Feb 27
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EPBC Act 1999
What is the Natural Temperate Grassland of the Victorian Volcanic Plain?
The Natural Temperate Grassland of the Victorian Volcanic Plain is a native grassland which is a critically endangered ecological community under the Australian Government’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). The vegetation is dominated by a native ground layer of tussock-forming perennial grasses interspersed with a variety of wildflowers. Few, if any, large shrubs and trees are present.
Read the full Act:
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (PDF – 16 pages, 1.6MB)
Visit the new DEWHA website
Further resources:
How EPBC Act applies to farming – information sheet
Farmers and the national environment law (EPBC Act)
National Farmers Federation – Natural Resource Management
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