Golden Plains Roadside Biodiversity

Golden Plains Shire is responsible for managing 1834 kilometres of road reserves. Road reserves are not only used for transport but also act as service corridors, in fire prevention, recreation, and occasionally agricultural pursuits. Native vegetation on roadsides is important flora and fauna habitat and landscape character.

In 2014, Golden Plains Shire acquired funding through the Victorian Adaptation and Sustainability Partnership (VASP) to undertake Councils ‘Building Adaptive Capacity on Roadsides’ project. The Project was designed to identify significant environmental assets on roadsides, improve roadside management practices and reduce Council’s risk of potential breaches against Federal and State environmental legislation. Although all due care has been taken to ensure that this data is correct, no warranty is expressed or implied by the Golden Plains Shire in it's use.