Project reports

In developing the Gnangara Sustainability Strategy a number of projects are being implemented to help fill gaps in our knowledge. Please find below a link to reports that have been produced so far:

GSS project Reports
Biodiversity values on the mound Biodiversity values and threatening processes of the Gnangara groundwater system (complete report),
September 2009, Edited by Barbara A. Wilson and Leonie E. Valentine, Department of Environment and Conservation.
Note that this new report has to be broken into a number of chapters as follows:
Assessment of wetland invertebrate and fish biodiversity for the Gnangara Sustainability Strategy,
June 2008, prepared by Edith Cowan University on behalf of the Department of Environment and Conservation. Includes Appendices 1 and 2
Methodology and recommendations for connectivity/corridor analysis for the GSS study area,
2009, prepared by Eco Logical Australia Pty Ltd on behalf of the Department of Environment and Conservation
Ecological linkages proposed for the Gnangara groundwater system,
May 2009, Report prepared by P.H. Brown, R.A. Davis, T. Sonneman and J. Kinlock, Department of Environment and Conservation, The University of Western Australia and the Perth Region NRM for the Department of Environment and Conservation
Ecological linkages within the pine plantations on the Gnangara groundwater system,
June 2009, Report prepared by P.H. Brown, T. Sonneman and J. Kinlock, Department of Environment and Conservation
Patterns of ground-dwelling vertebrate biodiversity in the Gnangara sustainability strategy study area,
July 2009, Leonie E. Valentine, Barbara A. Wilson, Alice Reaveley, Natalia Huang, Brent Johnson and Paul Brown, Department of Environment and Conservation
Future land uses for Crown land Restoration of Banksia woodlands after the removal of pines at Gnangara: Evaluation of seeding trials,
December 2008, prepared by Murdoch University on behalf of the Department of Environment and Conservation
Conservation reserves, DEC-managed land and Bush Forever sites in the Gnangara Sustainability strategy study area,
December 2008, Tracy Sonneman and Paul Hepburn Brown, Department of Environment and Conservation
Restoration of Banksia woodland after the removal of pines at Gnangara: See species requirements and prescriptions for restoration,
May 2009, Report prepared by Kellie Maher, The University of Western Australia on behalf of the Department of Environment and Conservation
Quantitative analysis and integration of land-use and water management scenarios Value of the Yanchep Caves: Assessing Yanchep National Park visitor's willingness to pay for environmental improvement to the caves,
February 2008. Report prepared by CSIRO
Economic and social values of land and water uses on the Gnangara groundwater system,
February 2009, report prepared by CSIRO
Sense of Place: Perth community attitude towards places of significance on the Gnangara groundwater system,
March 2009, report prepared by CSIRO
Analysis of land and water use scenarios for the Gnangara groundwater system,
July 2009, Ram Ranjan, Sorada Tapsuwan, Amgad Elmahdi and David Kaczan
Regional planning context and future land-uses Investigation into the Regional Planning Context and Future Land Use Options for the Gnangara Mound,
Stage 1 Report, May 2008. Report prepared by Connell Wagner on behalf of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure
Gnangara sustainability strategy summary of land use planning investigations,
February 2009, compiled by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure
Understanding soil processes controlling landscape acidity and heavy metal mobilisation on Aquic Podosols on the Swan coastal plain,
May 2009, N. Prakongkep, R.J. Gilkes, The Univesity of Western Australia and B. Singh, Department of Environment and Conservation, report to the Department of Environment and Conservation
Horticulture precinct on the Gnangara Mound Ideal nutrient and water practices on a green-fields horticultural site at Carabooda - opportunities and constraints,
July 2009. Investigation and report by Peter Eckersley in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture and Food WA and Doug Hall of Irrigation Australia
The feasibility of a new horticultural precinct on the Gnangara Mound,
November 2008, report and consolidated summary prepared by Science Matters and Economics Consulting Services on behalf of the Department of Agriculture and Food
Plantation forestry Assessment of silvicultural regimes for softwood plantations established on the Gnangara Mound,
Report Prepared by URS on behalf of the Forest Products Commission
Food resources of Carnaby's black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris) in the Gnangara Sustainability Strategy study area,
October 2008, report prepared by Edith Cowan University on behalf of the Forest Products Commission
Gnangara groundwater system plantation species assessment,
January 2009, report prepared by URS Australia on behalf of the Forest Products Commission
Pines and the ecology of Carnaby‘s Black-Cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus latirostris) in the Gnangara Sustainability Strategy study area.,
Pines and the ecology of Carnaby’s black-cockatoos (calyptorhynchus latirostris) in the Gnangara sustainability strategy study area, July 2009, Hugh Finn, William Stock, and Leonie Valentine - Edith Cowan University, Murdoch University & Department of Environment and Conservation respectively.
Community engagement and communication Gnangara Sustainability Strategy, Report on Community Views Survey,
July 2008. Report prepared by SAVANT Surveys and Strategies
Gnangara Sustainability Strategy, Community Forums Analysis Report,
June 2008. Report prepared by Blue Sands Environmental
Gnangara Sustainability Strategy Regional Profile includes socio-demographic profiles of 29 areas in the region, based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics' Census of Population and Housing.www.id.com.au/profile/default.aspx?id=324
Gnangara sustainability strategy Aboriginal consultation project,
December 2008. Report prepared by Kevin Giles, KG’s Practical Planning Services
Local area modelling East Wanneroo integrated groundwater-lake flow modelling: Predictive scenario modelling to support the Gnangara sustainability strategy,
July 2009, Department of Water, Hydrogeological record series, Report no. HG35
Six projects being undertaken by the Water Corporation The Water Corporation have published a number of reports on groundwater. Check out their website at www.watercorporation.com.au/P/publications_supply_storage.cfm
Confined Pumping Response,
April 2008, Water Corporation