Landscapes

The five Landscape Zones adopted by the South Gippsland BPP to summarise natural values and analyse priorities for management are the Bunurong Coast, Corner and Nooramunga Coast, Western Port Hills, Western Strzeleckis and Strzelecki Forests.

These Landscape Zones are largely based on the State Government’s Biodiversity Response Planning and the West Gippsland CMA’s landscape zones. The area that sits within the Port Phillip and Western Port Catchment has been allocated as its own landscape zone (Western Port Hills).

Bunurong Coast

9,242 ha of native vegetation in patches over 10 ha

89% private land

Corner and Nooramunga Coast

2,245 ha of native vegetation in patches over 10 ha

94.2% private land

Western Port Hills

1,728 ha of native vegetation in patches over 10 ha

98.3% private land

Western Strzeleckis

3,832 ha of native vegetation in patches over 10 ha

97.5% private land

Strzelecki Forests

11,063 ha of native vegetation in patches over 10 ha

83% private land
Map of the South Gippsland BPP area showing the five landscape zones: Western Port Hills, Western Strzeleckis, Strzelecki Forests, Corner and Nooramunga Coast, and Bunurong Coast
Landscape zones in the South Gippsland BPP area (Figure 28 in the plan).

Each zone page summarises its private and public land, habitat priorities, key threatened species and key threats, as set out in section 3.8 of the plan.