Warkworth Sands Woodland in the Sydney Basin Bioregion

Warkworth Sands Woodland in the Sydney Basin Bioregion was gazetted as an endangered ecological community in New South Wales on 13 December 2002[1][2] under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 and now under the Biodiversity Act of 2016.[2] Under the Commonwealth EPBC Act it is listed as Warkworth Sands Woodland of the Hunter Valley.[3]

Jacksonia scoparia on Warkworth Sands
Grevillea montana on Warkworth Sands
Angophora floribunda in Warkworth Sands Woodland

Description

Warkworth Sand Woodland occurs on aeolian sand deposits south of Singleton in the Hunter Valley.[2] These sand dunes are thought to date from the Pleistocene, are from 1-6 m high and rest on a river terrace.[1]

Warkworth Sands Woodland is found in a small area near Warkworth, with only 800 hectares remaining (thought to be perhaps 13% of its pre-settlement extent).[2] The entire known endangered community lies outside conservation reserves.[2]

Conservation status

Its conservation status in NSW is as Endangered Ecological Community,[2] and its Commonwealth status is Critically Endangered (listed on 25 May 2016).[3]

Species listed

Threatened fauna which have been recorded in Warkworth Sands Woodland are: Petaurus norfolcensis, (Squirrel Glider), Chthonicola saggitata (Speckled Warbler), Climacteris picumnus victoriae (Brown treecreeper) and Pomatostomus temporalis temporalis (Grey-crowned Babbler).[1]

Plant species listed as occurring in Warkworth Sands Woodland in the Sydney Basin Bioregion[1]

NSW cases involving Warkworth Sands Woodland
  1. Bulga Milbrodale Progress Association Inc v Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and Warkworth Mining Limited [2013] NSWLEC 48[4] Bulga Milbrodale Progress association won its appeal against a ministerially approved extension of the open-cut Warkworth Mine.[4]
  2. Warkworth Mining Limited v Bulga Milbrodale Progress Association Inc [2014] NSWCA 105.[5] This case appealed the previous decision of the Land and Environment court which disallowed an extension of the open-cut mine. The appeal was dismissed.[5]

References
  1. NSW Scientific Committee (28 February 2011). "Warkworth Sands woodland in the Sydney Basin Bioregion - endangered ecological community listing: final determination | NSW Environment, Energy and Science". www.environment.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. "Warkworth Sands Woodland in the Sydney Basin Bioregion - profile | NSW Environment, Energy and Science". www.environment.nsw.gov.au. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  3. Commonwealth of AustraliaCommonwealth of Australia, Department of the Environment. "Threatened Ecological Community Profile — Warkworth Sands Woodland of the Hunter Valley". www.environment.gov.au. Retrieved 17 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Bulga Milbrodale Progress Association Inc v Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and Warkworth Mining Limited - NSW Caselaw". www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. "Warkworth Mining Limited v Bulga Milbrodale Progress Association Inc - NSW Caselaw". www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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