The Eurobodalla Shire Council has received more than $1.8 million of funding to bolster environmental recovery efforts following the summer's bushfires.
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The council said funds will help rehabilitation and restoration work throughout the shire by improving native re-vegetation, outcomes for wildlife, soil and water quality and biodiversity, as well as managing invasive species.
With more than 80 percent of the shire burned in the fires, seven months on, the council's natural resource supervisor Heidi Thomson said future environmental management required significant resources.
"Environmental regeneration across the shire has been quite varied - in a lot of cases it depends on the intensity of the fire when it went through," she said.
"Some areas are regenerating really well, better than we would have thought, whereas others are pretty slow to take off.
We urge landowners to be aware of changes on their property, and if they think something's not quite right, they can call us for advice.
- Heidi Thomson - Eurobodalla Shire Council
"The focus has been on high priority sediment and erosion control, but now it's getting more strategic."
Ms Thomson said one of the biggest issues was getting on top of weeds, which were regenerating as quickly as the natural vegetation.
"We often get calls from residents wanting to identify weeds growing on their property," she said.
"People haven't seen a lot of the plants coming up in a long time because their seeds are stimulated by fire," she said.
"We urge landowners to be aware of changes on their property, and if they think something's not quite right, they can call us for advice.
"We also have a great video on our YouTube channel showing the different types of plants likely to be sprouting in burnt areas - the good and the bad."
Check out the video below.
The council said $250,000 will go towards the Tuross and Buckenbowra River valleys, which will be the council's focus, helping owners of fire-impacted land combat high-threat agricultural weeds.
A further $1.1 million over three years will be used for sediment, erosion and weed control on private and public land to minimise impacts to water quality and estuary health, the council says.
Almost $50,000 from WIRES will help the council continue its work with community groups, making and installing nest boxes in bush close to burnt areas.
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Landcare Australia also allocated grants to some of the shire's valuable local Landcare groups for things like sediment and weed control; at Pretty Point, the Deua Valley, Surf Beach, Lilli Pilli/Malua Bay and Rosedale; while funds from the Biodiversity Conservation Trust will be used for a strategic project to improve the bio-certification area at Broulee.
A south-east catchment and waterways bushfire recovery plan will also be developed in partnership with Eurobodalla, Bega and Shoalhaven Councils to strategically plan for region's recovery in the medium to long-term.
For more information or advice contact the council's environment team via 4474 1000 or email Heidi.thomson@esc.nsw.gov.au