Lower Hunter Grey Headed Flying Fox Camps

This resource provides spatial information about the location of known Grey-headed Flying-fox camps in the Lower Hunter (Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Cessnock, Maitland and Port Stephens LGAs). The locations have been verified through site inspection (november 2012) or discussion with landholders or others with knowledge of the camps location and usage patterns (31 March 2013). The exception is Millfield camp (known as Cessnock camp in the National Camp Database). The location of this camp was not refined.

• The GIS mapping data were obtained to inform sustainability planning for the Lower Hunter region, particularly to assist in informing the NSW Government review of the NSW Lower Hunter regional strategy and Lower Hunter regional conservation plan. o Once this review is complete, the second stage is to undertake a strategic assessment of proposed urban development and related infrastructure corridors. The NSW Government has entered into an agreement with the Commonwealth to conduct a strategic assessment of proposed urban development and related infrastructure corridors.

• While reasonable efforts have been made to ensure that the contents of this dataset are factually correct, the Commonwealth does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the contents, and shall not be liable for any loss or damage that may be occasioned directly or indirectly through the use of, or reliance on, the contents of this dataset.CC - Attribution (CC BY) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License. Data to be available in the Public Domain under Creative Commons by Attribution Licencing Agreement. More information can be found here: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/deed.en IP owned by Department of the Environment and Energy. Contains locations of threatened species vulnerable to disturbance. The data is provided as is and was captured and manipulated using best practice. Users must attribute the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy as the data provider. © Commonwealth of Australia (Department of the Environment and Energy) 2014