About the consultation

You are invited to provide your views and supporting reasons about the draft listing assessment and conservation advice regarding:

  • the eligibility of Illawarra-Shoalhaven shrublands on volcanic outcrops for inclusion on the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) list of threatened ecological communities

  • actions to stop the decline of, or support the recovery, for this ecological community.

Questions embedded within the Draft Conservation Advice provide guidance on additional information that can be provided to support the listing assessment and information about defining and conserving the ecological community.

Comments are welcome from any interested person.

The Threatened Species Scientific Committee assesses ecological communities to determine their eligibility for inclusion in the list of threatened ecological communities under the EPBC Act and provides recommendations to the Australian Government Minister for the Environment and Water.

How you can get involved

Read the consultation documents:

Draft Conservation Advice for Illawarra-Shoalhaven shrublands on volcanic outcrops [PDF 2.2MB ]

Draft Conservation Advice for Illawarra-Shoalhaven shrublands on volcanic outcrops [DOC 2.8MB ]

Indicative distribution map [PDF ]

If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.

Guidelines for Nominating and Assessing Threatened Ecological Communities

The Guidelines for Nominating and Assessing Ecological Communities explain the criteria and concepts by which an ecological community can be determined as threatened in a particular conservation category.

Personal information collection

Personal information that you provide will only be used for these purposes. Personal information may be disclosed to employees of Australian Government agencies assisting the Committee for the purposes outlined above.

The Department will deal with personal information contained in, or provided concerning, responses in accordance with its privacy policy.

Timeline

  • Opened
    open
    29 June 2025
  • Closes
    pending
    14 August 2025

email: ecologicalcommunities@dcceew.gov.au

Please include Illawarra-Shoalhaven volcanic shrublands in the subject field of your email

Mail:

The Director
Ecological Communities Section
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
GPO BOX 3090
Canberra ACT 2601