Proposed Flying-fox Relocation
Proposed relocation of a camp of Grey-headed Flying-foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus) from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney (EPBC 2008 4646)
>> Click to read the Public Environment Report*
>> Click to read Public Environment Report Appendices#
Public Environment Report
The following notice is published pursuant to Section 98 of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act 1999.
The Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney is a significant cultural and botanical icon, with numerous historic and heritage listed specimens that are of enormous cultural, scientific, horticultural and educational value. It is also home to a camp of Grey-headed Flying-foxes which can number more than 22,000 at their seasonal peak. The roosting habit of the flying-foxes is causing serious damage to significant plantings - 18 trees have been lost and more than 300 plants including trees affected. In order to save the botanic collections and the heritage landscape, the Botanic Gardens Trust is proposing to relocate the flying-fox camp to other camps in the Sydney metropolitan area, using methods adapted from the successful relocation of a camp of Grey-headed Flying-foxes from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne.
The proposed action has been determined to be a 'controlled action' under the EPBC Act. The controlling provision under the EPBC Act is: Listed threatened species and communities (Sections 18 and 18A).
The Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts has advised that the project will need to be assessed through a Public Environment Report (PER). The Public Environment Report addresses the potential impact of the relocation on matters of National Environmental Significance. The original referral and subsequent information requested by the Commonwealth will be on display for 30 business days from 12 November to 23 December 2009.
Invitation for Public Comment
Interested persons and organisations are invited to comment in writing on the proposal.
The deadline for submission is 5 pm on Wednesday 23 December 2009.
Submissions may be made public for legal or legislative reasons.
>> Click here to respond to the Public Environment Report by email at perfeedback@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au (from 12 November 2009)
To respond by post, write to Flying-fox Relocation PER Feedback, Royal Botanic Gardens, Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney NSW 2000
Hard copies for reading only are available at the following locations
- City of Sydney Council (Town Hall House 456 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000. Ph. 02 9265 9333)
- DECCW Head Office (59-61 Goulburn Street, Sydney NSW 2000. Ph. 02 9995 5000)
- Reception, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney (Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney NSW 2000. Ph. 02 9231 8111)
- DEWHA (John Gorton Building Environment entrance King Edward Terrace, Parkes ACT 2600. Ph 02 6274 1111)
Notes
*Due to file compression error, pagination of the online PER was found to differ to the hardcopies. The Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts was notified, and the corrected version uploaded. Please note that the content has not been changed. If you downloaded a copy between 12-13 November, please download the current version. We apologise for the inconvenience.
#A Table of Contents page has been added to the Appendices for ease of reading; this is not available for hardcopies. |
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>> Click here for Frequently Asked Questions about the proposed relocation
>> Click here to find out more about flying-foxes
>> Click here to download NSW Government documents
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