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 three draft National Recovery Plans – Northern long-nosed potoroo, South-eastern long-eared bat and Southern brown bandicoot (eastern)
The Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is inviting comment on the draft National Recovery Plans for:
- Northern long-nosed potoroo (Potorous tridactylus tridactylus)
- South-eastern long-eared bat (Nyctophilus corbeni)
- Southern brown bandicoot (eastern) (Isoodon obesulus obesulus)
The draft recovery plans are proposed to be made under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. They set out the research and management actions necessary to stop the decline and support the recovery of these threatened species.
The draft recovery plans are available at: http://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/biodiversity/threatened/recovery-plans/comment
Comments must be received by 1 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
26 August 2025