South-western cypress state forests assessment
Assessment report (May 2010)
Through a Terms of Reference, the NSW Government asked the Commission to assess south-western cypress state forests in NSW.
Our assessment report provided information on how the cypress state forests should be managed into the future, and allowed Government to make decisions and put in place a forest agreement.
In response to our recommendations, the Government put in place an Integrated Forestry Operations Approval for South-Western Cypress Region (commenced on 1 July 2011) under the National Park Estate (South-Western Cypress Reservations) Act 2010.
Our assessment report (7.9MB) is supported by a map book (14.5 MB) that provides a map and profile of each forest and includes a set of potential corridor maps.
Advice on boundary adjustments to south-western cypress reserves
The National Park Estate (South-Western Cypress Reservations) Act 2010 includes provisions to adjust reserve boundaries, if necessary.
In 2012, the Minister for the Environment sought our advice on adjustments to boundaries of the cypress reserves.
Based on our advice, the NSW Government has since approved a scientifically monitored grazing trial in some cypress reserves.
Overview of submissions
As part of the assessment, the Commission released a preliminary summary of available information report and called for submissions on the south-western cypress state forests. We received and considered 75 submissions during the preparation of our assessment report.