Management Areas

Fire Management Plan (October 2003) Royal Reserves : Volume 2
Garawarra Ridge Management Area
Description of Management Area boundaries South – Otford Gap
East – Garawarra Ridge Track
North – Sir Bertram Stevens Dr
West – Park boundary along Lady Wakehurst Drive
Size of Management Area (hectares) 926.51 ha
Zones Present Asset Protection Zone (6.49 ha)
Heritage Management Zone (918.51 ha)
Assets/inholdings within Management Area • NPWS house at Garawarra Farm, dog pound, generator shed
and old house/stables
• Radio Repeater
ROTAPs Tetratheca neglecta (J. Thompson).
Eucalyptus leuhmanniana
Threatened fauna Large Pied Bat (Chalinolobus dwyeri)
Giant Burrowing Frog (Heleioporus australiacus)
Large-footed Mouse-eared Bat (Myotis adversus)
Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua)
Red-crowned Toadlet (Pseudophyrne australis)
Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa)
Cultural Sites Aboriginal Sites: shelter with midden
Operational Information • Rainforest present in gullies: priority should be made to
prevent fire impacting on the margins.
• Garawarra Ridge fire trail is a dead end. Turnaround and
passing bays are present. 4WD access.
• Bola Heights fire trail is a dead end. Turnaround and passing
bays are present. 4WD access.
• The Burgh walking track is an advantage line
• Lilyvale walking track is an advantage line.
• Vehicle water points: hydrant at western end of Garie
carpark, draft water from Waterfall upper causeway
• Possible handtool lines off ends of both end forks of Bola
Heights fire trail down to Sir Bertram Stevens Dr and Lady
Wakehurst Drive.
• Helipad at Garrawarra Farm and Garie Road.
Trails present • .Garawarra Ridge fire trail
• Bola Heights fire trails
Bushfire Behaviour Potential (hectares) High Medium Low Negligible
163.63 ha 247.38 ha 257.19 ha 251.75 ha
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