Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01376:reg:4:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01376
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4 (pt 2/4)
Character Range: 125554–128648

with good media coverage. Workshops and presentations have been given to local government environment staff and interpretation material, including a DVD and 'The Macadamia Story' booklet, has been produced and disseminated as opportunities have become available. The Macadamia Conservation Trust has established a website with information about Macadamias and monthly updates on activities.
However, the SMSRP has not fully achieved its recovery objectives in implementation of on ground works. This has been due to a combination of factors including deficiency in the fundamental knowledge required to prioritise on ground works, resource limitations and the relatively short timeframe (8 years) since the SMSRP was written.

Achievements against performance criteria
An overview of the outcomes achieved against each of the SMSRP performance criteria is provided below.

1.1: New populations of southern Macadamia species are identified and recorded on secure sections of State databases
In the five years since the original SMSRP was written, more than 100 surveys of populations of Macadamia species have been undertaken, nearly all of which were previously unrecorded. Voucher specimens were obtained from 26 Queensland populations and submitted to the Queensland Herbarium along with population and site details. Upload of population locations and details of all new sites to state government agency databases such as WildNet (Queensland DES) and BioNet (NSW) databases will be undertaken in 2014.

2a: Sustainable land management strategies are developed and implemented to reduce the impact of threatening processes in habitats critical to the survival of southern Macadamia species
Identification of habitats critical to survival of Macadamia species requires knowledge of the distribution and abundance of Macadamia populations, identification of priority populations, habitats and threat assessment. These actions are underway, but yet to be completed.
However, some progress with has been made to reduce the impact of threatening processes on Macadamia habitats in several areas. For example:
    * A partnership between the Macadamia Conservation Committee (MCC), HQ Plantations Pty Ltd (HQP) (lessees of the Queensland State Forest estate) and the Burnett-Mary Regional Group in 2012–13 to reduce the impact of cat's claw creeper in the Amamoor Valley through on ground mechanical and chemical control at strategic locations. In addition, the extent of cat's claw creeper infestation within HQ Plantations lease areas including those occupied by many Macadamia populations has been defined and mapped at a coarse scale. This work continued through a new partnership between HQ Plantations, Gympie Landcare and MCC, partially funded by a 2013–14 Queensland Government Everyone's Environment Grant, which aimed to increase community capacity in addressing this threat through production and deployment of biological controls for cat's claw creeper and Madeira vine by Gympie Landcare.
    * Tweed Shire Council, Sunshine Coast Council, Logan City Council and City of Gold Coast have