Department of Climate Change, Energy the Environment and Water
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Notice under Section 275
Invitation for public comment on draft National Recovery Plans for 3 species and 3 ecological communities
The Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is inviting comment on the draft National Recovery Plans for:
- Greater glider (southern and central) (Petauroides volans) and Greater glider (northern) (Petauroides minor)
- Melaleuca sp. Wannaroo (G.J. Keighery 16705)
- Elderslie Banksia Scrub Forest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion
- Grassy Eucalypt Woodland of the Victorian Volcanic Plain
- Swamps of the Fleurieu Peninsula
The draft recovery plans are proposed to be made under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. They set out the actions necessary to stop the decline and support the recovery of these threatened species and ecological communities.
The draft recovery plans are available at: http://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/biodiversity/threatened/recovery-plans/comment
Comments must be received by 19 December 2025 and should be sent to:
Email: recoveryplans@dcceew.gov.au
Postal address:
Protected Species and Ecological Communities Branch
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Attention: recoveryplans@dcceew.gov.au
GPO Box 3090
CANBERRA ACT 2601
For information about how the Department of Climate Change, Energy the Environment and Water will handle any personal information within, or provided in relation to, a submission, please refer to https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/biodiversity/threatened/recovery-plans/comment
Kerryn Richardson
A/g Branch Head
Protected Species and Ecological Communities Branch
09 September 2025