Tatham Koala Fence Project

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The Tatham Koala Exclusion Fence is designed to reduce the number of koala deaths and injury, on the corner of Tatham Road and Bruxner Highway, Tatham. This area was identified as a blackspot in the Wildlife Roadkill Mitigation Report 2019. Lismore City Council has received funding from the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) to deliver this project for the community.

Project Details

Lismore City Council plans to construct a koala exclusion fence along a section of the Bruxner Highway at South Gundarimba on the corner of Tatham Road, approximately 12 km west of Lismore.

The works will involve the installation of the following key components:

• 1.7km of fencing along both sides of the Bruxner Highway, including Tatham Road intersection

• 1.5km of fencing along Bruxner Highway, commencing at the Pelican Creek Bridge and including the intersection and 120m of Tatham Road.

• Safe crossing point under Pelican Creek Bridge

• Koala grids (similar to cattle grid) across three driveways

• Koala connectivity structures (fence crossing poles and escape structures)

A map of the location will be shared upon completion of the 90% design.

The feasibility of constructing an additional underpass at the western end of the fence is currently being investigated. This will facilitate the safe passage of koalas across the highway and help to mitigate the fragmentation effects to local koala populations caused by the fence. This would involve the construction of either a box or round culvert.

Koala-proof fencing helps direct koalas away from major road traffic and funnel them towards safe crossing points. A number of one-way escape poles will also be installed to allow koalas that accidentally enter the road side to escape.

Provide Your Feedback

Landowners, neighbouring properties and specified stakeholders will be invited to provide feedback on the 90% design plans. A letter will be sent outlining how to provide feedback and invite further discussion to ensure the success of this project for the Tatham community.

If you would like to provide a general comment on the project, please do so below through 'Provide Your Feedback'.

Project Stakeholders

The project has brought together a range of stakeholders and specialists from Lismore City Council, Friends of the Koala, Transport for NSW and NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) to deliver this important project for conserving our local koala population.

Project Timeline

This project has been on hold following the 2022 natural disaster. Priority works are scheduled for the project to be completed prior to the 2024 koala breeding season. Updates will be shared through the 'Community Updates' tab below.

The Tatham Koala Exclusion Fence is designed to reduce the number of koala deaths and injury, on the corner of Tatham Road and Bruxner Highway, Tatham. This area was identified as a blackspot in the Wildlife Roadkill Mitigation Report 2019. Lismore City Council has received funding from the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) to deliver this project for the community.

Project Details

Lismore City Council plans to construct a koala exclusion fence along a section of the Bruxner Highway at South Gundarimba on the corner of Tatham Road, approximately 12 km west of Lismore.

The works will involve the installation of the following key components:

• 1.7km of fencing along both sides of the Bruxner Highway, including Tatham Road intersection

• 1.5km of fencing along Bruxner Highway, commencing at the Pelican Creek Bridge and including the intersection and 120m of Tatham Road.

• Safe crossing point under Pelican Creek Bridge

• Koala grids (similar to cattle grid) across three driveways

• Koala connectivity structures (fence crossing poles and escape structures)

A map of the location will be shared upon completion of the 90% design.

The feasibility of constructing an additional underpass at the western end of the fence is currently being investigated. This will facilitate the safe passage of koalas across the highway and help to mitigate the fragmentation effects to local koala populations caused by the fence. This would involve the construction of either a box or round culvert.

Koala-proof fencing helps direct koalas away from major road traffic and funnel them towards safe crossing points. A number of one-way escape poles will also be installed to allow koalas that accidentally enter the road side to escape.

Provide Your Feedback

Landowners, neighbouring properties and specified stakeholders will be invited to provide feedback on the 90% design plans. A letter will be sent outlining how to provide feedback and invite further discussion to ensure the success of this project for the Tatham community.

If you would like to provide a general comment on the project, please do so below through 'Provide Your Feedback'.

Project Stakeholders

The project has brought together a range of stakeholders and specialists from Lismore City Council, Friends of the Koala, Transport for NSW and NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) to deliver this important project for conserving our local koala population.

Project Timeline

This project has been on hold following the 2022 natural disaster. Priority works are scheduled for the project to be completed prior to the 2024 koala breeding season. Updates will be shared through the 'Community Updates' tab below.

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