Additional Information.

Bioregional Planning
The BAP Conservation Plans on this CD aim to provide biodiversity conservation actions at a local level.  These plans have built on knowledge and information contained within more broad scale bioregional and landscape plans which have been developed by the Department of Sustainability and Environment.  These broad-scale plans have provided the bioregional and landscape scale planning for which these more local scale BAP Conservation Plans are based.  Copies of the Bioregional and Landscape plans along with more BAP background information is available on the Victorian Resources Online.

All of these planning processes are designed to achieve implementation of the State biodiversity strategy (Victoria's Biodiversity NRE 1997) which fulfils a statutory requirement under Section 17 of the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 and provides the top-level biodiversity action plan for the State. 

Contributing Organisations

Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
The GBCMA is a statutory Authority established by the Victorian Government to co-ordinate land, water and biodiversity management in the Goulburn-Broken region.  The GBCMA plays a lead role working with the community, Government and funding organisations to protect and enhance land, water and biodiversity.

There is a range of useful biodiversity planning information available on the GBCMA website including:

	Revegetation Guide with species information and advice on revegetation activities.
	Native vegetation information including information on identifying and managing different vegetation types (Ecological Vegetation Classes)
	A Wildlife Guide for Landholders which provides detail on some of the species of wildlife found in the catchment
	Information on the Goulburn Broken Indigenous Seedbank
	General principles for the conservation of biodiversity

For more information, visit www.gbcma.vic.gov.au

Department of Primary Industries
(now Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources and Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning)

For more information, visit www.dpi.vic.gov.au

Department of Sustainability and Environment
(now Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources and Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning)

For more information, visit www.dse.vic.gov.au

Trust for Nature
Established under the Victorian Conservation Trust Act (1972), Trust for Nature is the only Victorian organisation to protect bushland with land management agreements that last forever.  As an independent, not-for-profit organisation Trust for Nature has grown to:

	Permanently protect 870 private properties, 36,745 hectares, through Conservation Covenants with landholders.
	Provide ongoing land management support to participating landholders through a stewardship program.
	Purchase and conserve more than 111 properties including historic sites such as Ned's Corner, near Mildura.
	Develop a Revolving Fund to buy at-risk properties which are then re-sold with Conservation Covenants.
	Provide conservation organisations across Australia with advice on Conservation Covenants, as the country's leader in the field.

For more information, visit www.tfn.org.au