Revegetation in the Bass Coast Shire

Revegetation is one of our major roles here at Bass Coast Landcare Network, this year planting 262,000 plants over 153 ha.

Since European settlement the land throughout the Bass Coast has been extensively cleared for building materials, and the majority of it now supports beef and dairy production with a smattering of horticultural enterprises and small lifestyle plots. The major issue combated by revegetation is halting erosion on steep slopes and stream sides; though land holders also plant shelter belts, wildlife corridors between areas of remnant vegetation and areas of new wildlife habitat.
As well as reducing soil loss through erosion control, revegetation provides a range of other on and off farm benefits including stock shelter, improved grass cover, reduced wind, green house gas absorption and improved regional biodiversity and water quality.
​Below is a basic list of the species we commonly grow in our nursery, and plant in the Bass Coast region. If you would like to see a full species list, click the brochure to download.

If you would like to arrange your own planting project, click here to go to our Natural Resource Management page.

overstorey

Acacia Mearnsii (Black Wattle)

​8-25m, heavy clay soil

Acacia dealbata (Silver wattle)

8-30m, heavy clay soils

Acacia Melanoxylon (Blackwood)

5-25m, clay and loam soils

Eucalyptus Obliqua (Messmate)

4-30m, heavy clay soils

Eucalyptus radiata (Narrow Leaf Peppermint)

10-30m, loam soils

Midstorey

Acacia Paradoxa (Hedge wattle)

2-4m, sandy and heavy clay soils

Acacia Stricta (Hop Wattle)

1-4m, loam soils

Acacia Verticillata (prickly moses)

2-6m, heavy clay soils

Bursaria Spinosa (Sweet Bursaria)

2-6m, sandy and heavy clay soils

Leptospermum Continentale (prickly tea tree)

1-4m, heavy clay soils

Melaleuca Ericifolia (Swamp Paperbark)

2-9m, heavy clay soils

Melaleuca squarrosa (Scented paperbark)

5m, sandy and loam soils

Cassinia aculeata (Dogwood)

3m, heavy clay soils

Coprosma quadrifida (Prickly currant bush)

2m, clay and loam soils

Goodenia Ovata (Hop Goodenia)

1-2m, all soils

Ozothamnus ferrugineus (Tree Everlasting)

2-6m, sandy and loam soils

Pomaderris aspera (Hazel Pomaderris)

3-8m, heavy clay soils

Solanum Aviculare (kangaroo apple)

1-3m, all soils

Olearia lirata (snowy daisy bush)

2-3m, clay and loam soils

Olearia argophylla (musk daisy bush)

3-9m, clay and loam soils

Understorey

dianella revoluta (Purple Flax Lily)

0.3-1m, sandy and heavy clay soils

Lomandra Longifolia (Spiny mat-rush)

0.5-1m, sandy and heavy clay soils

Poa Poiformis (Coast or Blue Tussock Grass)

0.2-0.9m, sandy and heavy clay soils