ECOLOGY CULTURE HERITAGE

Two environmentally significant areas – Precincts 5 and 7 – were designated as reserves in the 1999 Perth Airport Master Plan and again adopted in the Master Plan 2004.  Important habitats for a diverse range of fauna – including the Southern Brown Bandicoot – are preserved in the conservation areas.  The conservation precincts represent 310 hectares, or approximately 30% of non-aeronautical zoned land at Perth Airport.

Click here to view a map outlining Precincts 5 and 7.  You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the map, which can be downloaded for free from www.adobe.com.

Conservation Precinct 5

• Located in the south-east sector of the airport.
• Includes areas of the Register of the National Estate (RNE) listed Forrestfield Bushland.
• Track rehabilitation and wetland construction projects underway.

Conservation Precinct 7

• Located in the north-east sector of the airport.
• Includes areas of the RNE listed Munday Swamp Bushland.
• Extensive weed control and wetland buffer rehabilitation projects underway.

Westralia Airports Corporation’s (WAC) aim is to conserve and, where possible, enhance natural vegetation within conservation areas.  These areas receive first priority for fire protection, disease control, rehabilitation and revegetation.

WAC maintains and enhances the quality of habitat in the conservation areas through initiatives in:

• Water monitoring
• Rehabilitation
• Weed control 
• Vertebrate pest control 
• Fauna monitoring.

For more information on ecology, culture and heritage at Perth Airport, please read the current Annual Environment Report.