Great Eastern Ranges

Resources

Border Ranges

While care has been taken in selecting these links and resources they have been suggested for your convenience only and are not an endorsement of the material at those sites or any associated organisation product or service.

• Biodiversity Management Plans

• Regional Plans

• Connectivity Conservation Documents

• Community Observation Networks

• Conservation Agreement Providers for Private Land

• Non-Government Conservation Organisations

• Environmental Advocacy Groups

• Funding Opportunities

• Bush Regeneration Advice and Services

• Landcare Groups

• Environmental Interest Groups

• Indigenous Groups and Information

• Government Organisations

• Local Government

• State Government

• Federal Government

• Threatened Species and Biodiversity Information

• Weed Information

• Pest Species Information

• Fire Information

• Research and Education

Biodiversity Management Plans

• Border Ranges Rainforest Biodiversity Management Plan (BRRBMP)
  http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/recovery/border-ranges/
• Presentation of Border Ranges Rainforest Biodiversity Management Plan Border Ranges Rainforest Biodiversity Management Plan presentation (PDF 1.65MB)
• Northern Rivers Regional Biodiversity Management Plan  http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/recovery/northern-rivers.html

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Regional Plans

• South East Queensland Regional Plan
  http://www.dip.qld.gov.au/regional-planning/regional-plan-2009-2031.html

Connectivity Conservation Documents

• ‘Connectivity conservation and the Great Eastern Ranges corridor’(1.16MB pdf) Prepared by Brendan Mackey, James Watson and Graeme L Worboys. read more
• Kingscliff Communiqué
  http://www.linkinglandscapes.net.au/images/stories/communique_2009%20final.pdf

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Community Observation Networks

• MERV: monitoring and evaluation of the restoration of vegetation http://www.envite.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=122&Itemid=141
• Atlas and Birdata - Birds Australia
  http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au/our-projects/atlas-birdata.html
• Climate Watch - Earthwatch Institute
  http://www.climatewatch.org.au/
• Biodiversity Research Network - DECCW
  http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/biodiversity/biodiversityresearch.htm
• Waterwatch Australia - Australian Government
  http://www.waterwatch.nsw.gov.au/10_contacts/index.html
• Group on Earth Observations, Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON)
  http://earthobservations.com/geobon.shtml
• Earthwatch Institute (Australia)                                                                                                              http://www.earthwatch.org/australia/

Conservation Agreement Providers for Private Land

• Nature Conservation Trust of NSW
  www.nct.org.au
• Community Environment Network – Land for Wildlife
  http://www.cccen.org.au/
• Trust for Nature - Queensland
  http://www.qt4n.com.au/
• NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water - Conservation Partners Program
  http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/cpp/ConservationPartners.htm
• Northern Rivers Catchment Management Authority – Property Vegetation Plans
  http://www.northern.cma.nsw.gov.au/programmes_native_vegetation.php
• Humane Society International - Wildlife Land Trust
  http://www.hsi.org.au/?catID=28

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Non-Government Conservation Organisations

• Bush Heritage Australia
  http://www.bushheritage.org.au/
• Rainforest Rescue
  www.rainforestrescue.org.au
• Australian Wildlife Conservancy
  http://www.australianwildlife.org/

Environmental Advocacy Groups

• Environmental Defenders Office
  http://edo.org.au/edonsw
• North Coast Environment Council
  http://ncec.wordpress.com/
• Caldera Environment Centre
  www.calderaenvironmentcentre.org
• Brisbane Rainforest Action and Information Network
  www.brisrain.webcentral.com.au/
• Bahrs Scrub Alliance
  http://www.bahrsscrub.org.au/
• Logan and Albert Conservation Association
  http://www.laca.org.au/
• Brisbane Regional Environment Council
  http://www.brec.ozecol.org/

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Funding Opportunities

• Habitat Action Grants: NSW Primary Industries - Fishing and Aquaculture
  http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/habitat/rehabilitating/ahr-grants-program
• Caring for our Country (2010/2011) - Community Action Grants
  http://www.nrm.gov.au/cag/index.html

Bush Regeneration Advice and Services

• EnviTE Environment
  www.envite.org.au
• Greening Australia
  http://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/
• WetlandCare Australia
  www.wetlandcare.com.au

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Landcare Groups

• Tamborine Mountain Landcare
  http://www.tamborinemtnlandcare.org.au/
• Big Scrub Rainforest Landcare Group
  www.bigscrubrainforest.org.au/
• Gold Coast Catchments Association - Austinville Landcare
  http://www.goldcoastcatchments.org/members/austinville_landcare.htm
• Brunswick Valley Landcare
  www.brunswickvalleylandcare.org.au
• Richmond Landcare Support Services
  http://richmondlandcare.org/
• Tweed Landcare Inc.
  www.tweedlandcare.org.au/
• Wilsons Creek Huonbrook Landcare Inc.
  www.wilsonscreeklandcare.mullum.com.au/

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Environmental Interest Groups

• Byron Bird Buddies
  http://www.byronbirdbuddies.com.au/
• Friends of the Koala
  http://www.friendsofthekoala.org/fok/
• Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland - Scenic Rim Branch
  http://branches.wildlife.org.au/scenicrim/about_the_scenic_rim.html
• National Parks Association of NSW
  http://www.npansw.org.au/web/
• OzGREEN
  http://www.ozgreen.org.au/
• WIRES Northern Rivers
  http://www.wiresnr.org/
• Northern Rivers Wildlife Carers
  http://www.wildlifecarers.com/
• Caldera Art
  http://www.calderaart.org.au/
• Earth Learning
  (Web site in progress)

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Indigenous Groups and Information

• NSW Local Aboriginal Land Councils- Contacts
  http://www.alc.org.au/media/28807/lalc%20contact%20details%2012.04.10.pdf
• Department of Environment and Climate Change – Aboriginal Culture
  http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/nswcultureheritage/AboriginalPeopleAndCulturalLife.htm
• Department of Environment and Climate Change – Land Alive (Aboriginal Land Management for biodiversity)
  http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/landalive

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Government Organisations

Local Government

• Tweed Shire Council
  http://www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/YourEnvironment/YourEnvironmentHome.aspx
• Byron Shire Council
  http://www.byron.nsw.gov.au/environment
• Scenic Rim Regional Council
  http://www.scenicrim.qld.gov.au/
• Kyogle Shire Council
  http://www.kyogle.nsw.gov.au/cmst/kc008/lp.asp?cat=6
• Lismore City Council
  http://www.lismore.nsw.gov.au/cmst/lcc002/lp.asp?cat=157
• Richmond Valley Council
  http://www.richmondvalley.nsw.gov.au/page/reports/Environment/

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State Government

• NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water – Home page, Conservation Programs page and Bio Banking page
  www.environment.nsw.gov.auhttp://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/conservationprograms/http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/biobanking
• NSW Environment Trust
  http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/grants/envtrust.htm
• Northern Rivers Catchment Management Authority
  www.northern.cma.nsw.gov.au
• South East Queensland Catchments
  http://www.seqcatchments.com/
• NSW Department of Primary Industries – Fisheries
  http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries
• Tourism NSW
  http://corporate.tourism.nsw.gov.au/Go_Green_p3645.aspx

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Federal Government

• Federal Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
  http://www.environment.gov.au/index.html
• Federal Department of Climate Change
  http://www.climatechange.gov.au/default.aspx
• World Heritage Gondwana Rainforests of Australia
  http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/world/gondwana/index.html

Threatened Species and Biodiversity Information

• NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change – Threatened Species
  http://www.threatenedspecies.environment.nsw.gov.au/tsprofile/index.aspx
• Australian Government – Threatened Species and Endangered Ecological Communities
  http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/
• Threatened Species Network
  http://wwf.org.au/ourwork/species/tsn/

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Weed Information

• NSW North Coast Weeds Advisory Committee
  www.northcoastweeds.org.au
• Far North Coast Weeds
  www.fncw.nsw.gov.au
• Weeds Australia
  www.weeds.org.au
• National Lantana Working Group
  http://www.weeds.org.au/WoNS/lantana/

Pest Species Information

• Bell Miner Associated Dieback Working Group
  http://www.bmad.com.au/index.html
• Department of Environment and Climate Change
  http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/pestsweeds/pestanimals.htm
• Livestock Health and Pest Authorities
  http://www.lhpa.org.au/

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Fire Information

• Hotspots Fire Project
  http://nccnsw.org.au/index.php?Itemid=642&id=317&option=com_content&task=blogcategory
• CSIRO – Bushfires
  http://www.csiro.au/org/BushfiresOverview.html
• CSIRO – Climate Change and Bush Fires
  http://www.cmar.csiro.au/e-print/open/hennessykj_2005b.pdf

Research and Education

• Southern Cross University
  www.scu.edu.auhttp://www.scu.edu.au/schools/esm/
• Griffith University - Environmental Futures Center
  http://www.griffith.edu.au/environment-planning-architecture/environmental-futures-centre
• Plant Net - NSW Flora Online
  http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm
• The Garnaut Climate Change Review
  http://www.garnautreview.org.au/CA25734E0016A131/pages/home.html