What is the Natural Temperate Grassland of the Victorian Volcanic Plain?
The Natural Temperate Grassland of the Victorian Volcanic Plain is a native grassland which is a critically endangered ecological community under the Australian Government’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). The vegetation is dominated by a native ground layer of tussock-forming perennial grasses interspersed with a variety of wildflowers. Few, if any, large shrubs and trees are present.
Read the full Act:
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (PDF – 16 pages, 1.6MB)
Visit the new DEWHA website
Further resources:
How EPBC Act applies to farming – information sheet
Farmers and the national environment law (EPBC Act)
National Farmers Federation – Natural Resource Management