native plant species for revegetation activities. We are getting the job done with 22 active Landcare groups working across the Illawarra and a much larger number of Bushcare Groups, which are supported by council programs with Wollongong City Council and Shellharbour City Council.

2 Landcare groups

Wollongong

Budjong Creek Landcare Mullet Creek Community Garden Landcare Helensburgh and District Landcare Illawarra Intrepid Landcare – young Landcare group Cabins Community Landcare Collins Creek Landcare UOW Intrepid Landcare Club – young Landcare group

Kiama

Bombo Headland Landcare Little Blowhole Landcare Werri Dunecare Upper Minnamurra Rivercare Mountain Landcare Cedar Ridge Landcare Seven Mile Beach Landcare Gainsborough Chase Minnamurra Wetland Landcare (not in operation anymore) Byrnes Run Landcare Bombo Outlook Landcare Kaleula Headland Landcare Foxground Landcare Hillside Native Food Forest Landcare Jubilee Grove Landcare

Shellharbour

Tullimbah Landcare

Wollongong City Council and Shellharbour City Council both have active Bushcare networks supporting over 100 Bushcare groups across the two local government areas.

3 Chair’s report Tony Hepworth

2014- 2015 year has been a typically active year for Landcare Illawarra.

With eight workshops, two Talking Landcare events, our annual celebration, presence at community days, and the ongoing work under the Illawarra Woodland and Rainforest project, we have been able to continue to provide training and capacity building opportunities for the wider community, Landcare and Bushcare volunteers and private landholders.

We have a wonderful partnership with Conservation Volunteers Australia (CVA) which allows us to assist with large-scale bush regeneration activities on a number of private properties in priority biodiversity corridors. This means they are home to a number of endangered ecological communities as well as a number of threatened species. This has all been made possible with support from the federal government’s Biodiversity Fund and funding from South East Local Land Services.

We have also been able to support a number of Landcare groups through funding from South East Local Land Services and with support from the Illawarra Land Services Officer to send teams of Conservation Volunteers to Landcare sites to assist with additional bush regeneration activities. This has been very well received by the groups and we are thankful for the support CVA brings to local Landcare groups. CVA has worked with 7 different groups and brought an additional 1100 hrs of volunteer labour to these groups!

Landcare Illawarra has also supported the establishment of two new Landcare groups; Jubilee Grove and UOW Intrepid Landcare group, another youth Landcare group in our region. We warmly welcome these new volunteer groups to the Landcare family.

Due to the growing need to support Landcare volunteers with insurance, the Landcare Illawarra committee has introduced a membership system, which encourages a fee for groups and individuals. Funds raised from membership fees directly goes into supporting volunteer insurance so that volunteers can continue to carry out the wonderful work that they do across our region, and hosting community education evenings such as Talking Landcare. To date Landcare Illawarra has 134 members.

Most recently Gareth Ward MP, Member for Kiama, facilitated a grant of $687.50 to Tullimbah Landcare. This money will be used to purchase signs so the group can label significant plants on the site. Gareth has organised similar grants to other local Landcare groups in the area over the past few years. We very

4 much appreciate his ongoing support.

The continues to support Landcare Illawarra through their “UOW Cares” work place giving program. Staff regularly make small contributions to local charities of which Landcare Illawarra is one. Through support from Landcare Australia we are able to accept these donations. This year we were able to combine funds raised through UOW with a small $1500 grant we received through the NSW Landcare Support Program to purchase much needed tools and gloves for Landcare groups across the region. We would like to thank all who have helped make this possible.

Landcare Illawarra would also like to acknowledge outstanding work of the Illawarra Land Services Officer – Megan Rowlatt, and our Project Officer – Richard Scarborough. Without the vision and energy of these two staff, Landcare Illawarra would not nearly be so effective.

At the same time it is important to acknowledge the enthusiastic support of the membership throughout the year ... friends and colleagues all. It is enormously satisfying to count myself a member of a group that constantly punches above its weight, and a great honour to be its Chair.

As well as having a proud history, Landcare Illawarra is looking forward to the future. We have already received a notice of a grant of $100,000 from South East Local Land Services, which will enable us to employ a Community Support Officer from July 2016 on a part time basis until June 2018. In addition we have joined with Berry, Foxground and Shoalhaven Landcare groups, to try to negotiate becoming involved in the RMS offsets project for the Foxground Berry bypass. Watch this space.

Yours sincerely,

Tony Hepworth Landcare Illawarra Chair

5 Project Officer’s report Richard Scarborough The last year and a bit has been an extraordinarily busy period for the partners associated with the Illawarra Woodlands and Rainforest Project, which remains one of Landcare Illawarra’s long term projects for connecting to rural landholders.

Project Partnerships with the Illawarra Woodlands and Rainforest Project During 2014-15 we have utilised funding from South East Local Land Services, as well as the 3rd year of our Federal Government Biodiversity funding. This has provided plants for revegetation on properties linked to the “Escarpment to Sea” program through South East Local Land Services, and provided funding for works, materials and plants on properties associated with the Biodiversity Project.

From July 2014 to June 2015 the South East Local Land Services component funded the provision of 2,451 plants to 18 different properties, of which 12 sites were new contacts.

In the same period, the Biodiversity Project funded the provision of 5,172 plants to 22 different properties, of which 7 sites were new contacts.

The accompanying Table (Table 1) shows project engagement as a function of plants provided since 2012. This numbers 80 project partnerships across both funding streams and 23,975 plants during this time. Records for 2010 and 2011 will be added to this in due course, as will the post July 2015 numbers. The majority of project partners continue a working relationship with Landcare Illawarra, although some are content with their achievements and have not recently been engaged directly with us.

Within the Biodiversity Project, 7 of the sites continued with bush regeneration and revegetation works backed by Conservation Volunteers Australia workers. This has been the busiest year due to the balance of funding provided. We acknowledge the tremendous work of the CVA volunteers and coordinators in primary clearing of lantana/wild tobacco etc. and in the hours of follow up secondary weeding, as well as constructing tree guards and feral fencing for plantings.

We would like to thank all property owners who have supported our seed collections, enabling for a diversity of species to be propagated for our projects. The nurseries who have grown plants for us have continued their excellent work and quality standards in the supply of tubestock. Landholders are always very appreciative when their plants are delivered for they get the best available. 6 Workshops Megan Rowlatt organised a 3 part series of workshops on Biodiversity Fund project sites, demonstrating the results of our work and the methods used. We have prioritised plant protection through guarding plantings with feral fencing and individual wire guards, leading to superior establishment success rates. We have also focussed on spreading ground cover species on our bush regeneration sites, leading to better weed management and enriching the structural diversity. Feral deer have always been present along the Escarpment, but in the last 12 months they have begun to compromise our work on all the other project sites. This is an alarming development with the potential to totally reduce the finished works to a group of battered and stripped plants. It is now an issue that must be addressed by a coordinated regional effort.

Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) highway constructions and the partnership with Berry Landcare Landcare Illawarra has had a very significant engagement with the RMS and Fulton-Hogan in developing a landscape design for the Foxground Berry Bypass (FBB) and the associated works. This features an entirely local flora, and the contractor has agreed that all plants will be sourced from our partner nurseries. The hydromulching seed sources and those for tubestock plantings in the FBB, will also be partly supported by Foxground and Berry Landcare groups in an effort to ensure local provenances are used. Berry Landcare is developing its seedbank for this, and we now go on seed collection sorties with some of their members and some of the people in Foxground Landcare. The collaboration is both a social occasion and very fruitful to both groups and the RMS. Recently Landcare Illawarra and Shoalhaven Landcare worked together to prepare a joint proposal for RMS to develop projects for the Biodiversity Offsets required. Although we are still waiting to take this to a formal meeting, the potential for another mutually beneficial collaboration is clearly receiving serious consideration by RMS.

The Future The biggest challenge facing Landcare Illawarra relates to the restructuring of the CMA’s into the Local Land Services. In the shake up, the “Escarpment to Sea” program has wrapped up, and Land Services Officers (many of which were previously Community Support Officers) have been given additional tasks with reduced hours for landcare support. We have been making the best of the new arrangements and continue to build a strong partnership with the newly formed South East Local Land Services. Lastly, I would like to thank Mike Swanson for his guidance and work on the Woodlands and Rainforest Project and to cheer the Committee of Landcare Illawarra for their back up on these adventures and their other very worthy interests and diverse work.

7 Treasurer’s report Michael Swanson

Financial Report for Year ending 30th June 2015 Westpac Operating Account

Opening Balance 1st July 2014 2424.97

Plus Income Amount Grants Biodiversity Grant 100100.00 Intrepid Landcare Grants 6500.00 Intrepid Landcare BHP payment 1540.00 SELLS( Tools Grant) 1500.00 SELLS ( Conference support) 1650.00 Donation Wollongong Uni Staff 126.00

General Operations ATO GST Reimbursement 4941.56 Membership 450.00 CVA (Volunteer Dinner repayment) 2200.00 Bond Repayment for Hall Hire 400.00 Interest 11.11 Transfers 12894.40 Sub Total 132313.07 134738.04

Less Expenditure Transfers 106874.40 Landcare Conference Attendance 1340.00 Volunteers Celebration 3045.30 Intrepid Landcare Grants 5663.95 Insurance 818.75 Donation - Bush Garden Plants 400.00 St. Therese Public - School Mars Donation 1000.00 Friends of Blackbutt - National Tree Day 279.26 NSW National Parks and Wildlife Licence Fee 50.00

General Operations GST Payments 3679.00 Bank Charges 94.75 P.O. Box rental 120.00 Catering 999.61 Website Hosting 204.95 Project Officer Internet 141.60 Pamphlets, Signage, Badges etc. 1410.70 Talking Landcare 1486.78 Annual Return, Constitution 110.00 Hot House 478.80 Sub Total 128197.85 6540.19

Closing Balance 30th June 2015 6540.19

Closing Balance 30th June 2015 from Westpac Bank Statement 6540.19

8 Westpac Working Savings Account Opening Balance 1st July 2014 19798.25

Plus Income Amount Transfers 61841.00 Interest 458.68 Sub Total 62299.68 82097.93

Less Expenditure Transfers 63197.67 Sub Total 63197.67 18900.26

Closing Balance 30th June 2015 18900.26 Closing Balance 30th June 2015 from Westpac Bank Statement 18900.26

Westpac SRCMA Grant Account Opening Balance 1st July 2014 47.70

Plus Income Amount Transfers 7000.00 Interest 0.85

Sub Total 7000.85 7048.55

Less Expenditure Plants 5696.68 Project Officer 1225.00 Transfers 47.78 Sub Total 6969.46 79.09

Closing Balance 30th June 2015 79.09 Closing Balance 30th June 2015 from Westpac Bank Statement 79.09

Westpac SRCMA Savings Account Opening Balance 1st July 2014 10106.29

Plus Income Amount Interest 5.57 Sub Total 5.57 10111.86

Less Expenditure Transfers 10094.40

Sub Total 10094.40 17.46

Closing Balance 30th June 2015 17.46 Closing Balance 30th June 2015 from Westpac Bank Statement 17.46

9 Westpac Biodiversity Account

Opening Balance 1st July 2014 4871.07

Plus Income Amount Transfers 125732.67 Interest 6.65 Sub Total 125739.32 130610.39

Less Expenditure Transfers 880.00 Preparation 11365.38 Restoration 8307.38 Revegetation 25174.35 Invasive Species 27225.00 Project officer 53738.60 Field day 931.09 Administration 1507.77 Monitor 555.00 Sub Total 129684.57 925.82

Closing Balance 30th June 2015 925.82 Closing Balance 30th June 2015 from Westpac Bank Statement 925.82

Westpac Biodiversity Savings Account Opening Balance 1st July 2014 51606.18

Plus Income Amount Transfers 100550.00 Interest 796.02 Sub Total 101346.02 152952.20

Less Expenditure Transfers 128746.00 Sub Total 128746.00 24206.20

Closing Balance 30th June 2015 24206.20 Closing Balance 30th June 2015 from Westpac Bank Statement 24206.20

Total Cash in Bank 50669.02

Landcare Illawarra Incorporated

Assets as at 30th June 2015 Seedbank Building 1339.23 Refrigerator 717.45 Airconditioner 167.40 Shelving 239.15 GPS Unit 372.99 Scales 110.01 Sieves 95.66 Computers 1441.66 Printer 66.96 Projector and case 842.48

Sub Total 5,392.99

Cash in Bank 50,669.02

Total Assets 56,062.01

10 Year in review

Landcare Illawarra has had a very active year rolling out support services to Landcare groups and private landholders, applying for grants, delivering workshops and training, delivering resources to local groups in the region, and of course celebrating the work of volunteers in the Illawarra.

Projects

The Illawarra Woodland and Rainforest project

Landcare Illawarra continues to work with private landholders across the Illawarra to learn about, and contribute to, the survival of our native woodlands and rainforests. Through a range of partnerships and success in gaining funding from various sources, Landcare Illawarra has been delivering this project since 2009.

Networks

Great Eastern Ranges Initiative – Illawarra to Shoalhaven working group

Landcare Illawarra has been part of the Illawarra to Shoalhaven working group since 2012. The partnership provides a forum for organisations of complementary interest to pursue common goals for connectivity conservation and to help achieve the vision of the GER. It recognises the achievements of many groups and landowners in the region, strengthens existing collaboration, and forges new partnerships. Landcare Illawarra is able to regularly update and collaborate with network members on a range of activities, including connectivity and biodiversity mapping, grants, workshops and planning activities.

The network includes representatives from the following organisations: • Landcare Illawarra • Shoalhaven Landcare • Berry Landcare • Conservation Volunteers Australia • Shoalhaven City Council • South East Local Land Services • University of Wollongong • National Parks Association • Office of Environment and Heritage

11 Workshops

III part biodiversity series

Under our Australian Government funded Biodiversity Project, Landcare Illawarra embarked on delivering a III part biodiversity series of workshops which aimed to showcase the diversity of works being carried out by landholders who were receiving support from Landcare Illawarra and Conservation Volunteers Australia under the grant. The workshops aimed to attract other participants of the program as well as other landholders from the Illawarra and northern Shoalhaven areas to come and learn about the following; • Weed management. • Biodiversity and native vegetation management. • How to deal with native and feral animals in re-vegetation activities. • Reasons why the landholders themselves were involved. • What motivates these landholders to keep going. • What these landholders have learnt along the way.

Part I: We visited Mary Ribarovsky’s property in Foxground where participants learnt about techniques being employed to manage road verge weed invasion and lantana in rainforest understorey.

Part II: We visited John Reay’s property in Tarrawanna, an old coal mine site which is being rehabilitated by the landholders. Deer are a big issue at this site, but despite the presence of deer, and with support from Conservation Volunteers Australia, the landholders are recovering rainforest successfully and have eradicated huge areas of weeds from the site.

Part III: We visited Tim Francis’s property in Broughton Vale and heard about how Tim is managing threatened species and an endangered ecological community which is under a Voluntary Conservation Agreement, as well as a productive organic farm enterprise and a business which works with disadvantaged youth. We also got to drive around the property in his flash tractor and trailer. What a blast!

12 For all who participated in any of the above workshops, it was an inspiring and enlightening experience, and to learn of the dedication by the landholders involved in the Landcare Illawarra Biodiversity Fund project, left us all walking away knowing there are many people working on separate properties, but towards one big vision to improve the condition of our native bushland for the future of our wildlife and for future generations to enjoy.

“I just wanted to send a thank you email for all of your great work setting up all three Biodiversity workshops. Last Saturday was brilliant. So many positives from so many different aspects.” - John, Tarrawanna NSW

“Thank you for organising a wonderful day Megan. Very encouraging to see what Tim is doing with Richard & the help of the Illawarra Landcare & the voluntary conservation groups. Such amazing remnant rainforest – such huge old trees, makes ours looks like babies. What a wonderful legacy for future generations, let’s hope it all continues long after we’re gone.” - Carolyn and Phill, Berry NSW

The workshops engaged 47 participants.

Landholder bush regeneration training

Late 2014 Landcare Illawarra hosted a free bush regeneration training for landholders workshop at Karla Sperling’s property on Stockyard Mountain, Yellowrock. Landholders heard about the inspiring work Karla had carried out over the year, her decision to put her vegetation under a Voluntary Conservation Agreement, and learnt new skills about bush regeneration from trainer Lynne Kavanagh. A number of landholders have now connected since the workshop and are helping with bush regeneration activities on each other’s property and continuing their learning together.

9 landholders attended the training.

Many thanks to all landholders for being such wonderful hosts and opening their gates to the public for these events.

‘Who’s living on my land?’ workshop

Late 2014 Landcare Illawarra partnered with National Parks Association (NPA) to deliver a training workshop at Yallah in the use of infrared cameras for landholders in the Illawarra region. Participants took the cameras to their property and carried out 14 days of monitoring for wildlife and anything else that showed up on the cameras. NPA collated the data and presented a report

13 to the participating landholders so they could see what their neighbours and others in the region had living on their land.

The program is an excellent awareness raising activity which allows landholders to easily learn about what is using their property as a home or thoroughfare. It also provides a new network for people to connect through and support each other during this process. Some landholders have been surprised by what was using their property, in particular feral animals such as deer, foxes and goats. Some have even gone on to implement control programs on their property with the support of South East Local Land Services staff and their local Landcare group.

“The ‘Who’s living on my land?’ project has been a great undertaking for us, revealing a glimpse of native fauna residing in the bush: at present it is more the usual suspects - possums, wallabies, kangaroos and lyre birds. A big surprise was the detection of goats. While we had seen foxes about, we were totally unaware of the presence of goats so close to the house! This triggered us to uptake pest control in less than 24 hours of our discovery. “ - Rick and Marie, Foxground NSW

The Yallah workshop engaged 17 participants.

Rainforest barks and trunks with Peter Poropat

In June 2015 we had a special visit from author of Barks and Trunks – Rainforest Trees of South-Eastern Australia and Barks and Trunks – Rainforest Trees of Eastern Australia, Peter Poropat who lead us through the Minnamurra Rainforest. Participants learnt how to identify established rainforest trees by looking at the features of the bark.

This workshop engaged 15 participants.

14 Community events and celebrations

Cultural awareness day at Sandon Point

During Bushcare’s Major Day out celebrations, Landcare Illawarra participated in a collaborative cultural community awareness event at Sandon Point Tent Embassy in partnership with Illawarra Intrepid Landcare, Wollongong City Bushcare, the Illawarra Local Aboriginal Land Council (ILALC), the Berrim Nuru team, and Bunnings Warehouse, Wollongong, who kindly donated staff time and a swag of brand new tools to the newly formed UOW Intrepid Landcare Club – a Landcare group for University of Wollongong students. Over 40 community members turned up to plant over 400 different wetland species important to frogs, insects, reptiles and native birds. Participants were welcomed to country and enjoyed a spectacular spread of bush tucker inspired food and drinks. Many thanks to the ILALC for hosting such an inspiring event.

44 community members and a number of children were engaged at this event.

Albion Park Agricultural Show

This summer the Landcare Illawarra team held a stall at the Albion Park Agricultural Show where we gave information out to the community, handed out free plants and made connections to landholders who wanted further support with managing native vegetation on their properties.

Landcare Illawarra annual celebration

Landcare and Bushcare volunteers, landholders, Conservation Volunteers, South East Local Land Services staff and other industry staff gathered together in April this year for a celebratory dinner at the Gerroa Fishermans Club in Gerroa. The evening commenced with a Welcome to Country from local indigenous youth and Blackbutt Bushcare volunteer Tristan Dasilva, and attendees were serenaded by gorgeous vocals from local musician Camilla Jones.

72 people came out to celebrate the amazing work environmental volunteers do across the Illawarra. 15 New Landcare groups

With the support of the Illawarra Land Services Officer, Landcare Illawarra has supported the formation of two new Landcare groups in the region.

Jubilee Grove Landcare

This energetic group of residents are working to eradicate weeds from a small patch of vegetation located on the council reserve in the heart of Gerringong. The vegetation has a nice mix of native rainforest plants and with support of Kiama Municipal Council and Landcare Illawarra, the group is removing invasive weeds and planting native shrubs and trees in the understorey.

The group also received some bush regeneration training from local bush regeneration contractor Marcus Burgess who helped the group to identify weeds and native plants and demonstrated some techniques to use while working on the site, and volunteers from Foxground Landcare regularly turn up to help support the group with their knowledge.

University of Wollongong (UOW) Intrepid Landcare Club

Inspired by the original Illawarra Intrepid Landcare, the UOW Intrepid Landcare Club was established to foster relations between students who share a common goal of restoring and conserving the natural environment, learning about indigenous culture and the Illawarra community. In addition to this, it provides an avenue for students to volunteer within the Illawarra community as well as increase awareness of common ecological problems and the means by which local action can help.

It allows students of all backgrounds to enhance their UOW experience by providing access and opportunities for people to network with other conservation organisations working within the Illawarra region.

The new group has been supported by Megan Rowlatt (who founded Illawarra Intrepid Landcare in 2009). Megan has been instrumental in helping the new group make connections to the broader community.

Since their formation in July 2015, the UOW group has attended one training event with Landcare Illawarra and supported the projects of six Landcare and Bushcare groups in the region. 16 Talking Landcare

Landcare Illawarra has hosted two very successful Talking Landcare events since the last AGM.

Urban Landscapes

Speakers gave diverse and very interesting presentations about biodiversity and urban landscapes. Gary Leonard – Environmental Weeds and Garden Escapees Gary covered a range of information including; what an environmental weed is, legislation for weed management, weeds in a historical context, invasions of natural systems, growth rates, reproductive rates, genetic pollution, and what practical steps we can take to manage the introduction and spread of environmental weeds. Carl Glaister – Urban landscaping using natives Carl gave an overview of how we can use native species in an urban environment and how we can consider garden design to encourage coexistence with wildlife in our area. Leon Fuller – Author of Wollongong’ Native Trees Leon discussed the proposal to create a website to provide information on the culture of indigenous plants (and habitat for indigenous animals) for the benefit of landholders, community members, and people in environment and horticulture industries.

Cleaning up our coasts

An excellent team of speakers gave passionate presentations about the impacts marine debris and plastics are having on our oceans and environment. Tim Silverwood - co-founder of Take 3 Tim gave an impressive and very sobering presentation of the state of plastic pollution on a global scale. Kirsten Hort - Australian Seabird Rescue, Lachlan Fetterplace and Matt Reese - Fish Thinkers Research group and Beach Clean Ups Illawarra, and Susie Crick - Surfrider Foundation South Coast All spoke about local initiatives, which local people can get involved in, to tackle local problems.

Landcare Illawarra would like to sincerely thank all our presenters, who have contributed to our understanding and who have inspired us at our Talking Landcare events.

From left: Megan, Lachlan, Kirsten, Tim, Susie & Matt. 17 CVA and Landcare working together

Through funding support from South East Local Land Services, Conservation Volunteers Australia is able to send a number of teams of volunteers out into the community to support local Landcare groups in the Illawarra.

Landcare groups send in an expression of interest for support to Megan Rowlatt and the CVA teams are rotated around the sites to help with weeding, mulching, and planting activities. This gives a boost of energy and labour to the existing long-term projects Landcare volunteers from the community tend to, and helps raise more awareness about the diversity of environmental projects happening in the area.

Over the 2014-2015 period, CVA volunteers contributed over 1100 hours to Landcare projects which equates to over $33,000 in volunteer labour.

Landcare groups which have been supported include Foxground Landcare (at a number of sites), Cedar Ridge Landcare, Helensburgh Landcare, Bombo Headland Landcare, Little Blowhole Landcare, Hillside Native Food Forest Landcare, and Colin’s Creek Landcare.

“We really appreciated the visit of the CVA team we had on site back in September ‘14 ; the information imparted and their work methods was a real boost to our fledgling little group, and we would love to have them back any time they’re available.” - Michael & Marijka, Collins Creek Landcare

“I have been very pleased to have a team to our site, finding them very obliging and helpful with eradicating problem weeds which have become too big a job for the few volunteers we have at our working bees. Your CVA team have made it possible to get on top of such problems so that we can follow up with our regular weeding and feel as if we are not being overrun and therefore more optimistic and less frustrated with our efforts. All team members have been friendly and the team leaders knowledgeable and organised. Look forward to having the CVA visit our site any time.” - Jan, Little Blowhole Landcare

A team always achieves more than an individual. Its people like you all (CVA) that keep us going & going with the weeding. - Alison, Foxground Landcare

Landcare Illawarra would like to thanks South East Local Land Services and Conservation Volunteers Australia for the support through this period.

18 Presentation to NSW Parliamentary Friends of Landcare

On the 21st of October, Megan Rowlatt was invited by Landcare NSW to give a brief presentation to the newly formed NSW Parliamentary Friends of Landcare at Parliament House in .

Megan was able to update the network about how Landcare works in the Illawarra and the success the Illawarra region is experiencing in engaging the next generation of Landcarers to the Landcare movement.

Megan was able to give an update about the successful partnerships that Landcare Illawarra has with organisations such as South East Local Land Services and Conservation Volunteers Australia in delivering environmental restoration projects all over the region.

The NSW Parliamentary Friends of Landcare heard about our federally funded Biodiversity project, the successful negotiations we have had with Roads and Maritime Services and Fulton Hogan, and the success of the Intrepid Landcare groups - Illawarra Intrepid Landcare and UOW Intrepid Landcare.

The feedback was encouraging and positive from all in the room.

From left: Rob Dalhunty Chair of Landcare NSW, The Hon. Katrina Hodgkinson, Chair of NSW Parliamentary Friends of Landcare, and Megan Rowlatt.

Landcare Illawarra would like to thank Megan Rowlatt for her work in organising all of these events, celebrations and opportunities which support groups and individuals in our region.

19 Appendix 1

A case study in communication By Richard Scarborough, Illawarra Woodlands and Rainforest Project

Landcare Illawarra has been running the Illawarra Woodlands and Rainforest Project since 2009. We started providing plants to landholders in 2010 and have done so continuously since. We have received funding from Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority (SRCMA)/South East Local Land Services, as well as federal funding from Community Action Grants and a Biodiversity Fund grant. The project is being delivered in partnership with Conservation Volunteers Australia (CVA).

From the landholder’s perspective, the plants they receive for revegetation work are from the same nursery pool of stock however the purchase has been funded. It is the continuity of funding to the Seedbank and the Project Officer, with a nursery budget, that has allowed for catering on demand and the year round supply of high quality tubestock.

There are various ways in which people get involved with Landcare Illawarra’s Woodland and Rainforest Project and are given plants for revegetation. Usually they get several batches over several years of the best mix of plants currently purchased and assembled for distribution. The yearly average for number of species delivered across the project is about 86, so people are being well catered for, more so if they spread planting over several years.

This is portrayed in the accompanying Tables (Table 1). They show the number of plants received by landholders since 2012. There are also some comments on who provided the point of contact to start these projects off which I will discuss in further detail below.

The version which orders the Table by year of entry into the project shows that new contacts come along every year. It also shows that most people get multiple batches of plants, some of them undertaking substantial revegetation over 5 years. Other cases show that the catering has been completed to the satisfaction of the landholder and they do not require any more plants.

Most of the contacts have come to Megan Rowlatt (CVA/South East Local Land Services), Michael Andrews (ex. South East Local Land Services) and Andrew Britton (South East Local Land Services/Small Farms Network). All of them have had long established positions for the purpose of taking enquiries, visiting people and offering project assistance.

Megan has looked after communication channels. Some of the contacts have come after people have searched the internet and found Landcare Illawarra. They ring Megan and then one or both of us goes to see them on their property and some time later they are planting trees.

We get a lot of enquiries from schools and community members who don’t own rural properties too. These come to Megan who refers them to the Project Officer (me). Most of them are by email, but some phone enquiries out of the blue are not uncommon for either of us. Some people we have met on Field days and workshops.

20 There are instances where people have had initial contact with the Project Officer when out seed collecting. The classic example is when I was seed collecting on a property at Saddleback Mt Rd. I saw the Yellow Ash in fruit way across the valley. It was on another property in the rainforest on the top of the hill above Munna Munnora Creek. I rang the landholder, went to see him and his wife, and after a walk around and a chat, I was off to find the Yellow Ash up the hill. That’s where I found one of our best regeneration project sites. Later we talked about making it a Biodiversity Fund project, and we have been there for the last 3 and a bit years working to convert wild tobacco and lantana into a much more respectable adjunct to the existing rainforest.

Saddleback Mountain site 2012, covered in Wild Tobacco Saddleback Mountain site 2015, native rainforest plants establishing The immediate neighbouring property is Hollymount Farm which had some contact with David Curtis (ex SRCMA) in the past and received some “Bush Incentives” funding which they were spending on their patch of rainforest. Landcare Illawarra has been working there too, as the rainforest above Munna Munnora Creek is continuous across both properties. Last week their neighbour saw us driving across the paddocks to get to the regeneration site. He rode up on his quad bike, with the dog, and talked about a biodiversity corridor project that he’d like our help with. The landholder has previously worked as an ecologist for one of the agencies. He’d initially contacted Michael Andrews who mentioned it to me last year. This is a large scale revegetation project potentially establishing rainforest plantings across the property along the fencelines and stone walls. The landholder also plans to fence off the Zieria granulata (a listed threatened species), and other rainforest species along the rocky edges of the cliff area.

We have used South East Local Land Services funding for our nursery budget to supply plants to people who are working with Michael Andrews or Andrew Britton. The contacts have come through them to me and we always go out for a site visit together. We discuss with the property owner what they would like to achieve and I suggest various things to plant. I politely ask if they mind if we collect seed from their rainforest or bush remnant. Later they get batches of plants over several years.

In some cases the initial contact and referral for a new project has come from neighbours already engaged in a project under South East Local Land Services’ (previously SRCMA’s) “Escarpment to Sea” program. We have done a roadside planting with landholders on the old corner of Sims Rd, Gerringong. The new road (as a result of the Berry Bypass construction) uses the front side of their horse paddocks and now it is the resident access with a new corner. They were referred to me by the property manager at Currys Mountain. Michael Andrews had set up an “Escarpment to Sea” project on Currys Mt. and CVA Volunteers came along one day and planted out the hill. For the last 2 years Currys Mountain has been one of the National Tree Day sites with Kiama High School.

21 Two of the newest projects are along the new Gerringong road upgrade. One was referred to me by Andrew Britton – a rainforest planting on a property below the Mt. Pleasant lookout carpark. The other involves South East Local Land Services co-funding the protection and regeneration of Cabbage Palms at a property opposite the Belinda Street bridge entrance to Gerringong.

The Small Farms Network is well known in the rural community. Many people I meet as the Landcare Illawarra Project Officer have had some contact with Andrew Britton. In many cases either the Small Farms Network or “Escarpment to Sea” have provided funding to landholders for works and Landcare Illawarra has provided the plants. “Bush Incentives” and “Escarpment to Sea” have been an important stimulus to on-farm conservation. Property owners have started to plan longer term restoration works in stages, giving them a much greater chance of success.

These relationships are based on the planting and regeneration projects that landholders undertake, and they last for years. The reality of us being there to help them is a function of our collective support to property owners for on-farm conservation. The links through field support officers has been basic to how any of this is being achieved. There is usually someone around to take up the responsibilities of old project officers when their jobs go, but we need to be careful if one day there isn’t. Appendix 2 Property plantings over several years Richard Scarborough, Illawarra Woodlands and Rainforest Project

Plants supplied to property owners are always recorded on a spreadsheet, as is the case for the 2013, 2014 and 2015 Plantings Lists (Table 2).

Usually the spreadsheet is edited to provide property owners an individual list for the batch they receive. In the additional lists enclosed, these have been combined over several years to show the staging and accomplishments with the plantings of various species for each of the sites.

Holcim/Escarpment to Sea, Frazers Creek, Croome Rd. Albion Park.

This site is land associated with the Holcim Quarry operation, but being on the outside of the quarried hills, it is an almost natural landform with Frazers Creek running through it. The property is owned by Holcim, but it is used by horses agisted there under long term arrangements.

The landscaping done will be appreciated by the horses because it will give them some nice sheltered areas to warm themselves out of the wind. It will look quite colourful in years to come with the variety of species planted, and being of a parkland scale, could be used for the enjoyment of horse riders especially. It will attract and sustain birds because of all the flowering eucalypts and fruiting rainforest trees.

The way the main creek and side gullies have been fenced and planted has added a substantial area to revegetation on this property. The staging of the plantings can be followed on the combined planting lists for 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 (Table 2).

22 The first planting of 60 plants in 2012 was in the first fenced area along the creek at the northern end of the property. There was some resident Cheese Trees recovering from browsing within the fenced area, but most of the site was new plantings. Being planted in well-watered crushed basalt, the trees have thrived with fast growth rates.

Later plantings in 2012 added to the first site as well as upstream within the next stage of fencing along Frazers Creek. The woodland species were also featured in 2012 in the newly fenced gully plantings running from the lower hillside. Subsequently a second gully was fenced and plants were allocated to this area as well as the main watercourse of Frazers Creek.

“Escarpment to Sea” funded the stages of fencing in a partnership with Holcim. The plantings have involved staff development days, but a good deal of the maintenance and the creekside plantings has been done by able contractors. This year 450 plants were planted by Mount Terry Public School over 3 weeks for an event well attended by project supporters.

What I like about this site is the % of plants that have survived by being protected by guarding and looked after with maintenance. When all is done, it has to grow and the bright plastic has to be recycled elsewhere. Sometimes the photos finish with the triangular guards, but actual trees can be observed here. This is a credit to the co-operative planning and execution of all involved. I look forward to seeing the property evolve because these trees are just young now. I hope that there will still be horses there in the future to help the human species through their process.

The combined planting lists show what has been added to the flora since 2012. There will be more planting in 2016 and thereafter it will be balanced by weed management and removal. After fencing, the next areas for revegetation are currently occupied by lantana and so works are prescribed before planting these areas.

23 Table 1

Project Site 2012 2013 Dec-13 Jun-14 Dec-14 Jun-15 Totals Future Contact/Referral Description Funding

Bio Kiama 15 574 589 150 Richard, Landcare Native vegetation corridor across to Bombo Quarry Bio works Bio Byrnes Run 26 93 319 80 312 830 200 Minnamurra Wetland Landcare Plantings associated with Turpentine forest regeneration areas. Bio works Bio NPWS Minnamurra Rf 32 119 63 214 Kiama HS Tree Day Plantings around Cottage on way to Park Bio Foxground 49 53 49 151 ? Foxground Landcare Mixed species planting in gully, from kikuyu to canopy Bio Crescent Farm, Berkeley 50 116 92 80 125 463 80 Megan Rf Plantings in whole farm context, Berkeley Hills Bio works Bio Elizabeth Brownlee 95 85 68 248 Landcare Illawarra Reserve with rainforest and woodland species Bio Tanah” Foxground 129 47 92 268 Foxground Landcare Windbreaks and bee trees/shrubs Bio Hollymount 139 173 123 55 47 537 200 Michael , Richard Plantings associated with regeneration areas Bio works Bio Curramore 190 80 47 317 80 David, Michael Creekline planting, Turpentine Creek Bio Fountaindale Rd 287 215 524 358 173 1557 ? Michael Rf regeneration area, Escarpment to Sea project Bio Currys Mt 25 32 57 Currys Mountain property manager Roadside landscaping and screen Bio “Athelsthane” 30 35 65 Richard Planting in windbreaks Bio Brogers Creek 53 53 Lyall Riparian planting associated with Lyall’s project Bio Wallaby Hill Rd. Jamberoo 56 50 106 Richard, Megan, Michael Mixed species planting with rf regeneration work Bio Munna Munnora 61 232 161 320 774 200 Richard Converting wild tobacco patch with regeneration areas Bio works Bio Mt. Brandon Rd 80 212 232 524 ? Landcare Illawarra Arboretum scale rainforest plantings Bio Corrimal Colliery 119 388 452 758 1717 300 Renae, Megan Plantings associated with regeneration areas on mining slopes Bio works Bio Connors Creek Rd 229 264 304 147 944 100 Richard, Michael Plantings associated with Rf regeneration areas Bio wor Bio Tongarra 608 608 Richard Border plantings & regen areas Bio works Bio Darkes Rd. Dapto 864 161 101 1126 60 Mullet Creek Landcare Bird Habitat, mixed eucalypt, woodland and rainforest species Bio works Bio Terry’s garden projects 73 71 144 70 Landcare Illawarra Bush Food Gardens etc Bio Kiama Community Garden 100 100 ? Phone call Rf bush fruit species and landscaping Bio Mt. Pleasant PS 102 102 Megan Smaller rainforest trees for around school and surrounds. Bio A Taste of Paradise Farm” Broughton 251 58 97 406 400 Richard Plantings associated with regeneration areas Bio works Bio Toolijooa Rd. 27 27 60 Fulton Hogan New road entrance after GG upgrade Bio Toolijooa Rd. 47 46 93 ? Yellow Ash, Richard Neighbour of Tim Francis, general farm landscaping Bio St. Therese 47 47 Megan Small rf tree planting at school Bio Balgownie PS 100 20 120 Megan School Arboretum Bio Warrawong Community Garden 177 173 350 ? Megan Planting rainforest species along watercourse near community garden etc. Bio Creek 194 194 400 Andrew Small Farms project to fence Jerrara Creek. Bio Free Selectors 195 195 ? Foxground Landcare Plantings associated with regeneration areas Totals 1012 2902 0 3840 2485 2687 12926 2300 * Bio works are in addition to provision of plants included in 2902

LAL funded Singles 476 476 Megan At Ooaree Creek Farm LAL LAL, CVA, Escarpment to Sea site Jamberoo Mt. Rd. 753 753 ? Renae, Megan Mixed eucalypt and Rf planting CVA/LAL Total 1229 Referenced names Name Full Organisation Richard Richard Scarborough Landcare Illawarra Michael Michael Andrews ex. South East Local Land Services David David Curtis ex. Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority Andrew Andrew Britton South East Local Land Services Terry Terry Rankmore Blackbutt Bushcare Lyall Lyall Bogie ex. Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority Renae Renae Riviere Conservation Volunteers Australia Megan Megan Rowlatt Conservation Volunteers Australia/South East Local Land Services

24 Project Site 2012 2013 Dec-13 Jun-14 Dec-14 Jun-15 Totals Future Contact/Referral Description Funding

LLS Wallaby Rd. Jamberoo 21 14 35 Michael With regeneration areas in tall forest/Rf, upper escarpment E to Sea LLS Free Selectors Rd 26 26 ? Foxground Landcare Associated with regeneration areas Bush Incentives LLS St. Pauls Albion Park 26 26 Megan, Richard Feature trees for the school LLS Other 29 29 Richard Here and there LLS Rose Valley 31 31 Richard Rural property planting, rf species LLS Jeston 37 42 79 ? Foxground Landcare Landscaping and filling in with local species LLS Foxground 42 42 Megan, Gerringong-Gerroa Network Windbreak for vegetable garden beds LLS Cedar Ridge, Kiama 44 43 33 120 20 Richard, Michael, Megan Cedar Ridge Rf remnant and regeneration areas E to Sea? LLS Seven Mile Beach 78 78 ? Megan Kiama HS Tree Day, Coastal Forest Various grants LLS Foxground 89 80 169 ? Michael Plantings on borders of remnant Rf E to Sea LLS Gainsborough Chase 98 98 Landcare Illawarra Plantings in areas cleared of lantana and with remnant Rf LLS Stockyard Mt 103 208 227 79 78 695 80 Michael Mixed woodland and dry rf plantings. E to Sea LLS Marshall Mt. Rd 121 121 Landcare Illawarra Woodland and Rf species around property ? LLS Jamberoo Mt. Rd. 138 138 ? Lyall Various Rf species, Sheoak and Eucalypt across property SRCMA LLS Currys Mt 148 84 232 30 Michael, Richard Kiama HS Tree Day. Corridor planting following ridge to C Mt. E to Sea LLS Ooaree Creek Farm 230 198 428 40 Currys Mt manager,Richard, Michael Riparian areas, windbreaks, fencelines E to Sea LLS Gerringong Tip 281 281 Kiama High School Kiama HS Tree Day, grasses, shrubs, trees LLS Holcim 347 418 409 546 1720 ? Michael Croome Rd. Woodland and riparian rf plantings, etc. E to Sea/GERI LLS Clover Hill Dairies 569 366 935 ? Megan Various plantings around the farm Small Farms/ E to Sea LLS Brogers Creek 26 7 33 ? Foxground Landcare Broger’s Creek farmscaping LLS Tongarra 39 39 ? Andrew Various areas on farm Small Farms? LLS Wyalla Rd. Jamberoo 52 55 107 ? Michael Rf species with regeneration areas E to Sea LLS ICS 100 100 Megan Plantings around school LLS Rose Valley 120 120 Richard Mixed rf species plantings around property VCA LLS The Abbey, J Mt Rd 132 227 359 ? Michael With regeneration areas E to Sea LLS Jamberoo Mt. Rd. 161 161 ? Michael Fencing with associated plantings of mixed species E to Sea LLS Maqarrie Rivulet 196 196 Lyall Associated with creek works with Lyall Bogie SRCMA LLS Minnamurra Lane 199 199 Lyall Associated with creek works with Lyall Bogie SRCMA LLS Foxground Rd 204 115 46 365 ? Foxground Various plantings around the farm E to Sea LLS Saddleback Mt Rd. 205 205 Munnamunora Landholder Rural property planting, rf species LLS Mullet Creek Landcare 111 111 Landcare Illawarra Plantings along Mullet Creek LLS Charcoal Creek 114 114 20 Megan Arboretum along creek and into school grounds CVA LLS Eagleview Park 139 174 313 40 Michael Plantings in fenced gullies and with regeneration areas E to Sea LLS Wattamolla 76 76 ? Michael Rural property planting E to Sea LLS Rose Valley 197 121 318 ? Michael Kiama HS Tree Day, Rf species E to Sea LLS Jamberoo Mt. Rd. 45 45 ? Michael Mixed species planting along new fencelines E to Sea LLS Yallah TAFE 55 55 ? CVA project Woodland planting with Green Army LLS Woonona High/Bunnings 56 56 National Tree Day Woonona HS planting LLS Shellharbour CC 207 326 533 ? Landcare Illawarra Variety of the best of stock LLS Albion Park 20 20 LI stall, Alb Pk Show Backyard rainforest LLS Gerringong, Wes Hindmarsh 26 26 80 Fulton Hogan, Richard, Andrew Cabbage Palm Project to fence old stands and revegetate Small Farms LLS Gerroa 45 45 40 Megan Roadside into Crooked River Bridge, small Rf trees LLS Foxground 49 49 40 Foxground Landcare Creek planting with privet removal LLS Gerringong P.S. 110 110 40 Terry, Landcare School plantings of rf species for amenity and education LLS Mt. Pleasant 114 114 200 Andrew Rf arboretum and landscaping adjacent GG upgrade LLS RMS Toolijooa 140 140 400 Richard Roadside into banks opposite Toolijooa Rd LLS Figtree, Valley Drive 348 348 ? Megan Remnant paddock with gully. New mixed species planting.

Totals 2458 2262 825 1644 475 1976 9640 1030 9640 All Bio, LLS, LAL/CVA 2012 Jun-13 Dec-13 Jun-14 Dec-14 Jun-15 23795

25 Table 2

Nursery Species Common Name Holcim 3 Holcim 2 Holcim 1 Holcim 2013 Creek 2014 Gully 2014 Mt. Terry PS Holcim ‘15 Totals

Alex Acacia binervata 2 veined Hickory 8 8 Alex Acacia binervata 2 veined Hickory 8 6 14 Echo Acacia falcata Sickle Wattle 10 5 15 And Acacia maidenii Maiden’s Wattle 12 12 Echo Acacia terminalis Sunshine Wattle 6 6 Echo Acacia ulicifolia Prickly Moses 8 8 Echo Acmena smithii Lillypilly 8 8 Echo Acmena smithii Lillypilly 7 7 GB Acmena smithii Lillypilly 8 8 Pam Acmena smithii Lillypilly 7 7 GB Acronychia oblongifolia Native Lemon 5 5 Pam Acronychia oblongifolia Native Lemon 7 7 T/C Acronychia oblongifolia Native Lemon 3 3 Alex Allocasuarina littoralis Black Sheoak 5 49 54 Alex Allocasuarina littoralis Black Sheoak 8 12 20 Alex Allocasuarina littoralis Black Sheoak 8 6 14 Echo Allocasuarina littoralis Black Sheoak 83 83 Alex Allocasuarina torulosa Rose Sheoak 16 16 Alex Allocasuarina torulosa Rose Sheoak 7 7 Alex Allocasuarina torulosa Rose Sheoak 14 18 32 Echo Alphitonia excelsa Red Ash 18 4 22 Jamberoo Alphitonia excelsa Red Ash 6 6 T/C Alphitonia excelsa Red Ash 1 1 Boo Backhousia myrtifolia Grey Myrtle 14 14 Cool Backhousia myrtifolia Grey Myrtle 4 4 Echo Backhousia myrtifolia Grey Myrtle 20 20 GB Backhousia myrtifolia Grey Myrtle 2 2 Oyster Backhousia myrtifolia Grey Myrtle 16 16 Boo Baloghia inophylla Brush Bloodwood 4 4 Echo Bursaria spinosa Black Thorn 7 7 GB Bursaria spinosa Black Thorn 7 7 GB Bursaria spinosa Blackthorn 5 5 And Callistemon salignus Pink Tips 27 27 Alex Callistemon salignus Pink Tips 8 8 Alex Callistemon salignus Pink Tips 16 16 Alex Callistemon salignus Pink Tips 30 30 Alex Callistemon salignus Pink Tips 20 20 Echo Callistemon salignus Willow Bottlebrush 41 6 47 Echo Callistemon salignus Pink Tips 7 7 Echo Callistemon salignus Willow Bottlebrush 8 16 24 Pam Callistemon salignus Pink Tips 14 14 Pam Callistemon salignus Pink Tips 8 6 14 Z Xtras Callistemon salignus Pink Tips 16 16 Echo Cassine australis Red Olive Plum 6 6 Echo Cassine australis Native Jaffa 2 2 Echo Cassine australis Native Jaffa 2 2 Echo Cassine australis Native Jaffa 2 2

26 Nursery Species Common Name Holcim 3 Holcim 2 Holcim 1 Holcim 2013 Creek 2014 Gully 2014 Mt. Terry PS Holcim ‘15 Totals

T/C Ficus macrophylla Moreton Bay Fig 4 4 T/C Geijera latifolia Brush Wilga 1 1 Boo Glochidion ferdinandi Cheese Tree 5 5 Boo Glochidion ferdinandi Cheese Tree 4 4 Cool Glochidion ferdinandi Cheese Tree 6 6 Echo Glochidion ferdinandi Cheese Tree 22 6 28 Echo Glochidion ferdinandi Cheese Tree 3 3 Echo Glochidion ferdinandi Cheese Tree 3 3 Jamberoo Glochidion ferdinandi Cheese Tree 3 3 Pam Glochidion ferdinandi Cheese Tree 14 14 Pam Glochidion ferdinandi Cheese Tree 4 4 Echo Guioa semiglauca Guioa 6 6 GB Guioa semiglauca Guioa 3 3 Alex Hibiscus heterophyllus Rosella 8 8 Alex Hibiscus heterophyllus Rosella 10 12 22 Echo Hibiscus heterophyllus Rosella 8 8 Boo Indigofera australis Indigo Girls 16 16 Jamberoo Indigofera australis Indigo Girls 24 24 Warrigal Melaleuca armillaris Bracelet Honey Myrtle 6 6 Melaleuca styphelioides Prickly Paperbark 1 1 Alex Melaleuca stypheloides Prickly Paperbark 7 7 Alex Melaleuca stypheloides Prickly Paperbark 7 7 Alex Melaleuca stypheloides Prickly Paperbark 30 30 Alex Melaleuca stypheloides Prickly Paperbark 8 8 GB Melaleuca stypheloides Prickly Paperbark 1 4 5 Echo Melia azerdarach White Cedar 18 18 T/C Melia azerdarach White Cedar 8 8 Echo Myoporum acuminatum Boobialla 18 18 Echo Myoporum acuminatum Boobialla 7 7 Echo Myoporum acuminatum Boobialla 7 7 Echo Notelea venosa Native Olive 18 6 24 Echo Notelea venosa Native Olive 18 6 24 Boo Omalanthus populiflorus Bleeding Heart 4 4 Cool Omalanthus populiflorus Bleeding Heart 2 2 Echo Omalanthus populiflorus Bleeding Heart 6 6 Echo Omalanthus populiflorus Bleeding Heart 5 5 Echo Omalanthus populiflorus Bleeding Heart 16 16 Jamberoo Omalanthus populiflorus Bleeding Heart 6 6 Echo Pittosporum revolutum Woolly Pittosporum 18 18 Echo Pittosporum revolutum Woolly Pittosporum 12 12 Boo Planchonella australis Black Apple 7 7 T/C Planchonella australis Black Apple 3 3 Alex Polyscias elegans Celerywood 6 7 13 Boo Polyscias elegans Celerywood 14 14 GB Rapanea variabilis Muttonwood 8 8 T/C Rapanea variabilis Muttonwood 7 7 T/C Rapanea variabilis Muttonwood 6 6

27 Nursery Species Common Name Holcim 3 Holcim 2 Holcim 1 Holcim 2013 Creek 2014 Gully 2014 Mt. Terry PS Holcim ‘15 Totals

T/C Cassine australis Native Jaffa 5 5 Boo Citronella moorei Churnwood 4 4 Echo Claoxylon australe Brittlewood 4 4 Echo Clerodendrum tomentosum Hairy Clairy 18 18 T/C Croton verreauxii Cascarilla 3 3 GB Diospyros australis Black Plum 3 3 Echo Diploglottis australis Native Tamarind 3 3 Echo Diploglottis australis Native Tamarind 3 3 Alex Dodonea viscosa Hop Bush 2 2 Echo Dodonea viscosa Hop Bush 2 2 Echo Dodonea viscosa Hop Bush 4 4 Echo Dodonea viscosa Hop Bush 12 12 Z Xtras Dodonea viscosa Hop Bush 10 10 Cool Ehretia acuminata Koda 3 3 Echo Ehretia acuminata Koda 5 5 Jamberoo Ehretia acuminata Koda 6 6 T/C Ehretia acuminata Koda 3 3 GB Emmenospermum alphitinoides Yellow Ash 3 3 Boo Emmenospermum alphitonioides Yellow Ash 5 5 Echo Emmenospermum alphitonioides Yellow Ash 1 1 Echo Emmenospermum alphitonioides Yellow Ash 2 2 Alex Eucalyptus eugenioides Thin leaved Stringybark 7 7 Alex Eucalyptus eugenioides Thin leaved Stringybark 7 7 Alex Eucalyptus eugenioides Thin leaf Stringybark 1 1 Alex Eucalyptus eugenioides Thin leaved Stringybark 18 18 Alex Eucalyptus eugenioides Thin leaved Stringybark 8 8 Jamberoo Eucalyptus eugenioides Thin leaf Stringybark 7 7 Echo Eucalyptus globoidea White Stringybark 18 18 Alex Eucalyptus longifolia Woollybutt 7 7 Alex Eucalyptus longifolia Woollybutt 8 8 Alex Eucalyptus longifolia Woollybutt 8 12 20 Warrigal Eucalyptus muelleriana Yellow Stringybark 1 1 Warrigal Eucalyptus pilularis Blackbutt 3 3 Alex Eucalyptus quadrangulata White Top Box 6 4 10 Fox Eucalyptus quadrangulata White Top Box 4 4 Alex Eucalyptus tereticornis Forest Red Gum 7 7 Alex Eucalyptus tereticornis Forest Red Gum 7 7 Alex Eucalyptus tereticornis Forest Red Gum 16 16 Alex Eucalyptus tereticornis Forest Red Gum 6 45 51 Alex Eucalyptus tereticornis Forest Red Gum 6 6 Alex Eucalyptus tereticornis Forest Red Gum 7 7 Alex Eucalyptus tereticornis Forest Red Gum 16 18 34 Alex Eucalyptus tereticornis Forest Red Gum 14 18 32 Boo Eucalyptus tereticornis Forest Red Gum 6 6 Echo Eucalyptus tereticornis Forest Red Gum 18 9 27 Jamberoo Eucalyptus tereticornis Forest Red Gum 18 5 23 Cool Ficus coronata Sandpaper Fig 3 3

28 Nursery Species Common Name Holcim 3 Holcim 2 Holcim 1 Holcim 2013 Creek 2014 Gully 2014 Mt. Terry PS Holcim ‘15 Totals

GB Scolopia braunii Flintwood 5 5 Alex Solanum aviculare Kangaroo Apple 16 16 T/C Solanum aviculare Kangaroo Apple 14 14 Boo Stenocarpus salignus Scrub Beefwood 3 3 Jamberoo Syncarpia glomulifera Turpentine 19 8 27 Boo Synoum glandulosum Illawarra Rosewood 6 6 Pam Synoum glandulosum Rosewood 7 7 Echo Syzigium australe Brush Cherry 7 7 Pam Syzigium australe Brush Cherry 11 11 Pam Syzigium australe Brush Cherry 2 2 Pam Syzigium australe Brush Cherry 4 4 Echo Toona australis Red Cedar 12 12 24 Echo Toona australis Red Cedar 3 3 T/C Toona australis Red Cedar 5 5 T/C Trema aspera Native Peach 1 1

155 130 60 410 121 288 450 96 1710

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