Murrumbidgee CMA
The Murrumbidgee catchment ranges from alpine areas of Kosciuszko National Park & Monaro plains, through to rich grazing & grain belts of the South West Slopes & Plains & shrublands & grasslands of the semi-arid western Riverina. Produce include grapes, rice, beef, poultry & wool. The catchment is home to sites of international ecological significance including the Fivebough Swamp and Lowbidgee Wetlands. The Murrumbidgee CMA has been replaced by the Riverina & South East Local Land Services. Find us here: riverina.lls.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 Murrumbidgee CMA, including:
Resources for this region
Ecological Resources
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Fire and Vegetation of the Murrumbidgee [1954 KB]
A summary of fire and the vegetation in the Murrumbidgee region, M.S. Graham, P. Watson, & D. Tierney, 2015
15th October 2015 -
Managing fire on your property: Murrumbidgee region [1471 KB]
Developed specifically for landholders in the Murrumbidgee, this booklet provides an introduction to how fire can be managed for healthy productive landscapes and also presents a framework for incorporating fire into property management planning.
5th June 2014 -
Managing Native Grasslands [568 KB]
Managing Native Grasslands: A guide to management for conservation, production and landscape protection
2nd June 2014 -
Fire and vegetation of the Lachlan region [1873 KB]
This literature review for the Lachlan region has information relevant to the Murrumbidgee. The sections on fire and vegetation of the southern highlands and other areas will be of particular interest.
2nd June 2014
Statewide Resources
Fact Sheets
- Fuel Fact Sheet 1: Fire Behaviour 2024 [258 KB]
- Fuel Fact Sheet 1: Fuel Accumulation 2024 [249 KB]
- Fact Sheet: The Burning Approval Process 2023 [6332 KB]
- Fact sheet: Managing Land Post-Fire [299 KB]
- Fact sheet: Protecting Our Hollows [4170 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 Workshop 2 - Participate in a planned burn [4037 KB]
- Hotspots Workshop 1 - Producing a Property Fire Management Plan 2023 [6918 KB]
- OEH Media Release: REKINDLED CULTURAL BURN SPARKS HOPE FOR RECOVERY OF RARE ORCHID [209 KB]
- Information Apps for Landholders - Android [487 KB]
- Information Apps for Landholders - Apple [916 KB]
- Hotspots Fire Project Brochure [6215 KB]
- Evaluation for Hotspots Fire Project - August 2014 [1542 KB]
- Bush Fire CRC Firenote Issue 116 [2069 KB]
- Rural Weekly Bungawalbin Hotspots Workshop [889 KB]