HOOKA POINT RESERVE BUSHCARE SITE PLAN

TRIM Number: Z14/431636 Produced by : Conservation Natural Area Management Function Review Date: CONTACT INFORMATION

Group Name: Hooka Point Reserve Bushcare Group

Contact: Paul Formosa

Tel: 4227 7111

Mobile:

Email: pformosa@wollongong.nsw.gov.au

Reserve Name: Hooka Point

MEETING TIMES

Third Wednesday of the month – 9:00am

PRESENT CONDITION

Hooka Point Reserve

Disturbance: Mild X Moderate Severe

Resilience: Poor Moderate Good X Excellent

Structural Diversity X Poor (Creek & Lake shoreline in Hooka Pt Park) Moderate X Good (Saltmarsh Hooka Ck mouth)

Excellent

Habitat Value: Poor Moderate Good X Excellent

Impacts: X Garden rubbish dumping X Garden escapes

X Storm water X Disturbed soil

X Rubbish dumping X Bike tracks

X Mowing Grazing

X Informal tracks Light

Running water Feral animals

X Disturbance by people Feeding animals/birds

1. BUSHCARE GROUP GOALS

The Hooka Point Reserve Bushcare Group’s goal is to rehabilitate the section of Hooka Point that is community land, with specific emphasis on improving the health and habitat value of the two Endangered Ecological Communities present 1/ Saltmarsh 2/ Swamp Oak Floodplain Forest

1. Keep the saltmarsh weed free 2. Increase the weed free margin on the inland edge of the saltmarsh at the

mouth of Hooka Creek 3. Assist Council & Illawarra Noxious Weed Authority to monitor and remove

WONS weed Nassella neesiana (Chilean Needle grass), and emerging weeds Schinus terebinthifolia (Brazilian Pepper tree) and Baccharis halimifolia (Groundsel Bush)

4. Contain woody weeds near the water edge of Hooka Ck and Lake Illawarra to habitat corridors

5. Limit annual seeding of Moth Vine and White Passion Flower

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2. HOOKA POINT RESERVE BUSHCARE GROUP ACTIVITIES TABLE (to be in conjunction with attached site map) NOTE: Priority should be rated as 1 = High (within 12 months); 2 = Medium (1-3 years); 3 = Low

GROUP ACTION PRIORITY METHOD TIME

Remove all adult Lagunaria patersonii (Norfolk Is Hibiscus) 1 Stem injection

December 2014

Keep saltmarsh at Hooka Creek mouth weed free 2 Hand weeding Ongoing

Contain Ipomoea cairica (Coastal Morning Glory) to margins of salt marsh at Hooka Ck mouth

2 Hand weeding Ongoing

Contain Lantana and blackberry between the bird observation tower and the shoreline of Lake Illawarra into formed corridors of woody weeds retained to preserve habitat for native birds & animals.

2

Hand weeding and ‘scrape & paint’

Ongoing

Control Moth Vine, Cape Ivy and Passionflower Vine in Cassaurina glauca (Swamp Oak) in Hooka Pt Park to reduce seeding.

2 Hand weeding & ‘scrape & paint’ Ongoing

Form and contain Lantana on Hooka Creek to corridors of woody weeds left for habitat.

3 Hand weeding & ‘scrape & paint’ Ongoing

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3. HOOKA POINT RESERVE BUSHCARE SITE PLAN

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4. BUSHCARE GROUP WH&S & EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS

Type of Activity Yes

Manual weed control (cut & paint, scrape and paint etc)

Chemical control (herbicides)

Planting

5. COUNCIL SUPPORT

a) Technical advice and support

b) Tools and first aid kit

c) Materials/plants (within limit of budget)

d) Provide casual on ground weed maintenance

e) Training support

6. HAS A SITE HAZARD AND RISK ASSESSMENT BEEN COMPLETED FOR THE

BUSHCARE SITE?

Yes

7. LIST THE PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR

VOLUNTEERS WHILST WORKING ON THE SITE

PPE Equipment Supplied Date Issued

First Aid Kit

Gloves

Sunscreen

8. EXISTING GRANT

Project Funding Source

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9. PLAN WILL BE REVIEWED EVERY THREE YEARS

Next review date:

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10. SITE WEED LIST

Scientific Name Common Name Control Method Acetosa sagittata Turkey Rhubarb Dig out and bag tuber

Andropogon virginicus Whiskey Grass Remove seed head; report

Araujia hortorum Moth Vine Hand pull, scrape and paint

Baccharis halimifolia Groundsel Bush Cut and paint; bag seed head

Bidens pilosa Farmers’ Friend Hand pull

Cinnamomum camphora Camphor laurel Hand pull, cut and paint

Conyza sp Fleabane Hand pull

Chrysanthemoides monilifera Bitou Bush Hand pull, scrape and paint

Crassula multicava (?) (garden escape succulent) Hand pull, bag

Deleira odorata Cape Ivy Hand pull

Ehrharta erecta Hand pull, bag

Gomphocarpus fruticosus Cotton bush Hand pull

Ipomoea cairica Coastal Morning Glory Hand pill

Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce Hand pull

Lagunaria patersonii Norfolk Island Hibiscus Hand pull or stem injection

Lantana camara Lantana Hand pull smaller plants or cut and paint larger ones

Ligustrum lucidum Large leaf privet Hand pull smaller plants or cut and paint larger ones

Protasparagus aethiopicus Asparagus Fern Dig out and hang on branch

Passiflora subpeltata White Passion Flower Hand pull, scrape and paint

Rubus fruticosus Blackberry Dig out

Schinus terebinthifolia Brazilian Peppertree Frill

Senecio madagascariensis Fire Weed Hand pull

Senna pendula (Winter Senna)

Hand pull smaller plants or cut and paint larger ones

Sida rhombifoloia Paddy’s Lucerne Hand pull

Solanum mauritianum Wild Tobacco Hand pull, cut and paint

Ochna serrulata Micky mouse plant Hand pull, scrape and paint

11. BUSHCARE SITE SPECIES LIST

Scientific Name Common Name

Saltmarsh species

Apium prostratum Sea Celery

Atriplex sp Saltbush

Bolboschoenus caldwellii Salt Club-sedge

Colula coronopifolia Water Buttons

Cynodon dactylon Couch

Juncus Butonius krussii

Samolus repens Creeping Brookweed

Sarcocornia quinqueflora Beaded Glasswort

Sporobolus virginicus Saltwater couch

Suaeda australis Austral Seablite

Selliera radicans Shiny Swamp-mat

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Zoysia macrantha Prickly Couch

SOFF & Parkland: Herbs and creepers

Alternanthera denticulata Lesser Joyweed

Cayratia clematidea Slender Grape

Centella asiatica Pennywort

Commelina cyanea Scurvy weed

Crinum pedunculatum Swamp Lilly

Dichondra repens Kidney creeper/weed

Eustrephus latifolius Wombat berry

Geitonoplesium cymosum Scrambling lily

Geranium homeanum Northern cranesbill

Glycine clandestina Love creeper

Hydrocotyle bonariensis

Kennedia rubicunda Running postman

Lobelia alata Angled lobelia

Marsdenia rostrata Milk vine

Parsonsia straminea Common Silkpod

Plectranthus parviflorus Cockspur flower

Pteridium esculentum Bracken

Tetragonia tetragonioides Warrigal greens

Viola banksii Native violet

SOFF & Packland: Grasses & sedges

Carex apressa Tall sedge

Carex longebrachiata Common Sedge

Cyperus spp -

Dianella caerulea Blue flax lily, Paroo lily

Isolepis inundata

Juncus sp

Lomandra longifolia Spiny-headed mat-rush

Microlaena stipoides Weeping grass

Oplismenus aemulus Basket grass

Oplismenus imbecillis Slender basket grass

Phragmites australis

Poa labillardieri Tussock grass

SOFF & Parkland: Shrubs

Indigofera australis Australian indigo

Homalanthus populifolius Bleeding Heart

Pittosporum multiflorum Orange thorn

Pittosporum undulatum Sweet pittosporum

Pittosporum revolutum Rough-fruited pittosporum

Rhagodia candolleana Seaberry Saltbush

Westringia fruticosa Coast Rosemary

SOFF & Parkland: Trees

Acacia spp

Acmena smithii Lilly pilly

Avicennia marina Mangrove (1 mature plant, a few seedlings Hooka Crk)

Banksia spp

Callistemon salignus Willow bottlebrush

Casuarina glauca Swamp Oak

Eucalyptus spp

Ficus spp

Glochidion ferdinandi Cheese tree

Melaleuca styphelioides Prickly Melaleuca

Myoporum acuminatum

Podocarpus elatus Illawarra plum pine

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12. BIRD SPECIES SEEN IN HOOKA POINT RESERVE

Bird Species

Australian (Nankeen) Kestrel

Australian Magpie

Australian Pelican

Australian Raven

Black Faced Cuckoo Shrike

Black Swan

Brown Thornbill

Bronze Wing Cuckoo

*Common Starling

Cormorant Black Little Pied Pied

Crested Pigeon

Duck Australian Wood Chestnut Teal Grey Teal Pacific Black

Eastern Spinebill

Eastern Yellow Robin

Egret Intermediate Little

Firetail

Galah

Ganggang Cockatoo

Grebe Australian Hoary headed

Grey Butcherbird

Grey Fantail

Ibis Australian White Straw Necked

*Indian Myna

Heron Grey White Faced

*House Sparrow

Laughing Kookaburra

Kingfisher Azure Scared

Masked Lapwing

Mistletoebird

Magpie Lark

New Holland Honeyeater

Noisy Miner

Rainbow Lorikeet

Red Browed Finch

*Red Whiskered Bulbul

Royal Spoonbill

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Sea Eagle White Bellied

Silver gull

Silvereye

Sooty Oystercatcher

*Spotted Turtle Dove

Stilt sp

Strawnecked Ibis

Striated heron

Sulphur Crested Cockatoo

Superb Fairy Wren

Tern sp

Wattlebird Little Red

Welcome Swallow

White Browed Scrubwren

Willy Wagtail

Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoo

Yellow Thornbill