Strzelecki Forests – South Gippsland Biodiversity Protection Plan

Strzelecki Forests: public land, native vegetation and revegetation priority for biodiversity.

Private and public land	83% private land, 17% public land, although much of this is State forest and plantation 9483 ha public land: a mix of community use, State forest, stream frontage, plantation and uncategorised Crown land
Habitat priorities	11,063 ha of native vegetation patches > 10 ha, mainly located in two clusters. One in the vicinity of Turtons Creek, eastwards to Gunya, the other surrounding Mirboo North. Areas of the highest revegetation priority are shown in the vicinity of these larger patches of remnant vegetation and blocks of public land.
Key threatened species	Gang-gang cockatoo, Strzelecki burrowing crayfish, little eagle, blue-winged parrot, powerful owl, platypus, southern greater glider, lace monitor, slender tree-fern, southern blue gum, Strzelecki gum.
Key threats	Loss of paddock trees and isolated remnant vegetation Forestry impacts on habitat in sensitive upper catchments and priority environments Altered waterway hydrology and pollution Introduced herbivores and predators: rabbits, deer, foxes, cats.

Source: South Gippsland Biodiversity Protection Plan (October 2024), section 3.8 Biodiversity values by local area or landscape zone. See the nine Strategic Directions for the plan’s objectives, actions and measures.