Vegetation Management

Most of the Werribee Plains region is under the management of the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority (PPWCMA). The main policy document relevant to native vegetation is the Draft Port Phillip and Westernport Native Vegetation Management Plan (PPWCALP 2000).

Revegetation on private land near Little River

Revegetation Private landholders and public land managers annually undertake significant amounts of revegetation. Grants and schemes are an important means for encouraging individuals, groups and organisations to establish new areas of native vegetation. Grants have been allocated from State funding (Second Generation Landcare and Land Protection Incentive Scheme) and Commonwealth funding (Bushcare (external link) and National Landcare Program (The National Landcare Program finished on 30 June 2008) (external link). The Landcare Note: Grant Applications and Project Reporting outlines funding opportunities, grant processes, planning and preparation of grant applications, strategies to access grants, timing of applications and project reporting.

Significant grassland is being preserved along the Ballan Road

Related Links

The document: "Native Vegetation Management - a needs analysis of regional service delivery - Port Phillip" is available for download on the Greening Australia website (external link). As part of the 2003 Bushcare Support contract, Greening Australia was contracted by the then Environment Australia (external link) to develop Regional Vegetation Management Summaries for natural resource management regions across Australia. It provides a snapshot of the 'infrastructure' currently available in those regions to assist in the technical on-ground management of native vegetation in light of five and a half years of Natural Heritage Trust (external link) investment. These documents have been prepared by Greening Australia staff in consultation with key regional stakeholders.

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