Overview

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

  • the eligibility of Sandhill Pine Woodlands in the Riverina, Murray Darling Depression and NSW South Western Slopes bioregions for inclusion on the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) list of threatened ecological communities, and

  • 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.

We welcome responses from all interested individuals or groups.

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.

Have your say

The invitation for comments is open from 10:00am 26 June 2026 to 5:00pm 10 August 2026.

Comments can be sent by email or in writing to:

Email:

ecologicalcommunities@dcceew.gov.au

Please include “Sandhill Pine Woodlands” 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

Timeline

  • Opened
    open

    25 June 2026

  • Closes
    pending

    10 August 2026

Contact
Ecological Communities Section