Natural Resource Management

Preserving our natural heritage.

Central Coast’s rich biodiversity is a treasure we must protect. Our Natural Resource Management initiatives focus on conserving native wildlife and habitats while promoting responsible stewardship of our natural resources. Discover how you can contribute to preserving our unique environment and supporting native wildlife in your local area.

How can you help in your local area?

Slow Down:

• The most effective thing that you can do is to slow down on the road between dusk and dawn, especially during summer when animals are most active.

Responsible Pet Ownership:

• Keeping dogs on leashes whilst walking through reserves and areas of native vegetation will ensure native animals have the chance to hide without the risk of being hunted and attacked.
• Ensuring domestic cats are contained and not allowed to roam native bushland areas, especially at night, is vital to the survival of many small native animals such as the threatened Eastern Barred Bandicoot
• Desexing cats is also important to reduce the risk of increasing the number of feral cats within native areas.

Roadkill Reporter App:

• The Department of Natural Resources & Environment Tasmania (NRE) support the Tasmanian Devil Roadkill Project, which helps to log sightings of all roadkill – targeting Tasmanian Devils in particular.
• Installing the Roadkill Reporter App and reporting roadkill is the most effective way of collecting roadkill data.

Find instructions on how to download the app on the NRE Website.