Northern Rivers CMA
The Northern Rivers catchment extends over most of the NSW North Coast. The region is characterised by a diversity of natural landscapes and a mix of temperate and subtropical climates provide nationally recognised biodiversity, wilderness and wetland areas. There are large river systems with extensive floodplains and local agricultural production and resource use include grazing, horticulture & timber. The Northern Rivers CMA has been replaced by the North Coast & Northern Tablelands LLS. Find us here: northcoast.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 Northern Rivers CMA, including:
Resources for this region
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Bellingen Courier article [321 KB]
Bellingen Courier article of John Allen from the NSW Rural Fire Service taking the Hotspots message to Urunga Public School on the north coast
15th October 2015 -
Fire to Save the Eastern Bristlebird [78 KB]
A Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC) Media Release on the collaborative burn to bring the Eastern Bristlebird back from the brink of extinction.
11th October 2013 -
Bush Fire Bulletin Corindi article [639 KB]
Write up of the Hotspots program involvement with the Corindi Valley community.
11th October 2013 -
Corindi Catchment Workshop Series Report [1594 KB]
New Hotspots workshop report template aiming to capture relevant information over the delivery of Hotspots. This includes information such as workshop achievements, fire history, threatened species and recommended management strategies, vegetation types with recommended fire frequency guidelines and participant evaluation feedback from each workshop.
30th May 2013 -
Dundurrabin workshop report [1320 KB]
New Hotspots workshop report template aiming to capture relevant information over the delivery of Hotspots. This includes information such as workshop achievements, fire history, threatened species and recommended management strategies, vegetation types with recommended fire frequency guidelines and participant evaluation feedback from each workshop.
30th May 2013 -
Bungawalbin Catchment Workshop Series Report [1059 KB]
New Hotspots workshop report template aiming to capture relevant information over the delivery of Hotspots. This includes information such as workshop achievements, fire history, threatened species and recommended management strategies, vegetation types with recommended fire frequency guidelines and participant evaluation feedback from each workshop.
30th May 2013
Case Studies
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Case study: Restoring habitat for the endangered eastern bristlebird [2490 KB]
A case study looking at the collaborative efforts in the NSW Border Ranges area to restore habitat that supports an endangered population of the eastern bristlebird
14th March 2014 -
Case Study: Improving Community Safety in the Corindi Valley [661 KB]
A case study discussing Hotspots in the Corindi Valley, achieving hazard reduction and community engagement outcomes for Cornindi landholders.
5th August 2013 -
Case Study: Returning community back to the land [796 KB]
A case study on how the Jali people had a unique opportunity to get back in touch with country through the Hotspots Program.
15th December 2011 -
Case Study: Dry Sclerophyll Forest [445 KB]
Plants, animals, distribution and fire in dry sclerophyll forest.
15th November 2011 -
Case Study: Heath-leaved Banksia [696 KB]
Fire timing is vital for the Heath-leaved Banksia survival, a species unique to the coastal regions of NSW.
15th November 2011 -
Case Study: Glossy Black Cockatoo [336 KB]
The She-oak Eater. These vulnerable birds are almost totally reliant on the seed kernels of casuarinas. Their feeding and nesting habitat can easily be destroyed by too frequent or intense fire, as well as by land clearing...
14th November 2011
Ecological Resources
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Managing fire on your property: Northern Rivers Region 2024 [1520 KB]
This landholder booklet provides an introduction to fire management for the protection of life and property while ensuring healthy productive landscapes in which biodiversity is protected and maintained. Updated in 2024.
27th February 2024 -
Fire and Grazing in the Northern Rivers_Draft 1 Penny Watson 2006 [556 KB]
A literature review exploring the role of fire in grazed native vegetation, and investigating whether fire regimes compatible with both these management aims can be identified.
9th December 2015 -
Fire Frequency Guidelines and the Vegetation of the Northern Rivers Region [473 KB]
A literature review of fire and vegetation in the Northern Rivers region by Dr Penny Watson, 2006.
12th November 2011
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]