Central West CMA
The Central West Catchment Management Authority is one of thirteen organisations that were established in late 2004 as part of major natural resource management reforms in NSW. Find us here: cw.cma.nsw.gov.au
The following materials have been designed to provide land and fire managers, landholders and communities with regionally specific information about vegetation communities, fire ecology and fire management for the Central West CMA, including:
Resources for this region
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Managing fire on your property: Central West [1878 KB]
Landholder booklet providing an introduction to fire management for the protection of life and property while ensuring healthy productive landscapes in which biodiversity is protected and maintained.
14th November 2011
Case Studies
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Case Study: Getting on track with fire planning [382 KB]
A landholder perspective on successful fire management planning in the Central West.
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Case Study: Fire in South Mullion Reserve-A long time coming [1327 KB]
When it comes to fire, everything changes when you leave the coast and head inland to the State's Central West. A lot of the bush hasn't seen fire for a long time, in some places as long as 100 years...
14th November 2011
Ecological Resources
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Fire and the Vegetation of the Central West region [1112 KB]
A literature review for the Central Rivers region, P. Watson, 2007.
14th November 2011
Statewide Resources
Fact Sheets
- Fact Sheet: The Burning Approval Process [173 KB]
- Fact Sheet: Fire, vegetation and climate change in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area. [370 KB]
- Fact Sheet: Understanding how fire behaves [375 KB]
General
- Hotspots brochure [557 KB]
- Preparing a Fire Management Plan Guide [4212 KB]