Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00482:reg:1:p11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00482
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 1 (pt 11/16)
Character Range: 37877–40800

has been identified as a KBA because it regularly supports significant numbers of the Critically Endangered Regent Honeyeater and Swift Parrot. The KBA is defined by remnant patches of eucalypt-woodland and forest used by the birds in a largely anthropogenic landscape. It includes Aberdare and Pelton State Forests, Broke Common, Singleton Army Base, Pokolbin, Quorrobolong, Abermain and Tomalpin, as well as various patches of bushland, including land owned by mining companies. The KBA contains Werakata National Park and part of Watagans National Park.
    * Lake Macquarie – Lake Macquarie is Australia's largest coastal salt water lake. Located in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, it covers an area of 110 km2 and is connected to the Tasman Sea by a short channel. The remnant and fragmented eucalypt forests on the southern margins of the lake have been identified as a 121 km2 KBA because they support significant numbers of Critically Endangered Swift Parrots and Regent Honeyeaters in years when the Swamp Mahogany and other trees are flowering.
    * Richmond Woodlands – The Richmond Woodlands comprise some 329 km2 of eucalypt woodland remnants close to Richmond, New South Wales. They lie at the foot of the Blue Mountains on the north-western fringe of the Sydney metropolitan area. The KBA boundary is defined by patches of habitat suitable for Critically Endangered Regent Honeyeaters and Swift Parrots, centred on the woodlands between the Agnes Banks, Windsor Downs and Castlereagh Nature Reserves, and extending south to Penrith and north-east to encompass Scheyville National Park. It is adjacent to the forested hills of the Greater Blue Mountains KBA.
    * South-west Slopes of New South Wales – An area of 25,653 km2, largely coincident with the bioregion, has been identified as a KBA because it supports a significant wintering population of the Critically Endangered Swift Parrots and Vulnerable Superb Parrots (Polytelis swainsonii), as well as populations of Painted Honeyeaters and Diamond Firetails. Most of the site is modified wheat-growing and sheep-grazing country with only vestiges of its original vegetation. Remnant patches of woodland and scattered large trees, especially of Mugga Ironbark (E. sideroxylon), Apple Box (E. bridgesiana), Grey Box (E. microcarpa), White Box (E. albens), Yellow Box (E. melliodora), Red Box (E. polyanthemos), Yellow Gum (E. leucoxylon), River Red Gum and Blakely's Red Gum (E. blakelyi), still provide habitat for the Painted Honeyeaters. Protected areas within the site include several nature reserves and state forests, as well as the Livingstone and Weddin Mountains National Parks, and Tarcutta Hills Reserve.
    * Tuggerah – The Tuggerah Lakes, a wetland system of three interconnected coastal lagoons, are located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia and comprise Lake Munmorah, Budgewoi Lake and Tuggerah Lake. The adjacent