Protecting Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps and the Mount Lofty Ranges Southern Emu-wren

A Guide for Landowners, Land Advisers, Property Planners and Developers

 - delineates the importance and key attributes of swamps and Emu-wrens and how to manage them without detrimental impacts

     Protecting FPS MLRSEW booklet 100307.pdf (1.45 MB

for the Fleurieu Peninsula

• Swamp types and structure
• A guide to assess swamp health and sustainability
• Technical notes about how and why to manage swamps
• Options for more active involvement in swamp management

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Recovery plan for the Mt Lofty Ranges Southern Emu-wren Stipiturus Malachurus Intermedius 1999–2003

by the Mt Lofty Ranges Southern Emu-wren Recovery Team

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EPBC Act 1999 Native Vegetation Act 1991 

Protecting the Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps and the Mount Lofty Ranges Southern Emu-wren.

This document provides guidance to development applicants who are seeking a change of land use for land that has been identified as:

1. Known or potential habitat for the Mount Lofty Ranges Southern Emu-wren
2. Containing Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps

and provides advice on whether activities within and around swamps and other emu-wren habitat may require referral under the EPBC Act and what information the EPBC Unit may require to make decisions on development applications

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