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Fire <strong>Management</strong> Plan (October 2003) Royal Reserves : Volume 2<br />

Karloo <strong>Management</strong> Area<br />

Description of <strong>Management</strong> Area boundaries West – Heathcote fuel reduced zone<br />

North – from Woodford Avenue along the 4WD track to<br />

Kangaroo creek<br />

East – Kangaroo Creek<br />

South–Karloowalkingtrack<br />

Size of <strong>Management</strong> Area (hectares) 124.34 ha<br />

Zones Present Asset Protection Zone (3.51 ha)<br />

Heritage <strong>Management</strong> Zone (120.83 ha)<br />

Assets/inholdings within <strong>Management</strong> Area None present.<br />

ROTAPs None recorded.<br />

Threatened fauna Giant Burrowing Frog (Heleioporus australiacus)<br />

Red-crowned Toadlet (Pseudophryne australis)<br />

Masked Owl (Tyto novaehollandiae)<br />

Cultural Sites Aboriginal sites: axe grinding groove, shelter with art, shelter with<br />

deposit.<br />

Operational Information • Heathcote Brook is a W-E advantage.<br />

• Bottle Forest Trail is a dead end.<br />

• Previous handtool line exists from Bottle Forest Trail end to<br />

Kangaroo Creek<br />

• Karloo Point helicopter evacuation point for visitors at Karloo<br />

Pools.<br />

• Karloo Track is a walking track. (W-E) then north along<br />

Kangaroo Creek<br />

• Helipad: Heathcote Oval<br />

• Water bucket out of Karloo Pool<br />

Trails present • Bottle Forest Trail.<br />

Bushfire Behaviour Potential (hectares) High Medium Low Negligible<br />

20.94ha 58.44ha 25.94ha 18.75ha<br />

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