Tower Hill Landscape Planning

Landscape Plans for the Western Zone - Victorian Volcanic Plan Bioregion - May 2003

The Landscape Plan for the Tower Hill Landscape Zone is published as a component of this document (above). Only sections relevant to the Tower Hill Landscape Zone are shown below.

Tower Hill Landscape Plan

This Landscape Plan for the Tower Hill Landscape Zone - May 2003, was produced in collaboration between J. Ross - Environmental Consultant - New Zealand; K. Lowe, C. Boyle & A. Moorrees - Parks, Flora, Fauna Division, DSE.

The Tower Hill Landscape Zone consists of stony and undulating volcanic plains from recent volcanic activity and undulating volcanic plains. Average annual rainfall is 726 mm at Warrnambool and generally decreases with distance from the coast. The zone formerly supported a range of vegetation types with extensive areas of Basalt Shrubby Woodland and a mosaic of Stony Knoll Shrubland, Pains Grassy Woodland and Plains Grassy Wetland communities, with Swamp Scrub and Plains Grassy Wetland to the north and west of Tower Hill. The eastern part of the zone was dominated by Plains Grassy Woodland with Plains Swampy Woodland and Herb-rich Foothills Forest. Nearly all of the original native vegetation has been cleared and the hydrology altered through extensive land drainage systems. There are few conservation reserves and little native vegetation remains on private land. The zone supports significant populations of Gorae Leek-orchid, and Tower Hill is listed in the Directory of Important Wetlands in Australia.

Image: Victorian Voclanic Plains Eastern Zone

Tower Hill Landscape Plan (PDF - 652 KB)
Tower Hill Landscape Plan (DOC - 428 KB)
Tower Hill Landscape Plan Maps (PDF - 652 KB)
Tower Hill Landscape Plan Maps (DOC - 1416 KB)

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Landscape Plans for Western Zone, Victorian Volcanic Plain Bioregion - May 2003 (PDF - 9243 KB)
Landscape Plans for Western Zone, Victorian Volcanic Plain Bioregion - May 2003 (DOC - 9171 KB)

Other related Landscape Plans within the Northern Zone, Victorian Plain Bioregion

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Dundonnell
Karabeal
Mt Eccles
Wannon

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