Supporting the recovery of fire-affected bushland in Victoria
2024-05-03T00:00:00+10:00
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Supporting the recovery of fire-affected bushland in Victoria
May 26, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
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Federal, State and Regional agencies along with community groups and private landholders have all been striving to address the consequences of the bushfires of 2019-20. This Zoom webinar will be highlighting the insights, actions and opportunities that are occurring as the ecosystems transition with various levels of support.
Topics will include;
What has been happening on public land to address threats to assisted natural regeneration in East Gippsland and the Northeast.
A summary of what actions have been undertaken and the results to date for both Parks Victoria and DELWP
Fire impact and feral animal and pest control on protected private land
Insights from private landholders on weed management in NE CMA
Recovery of riparian areas in the North East Catchment
Post-fire perspectives from Covenantors in East Gippsland
Next Actions – Recording of the Webinar will be available to the registrants and any other interested person,(AABR Regentv)
A bit about the Presenters
Deirdre Griepsma – Working for the greater good – managing threats for biodiversity recovery after the 2020 fires .
Deirdre is the Regional Biodiversity Recovery Programme Coordinator with Parks Victoria. She is coordinating the delivery of Parks Victoria’s the Bushfire Biodiversity Response and Recovery program post the 19/20 bushfires in Eastern Victoria. This involves working collaboratively with other agencies to find opportunities and synergies through strategic oversight to integrate the recurrent, reactive, and emerging biodiversity recovery projects.
Brett Mills – Deer control on protected private land.
Brett Mills is a Senior Conservation Officer for Trust for Nature(TfN) – Bairnsdale who has been working in the conservation field for nearly 40 years including 20 years with TfN. Nature. Brett manages TfN’s Gippsland Plains Reserves and is primarily focused on threat abatement and restoration of covenanted properties. Brett’s expertise is in herbivore and feral animal control and he is presently responsible for the Bushfire Recovery deer control program on protected private land.
Paul Harvey – Post-fire Challenges and Opportunities on Private Land.
Paul Harvey is a Senior Conservation Officer for Trust for Nature, based in Bairnsdale and covering East Gippsland. Paul has been working or studying in the environmental field for the past 14 years with a focus on revegetation and vegetation management. Paul has a keen private and professional interest in rainforests, particularly plant species surveys. In his spare time he is the current President of the East Gippsland Conservation Management Network.
Andrew Murray – The post-fire survival of Victoria’s Long-footed Potoroos in Far East Gippsland.
Andrew Murray is the Operations Manager – Southern Ark Project. Andrew has worked on wildlife management for the Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning (DELWP) and its predecessors in Far East Gippsland for over 30 years, and has managed the Southern Ark project for the last 15 years. Southern Ark has a focus on ongoing, landscape-scale fox control for the benefit of wildlife, and this has never been more important than now.
Tom Crook – Where are the Owls and what about the Rainforest?; Partnerships for biodiversity in post-fire East Gippsland.
Tom Crook is a passionate forest ecologist and educator who after completing a BSc worked for the Victorian state government, private and community environment sectors. Tom has spent the past five years as the‘Programs delivery manager’ with the East Gippsland Conservation Management Network(EGCMN), an environmental charity on a mission to improve conservation outcomes for biodiversity using a science based, partnership driver, cross tenure approach. Tom brings over 20 years experience in forest ecosystem management to the role.
Andrew Briggs – Recovery of riparian areas – the challenges and long term approach needed.
Andrew Briggs is a Senior Project Officer who has worked with North East Catchment Management Authority for 17 years. Andrew’s work has a strong focus on implementation, including disaster recovery(flood & fire), strategic programs for benefits to river health including pioneering the use of structural interventions in high energy waterways for both habitat and structural stability gains. Andrew’s riparian expertise has also extended to project management of major fishway design and development projects and community and angler engagement.
John and Robyn Hermans – An East Gippsland Covenantor’s perspective
John and Robyn Hermans will share their experiences of impact and recovery on their 40 Ha property in Clifton Creek which has been covenanted since 1998. Regeneration after the wildfire of December 2019 is progressing well in response to favourable rainfall, however the significant losses of large hollow bearing trees and the unprecedented burning of the Nicholson River gallery rainforest will take decades to replace.
A 6Ha deer exclusion fence has been put in place to allow for the protected planting of over 100 species to support the restoration of a Warm Temperate Rainforest in a south facing gully on the property. One thousand plants are already in the ground, and several thousand are on their way thanks to financial assistance by Vic Landcare post fire funding.
The 2019/20 fires were exceptional in size and impact. The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning is continuing to coordinate and deliver actions to support and protect Victoria’s plants and animals following the fires.
Once you register for the webinar you will be sent a confirmation email with the login details along with reminders, 1 week, 1 day and 1 hour before the webinar commences.
Deirdre Griepsma – Working for the greater good – managing threats for biodiversity recovery after the 2020 fires . 
Brett Mills – Deer control on protected private land.
Paul Harvey – Post-fire Challenges and Opportunities on Private Land.
Andrew Murray – The post-fire survival of Victoria’s Long-footed Potoroos in Far East Gippsland.
Tom Crook – Where are the Owls and what about the Rainforest?; Partnerships for biodiversity in post-fire East Gippsland.
Andrew Briggs – Recovery of riparian areas – the challenges and long term approach needed.
John and Robyn Hermans – An East Gippsland Covenantor’s perspective
Regional Response
State Response
Federal Response
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