WESTBURY BACKYARD BIRDS PROJECT
Application Form
Applications are being sought by NRM North to participate in its Westbury Backyard Birds
Project.
To apply, just fill in the Westbury Backyard Birds Project Application Form attached and return it to:
Stuart Brownlea
N.R.M Facilitator, Meander Valley Council (in partnership with NRM North)
Email: [email protected]
Mail: C/o Meander Valley Council, P.O. Box 102, Westbury Tas. 7303
In Person: Meander Valley Council reception desk, 26 Lyall St, Westbury
By c.o.b. Wednesday 16th September 2015.
Note: This project is limited to the first 200 properties registered through applications. Apply
soon to avoid disappointment.
Advice on Registering Your Application
1. Identify which zone your property is in, using the map on the front page.
This will be relevant when selecting your plants.
If your property is outside the coloured areas, then you do not qualify for this project. Please
contact NRM facilitator Stuart Brownlea to discuss other programs that you may be able to access.
2. Fill out the personal and property details table below.
This information is required for project administration, and to keep in touch with you regarding the
project. Details will not be used for anything other than these purposes, or passed on to anyone
else.
3. Fill out the plant selection tables below.
This is the fun bit. Following the instructions carefully, select your plant species from each table.
Please only select the quantity indicted for each table, otherwise we may not be able to process
your application. Information is provided to help you with your selection, but you may wish to do
your own research on the species available (refer also to the Background Information sheet’s
“Frequently Asked Questions”). You will also receive 1 tussock grass or sagg, which are important
habitat for some birds as well as other small animals.
4. Return the application form.
Once you have completed both the personal details and plant selection tables, return them by 16th
September 2015 (Note: Applications may close earlier than this date if the limit of 200 properties is
reached – so early return of forms is recommended). You can email back a scanned or annotated
electronic copy; or either post or deliver printed copies to the Meander Valley Council offices in
Westbury.
5. You will receive confirmation by 25th September 2015 that your application has been registered
(usually by email unless you indicate another preference).
The date for delivery of your plants is expected to be during March/April 2016, and will be based on
readiness of your plants at the nursery, climatic conditions at the time, and logistics of delivery and
distribution. You will receive at least 2 weeks advance notice. I.D. may be requested at pick-up.
Further information:
Stuart Brownlea
N.R.M Facilitator, Meander Valley Council/N.R.M. North
Ph: 63935321
Mob: 0418 935321
Westbury Backyard Birds Project Application Form (personal and property details)
Applicant [must be an owner of the provided property address(es)]
Mandatory:
FIRST NAME:
LAST NAME:
EMAIL ADDRESS
PREFERRED CONTACT NUMBER
SECONDARY CONTACT NUMBER
Property Details
Mandatory:
PROPERTY 1 ADDRESS
PROPERTY ID NUMBER (PID), IF KNOWN
ZONE*
Optional – if applicable:
PROPERTY 2 ADDRESS
PROPERTY ID NUMBER (PID), IF KNOWN
ZONE*
PROPERTY 3 ADDRESS
PROPERTY ID NUMBER (PID), IF KNOWN
ZONE*
* Determine the zoning of your property using the map on the front cover of this form, or for a more
detailed map go to the Meander Valley Interim Planning Scheme 2013 (Westbury map pages) at:
www.meander.tas.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/MVC%20Zone%20Mapbook%2020131016.pdf
Westbury Backyard Birds Project Application Form (Plants Selection)
Groundcover: Choose -
Tussock grass (Poa species) OR
Sagg (Lomandra longifolia)
Understorey Plants: Indicate the 2 species you would like to receive (you will get 1 of each) by placing an
“x” or other mark in the “Selection” column, next to your 2 species.
Selection
Species Name
Bossiaea
cinerea
Common Name
Showy Bossiaea
Correa reflexa
Common Correa
Diplarrena
moraea
White Flag Iris
Epacris
impressa
Common Heath
Grevillea
australis var
alpina
Alpine Grevillea
Leptospermum
rupestre
(prostrate form)
Mountain Tea-Tree
Description
A small shrub to ~ 1m. Yellow –
brown pea flowers in spring.
Commonly found in coastal heaths
and woodlands. Requires a well
drained site. Full sun to part shade.
A hardy, small shrub to ~ 1m high.
Green bell shaped flowers in
spring. Prefers well drained soil.
Full sun to partial shade.
A narrow leafed tussock forming
Iris. White flowers on long stems in
spring. Hardy in dry or moist well
drained sites. Flowers best in full
sun.
Heath to ~ 60cm high. White, pink
or red flowers in autumn/winter
(no guarantee on colour supplied).
Prefers a well drained location. Full
sun or partial shade. Suitable
container plant. Tip - prune
regularly to maintain shape.
This alpine form of Grevillea is
prostrate ~ 0.3m x 1m. Delicate
white flowers in spring. Prefers a
moist, well drained position in full
sun. Tolerates frost and snow.
Good rockery plant.
Endemic, rock hugging, prostrate
shrub, ~ 0.3-1m x 1m. White
flowers in summer. Prefers moist
well drained sunny position,
tolerates snow and frost.
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Midstorey Plants: Indicate the 2 species you would like to receive (you will get 1 of each) by placing an “x”
or other mark in the “Selection” column, next to your 2 species.
Selection
Species Name
Acacia
terminalis
Common Name
Sunshine Wattle
Description
Callistemon
viridiflorus
Green Bottlebrush
Coprosma
quadrifida
Native Currant
Correa
lawrenceana
Mountain Correa
Grevillea
australis
Honey Grevillea
Lomatia
tinctoria
Guitar Plant
Melaleuca
gibbosa
Small-leaved
Melaleuca
Endemic bushy shrub ~1-3m x 12m with attractive foliage and
lemon-green bottlebrush flowers
in spring to summer. Prefers moist
positions. Tolerates periodic
waterlogging, wind, frost, full sun
or partial shade. Good screen,
shelter shrub.
Prickly dense shrub to ~ 2m. Small
green flowers in summer followed
by red berries. Requires a well
drained moist location in semi
shade.
Upright shrub to ~ 2m high. A
plant of open and dry forests. Pale
green tubular flowers in autumn
and spring. Prefers a moist, semishaded position.
This upright form of Tasmania’s
only Grevillea grows to ~ 2m high.
Found along river margins and in
open forests. Delicate white
flowers in spring. Prefers a moist,
well drained sunny position.
Tolerates frost.
Endemic, understorey shrub to ~
1m, found in dry forests, spreading
by rhizomes. Cream Grevillea-like
flowers in late spring to summer.
Tolerates heavy soils that dry out
in summer and partial shade.
A hardy, dense low shrub to ~ 2m
high. Lilac mauve flowers in spring.
Tolerates periodic wet and dry
conditions. Frost hardy. Full sun to
partial shade. Good screen /
shelter shrub.
Broad shrub to ~ 2 m high. Bronze
green foliage. Pale yellow flowers
autumn / winter. Prefers dry, well
drained soil, full sun to light shade.
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Taller Plants: Indicate the 2 species you would like to receive (you will get 1 of each) by placing an “x” or
other mark in the “Selection” column, next to your 2 species. Select within the range relevant to your zone
(taller trees are only appropriate for Low Density Residential properties which have more space available).
Selection
Species Name
Common Name
Description
LARGER SHRUBS/SMALL TREES
(any Zone)
Allocasuarina
littoralis
Bull Oak
Banksia
marginata
Silver Banksia
Bursaria spinosa
Sweet Bursaria
Callistemon
pallidus
Yellow Bottlebrush
Hakea epiglottis
Beaked Hakea
Leptospermum
scoparium
Manuka
Evergreen small to medium tree ~
4-8m x 2-4m with fine green
foliage. Prefers well drained soil, is
drought and frost tolerant. Good
ornamental and shelter tree.
Shrub or small tree ~ 3-10m x 25m. Attractive foliage, yellow
flowers from spring to early
winter. Adapted to winter wet /
summer dry conditions, frost
tolerant. Significant nectar
producer.
Hardy shrub to ~5m. White flowers
in summer. Requires a well
drained to dry location. Full sun or
partial shade. Attracts butterflies
and many other kinds of insects.
Medium shrub ~ 2-5m x 1-3m with
attractive foliage and lemon
bottlebrush flowers in spring to
summer. Adaptable to
waterlogging, frost, wind, and dry
spells. Full sun to partial shade.
Good screen, shelter shrub.
Endemic, small shrub to ~ 3m high.
Found in moist heaths and open
forest from the coast to the central
plateau. Flowers yellow - cream in
spring / summer. Adaptable to a
wide range of sites.
A hardy shrub to ~ 3m.high.
Masses of white flowers in spring
and summer. Tolerates periodic
wet and dry conditions. Tolerates
frost. Full sun or partial shade.
Good screen plant.
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Selection
Species Name
Common Name
Description
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TALLER TREES
(Low Density Residential Zone
option only)
Fast growing tree 6-15m high.
Widespread in wet and dry forests.
Bright yellow blossoms in early
spring. Good shelter and an
important bird habitat tree.
Large evergreen tree with a broad
crown if grown in the open.
Creamy yellow flowers in spring.
Prefers a well drained position in
full sun or semi-shade. Good
timber, shade or shelter tree.
Endemic, broad crowned tree ~ 10
to 20m high. Common dominant
tree of dry forests. Drought and
frost tolerant. Good windbreak /
shelter / habitat tree.
Acacia dealbata
Silver Wattle
Acacia
melanoxylon
Blackwood
Eucalyptus
amygdalina
Black Peppermint
Eucalyptus
ovata
Swamp Gum
A medium to large spreading tree
~10-30m high. Widespread in lowlying wet areas. Tolerates
prolonged waterlogging, and
heavy frost. Good windbreak /
shelter / habitat tree.
Eucalyptus
pauciflora
Cabbage Ash
Eucalyptus
viminalis
White Gum
A very attractive spreading tree
~10-20m high with beautiful
deciduous bark. Common in dry
open forest in areas that are cold,
windy and dry. Tolerates extreme
frosts and generally harsh
conditions. Prune to achieve a
multi-stemmed gnarled tree.
Majestic upright tree ~20-40 m +
high with attractive white
shedding bark. A major species of
dry open forests and woodlands.
Tolerates most soils but requires
good drainage. A tree important
for wildlife including birds and the
rural landscape. Suitable for cut
flowers and foliage.
Please check that you have only selected 2 plants from these two tables combined. General Residential
and Urban Mixed Use zoned properties should have selected their 2 from the first table (Larger
shrubs/Small Trees category).