Lachlan Lower Yes Yes N/A Support the ongoing Improve 8.05(2)(a)(b)(c) June 2013 73 854 environmental recovery vegetation to March Lachlan 8.05(3)(a)(b) (23 017 in following the 2012 floods. condition and 2014 2013–14 and support 8.06(2) Improve the condition of 50 837 in recruitment in native plant communities, riparian, 8.06 particularly river red gum floodplain and (3)(a)(b)(i)(f) communities, lignum stands wetland areas. and reed bed areas, and 8.06(6)(b) support many of their natural Improve 8.07(2)(3) processes such as flowering, hydrological seeding and germination. connectivity by working to Build resilience in the Lower reinstate a Lachlan system so that the more natural environment can survive frequency of through dry periods and the floodplain and impacts of drought. wetland inundation. Provide instream benefits in the Lachlan River channel and fringing river areas as well as connect the river to its lakes, creeks and wetlands, which provides the opportunity for plants, animals and nutrients to move to new areas.
Lachlan Lower Lachlan Yes Yes N/A Support the ongoing environmental recovery following the 2012 floods. Improve the condition of native plant communities, particularly river red gum communities, lignum stands and reed bed areas, and support many of their natural processes such as flowering, seeding and germination. Build resilience in the Lower Lachlan system so that the environment can survive through dry periods and the impacts of drought. Provide instream benefits in the Lachlan River channel and fringing river areas as well as connect the river to its lakes, creeks and wetlands, which provides the opportunity for plants, animals and nutrients to move to new areas. Improve vegetation condition and support recruitment in riparian, floodplain and wetland areas. Improve hydrological connectivity by working to reinstate a more natural frequency of floodplain and wetland inundation. 8.05(2)(a)(b)(c) 8.05(3)(a)(b) 8.06(2) 8.06 (3)(a)(b)(i)(f) 8.06(6)(b) 8.07(2)(3) June 2013 to March 2014 73 854 (23 017 in 2013–14 and 50 837 in
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