Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01376:reg:4:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01376
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4 (pt 3/4)
Character Range: 128380–131553

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 provided support to private landholders, particularly to Land for Wildlife members and those with voluntary conservation agreements, to undertake weed control and restoration of Macadamia habitats.
    * Tweed Shire Council has undertaken restoration of Macadamia habitat on Council reserves.
    * NSW DPIE has identified Wollumbin (Mount Warning) National Park as a key management site for M. tetraphylla under their Saving our Species program.

2b: Increase in landholder capacity to manage and conserve threatened southern Macadamia species populations
Increase in landowner capacity to manage and conserve threatened Macadamia populations has been largely affected through information dissemination during site visits, community information sessions and workshops, which generally have been well attended and received. Liaison with local government officers has encouraged support for private landholders through council grants and ongoing support programs for Land for Wildlife and voluntary conservation agreement landholders, such as Management Plans and on ground works. Queensland regional Natural Resource Management (NRM) organisations and NSW North Coast Local Land Services have been encouraged to prioritise funding support for Macadamia habitat conservation and promote this to their communities.

2c: Increase in the number of on-ground works undertaken by land managers to manage priority Macadamia habitat.
Whilst not been measured quantitatively, there has been a significant increase in the extent and number of on-ground projects to manage priority macadamia habitat. Evidence of this has been gained through consultation with local governments, NRM groups and community groups, such as Sunshine Coast Council, City of Gold Coast, Redland City Council, Scenic Rim Regional Council, Noosa Landcare, Gold Coast Catchment Association, Gympie Landcare, Big Scrub Landcare, Healthy Land and Water.

3a: Priority research needs identified by the Macadamia Conservation Research Network in conjunction with local land managers, developed into research briefs and implemented by researchers
The Macadamia Conservation Research Network (MCRN) was a subset of the Macadamia Conservation Committee (MCC) tasked with development and oversight of Macadamia research, as well as ensuring the MCC was up to date with relevant research. The two priority research goals identified in the SMSRP – modelling of impact of climate change and investigation of potential of genetic pollution of wild Macadamia from orchard cultivar pollen – were developed into research programs and have been implemented; the results will be disseminated through publication in the peer reviewed science literature. NB. The MCRN was renamed in 2018 to become the Macadamia Conservation Research Committee.

3b: New ecological information is incorporated into land and species management manuals and made available to land