Story in Brief

• Location - Map

About Peatlands

• What is Peat?
• Australian Peatlands
• Peat as a Resource
• Alternatives to Peat

• Value of Wetlands in General
• Wingecarribee Ecosystem
• Wingecarribee as a Unique Habitat
  • The Giant Dragonfly
• Historical Value of Wingecarribee Swamp
• Wingecarribee Swamp Contribution to Water Quality
• Map of Shoalhaven Water Supply Scheme

• Chronology

• History of Mining

  • Extent of Mining over the Years

• History of Nature Reserve Proposal
  • Map of Proposed Nature Reserve

• Mining Operations
• Environmental Impacts
  • More on environmental Impacts
• Research Impacts
• Sustainability of Mining
• Impacts on Water Quality

Role of Government

• Relevant Policies
  • Mining Acts
    • Sovereign Risk
  • Endangered Species Protection Act
    • Threatening Activity Document
  • NSW Wetland Management Policy

  • Commonwealth Wetlands Policy

• Government Departments and Agencies
  • Department of Land and Water Conservation (DLWC)
  • Department of Mineral Resources (DMR)
    • DMR Position
  • National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS)
    • NPWS Position
    • Map of Proposed Nature Reserve

  • Sydney Water Corporation

• Ramsar International Convention on Wetlands

• Events
  • Photos of Resulting Channel to Reservoir
• Explanation
• Consequences
  • Photo of Collapsed Swamp
  • Photo of Peat Debris in Reservoir
  • Map showing extent of Damage

References

Glossary

Credits