Area within PaperlinX area of supply.Area within Brown and Dureau Softwoods (Morwell) area of supply.Strzelecki Ranges Maps Here & Gippsland Here |
| Herbicide | Label Rate max as kg/ha | Used to control | Euc/Rad | Notes | Application |
| Clopyralid | 2.55 | Woody Weeds | Radiata and Eucalypts | Highly Toxic/Potential Ground water Contaminant | aerial or ground |
| Glufosinate Ammonium | 1 | Woody Weeds | Radiata | aerial or ground | |
| Glyphosate | 3.6 | Herbaceous and woody weeds, noxious weeds | Radiata, Eucalpts and Custodial | ||
| Haloxyfop-methyl | 0.13 | Annual and Pernneial Grasses | Eucalypts | Carcinogen | aerial or ground |
| Hexazinone | 4 | Woody Weeds | Radiata | Ground Water Contaminant | Aerial, ground, spot |
| Metsulfuron-Methyl | 0.06 | Woody Weeds, Noxious Weeds | Radiata, Eucalyptus and Custodial | Potential Ground Water Contaminant | Aerial, ground or spot |
| Sulfometuron Methyl | 0.6 | Annual and Perennial Grasses and broadleaf weeds | Eucalyptus | Potential Ground Water Contaminant | Aerial or Ground |
Plantation Catchment: 2 separate plantations
a) Much of entire Starvation Creek HW - 5000 m surrounded by pine/Shady Creek/LaTrobe River.
Many creeks on westside flow into Shady Creek/LaTrobe River. Looks like buffers on Starvation Creek.
b) Most of HW of Harold Creek/LaTrobe River.
Catchment Managment Authority: West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority
Soils (sourced from Moe Geological Survey Map)
Dlt: Devonian Middle (Walhalla Group): Sandstone, siltstone, rare conglomerate, includes Norton Gully Sandstone, comprising massive coarse grained, graded sandstone, interbedded, siltstone and Monty's Hut formation, comprising structureless coarse siltstone, thinny bedded fine, ripped sandstone; Abundant plant fragments.
Dld: Wilson Creek Shale - Jordon River Group: Black shale; laminated, fissile, contains grapholites.
Hancock Watch Site Visit Apr 01: Entered the plantation from the west on Billstones Track. Drove south along Memory Square Track. Quite substantial amount of native vegetation in south west corner of plantation offering good buffer protection to trib of Shady Creek. Some older Manna Gums? in this buffer. Drove onto Memory Lane took some detours until came across some significant native vegetation along Starvation Creek including old growth trees. Headed north along Memory Lane through uncleared plantation on mild slopes.
Site visit Apr 01: This plantation lies a short drive to the north of other plantation. Drove into plantation on the Spur Track. Plantation looked like it had been harvested about 6 months earlier. Some drainage lines had non-existant buffers, however a trib to Latrobe River Creek? had decent enough buffers (although they could have been larger). The creek itself appeared to be 'protected' to a certain degree at the turn-off of Sput Track and Stanley Vale Road. Turned west onto Stanley Vale Road. Excellent buffer zone along this creek with old growth trees present. Quite a substantial area of native vegetation remains along this creek and also in the western portion of the plantation. Further harvesting of plantations was eveident on the northern side of Stanley Vale Road.
Shady Creek, Neerim - A small narrow deep creek usually providing spawning facilities for trout. Above its junction with the Moe River contains eels to 825g, river blackfish to 110g, brown trout to 550g, average 110g, and spiny freshwater crayfish.
Source: A Guide to the Inland Angling Waters of Victoria by BR Tunbridge, PL Rogan, CA Barnham. Department Conservation and Environment. Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, 123 Brown St, Heidelberg, 3084. (4th ed - 1991)
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