Management Areas

Fire Management Plan (October 2003) Royal Reserves : Volume 2
Lady Carrington Management Area
Description of Management Area boundaries North – Audley
East – Sir Bertram Stevens Dr. then Wises track then Sir Bertram
Stevens Dr.
South – Sir Bertram Stevens Dr.
West – Hacking River/Lady Carrington Dr
Size of Management Area (hectares) 1652.06 ha
Zones Present Asset Protection Zone (0.06 ha)
Strategic Management Zone (2.94 ha)
Heritage Management Zone (1649.07 ha)
Assets/inholdings within Management Area • Ranger’s residence opposite Dancehall.
• Old Visitors Centre, Pavilion, Kiosk, Dancehall, assorted
picnic areas along eastern side of Hacking River
ROTAPs Eucalyptus leuhmanniana
Darwinia grandiflora
Threatened fauna Large Pied Bat (Chalinolobus dwyeri)
Giant Burrowing Frog (Heleioporus australiacus)
Broad-headed Snake (Hoplocephalus bungaroides)
Large-footed Mouse-eared Bat (Myotis adversus)
Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua)
Red–crowned Toadlet (Pseudophryne australis)
Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa)
Heath Monitor (Varanus rosenbergi)
Cultural Sites Aboriginal sites: axe grinding groove, rock engraving, shelter
with art, shelter with deposit.
European sites: Lady Carrington Dr. is an historic road with
sandstone drains.
Pavillion and Dancehall.
Operational Information • Priority should be given to prevent fire impacting on the
margins of rainforest in gullies.
• Do not backburn off Lady Carrington Drive.
• Low hanging vegetation along Lady Carrington Drive may
cause damage to Tankers.
• Track conditions create access problems for heavy tankers.
• If practicable vehicles should be restricted to formed trails.
Do not displace rocks in this block (area surrounding Wises Track
and Karani Trail are known Broad Headed Snake habitat).
• Steep section on southern end of Wises Track (Heartbreak
Hill) may require tankers/slip-ons to dump water to climb. 4WD
access.
• Wallumarra Track is dead end to vehicular access (joins
walking track). Turn around bays present. 4WD access only.
• Karani Trail dead end with turn around bays present. 4WD
access only.
• Chinaman’s Helipad on Sir Bertram Stevens Drive.
• Vehicle water points: hydrants at Audley and Farnell Avenue.
• Drafting points: upper causeway, Hacking River.
• Helipads: Chinaman’s Helipad, Royal NP Office.
Trails present • Lady Carrington Drive provides access to the western edge of
the management area.
• Eastern edge of management area is Sir Bertram Stevens
Drive and Wises Track.
• Wallumarra Track.
• Karani Trail.
Bushfire Behaviour Potential (hectares) High Medium Low Negligible
176.19ha 507.81ha 544.69ha 423.38ha
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