1.3.2.1 Description


There are a total of 4139 ecological assets included in the water-dependent asset register for the Gippsland Basin bioregion preliminary assessment extent (PAE). Of these, 922 are listed in the ‘Surface water feature’ subgroup, 30 in the ‘Subsurface groundwater feature’ subgroup and 3187 in the ‘Vegetation’ subgroup (Table 7). All surface water features, classed as either ‘Lake, reservoir, lagoon or estuary’; ‘Wetland, wetland complex or swamp’; or ‘Marsh, sedgeland, bog, spring or soak’, were assumed to be water dependent and included as such in the water-dependent asset register. Only one class of the ‘Groundwater feature’ subgroup was identified within the Gippsland Basin PAE (‘aquifer, geological feature, alluvium or stratum’) and all 30 assets were considered water dependent. Within the vegetation subgroup, 1029 assets were sourced from the GDE Atlas (Bureau of Meteorology, Dataset 1). Of these, 105 assets were considered not to be water dependent. A further 38 groundwater-dependent ecosystem assets were sourced from state groundwater-dependent ecosystem mapping in East and West Gippsland (Department of Environment and Primary Industries, 2014b — all of which are water dependent. A further 2815 assets classified as ‘Habitat (potential species distribution or observed locations)’ complete the vegetation subgroup, of which 2225 are water-dependent assets.

Table 7 Summary of ecological assets within the preliminary assessment extent (PAE) of the Gippsland Basin bioregion


Subgroup

Class

Not in water-dependent asset register

In water-dependent asset register

Total assets

(asset list)

Groundwater feature (subsurface)

Aquifer, geological feature, alluvium or stratum

0

30

30

Surface water feature

Lake, reservoir, lagoon or estuary

0

136

136

Wetland, wetland complex or swamp

0

52

52

Marsh, sedgeland, bog, spring or soak

0

53

53

Floodplain

0

1

1

River or stream reach, tributary, anabranch or bend

0

680

680

Vegetation

Groundwater-dependent ecosystem

105

962

1067

Habitat (potential species distribution)

590

2225

2815

Total

695

4139

4834

1.3.2.1.1 Wetlands, surface water and groundwater features

A total of 24 wetlands are present within the Gippsland Basin PAE that are listed nationally under A directory of important wetlands in Australia (Australian Government Department of the Environment, Dataset 2) and occur in the ‘Wetland, wetland complex or swamp’ class (Table 7), providing habitat for many assets. Two wetlands are also listed as Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance (Gippsland Lakes and Corner Inlet). A further 898 surface water features are considered water dependent (Table 7). Additional water features are listed in the GDE Atlas; however, these are presented in the ‘Vegetation’ subgroup (Table 7). Thirty assets included in the water-dependent asset register in the ‘Groundwater feature’ subgroup are aquifers that occur in the PAE. These aquifers are assumed to be water dependent.

1.3.2.1.2 Vegetation

Within the water-dependent asset register, 77% of assets are assigned to the ‘Vegetation’ subgroup, with 23% of these assets are classified as groundwater-dependent ecosystems. Included in the vegetation subgroup are the observed locations and potential distribution of individual flora and fauna species. Many of these species are either protected nationally under the Commonwealth’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) or under state legislation through Victoria’s Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act). Additionally, flora and fauna may be listed under the Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries threatened species advisory lists (Department of Environment and Primary Industries, 2013, 2014a).

Four threatened ecological communities are EPBC Act listed (Table 8). All communities are considered critically endangered and are considered water dependent due to presence within the maximum floodplain extent in the PAE, intersection with surface water features and/or presence over shallow groundwater.

A total of 115 EPBC Act-listed species with potential spatial habitat distribution within the PAE are included. The habitats of 81 species are considered water dependent (Table 9) based on their association with floodplain or riparian communities adjacent to permanent open water bodies or presence in drainage, soakage or wetland areas. This includes the following species: 54 bird, ten plant, six mammal, four frog, three fish, three reptile and one invertebrate (Table 9). The remaining 34 species habitats are not considered water dependent due to their association with wet sclerophyll or rainforest; grassland, dry woodland or forest or heathland (Table 10). Fifteen habitats were related to birds, ten to plants, six to mammals, one to fish, and one to reptile. Some of these habitat distributions either occur only outside the PAE or habitats are associated with that of widespread migratory birds.

Table 8 Threatened ecological communities listed under the Commonwealth’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 within the preliminary assessment extent (PAE) of the Gippsland Basin bioregion


Community

Status

Rationale for inclusion in water-dependent asset register

Gippsland Red Gum (Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. Mediana) Grassy Woodland and Associated Native Grassland

Critically endangered

Intersect with maximum floodplain extent and present over areas of shallow groundwater

Littoral Rainforest and Coastal Vine Thickets of Eastern Australia

Critically endangered

Intersect with maximum floodplain extent and present over areas of shallow groundwater

Seasonal Herbaceous Wetlands (Freshwater) of the Temperate Lowland Plains

Critically endangered

Intersect with surface water features and present over areas of shallow groundwater

White Box-Yellow Box-Blakely's Red Gum Grassy Woodland and Derived Native Grassland

Critically endangered

Intersect with surface water features and present over areas of shallow groundwater

Table 9 Species listed under the Commonwealth’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 within the preliminary assessment extent (PAE) of the Gippsland Basin bioregion determined as potentially water dependent (based on a literature review of habitat requirements)

Although examples of individual species are listed, bioregional assessments consider the potential impact to the habitat of species not individual species per se.


Functional group

Asset namea

Status

Rationale for inclusion in water-dependent asset register

Bird

Australasian Bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus)

Endangered

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is wetland dependent

Australian Fairy Tern (Sternula nereis nereis)

Vulnerable

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Australian Painted Snipe (Rostratula australis)

Endangered

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

Marine

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Broad-billed Sandpiper (Limicola falcinellus)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Cattle Egret (Ardea ibis)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species requires permanent water for roosting

Chatham Albatross (Thalassarche eremita)

Endangered

Habitat features consistent with demonstrated water dependency and are characterised by the presence of large areas of open water (larger rivers, swamps, lakes, the sea)

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Crested Tern (Sterna bergii)

Marine

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Double-banded Plover (Charadrius bicinctus)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Eastern Bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus)

Endangered

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, occurs in vegetation which show water dependency

Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Fairy Tern (Sterna nereis)

Vulnerable

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Gibson's Albatross (Diomedea exulans gibsoni)

Vulnerable

Habitat features consistent with demonstrated water dependency and are characterised by the presence of large areas of open water (larger rivers, swamps, lakes, the sea)

Great Egret (Ardea alba)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is wetland dependent

Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Grey-tailed Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Hooded Plover (eastern) (Thinornis rubricollis rubricollis)

Vulnerable

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis)

Vulnerable

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Latham's Snipe (Gallinago hardwickii)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is wetland dependent

Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Little Curlew (Numenius minutus)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with riparian and alluvial sites

Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor)

Marine

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster)

Critically endangered

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is wetland dependent

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is wetland dependent

Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Pin-tailed Snipe (Gallinago stenura)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is wetland dependent

Red Knot (Calidris canutus)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Red-capped Plover (Charadrius ruficapillus)

Marine

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae)

Marine

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Regent Honeyeater (Anthochaera phrygia)

Endangered

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with riparian and alluvial sites

Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Ruff (Reeve) (Philomachus pugnax)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is wetland dependent

Sanderling (Calidris alba)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Satin Flycatcher (Myiagra cyanoleuca)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, occurs in vegetation which show water dependency

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is wetland dependent

Shy Albatross (Thalassarche cauta cauta)

Vulnerable

Habitat features consistent with demonstrated water dependency and are characterised by the presence of large areas of open water (larger rivers, swamps, lakes, the sea)

Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora epomophora)

Vulnerable

Habitat features consistent with demonstrated water dependency and are characterised by the presence of large areas of open water (larger rivers, swamps, lakes, the sea)

Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor)

Endangered

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, occurs in vegetation which show water dependency

Swinhoe's Snipe (Gallinago megala)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is wetland dependent

Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency and are characterised by intertidal areas, estuaries, coastal lagoons and bays

White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with demonstrated water dependency and are characterised by the presence of large areas of open water (larger rivers, swamps, lakes, the sea)

White-bellied Storm-Petrel (Tasman Sea) (Fregetta grallaria grallaria)

Vulnerable

Habitat features consistent with demonstrated water dependency and are characterised by the presence of large areas of open water (larger rivers, swamps, lakes, the sea)

Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is wetland dependent

Fish

Australian Grayling (Prototroctes maraena)

Vulnerable

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is predominately aquatic

Eastern Dwarf Galaxias (Galaxiella pusilla)

Vulnerable

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is predominately aquatic

Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

Vulnerable

Habitat features consistent with demonstrated water dependency and are characterised by the presence of large areas of open water (larger rivers, swamps, lakes, the sea)

Frog

Giant Burrowing Frog (Heleioporus australiacus)

Vulnerable

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with riparian and alluvial sites

Green and Golden Bell Frog (Litoria aurea)

Vulnerable

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is wetland dependent

Growling Grass Frog (Litoria raniformis)

Vulnerable

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is wetland dependent

Spotted Tree Frog (Litoria spenceri)

Endangered

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is predominately aquatic

Invertebrate

Giant Gippsland Earthworm (Megascolides australis)

Vulnerable

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with alluvium (river and creek flats) as well as upland sites

Mammal

Australian Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus)

Marine

Habitat features consistent with demonstrated water dependency and are characterised by the presence of large areas of open water (larger rivers, swamps, lakes, the sea)

Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus)

Endangered

Habitat features consistent with demonstrated water dependency and are characterised by the presence of large areas of open water (larger rivers, swamps, lakes, the sea)

Grey-headed Flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus)

Vulnerable

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, occurs in vegetation which show water dependency

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Vulnerable

Habitat features consistent with demonstrated water dependency and are characterised by the presence of large areas of open water (larger rivers, swamps, lakes, the sea)

Long-footed Potoroo (Potorous longipes)

Endangered

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with riparian and alluvial sites

Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis)

Endangered

Habitat features consistent with demonstrated water dependency and are characterised by the presence of large areas of open water (larger rivers, swamps, lakes, the sea)

Plant

Aniseed Boronia (Boronia galbraithiae)

Vulnerable

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with riparian and alluvial sites

Dwarf Kerrawang (Rulingia prostrata)

Endangered

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with lowland habitats and wetlands

Leafless Tongue-orchid (Cryptostylis hunteriana)

Vulnerable

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with lowland habitats and wetlands

Leafy Greenhood (Pterostylis cucullata)

Vulnerable

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, occurs in vegetation which show water dependency

Maroon Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum frenchii)

Endangered

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is wetland dependent

Matted Flax-lily (Dianella amoena)

Endangered

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with groundwater-dependent riparian trees

River Swamp Wallaby-grass (Amphibromus fluitans)

Vulnerable

Habitat features consistent with demonstrated water dependency, species is wetland dependent

Strzelecki Gum (Eucalyptus strzeleckii)

Endangered

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, occurs in riparian zones and alluvial flats

Swamp Everlasting (Xerochrysum palustre)

Vulnerable

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, species is wetland dependent

Swamp Greenhood (Pterostylis tenuissima)

Vulnerable

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, occurs in vegetation which show water dependency

Reptile

Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas)

Vulnerable

Habitat features consistent with demonstrated water dependency and are characterised by the presence of large areas of open water (larger rivers, swamps, lakes, the sea)

Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)

Endangered

Habitat features consistent with demonstrated water dependency and are characterised by the presence of large areas of open water (larger rivers, swamps, lakes, the sea)

Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta)

Endangered

Habitat features consistent with demonstrated water dependency and are characterised by the presence of large areas of open water (larger rivers, swamps, lakes, the sea)

Data: Department of the Environment (Dataset 3)

Punctuation and typography appear as used in the asset database.

Table 10 Species listed under the Commonwealth’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 within the preliminary assessment extent (PAE) of the Gippsland Basin bioregion determined as unlikely to be water dependent (based on a literature review of habitat requirements)

Although examples of individual species are listed, bioregional assessments consider the potential impact to the habitat of species not individual species per se.


Functional group

Asset namea

Status

Rationale for exclusion in water-dependent asset register

Bird

Antipodean Albatross (Diomedea exulans antipodensis)

Vulnerable

Habitat features not consistent with demonstrated water dependency, widespread migratory bird

Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris)

Vulnerable

Habitat features not consistent with demonstrated water dependency, widespread migratory bird

Black-faced Monarch (Monarcha melanopsis)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features not consistent with demonstrated water dependency, occurs in wet sclerophyll and rainforest

Campbell Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris impavida)

Vulnerable

Habitat features not consistent with demonstrated water dependency, widespread migratory bird

Flesh-footed Shearwater (Puffinus carneipes)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features not consistent with demonstrated water dependency, widespread migratory bird

Fork-tailed Swift (Apus pacificus)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features not consistent with demonstrated water dependency, widespread migratory bird

Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata)

Vulnerable

Habitat predominantly outside of PAE

Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora sanfordi)

Endangered

Habitat features not consistent with demonstrated water dependency, widespread migratory bird

Oriental Plover (Charadrius veredus)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat predominantly outside of PAE

Rufous Fantail (Rhipidura rufifrons)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features not consistent with demonstrated water dependency, occurs in wet sclerophyll and coastal rainforest

Salvin's Albatross (Thalassarche cauta salvini)

Vulnerable

Habitat features not consistent with demonstrated water dependency, widespread migratory bird

Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)

Marine

Habitat features not consistent with demonstrated water dependency, widespread migratory bird

Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans (sensu lato)

Vulnerable

Habitat features not consistent with demonstrated water dependency, widespread migratory bird

White-capped Albatross (Thalassarche cauta steadi)

Vulnerable

Habitat features not consistent with demonstrated water dependency, widespread migratory bird

White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)

Marine; Migratory

Habitat features not consistent with demonstrated water dependency, widespread migratory bird

Fish

Porbeagle (Lamna nasus)

Migratory

Habitat predominantly outside of PAE

Mammal

Plant

Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata)

Vulnerable

Habitat features not consistent with demonstrated water dependency, occurs in rocky gorges

Konoom (Pseudomys fumeus)

Endangered

Habitat features not consistent with demonstrated water dependency, occurs in open heathlands, woodlands and forests

Leadbeater's Possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri)

Endangered

Habitat features not consistent with demonstrated water dependency, occurs in wet sclerophyll and rainforest

New Holland Mouse (Pseudomys novaehollandiae)

Vulnerable

Habitat features not consistent with demonstrated water dependency, occurs in open heathlands, woodlands and forests

Southern Brown Bandicoot (Eastern) (Isoodon obesulus obesulus)

Endangered

Habitat features not consistent with demonstrated water dependency, occurs in dry woodlands and open forest

Spot-tailed Quoll (Dasyurus maculatus maculatus) (SE mainland population))

Endangered

Habitat features consistent with water dependency, associated with groundwater-dependent riparian trees

Clover Glycine (Glycine latrobeana)

Vulnerable

Habitat features not consistent with demonstrated water dependency, occurs in grasslands, woodlands and open forest

Colquhoun Grevillea (Grevillea celata)

Vulnerable

Habitat features not consistent with demonstrated water dependency, occurs in dry woodlands and open forest

Cream Spider-orchid (Caladenia fragrantissima subsp. orientalis)

Endangered

Habitat features not consistent with demonstrated water dependency, occurs in open heathlands, woodlands and forests

Dense Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum spicatum)

Vulnerable

Habitat features not consistent with demonstrated water dependency, occurs in open heathlands, woodlands and forests

Gaping Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum correctum)

Endangered

Habitat features not consistent with demonstrated water dependency, occurs in grasslands, woodlands and open forest

Green-striped Greenhood (Pterostylis chlorogramma)

Vulnerable

Habitat features not consistent with demonstrated water dependency, occurs in dry scrub and open forest

Limestone Blue Wattle (Acacia caerulescens)

Vulnerable

Habitat features not consistent with demonstrated water dependency, occurs in grasslands, woodlands and open forest

Metallic Sun-orchid (Thelymitra epipactoides)

Endangered

Habitat features not consistent with demonstrated water dependency, occurs in grasslands, woodlands and open forest

Spiral Sun-orchid (Thelymitra matthewsii)

Vulnerable

Habitat features not consistent with demonstrated water dependency, occurs in open heathlands, woodlands and forests

Thick-lipped Spider-orchid (Caladenia tessellata)

Endangered

Not enough habitat information and extinct in PAE

Wellington Mintbush (Prostanthera galbraithiae)

Vulnerable

Habitat features not consistent with demonstrated water dependency, occurs in open heathlands, woodlands and forests

Reptile

Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)

Vulnerable

Not enough habitat information to assess

Data: Department of the Environment (Dataset 3)

Punctuation and typography appear as used in the asset database.

The habitat locations of 147 FFG Act-protected species occur within the PAE. Of these, 135 are considered water dependent as they are present within the maximum PAE floodplain extent, intersect surface water features and/or occur in areas with shallow groundwater. This includes the habitat locations of 51 birds, 36 plants, 17 fish, 16 mammals, five frogs, four marine species, four reptiles and two invertebrates (Table 11). The remaining 12 habitat locations are not water dependent and include seven plants, four birds and one mammal.

Similarly, 122 observed fauna species habitat locations are included under the Victorian advisory listing (Table 12), of which 114 are considered water dependent. These include the habitat locations of 59 birds, 23 fish, eight frogs, six reptiles, 10 mammals, four invertebrates and four marine species. The habitat locations of one bird and two mammals are not considered water dependent. A total of 102 plant species are listed of which 97 are considered water dependent.

The water-dependent asset register contains 924 assets from the GDE Atlas (Bureau of Meteorology, Dataset 1). The GDE Atlas identifies ecosystems which include springs, wetlands, rivers and vegetation that interact with the subsurface presence or surface expression of groundwater. Within the asset register, there are 156 groundwater-dependent ecosystems (GDEs) that rely on the subsurface presence of groundwater, and 768 GDEs that rely on the surface expression of groundwater.

Within the subsurface GDEs, 91 are considered not water dependent as they are assigned a ‘low’ potential for interaction with groundwater in the GDE Atlas. Of the remaining 156 subsurface GDEs, 76 are classified with a ‘high potential’ and 80 with a ‘medium potential’ in the GDE Atlas, indicating water dependence. A total of 14 surface water GDEs are considered not to be water dependent (‘low potential’) with 538 classified as ‘high potential’ and 230 classified as ‘medium potential’.

A further 38 GDEs derived from Victorian Government state mapping (Department of Environment and Primary Industries, 2014a) are also included in the asset register. All are considered water dependent as they occur in the PAE maximum flood extent, intersect surface water features and/or occur in areas with shallow groundwater.

The vegetation subgroup of the asset register includes 198 ecological vegetation communities, of which 196 are considered water dependent as well as five water-dependent Important Bird Areas. Eighty-three Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database (CAPAD) areas occur in the PAE and include nature conservation reserves (e.g. New Zealand Hill Bushland Reserve) and natural feature reserves (e.g. Longford Natural Features Reserve). Areas of plantation forest considered in the asset register total 1850 of which 1359 are considered water dependent.

Table 11 Species listed under Victoria’s Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 determined as potentially water dependent according to spatial analysis (Section 1.3.1)

Although examples of individual species are listed, bioregional assessments consider the potential impact to the habitat of species not individual species per se.


Functional group

Asset namea

Status

Bird

Ancient Greenling (Hemiphlebia mirabilis)

Threatened

Australasian Bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus)

Threatened

Australian Painted Snipe (Rostratula australis)

Threatened

Baillon's Crake (Porzana pusillapalustris)

Threatened

Barking Owl (Ninox connivensconnivens)

Threatened

Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis)

Threatened

Brolga (Grus rubicunda)

Threatened

Buller's Albatross (Thalassarche bulleri)

Threatened

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)

Threatened

Chestnut-rumped Heathwren (Calamanthus pyrrhopygius pyrrhopygius)

Threatened

Diamond Firetail (Stagonopleura guttata)

Threatened

Eastern Bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus)

Threatened

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta)

Threatened

Fairy Tern (Sternula nereis nereis)

Threatened

Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa)

Threatened

Glossy Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami)

Threatened

Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris)

Threatened

Grey Goshawk (Accipiter novaehollandiae novaehollandiae)

Threatened

Grey-headed Albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma)

Threatened

Grey-tailed Tattler (Tringabrevipes)

Threatened

Ground Parrot (Pezoporus wallicus wallicus)

Threatened

Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica macrotarsa)

Threatened

Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis rubricollis)

Threatened

Hooded Robin (Melanodryas cucullata cucullata)

Threatened

Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (Thalassarche carteri)

Threatened

Intermediate Egret (Ardea intermedia)

Threatened

King Quail (Coturnix chinensis victoriae)

Threatened

Lewin's Rail (Lewinia pectoralis pectoralis)

Threatened

Light-mantled Sooty Albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata)

Threatened

Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus dubius)

Threatened

Little Egret (Egretta garzetta nigripes)

Threatened

Little Tern (Sternula albifrons sinensis)

Threatened

Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata)

Threatened

Masked Owl (Tyto novaehollandiae novaehollandiae)

Threatened

Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster)

Threatened

Painted Honeyeater (Grantiella picta)

Threatened

Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua)

Threatened

Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii graptogyne)

Threatened

Regent Honeyeater (Anthochaeraphrygia)

Threatened

Shy Albatross (Thalassarchecauta)

Threatened

Sooty Albatross (Phoebetria fusca)

Threatened

Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa tenebricosa)

Threatened

Southern Giant-Petrel (Macronectes giganteus)

Threatened

Speckled Warbler (Chthonicola sagittatus)

Threatened

Square-tailed Kite (Lophoictinia isura)

Threatened

Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii)

Threatened

Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor)

Threatened

Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)

Threatened

Turquoise Parrot (Neophema pulchella)

Threatened

White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)

Threatened

White-browed Treecreeper (Climacteris affinis)

Threatened

Fish

Australian Grayling (Prototroctes maraena)

Threatened

Australian Mudfish (Neochanna cleaveri)

Threatened

Australian Whitebait (Lovettia sealii)

Threatened

Bluenose Cod (Trout Cod) (Maccullochella macquariensis)

Threatened

Coxs Gudgeon (Gobiomorphus coxii)

Threatened

Dwarf Galaxias (Galaxiella pusilla)

Threatened

Eastern Freshwater Shrimp (Australatya striolata)

Threatened

Freshwater Catfish (Tandanus tandanus)

Threatened

Macquarie Perch (Macquaria australasica)

Threatened

Murray Cod (Maccullochella peelii)

Threatened

Murray-Darling Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia fluviatilis)

Threatened

Narracan Burrowing Crayfish (Engaeus phyllocercus)

Threatened

Northern Giant-Petrel (Macronectes halli)

Threatened

Orbost Spiny Crayfish (Euastacus diversus)

Threatened

Silver Perch (Bidyanus bidyanus)

Threatened

South Gippsland Spiny Crayfish (Euastacus neodiversus)

Threatened

Strzelecki Burrowing Crayfish (Engaeus rostrogaleatus)

Threatened

Frog

Alpine Tree Frog (Litoria verreauxii alpina)

Threatened

Giant Burrowing Frog (Heleioporus australiacus)

Threatened

Growling Grass Frog (Litoria raniformis)

Threatened

Large Brown Tree Frog (Litoria littlejohni)

Threatened

Spotted Tree Frog (Litoria spenceri)

Threatened

Invertebrate

Bull-ant species (Myrmecia sp. 17)

Threatened

Giant Gippsland Earthworm (Megascolides australis)

Threatened

Mammal

Broad-toothed Rat (Mastacomys fuscus mordicus)

Threatened

Brush-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale tapoatafa)

Threatened

Common Bent-wing Bat (eastern ssp.) (Miniopterus schreibersii oceanensis)

Threatened

Common Bent-wing Bat (Miniopterus schreibersii GROUP)

Threatened

Dingo (Canis lupus subsp. dingo)

Threatened

Eastern Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus megaphyllus megaphyllus)

Threatened

Grey-headed Flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus)

Threatened

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Threatened

Long-footed Potoroo (Potorous longipes)

Threatened

Long-nosed Potoroo (Potorous tridactylus tridactylus)

Threatened

Southern Bettong (Bettongia gaimardi)

Threatened

Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis)

Threatened

Spot-tailed Quoll (Dasyurus maculatus maculatus)

Threatened

Swamp Antechinus (Antechinus minimus maritimus)

Threatened

White-footed Dunnart (Sminthopsis leucopus)

Threatened

Yellow-bellied Sheathtail Bat (Saccolaimus flaviventris)

Threatened

Marine

Brittle Star species (Amphiura triscacantha)

Threatened

Brittle Star species (Ophiocomina australis)

Threatened

Sea Cucumber (species 5258) (Pentocnus bursatus)

Threatened

Sea-cucumber species (Trochodota shepherdi)

Threatened

Plant

Aniseed Boronia (Boronia galbraithiae)

Threatened

Austral Moonwort (Botrychium australe)

Threatened

Bonnet Orchid (Cryptostylis erecta)

Threatened

Buff Hazelwood (Symplocos thwaitesii)

Threatened

Buxton Gum (Eucalyptus crenulata)

Threatened

Cabbage Fan-palm (Livistona australis)

Threatened

Dainty Bitter-cress (Cardamine tryssa)

Threatened

Dwarf Kerrawang (Rulingia prostrata)

Threatened

Eastern Spider-orchid (Caladenia orientalis)

Threatened

Filmy Maidenhair (Adiantum diaphanum)

Threatened

Grey Billy-buttons (Craspedia canens)

Threatened

Heath Spider-orchid (Caladenia peysleyi)

Threatened

King Greenhood (Pterostylis baptistii)

Threatened

Leafless Tongue-orchid (Cryptostylis hunteriana)

Threatened

Leafy Greenhood (Pterostylis cucullata subsp. cucullata)

Threatened

Leafy Greenhood (Pterostylis cucullata)

Threatened

Leafy Nematolepis (Nematolepis frondosa)

Threatened

Maiden's Wattle (Acacia maidenii)

Threatened

Maroon Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum frenchii)

Threatened

Matted Flax-lily (Dianella amoena)

Threatened

Oval Wedge-fern (Lindsaea trichomanoides)

Threatened

Prickly Tree-fern (Cyathea leichhardtiana)

Threatened

Prostrate Cone-bush (Isopogon prostratus)

Threatened

Purple Blown-grass (Lachnagrostis punicea subsp. filifolia)

Threatened

Purple Diuris (Diuris punctata var. punctata)

Threatened

Robust Spider-orchid (Caladenia valida)

Threatened

Round-leaf Pomaderris (Pomaderris vacciniifolia)

Threatened

Slender Mud-grass (Pseudoraphis paradoxa)

Threatened

Slender Tree-fern (Cyathea cunninghamii)

Threatened

Small Scurf-pea (Cullen parvum)

Threatened

Small Sickle Greenhood (Pterostylis lustra)

Threatened

Strzelecki Gum (Eucalyptus strzeleckii)

Threatened

Swamp Everlasting (Xerochrysum palustre)

Threatened

Swamp Sun-orchid (Thelymitra incurva)

Threatened

Willow Needlewood (Hakea macraeana)

Threatened

Yellow Elderberry (Sambucus australasica)

Threatened

Yellow-wood (Acronychia oblongifolia)

Threatened

Reptile

Corangamite Water Skink (Eulamprus tympanum marnieae)

Threatened

Diamond Python (Morelia spilota spilota)

Threatened

Leathery Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)

Threatened

Swamp Skink (Lissolepis coventryi)

Threatened

Data: Department of the Environment (Dataset 3); Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries (Dataset 4, Dataset 5)

Punctuation and typography appear as used in the asset database.

Table 12 Species listed under the Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning threatened species advisory list determined as potentially water dependent according to spatial analysis

Although examples of individual species are listed, bioregional assessments consider the potential impact to the habitat of species not individual species per se.


Functional group

Asset namea

Status

Bird

Australasian Bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus)

Endangered

Australasian Shoveler (Anas rhynchotis)

Vulnerable

Australian Painted Snipe (Rostratula australis)

Critically endangered

Baillon's Crake (Porzana pusilla palustris)

Vulnerable

Barking Owl (Ninox connivens connivens)

Endangered

Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)

Vulnerable

Black Falcon (Falco subniger)

Vulnerable

Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis)

Endangered

Brolga (Grus rubicunda)

Vulnerable

Chestnut-rumped Heathwren (Calamanthus pyrrhopygius)

Vulnerable

Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

Vulnerable

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

Vulnerable

Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)

Endangered

Eastern Bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus brachypterus)

Endangered

Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)

Vulnerable

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta)

Vulnerable

Elegant Parrot (Neophema elegans)

Vulnerable

Fairy Tern (Sternula nereis nereis)

Endangered

Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa)

Endangered

Glossy Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami)

Vulnerable

Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris)

Endangered

Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)

Critically endangered

Grey-headed Albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma)

Vulnerable

Grey Goshawk (Accipiter novaehollandiae novaehollandiae)

Vulnerable

Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)

Endangered

Grey-tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes)

Critically endangered

Ground Parrot (Pezoporus wallicus wallicus)

Endangered

Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica macrotarsa)

Endangered

Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis rubricollis)

Vulnerable

Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (Thalassarche carteri)

Vulnerable

Intermediate Egret (Ardea intermedia)

Endangered

King Quail (Coturnix chinensis victoriae)

Endangered

Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus)

Critically endangered

Lewin's Rail (Lewinia pectoralis pectoralis)

Vulnerable

Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus dubius)

Endangered

Little Egret (Egretta garzetta nigripes)

Endangered

Little Tern (Sternula albifrons sinensis)

Vulnerable

Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)

Vulnerable

Masked Owl (Tyto novaehollandiae novaehollandiae)

Endangered

Musk Duck (Biziura lobata)

Vulnerable

Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster)

Critically endangered

Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)

Vulnerable

Painted Honeyeater (Grantiella picta)

Vulnerable

Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua)

Vulnerable

Red Knot (Calidris canutus)

Endangered

Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii graptogyne)

Endangered

Regent Honeyeater (Anthochaera phrygia)

Critically endangered

Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

Vulnerable

Shy Albatross (Thalassarche cauta)

Vulnerable

Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa tenebricosa)

Vulnerable

Southern Giant-Petrel (Macronectes giganteus)

Vulnerable

Speckled Warbler (Chthonicola sagittatus)

Vulnerable

Square-tailed Kite (Lophoictinia isura)

Vulnerable

Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii)

Endangered

Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor)

Endangered

Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)

Endangered

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

Vulnerable

White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)

Vulnerable

White-browed Treecreeper (Climacteris affinis)

Vulnerable

Fish

Australian Grayling (Prototroctes maraena)

Vulnerable

Australian Mudfish (Neochanna cleaveri)

Critically endangered

Australian Whitebait (Lovettia sealii)

Critically endangered

Bluenose Cod (Trout Cod) (Maccullochella macquariensis)

Critically endangered

Cox’s Gudgeon (Gobiomorphus coxii)

Endangered

Dwarf Galaxias (Galaxiella pusilla)

Endangered

East Gippsland Galaxias (Galaxias sp. 4)

Endangered

East Gippsland Spiny Crayfish (Euastacus bidawalus)

Vulnerable

Flat-headed Galaxias (Galaxias rostratus)

Vulnerable

Flinders Pygmy Perch (Nannoperca sp. 1)

Vulnerable

Freshwater Catfish (Tandanus tandanus)

Endangered

Gippsland Burrowing Crayfish (Engaeus hemicirratulus)

NA

Hardhead (Aythya australis)

Vulnerable

Lilly Pilly Burrowing Crayfish (Engaeus australis)

Vulnerable

Macquarie Perch (Macquaria australasica)

Endangered

Murray-Darling Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia fluviatilis)

Vulnerable

Murray Cod (Maccullochella peelii)

Vulnerable

Narracan Burrowing Crayfish (Engaeus phyllocercus)

NA

Orbost Spiny Crayfish (Euastacus diversus)

NA

South Gippsland Spiny Crayfish (Euastacus neodiversus)

NA

Southern Pygmy Perch (Murray-Darling lineage) (Nannoperca australis (Murray-Darling lineage))

Vulnerable

Strzelecki Burrowing Crayfish (Engaeus rostrogaleatus)

NA

West Gippsland Galaxias (Galaxias sp. 9)

Critically endangered

Frog

Alpine Tree Frog (Litoria verreauxii alpina)

Critically endangered

Giant Burrowing Frog (Heleioporus australiacus)

Critically endangered

Green and Golden Bell Frog (Litoria aurea)

Vulnerable

Growling Grass Frog (Litoria raniformis)

Endangered

Large Brown Tree Frog (Litoria littlejohni)

Endangered

Martin's Toadlet (Uperoleia martini)

Critically endangered

Southern Toadlet (Pseudophryne semimarmorata)

Vulnerable

Spotted Tree Frog (Litoria spenceri)

Critically endangered

Invertebrate

Bullant (Myrmecia sp. 17)

Vulnerable

Giant Gippsland Earthworm (Megascolides australis)

NA

Cadisfly (Plectrotarsus gravenhorstii)

Vulnerable

Cadisfly (Tanjistomella verna)

Vulnerable

Mammal

Broad-toothed Rat (Mastacomys fuscus mordicus)

Endangered

Brush-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale tapoatafa)

Vulnerable

Common Bent-wing Bat (eastern ssp.) (Miniopterus schreibersii oceanensis)

Vulnerable

Eastern Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus megaphyllus megaphyllus)

Vulnerable

Grey-headed Flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus)

Vulnerable

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Vulnerable

Long-footed Potoroo (Potorous longipes)

Vulnerable

New Zealand Fur Seal (Arctocephalus forsteri)

Vulnerable

Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis)

Critically endangered

Spot-tailed Quoll (Dasyurus maculatus maculatus)

Endangered

Marine

Brittle Star species (Amphiura triscacantha)

Vulnerable

Brittle Star species (Ophiocomina australis)

Vulnerable

Sea-cucumber species (Trochodota shepherdi)

Vulnerable

Sea Cucumber (species 5258) (Pentocnus bursatus)

Vulnerable

Plant

Aniseed Boronia (Boronia galbraithiae)

Vulnerable

Annual Bitter-cress (Cardamine paucijuga s.s.)

Vulnerable

Austral Moonwort (Botrychium australe)

Vulnerable

Avon Peppermint (Eucalyptus ornans)

Endangered

Beech Finger-fern (Grammitis magellanica subsp. nothofageti)

Vulnerable

Beechworth Silver Stringybark (Eucalyptus aff. cinerea (Beechworth))

Vulnerable

Black Stem (Adiantum formosum)

Vulnerable

Blackfellow's Hemp (Commersonia rossii)

Vulnerable

Blakely's Bush-pea (Pultenaea blakelyi)

Endangered

Blotched Diuris (Diuris sp. aff. dendrobioides (Bairnsdale))

Endangered

Blotched Sun-orchid (Thelymitra benthamiana)

Vulnerable

Blunt-leaf Pomaderris (Pomaderris helianthemifolia subsp. helianthemifolia)

Vulnerable

Bonnet Orchid (Cryptostylis erecta)

Endangered

Brickmaker's Sedge (Gahnia grandis)

Vulnerable

Buff Hazelwood (Symplocos thwaitesii)

Endangered

Bushy Hedgehog-grass (Echinopogon caespitosus var. caespitosus)

Endangered

Cabbage Fan-palm (Livistona australis)

Vulnerable

Cherry Rice-flower (Pimelea drupacea)

Vulnerable

Coast Bitter-bush (Adriana quadripartita (pubescent form))

Vulnerable

Coastal Greenhood (Pterostylis alveata)

Vulnerable

Colquhoun Grevillea (Grevillea celata)

Vulnerable

Common Morel (Morchella esculenta)

Vulnerable

Creeping Loosestrife (Lysimachia japonica)

Vulnerable

Crimson Berry (Leptecophylla juniperina subsp. oxycedrus)

Vulnerable

Dainty Bitter-cress (Cardamine tryssa)

Endangered

Dune Fan-flower (Scaevola calendulacea)

Vulnerable

Dwarf Kerrawang (Rulingia prostrata)

Endangered

Dwarf Milkwort (Polygala japonica)

Vulnerable

Eastern Bitter-cress (Cardamine microthrix)

Vulnerable

Eastern Spider-orchid (Caladenia orientalis)

Endangered

Filmy Maidenhair (Adiantum diaphanum)

Endangered

Fringed Pennywort (Hydrocotyle comocarpa)

Vulnerable

Granite Greenhood (Pterostylis tunstallii)

Vulnerable

Green Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum lindleyanum)

Vulnerable

Green-striped Greenhood (Pterostylis chlorogramma)

Vulnerable

Grey Billy-buttons (Craspedia canens)

Endangered

Grey Pouchwort (Acrobolbus cinerascens)

Vulnerable

Hoary Sun-orchid (Thelymitra orientalis)

Vulnerable

Island Celery (Apium insulare)

Vulnerable

Japanese Lady-fern (Deparia petersenii subsp. congrua)

Vulnerable

Jointed Mistletoe (Korthalsella rubra subsp. rubra)

Vulnerable

King Greenhood (Pterostylis baptistii)

Vulnerable

Lanky Buttons (Leptorhynchos elongatus)

Endangered

Leafless Tongue-orchid (Cryptostylis hunteriana)

Endangered

Leafy Greenhood (Pterostylis cucullata subsp. cucullata)

Endangered

Leafy Greenhood (Pterostylis cucullata)

Vulnerable

Leafy Nematolepis (Nematolepis frondosa)

Vulnerable

Limestone Blue Wattle (Acacia caerulescens)

Vulnerable

Long Clubmoss (Huperzia varia)

Vulnerable

Long Rope-rush (Calorophus elongatus)

Vulnerable

Maiden's Wattle (Acacia maidenii)

Endangered

Maroon Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum frenchii)

Endangered

Matted Flax-lily (Dianella amoena)

Endangered

Mauve-tuft Sun-orchid (Thelymitra malvina)

Vulnerable

Naked Sun-orchid (Thelymitra circumsepta)

Vulnerable

Oval Wedge-fern (Lindsaea trichomanoides)

Endangered

Oval-leaf Grevillea (Grevillea miqueliana subsp. miqueliana)

Vulnerable

Poverty Wattle (Acacia dawsonii)

Vulnerable

Prawn Greenhood (Pterostylis pedoglossa)

Vulnerable

Prickly Tree-fern (Cyathea leichhardtiana)

Vulnerable

Promontory Daisy-bush (Olearia allenderae)

Vulnerable

Prostrate Cone-bush (Isopogon prostratus)

Endangered

Purple Diuris (Diuris punctata var. punctata)

Vulnerable

Robust Spider-orchid (Caladenia valida)

Endangered

Round-leaf Pomaderris (Pomaderris vacciniifolia)

Endangered

Rusty Velvet-bush (Lasiopetalum ferrugineum)

Vulnerable

Scarlet Greenhood (Pterostylis coccina)

Vulnerable

Sea Bindweed (Calystegia soldanella)

Vulnerable

Shore Spleenwort (Asplenium obtusatum subsp. northlandicum)

Vulnerable

Showy Boronia (Boronia ledifolia)

Vulnerable

Skirted Tree-fern (Cyathea X marcescens)

Vulnerable

Slender Fork-fern (Tmesipteris elongata)

Vulnerable

Slender Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum parviflorum)

Vulnerable

Slender Mud-grass (Pseudoraphis paradoxa)

Endangered

Slender Tree-fern (Cyathea cunninghamii)

Vulnerable

Small Scurf-pea (Cullen parvum)

Endangered

Small Sickle Greenhood (Pterostylis lustra)

Endangered

Small-leaf Star-hair (Astrotricha parvifolia subsp. 2)

Vulnerable

Small-leaf Star-hair (Astrotricha parvifolia)

Vulnerable

Spotted Gum (Corymbia maculata)

Vulnerable

Star Cucumber (Sicyos australis)

Vulnerable

Strzelecki Gum (Eucalyptus strzeleckii)

Vulnerable

Swamp Everlasting (Xerochrysum palustre)

Vulnerable

Swamp Greenhood (Pterostylis tenuissima)

Vulnerable

Swamp Onion-orchid (Hydrorchis orbicularis)

Vulnerable

Swamp Sun-orchid (Thelymitra incurva)

Endangered

Tasman Pomaderris (Pomaderris apetala subsp. maritima)

Vulnerable

Thin-leaf Daisy-bush (Olearia tenuifolia)

Vulnerable

Trailing Hop-bush (Dodonaea procumbens)

Vulnerable

Tullach Ard Grevillea (Grevillea polychroma)

Vulnerable

Two-colour Panic (Panicum simile)

Vulnerable

Viscid Daisy-bush (Olearia viscosa)

Vulnerable

Wellington Mint-bush (Prostanthera galbraithiae)

Vulnerable

Willow Needlewood (Hakea macraeana)

Endangered

Woolly Waterlily (Philydrum lanuginosum)

Vulnerable

Yawning Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum chasmogamum)

Endangered

Yellow Elderberry (Sambucus australasica)

Vulnerable

Reptile

Corangamite Water Skink (Eulamprus tympanum marnieae)

Critically endangered

Diamond Python (Morelia spilota spilota)

Endangered

Glossy Grass Skink (Pseudemoia rawlinsoni)

Vulnerable

Lace Monitor (Varanus varius)

Endangered

Leathery Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)

Critically endangered

Swamp Skink (Lissolepis coventryi)

Vulnerable

Data: Advisory list of threatened vertebrate fauna in Victoria 2013 (Department of Environment and Primary Industries, 2013); Advisory list of rare or threatened plants in Victoria 2014 (Department of Environment and Primary Industries, 2014a)

NA=data not available. These species are designated important to the community but are not protected under legislation.

Punctuation and typography appear as used in the asset database.

Last updated:
28 September 2018