Cell Descriptions - South East Natural Resources Management Board

SE6 – Lake Bonney SE
Component Issue Proposed Action Priority of Key Players
Action
Lake Bonney
Whole Cell
High value habitat for
the Southern Bell Frog
focal species and other
water dependent
animals.
Ongoing water quality
issues threaten habitat
values of the lake and
restrict recreation
activities.
Aboriginal Heritage sites
recorded in this cell.
Need for appropriate
and sustainable
management.
This cell presents a
complex pattern of
habitats subject to
change.
Lack of recognition of
significant geological
feature (Bridgewater
formation).
Improve existing
habitat including water
quality and fringing
vegetation of the lake.
Continue water quality
monitoring and
improvement plan.
Consultation to
appropriately manage
sites in this area.
Continue a rectified
aerial photographic
record at an
appropriate resolution,
in order to show
change from current
baseline.
Interpretation.
Council to include
map of the feature in
its development plan.
High
(Cons)
Medium
(cell)
High
(Cons)
Medium
(Cons/
threat)
Medium
(Cons)
DENR, EPA,
Kimberly-Clark
Australia
EPA, Kimberly-
Clark Australia
Murrapeena
Heritage
Association
Inc., SE
Aboriginal
Focus Group,
NRM, Council,
Aboriginal
Heritage Branch
– DPC,
Aboriginal
Partnership
Unit – DENR
DENR, NRM
Council,
Geological
Society SA,
NRM
BIOTA
Flora
Remnant vegetation area (ha) 2307 ha, 19.1% of cell area.
# flora surveys / records 24 surveys, 1 opportune site, 38 herbarium record sites.
# flora in cell
198 (includes some marine species)
# conservation rated flora in cell 15 recorded
# non-indigenous flora in cell 46 recorded
Significant CDCS floristic Juncus krausii sedgeland (>50% of known sites occur along SE
community
coast; 50% of
known sites occur along SE coast).
Olearia axillaris/ Leucopogon parviflorus shrubland (>50% of
known sites occur along SE coast).
Protected area
Canunda National Park (3573.9ha in total)
Limestone Coast and Coorong Coastal Action Plan 301