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1 References Agriculture Protection Board, Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia website: Apace (Fremantle, WA) website: Apace (Western Australia) (2008), Seed Collection of WA Native Plants (Training Program) 1 Johannah Street, North Fremantle Western Australia Phone (+61) Fax: (+61) apace@argo.net.au Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (2007): Permit 9655: Balla, S. A. (1994). Wetlands of the Swan Coastal Plain - Volume 1: Their nature and management. Water Authority of Western Australia and the Western Australian Department of Environmental Protection Perth Birds Australia website: Bougher, N. New additions to fungi listed in Western Australia s Flora Conservation Codes, Perth Urban Bushland Fungi Project, mid=33 Accessed: December 3, 2008 Bradley J. (1988) Bringing back the bush: the Bradley method of bush regeneration, Lansdowne Press, Sydney Brown K. and Brooks C. (2002) Bushland Weeds; a practical guide to their management, Environmental Weeds Action Network (Inc), Greenwood, 6924, Australia Buchanan R.A.(1989) Bush Regeneration: recovering Australian landscapes. TAFE Student Learning Publications, Sydney Burrows, N. and Abbott, I. (2003) Fire in South-West Western Australia: synthesis of current knowledge, management implications and new research directions, Fire in ecosystems of South-West Western Australia: Impacts and management, pp , Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands 74

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3 Department of Environment and Conservation, Managing Dieback, DEC website: Department of Environment and Conservation Policy Position ASS and the Contaminated Sites Act 2003: chema=portal Accessed: January 8, 2009 Department of Environment and Conservation, Fire Management Principles, DEC website: Department of Environment and Conservation (2008) Guidelines checklist for preparing a wetland management plan. DEC website: az8&cof=forid%3a11&q=+(2008).+guidelines+checklist+for+preparing+a+wetlan d+management+plan&submit=go!#1007 Department of Environment and Conservation (2007) Protecting our wetlands in Western Australia. DEC website: Accessed: January 7, 2009 Department of Environment and Conservation website, Recovery Plans availability and status link: Department of Environment and Conservation, Wetland Base, DEC website: Department of Environment and Conservation, Wildlife Notes, DEC website: Department of Indigenous Affairs website: Department of Local government and Regional Development (2008), Grants Directory, Government of Western Australia 76

4 Department of Environment & Swan River Trust, (2005) The Decision Process for Stormwater Management in WA, Department of Water website: =WaterQuality&pAS=Stormwater Department of Water, Stormwater and Drainage, Department of Water website: =WaterQuality&pAS=Stormwater Department of Water and Swan River Trust (2007), Stormwater Management Manual for Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia. Department of Water website: mwatermgtmanual Department of Water (2007), WaterFacts, Department of Water website: s Accessed 18 December 2008 Department of Water (2007) WaterNotes, Department of Water website: s Accessed 18 December 2008 Dieback Working Group website: English, V. & Blyth, J. (1999) Development and Application of Procedures to Identify and Conserve Threatened Ecological Communities in the South West Botanical Province of Western Australia. Pacific Conservation Biology 5: pp Environmental Protection Authority (2003a) Guidance Statement No.10: Guidance for the Assessment of Environmental Factors Level of assessment for proposals affecting natural areas within the System 6 region and Swan Coastal Plain portion of the System 1 region. Perth, Western Australia Environmental Protection Authority (2008) Guidance Statement 33: Environmental guidance for planning and development. Environmental Protection Authority, Western Australia Accessed: January 7, 2009 Environmental Protection Authority (1997) Policies, Guidelines and Criteria for Environmental Impact Assessment Guidelines for Environmental Planning. Guidance Statement No. 33 Draft, August 1997, Environmental Protection Authority, Perth, Western Australia. 77

5 Environmental Weeds Action Network website: Accessed: November 24, 2008 FESA website: Florabank website: Florabank website: Guidelines and Code of Practice for Best Practice Seed Collection and Use: Godfrey, N., Jennings, P., and Nichols, O. (eds) (1992) A guide to wetland management on the Swan Coastal Plain, Wetlands Conservation Society, Western Australia Government of Western Australia (1995). Urban Bushland Strategy, Ministry for Planning, Perth Grantsearch website: Heddle, E.M., Lonergan, O.W. & Havel, J.J. (1980). Vegetation of the Darling System. In: Atlas of Natural Resources, Darling System, Western Australia, Department of Conservation and Environment, Perth Herbiguide website, Albany WA Hussey B.M.J. et al (2007), Western Weeds, The Plant Protection Society of Western Australia (Inc) Land for Wildlife Note 14, (July 2000) Fire as a Wildlife Management Tool ent_tool.pdf Mattiske, E. & Havel, J. (1998) Vegetation Mapping in the South West of Western Australia and Regional Forest Agreement vegetation complexes. Map sheets for Pemberton, Collie, Pinjarra, Busselton-Margaret River, Mt Barker, and Perth, Western Australia. Scale 1: Department of Conservation and Land Management, Perth McCabe S. (2008) Managing Phytophthora Dieback in Bushland A Guide for Landholders and Community Conservation Groups, Edition 4, Dieback Working Group, Western Australia 78

6 McCann C. (2008) the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Management Plan Template, Swan Catchment Council Cultural Heritage Program McKenzie-Mohr, D & Smith, W. (1999) Fostering Sustainable Behaviour an Introduction to Community-Based Social Marketing New Society Publishers, Gabriola Island, Canada Meffe G.K. and Carroll, R.C., Eds. (1997) Principles of Conservation Biology, Sinauer Associates Inc. Publishers, Sunderland, Massachusetts (U.S.A) Molloy S., O Connor, T., Wood, J., Wallrodt, S. (2007) Local government Biodiversity Planning Guidelines Addendum for the South West Biodiversity Project Area, Western Australian Local government Association, Perth Moore J., Wheeler J. (2002) Southern Weeds and their Control, Bulletin 4558/02 Department of Agriculture WA Mortlock W. and Australian Seed Centre (1999), Guideline 5: seed collection from woody plants for local revegetation, Florabank, Yarralumla, ACT Mullan G.D., White P.J. (2001) Seedling Quality: Making informed choices, Bushcare and the Department of Conservation and Land Management. DEC website: doc_download/ Accessed: January 6, 2009 National Parks Service (1996) Wetlands Conservation Report Series No. 4: Manual of wetlands management. National Parks Service, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, East Melbourne, Victoria Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council (2006) Australian Weeds Strategy. Visit: Neale Bougher, Department of Environment and Conservation, New Additions to Fungi Listed in Western Australia s Flora Conservation Codes Perth Urban Bushland Fungi website: Perth Biodiversity Project (2008), Behaviour Change for Natural Diversity Project, Final Report, Western Australian Local government Association. Perth Region Plant Biodiversity Project website: Perth Urban Bushland Fungi website: 79

7 Pest Genie website: Primack, R.B. (2002) Essentials of Conservation Biology, Sinauer Associates Inc. Publishers, Sunderland, Massachusetts (U.S.A) Project Dieback (2008), Standard Dieback Signage Protocol for Use, Project Dieback website: Document accessed: December 18, 2008 Scheltema, M. and Harris, J. (ed), (1995) Managing Perth s Bushland: Perth s bushlands and how to manage them, Greening Western Australia, Perth, WA Shapiro J., Action Planning Toolkit Document accessed: November 19, 2008 Shared Land Information Platform (SLIP): Shire of Kalamunda, Friends Group Manual, Shire of Kalamunda website: Shire of Mundaring, Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC), Community Education Policy, Shire of Mundaring website: Accessed: December 17, 2008 Stenhouse, R.N., 2005, Ecology and Management of Bushland in Australian Cities (thesis), University of Western Australia, Earth and Geographical Sciences State Weed Plan Steering Group (2001) A Weed Plan for Western Australia, Department of Agriculture, Perth State Weed Plan Steering Group (2001) A Weed Plan for Western Australia Accessed: 18 December 2008 Sweedman, L.& Merritt D. Australian Seeds A guide to their Collection, Identification and Biology (2006) Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, CSIRO Tran C. and Peacock C. (2002) Developing a Fire Management Strategy for Local government Lands, Strategic Level Guidelines and Procedure, Southeast Queensland Fire and Biodiversity Consortium. Accessed: January 30,

8 Water and Rivers Commission (2002), River Restoration, Department of Water website: oration/content/rr1.pdf West Australian Local Government Association, Perth Region Plant Biodiversity Project website: The Western Australian Planning Commission, Acid Sulfate Soils Planning Guidelines, WAPC website: Accessed: January 8, 2009 Weeds Australia, Weed Identification Wetlands Advisory Committee (1977). The status of reserves in System 6. Report of the Wetlands Advisory Committee to the Environmental Protection Authority, Perth. Wetland Base (The Western Australian Wetlands Database) website: Wildflower Society of Western Australia website: 81

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