Appendix C:
10 Year Riparian
Management Plan
Riparian management plan for individuals, groups and
organisations applying for funding to implement on-ground
works to assist in the management of Riparian Zones on
Rivers, Listed Streams (creeks). Wetlands and Lakes within
the Western Region.
In partnership with
Catchment Action
NSW
10 Year Riparian Management Plan
Part A: Project overview – What do you want to achieve long term?
Please outline your aim for the project area (the area you stipulate that will be managed under the
agreement for this project) – and how it relates to the overall management of your property.
This should address:
● How does this project fit into your broader property plan?
● How will the project change your management of the whole property?
● Why is this project important to you?
● What are you hoping to achieve in terms of biodiversity and native vegetation management?
● What are you hoping to achieve in terms of livestock management?
● Specific natural resource management issues that you are hoping to address through the project?
● How does this project relate to your property or link in with your neighbouring properties past, present and
future management?
Part B: Management of the project – how are you going to do it?
Improved groundcover is required in order to reduce wind and water erosion and increase rainfall infiltration
therefore generating improved native vegetation response for significant NRM benefits.
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Please fill out the table below to indicate which of the following describes the average current condition of the
proposed project area and where you are aiming to be in 5 years’ time. (Tick the box)
Current condition
Medium term goal for land condition (5 years)
Ground cover
Vegetation composition
Ground cover
Vegetation composition
□ >70%
□ Mostly perennials
□ >70%
□ Mostly perennials
□ 50 – 70%
□ Mostly annuals
□ 50 – 70%
□ Mostly annuals
□ 40 – 50%
□ Mixed
□ 40 – 50%
□ Mixed
□ 20 – 40%
□Understorey (shrubs) □ 20 – 40%
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□ Less than 20%
□ Weeds
□ Weeds
□ Less than 20%
Understorey (shrubs)
Please describe how you intend to manage the project area to achieve your medium term goals.
a) Do you intend to strategically graze the riparian zone? Yes
No (please circle)
If you intend to strategically graze the riparian zone please address the following:
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Type of livestock
Grazing and rest periods
Drought management
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b) Your description on how you intend to manage the project area should address the following:
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Typical grazing management practices, flood strategy, drought strategy and fire control measures
Your control strategy for unwanted pest animals including rabbits, feral pigs, unmanaged goats and
excessive kangaroo populations
Your strategy for controlling weeds such as noogoora burr, boxthorn and cactus
How you will prevent and rehabilitate soil erosion within the riparian zone and on the stream banks
How these changes will improve groundcover and native vegetation condition within the project
area?
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Part C: Measuring project results – How will you know it’s working?
What key indicators will influence the management decisions you make within the project area.
Please outline how you intend to measure the results of the project.
Responses may include (but not be limited to) information on:
● Measuring techniques you will be using and how often you will use them
● Key groundcover or native vegetation indicators you will be using to measure
● How you will determine strategic grazing periods within the project area
● What will determine the success of the project in your opinion
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Part D: Project risks – What can go wrong and how will you fix it?
While it is a given that things can go wrong with any project, it is important that we manage the situation to
ensure it has the best possible chance of success overall. This relates to the overall riparian management of
the project, not the fence construction.
What foreseeable actions would you take if faced with the following situations?
Please feel free to include additional scenarios.
Situation
Anticipated actions
There is a rapid increase in the
numbers of non-domestic grazing
animals (e.g. goats, Kangaroos,
rabbits, pigs) resulting in high levels of
total grazing pressure on the riparian
zone
You are forced to interrupt your
planned grazing management
strategy due to flooding, drought
You are temporarily unable to use this
riparian zone or other paddocks in
your grazing management regime eg
because of flood, stock water issues,
fencing breakdown
You have incurred a weed infestation
from a flooding event
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Your water supply runs dry or low and
your unable to pump water for
livestock to the alternative watering
points
Feral pig populations are high and are
causing damage to native vegetation
and infrastructure
Management of grazing pressure and
pests is limited during wet periods, but
still needed – how will you overcome
this?
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