Prioritisation criteria for management actions:

1. Do the management actions align with the priority actions outlined in the Goulburn Broken Regional Catchment (GB RCS) Strategy? High/medium/low alignment
2. Are the management actions identified in relevant Plans specific to the RLP Priority e.g. Recovery Plans and/or Joint Management Plans? Yes/No
3. Are the management actions identified in the relevant Plans specific to the RLP Priority e.g. recovery plans or Joint Management Plans relevant in the Goulburn Broken Catchment? High/medium/low relevance
4. Are the management actions proven to address the threat to the RLP Priority? Have the management actions been proven through previous monitoring, research or experience to address the threat to the RLP Priority. Experimental/ innovative management actions may also be included, these would be supported extensive MERI. High/medium/low effectiveness
5. Do the actions align with priority actions identified by Traditional Owners (see RCS). High/medium/low alignment
6. Do the actions support the applications of the resilience principles? Do the Management Actions integrate a complex, systems view of the world including accommodating different scales and perspectives, factoring in an uncertain future and knowledge and anticipating and adapting to change? Yes/No
7. Would implementation of these management actions contribute to the RLP 5-year outcomes? High/medium/low level of contribution

Action prioritisation using above criteria:

Investment priority	Action	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Final ranking (the most common or reflective ranking on balance)
Australasian Bittern (Bird) Botaurus poiciloptilus Draft recovery plan	Identify the key sites where Australasian Bitterns occur/are likely to occur/where potential suitable habitat occurs eg (recorded at Waranga Basin).	Med	Yes	Med	Med	Med	No	Low	Medium
	Manage key sites to ensure habitat is suitable for Australasian Bitterns, including wetlands that have environmental water delivery.	High	Yes	Low	High	High	Yes	Med	High
	Reduce weed species and grazing animals at sites to improve wetland structure and function.	High	No	Low	High	High	Yes	Med	High
	Engage community and stakeholders in Australasian Bittern conservation.	High	Yes	Med	Med	High	Yes	Med	High
	As a sacred bird, involve traditional owners in management actions.	High	Yes	Med	Med	High	Yes	Med	High
Leadbeater’s Possum (Mammal) Gymnobelideus leadbeateri Draft national recovery plan	Work in Partnership with DELWP and other relevant stakeholders to raise awareness of the threats to this species.	Med	Yes	Med	Med	High	Yes	Med	Medium
Mountain Pygmy-possum (Mammal) Burramys parvus National recovery plan	Continue to monitor populations of Mountain Pygmy Possums and Bogong Moths.	Med	Yes	High	High	High	Yes	Low	High
	Revegetate to provide food and linkage pathways.	High	Yes	High	Med	Med	Yes	Med	High
	Control cats.	High	Yes	High	High	Med	No	Med	High
	Control weeds in associated areas.	High	Yes	Med	Med	Med	Low	No	Medium
	Continue to work in partnership with recovery team, DELWP, Parks Victoria, Alpine Resorts commissions, community, school groups and other CMAs.	High	No	N/A	Med	Med	Yes	Med	Medium
Plains Rice-flower (Plant) Pimelea spinescens subsp. spinescens National recovery plan	Work with NC CMA to increase populations through propagation and planting.	High	Yes	Med	Med	High	Yes	Med	High
	Trial burning of roadsides where populations may have/currently exist.	High	Yes	Low	Med	High	Yes	Med	Medium
Regent Honeyeater (Bird) Anthochaera phrygia National recovery plan	Encourage planting of Autumn winter flowering trees, such as Ironbarks (e. Leucoxylon, E. tricarpa, and E. sideroxylon) and Grey Box (E. macrocarpa) trees where appropriate in revegetation of sites.	High	Yes	Med	Med	High	Yes	High	High
	Work with landholders to increase habitat through incentives for revegetation.	Med	No	N/A	Med	Med	Yes	High	Medium
	Reduce fragmentation through planting linkages between important remnants.	High	Yes	Med	Med	High	Yes	High	High
Silver / Buxton Gum (Plant) Eucalyptus crenulata National recovery plan	Continue to build knowledge of potential sites through mapping analysis and ground truthing.	Med	Yes	High	Med	High	No	Low	Medium
	Continue to engage the local community in its conservation.	High	Yes	High	Med	Med	Yes	Med	Medium
	Continue to work with landholders to improve existing sites and create new populations.	High	Yes	High	Med	Med	Yes	High	High
	Increase seed genetic fitness through increasing populations of mixed genetics.	Med	No	N/A	Med	Med	Yes	Med	Medium
Small Purple-pea (Plant) Swainsona recta National recovery plan	Keep up to date with NE CMA about conservation actions.	Med	No	N/A	Low	N/A	N/A	Med	Low
	Trial propagation in the Euroa Arboretum and plant into previously known sites where suitable.	High	Yes	Med	Med	High	Yes	Med	Medium
Swift Parrot (Bird) Lathamus discolor National recovery plan	In the Box-Ironbark region (eg Rushworth/Heathcote/Greytown) and Riverine Plains, encourage planting of Autumn winter flowering trees, such as Ironbarks (e. Leucoxylon, E. tricarpa, and E. sideroxylon) and Grey Box (E. macrocarpa) trees where appropriate in revegetation of sites.	High	Yes	Med	Med	High	Yes	High	High
	Work with landholders to increase habitat through incentives for revegetation.	Med	No	N/A	Med	Med	Yes	High	Medium
	Reduce fragmentation through planting linkages between important remnants.	High	Yes	Med	Med	High	Yes	High	High
Turnip Copperburr (Plant) Scerolaena napiformis National recovery plan	Work with local communities to increase species profile, as may be found on private land.	High	Yes	Med	Med	Med	Yes	Med	Medium
	Continue to seek out and map plants.	Med	Yes	Med	Med	Med	No	Low	Medium
	Continue to trial propagation methods so that plants can become part of revegetation projects.	High	Yes	Med	Med	High	Yes	Med	Medium