Project Description

Supporting recovery of fire-affected bushland – Assisted regeneration actions taken by East Gippsland and northern Victorian organisations and landholders to manage threats on public and private land.

Federal, State and Regional agencies along with community groups and private landholders have all been striving to address the consequences of the bushfires of 2019-20. This Zoom webinar highlighted the insights, actions and opportunities that are occurring as the ecosystems transition with various levels of support.

Topics covered include;

  • What has been happening on public land to address threats to assisted natural regeneration in East Gippsland and the Northeast.
  • A summary of what actions have been undertaken and the results to date for both Parks Victoria and DELWP *Fire impact and feral animal and pest control on protected private land
  • Insights from private landholders on weed management in NE CMA
  • Recovery of riparian areas in the North East Catchment
  • Post-fire perspectives from Covenantors in East Gippsland

More information and resources to support post-fire recovery (First Aid for Burned Bushland) includes videos, information sheets, links to relevant publications on AABR’s website 

Contact Details:

AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATION OF BUSH REGENERATORS

W: www.aabr.org.au

E: vicbranch@aabr.org.au

Membership – enquiries@aabr.org.au

Fb: @AusBushRegenerators

TRUST FOR NATURE

W: trustfornature.org.au

E: trustfornature@tfn.org.au

Fb: @TrustforNatureVictoria

Webinar program

Time
Talk Topic
00:00 – 01:30
Acknowledgement of Country 
01:30 – 07:30
Introduction & Housekeeping.  
07:30 – 25:00
Deirdre Griepsma (Parks Victoria) – Working for the greater good – managing threats for biodiversity recovery after the 2020 fires 
25:00 – 36:20
36:20 – 49:25
Brett Mills (Trust for Nature) – Deer control on protected private land
Paul Harvey (Trust for Nature) – Post-fire Challenges and Opportunities on Private Land
49:25 – 01:06:15 
Andrew Briggs (NE CMA) – Recovery of riparian areas – the challenges and long term approach needed
01:06:15 – 01:11:15 
STRETCH
01:11:15 – 01:25:15 
Tom Crook (EGCMN) – Where are the Owls and what about the Rainforest? Partnerships for biodiversity in post-fire East Gippsland.
01:25:15 – 01:45:05
John & Robyn Hermans (Trust for Nature Covenantor) – An East Gippsland Covenantor’s perspective 
01:45:05 –01:55:50 
Andrew Murray (DELWP – Southern Ark Project) – The post-fire survival of Victoria’s Long-footed Potoroos in Far East Gippsland
01:55:50 – 02:20:20 
PANEL DISCUSSION – Q & A from participants. (Details see below)
02:20:00 – 02:23:50  
Next Actions – Recording of the Webinar will be available to the registrants and any other interested person, (AABR Regentv)

 

01:55:50 – 02:20:20  PANEL DISCUSSION – Q & A from attendees to panelists.

01:57:01 – 01:58:27 DG: Can you please elaborate on why it was so important to treat feral herbivores and was there also a problem with feral predators?

01:58:27 – 02:00:25 DG: Can you please explain what is being done to stop the spread of Phytophthora?

02:00:25 – 02:03:20 BM:What would you expect the recovering landscape to look like if the deer control wasn’t being undertaken?

02:03:20 – 02:04:25 PH:How did you get rid of the Arum lily?

02:04:25 – 02:06:25 PH: Looking at one of the sites you visited…Do you think that it could shift towards more of a rainforest as a result of the fire and the inkweed?

02:06:25 – 02:08:00 AB:How prolific was the platypus population in Nariel Creek before the fires? 02:08:00 – 02:10:15 AB: In terms of protecting riparian areas, do you have any recommendations how landholders may improve, enhance or protect aquatic ecosystems on their land?

02:10:20 – 02:11:10 TC: What can landholders do to provide good quality habitat for owls on their properties?

02:11:10 – 02:12:45 TC: Can you talk a little bit about the specifics of the nest boxes for the owls?

02:12:45 – 02:14:40 JH: Given that your property has many different weed species, how have you prioritised the weed control?

02:14:40 – 02:16:25 JH:What was the timeframe between completing the weed control and commencing the revegetation?

02:16:30 – 02:17:50 JH: In terms of the deer fence that you’ve installed can you discuss the design and construction?

02:17:50 – 02:19:35 JH: In terms of the reseeding why were you spreading the passionfruit and bindweed?