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Salvage and Translocation Protocol for the Biodiversity Conservation Strategy

Created 26/06/2025

Updated 24/10/2025

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The Biodiversity Conservation Strategy for Melbourne's Growth Corridors (BCS) prepared as part of the Melbourne Strategic Assessment specifies that salvage and/or translocation of plants and animals may be required before the removal of native vegetation or habitat for urban development in Melbourne's growth corridors. This dataset identifies land parcels under the Biodiversity Conservation Strategy that may be subject to the salvage and translocation process, as defined by the Salvage and Translocation Protocol for Melbourne's Growth Corridors (DEECA, 2025). Salvage may be required for the following target species and communities listed under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) and Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act): - Spiny Rice-flower, Matted Flax-lily and other grassland plants - Seasonal Herbaceous Wetlands (Freshwater) of the Temperate Lowland Plains. - Victorian Grassland Earless Dragon (VGED) Additionally, the Protocol outlines requirements for possible VGED habitat assessments and targeted surveys within Melbourne’s growth corridors. Land parcels which contain a set of conditions for each of the above species/communities will trigger a salvage and translocation procedure to be enacted in accordance with the Protocol.

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Title Salvage and Translocation Protocol for the Biodiversity Conservation Strategy
Language English
Licence Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/ccaf33f9-e551-4a09-8fc6-46437508d865
Remote Last Updated 17/10/2025
Contact Point
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
contact@dpc.vic.gov.au
Reference Period 15/10/2025
Geospatial Coverage Victoria
Data Portal Victoria Government

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This dataset was originally found on Victoria Government "Salvage and Translocation Protocol for the Biodiversity Conservation Strategy". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/salvage-and-translocation-protocol-for-the-biodiversity-conservation-strategy