Appendix 2: Further Sources of Information
Victorian Legislation
Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994
Coastal Management Act 1995
Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987
Crown Lands (Reserves) Act 1978
Environmental Protection Act 1970
Fisheries Act 1995
Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988
Forests (Timber Harvesting) Act 1958
Heritage Act 1995
Heritage Rivers Act 1992
National Parks Act 1975
Planning and Environment (Planning Schemes) Act 1996
Water Act 1989
Wildlife Act 1975
Strategies, Management Plans and Reports
Commonwealth of Australia (1996). The National Strategy for the Conservation of Australia's Biological Diversity. DEST.
Commonwealth of Australia (1997). Nationally Agreed Criteria for the Establishment of a Comprehensive, Adequate and Representative Reserve System for Forests in Australia. A report by the Joint ANZECC/MCFFA national Forest Policy statement Implementation Sub-comittee.
CSIRO (1996). Port Phillip Bay Environmental Study: Final Report. CSIRO: Canberra.
Government of Victoria (1997). Victoria’s Biodiversity – Our Living Wealth. NRE
Government of Victoria (1997). Victoria’s Biodiversity – Sustaining Our Living Wealth. NRE
Government of Victoria (1997). Victorian Coastal Strategy. NRE
Interim Scientific Guidelines for Establishing the National Reserve System (1997). Version 5.0. Environment Australia. (NOW - Australian Guidelines for Establishing the National Reserve System (1999). Environment Australia.) Available at www.deh.gov.au/parks/nrs/sciguide
Interim Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia. (IMCRA) (now replaced with Commonwealth marine protected areas. (2000))
Flora and Fauna Guarantee Action Statements No. 1-74.(now 1-124)
Parks Victoria, Park Management Plans.
Regional Catchment Strategies. There are ten strategies. They are available at the Catchment Management Authorities home pages...
Thackway, R. and Cresswell, I.D. (Eds) 1995. An Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia: A framework for setting priorities in the National Reserves System Cooperative Program. Australian Nature Conservation Agency: Canberra.
Websites
Australian Conservation Foundation
www.acfonline.org.au
Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
www.affa.gov.au
Birds Australia
www.birdsaustralia.com.au
Bird Observers Club of Australia
www.birdobservers.org.au
Birds on farms
www.birdsaustralia.com.au/remnants
Department of Primary Industries (Victoria)
Earthwatch
www.earthwatch.org
Environmental Resources Information Network
Environment Australia Online
www.deh.gov.au
Flora and Fauna Guarantee Action Statements
Greening Australia Limited
www.greeningaustralia.org.au
Indigenous Flora and Fauna Association
International Standard ISO 14000
Parks Victoria
www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/
Society for Growing Australian Plants
South Australian Whale Centre
www.sawhalecentre.com/
Victorian Landcare Centre
www.alphaville.com.au/~clc
Waterwatch Victoria
www.vic.waterwatch.org.au
Wilderness Society Australia
www.wilderness.org.au
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