Holmes Street Bushland North An unprecedented opportunity to establish best practice natural area management 45% of Bush Forever Site 125 Largely CoG managed $680,000 budget Comprehensive baseline studies 5-year implementation program Quality ecosystem management Integration with urban environment

Holmes Street Bushland North Urban growth front 400ha CoG natural areas Bush Forever 400ha + Canning and Southern Rivers Bush Forever poor integration, lack of management HSBN as a model

Holmes Street Bushland North 45% of BF125 + other contiguous bushland Largely CoG managed Some third party owned Garden Street extension Poor integration, no management Unauthorised access Bushfire risk The Site

Holmes Street Bushland North L1585 Harpenden Street Subbie CoG owned 10-Lot subdivision Addresses poor planning outcome Largely degraded Direct offsets Retains linkage Best practice construction 100% of profits to environmental projects $705,000 to Mary Carroll Park $615,000 to Ecological Recovery Team $680,000 to HSBN A Creative Funding Opportunity

Holmes Street Bushland North Baseline studies: Vegetation community mapping and targeted flora Wetland definition Dieback interpretation Mapping of weeds and degraded areas Fauna – vertebrate and invertebrate Fire fuel loads and management Phase One ~$100,000

Holmes Street Bushland North Integrated management planning: Dieback management Revegetation/rehabilitation Feral fauna management Strategic fire management Access Management Fencing Interpretive signage Pathways Pedestrian infrastructure Phase One ~$100,000

Holmes Street Bushland North Implementation: Dieback intervention Revegetation/rehabilitation Feral fauna management Access Management Fencing Interpretive signage Pathways Pedestrian infrastructure Fire management Phase Two ~$580,000

Holmes Street Bushland North Strategic Fire Management: Fire ecology informed Managing fire risk Management of fuel loads, including maintaining high fuel areas Strategic fire access tracks Creation of cells Clearing permit for burns – purpose permit? Our experience so far – Bodallin Crescent Reserve Fire as a management tool Phase Two ~$580,000

Holmes Street Bushland North Important environmental asset integrated with its urban surroundings Well considered and planned management Community ownership through use Valued asset Part of the urban fabric Permanent part of the area’s identity Educational opportunities Model for other areas Vision