Leadership (Native Animals)
The success of this strategy will be evidence of effective leadership. Leaders will drive the achievement of its targets for the regional community. They will bring relevant organisations together and foster collaboration to achieve optimum results with available resources.
Specific targets are set for the diversity and population health of native animal species (Targets). Leaders for the achievement of the targets and agreed statements of commitment are listed below.
Diversity of native animal species
Leaders for the diversity of native animal species
| Targets |
Lead role |
Statement of commitment |
| The existing diversity of native fish species (15), amphibian species (11), reptile species (16), bird species (255) and mammal species (22) assessed as likely to persist in the Moorabool Melton, Wyndham & Greater Geelong area to 2030. |
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) |
The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) considers these targets important and achievable. DELWP recognises collaboration and coordination are important for attaining these targets and will play a lead role by fostering partnerships to help achieve them.
Consistent with priorities and available resources, DELWP will take a lead role in areas such as research, policy development, public land planning and on-ground work.
DELWP will collect and contribute data to help monitor progress towards these targets.
Travis Dowling,
Regional Director, Port Phillip Region.
April 2014 |
| The existing diversity of native fish species (8), amphibian species (11), reptile species (17), bird species (190) and mammal species (24) assessed as likely to persist in the Macedon Ranges, Hume, Mitchell & Whittlesea area to 2030. |
| The existing diversity of native fish species (10), amphibian species (9), reptile species (21), bird species (188) and mammal species (29) assessed as likely to persist in the Yarra Ranges & Nillumbik area to 2030. |
| The existing diversity of native fish species (12), amphibian species (9), reptile species (16), bird species (206) and mammal species (27) assessed as likely to persist in the Casey, Cardinia & Baw Baw area to 2030. |
| The existing diversity of native fish species (4), amphibian species (10), reptile species (16), bird species (136) and mammal species (9) assessed as likely to persist in the Bass Coast, South Gippsland & Islands area to 2030. |
| The existing diversity of native fish species (8), amphibian species (14), reptile species (21), bird species (186) and mammal species (12) assessed as likely to persist in the Mornington Peninsula area to 2030. |
| The existing diversity of native fish species (20), amphibian species (11), reptile species (28), bird species (251) and mammal species (21) assessed as likely to persist in the Urban Melbourne area to 2030 |
Health of populations of indicator species
Leaders for the health of Indicator Species populations
| Targets |
Lead role |
Statement of commitment |
| The health of the following species populations to be stable or improving by 2030:
REPTILES
Swamp Skink
Tree Goanna or Lace Monitor
White-lipped Snake
Cunningham’s Skink
Tussock Skink
MAMMALS
Common Wombat
Agile Antechinus
Dusky Antechinus
Long Nosed Bandicoot
Chocolate Wattled Bat
AMPHIBIANS
Southern Toadlet
Brown Toadlet
Victorian Smooth Froglet
FRESHWATER FISH & ASSOCIATIONS
Blackfish
Common galaxias
Dwarf galaxias
Burrowing crayfish
Stonefly
MARINE ANIMALS
Burrunan Dolphin
Sand Flathead
(Additional indicator marine species to be determined) |
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) |
The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) considers this target important and achievable. DELWP recognises collaboration and coordination are important for attaining this target. It will play a lead role by fostering partnerships to help achieve it.
Consistent with priorities and available resources, DELWP will take a lead role in areas such as collecting information to support modelling and analysis and in contributing data to help monitor progress towards this target.
Travis Dowling,
Regional Director, Port Phillip Region.
April 2014 |
The diversity of native animal species in this region has been assessed (Method and Condition). Lead organisations are committed to addressing the pressures and to attaining the targets. Targets and leadership arrangements are determined in consultation with relevant departments, agencies and delegated land managers. Arrangements are in place to monitor and report on progress.
