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***There is currently no NRM Group for this district. However there is potential for a group in the future. In the interim the SAAL NRM Board is repsonsible for group activities in this district. ***
NRMO Contact: Mark O’Connor
Ph: 08 8648 5981
Email: mark.oconnor@saalnrm.sa.gov.au
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Chairperson:
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Members:
TBA
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About the North East Pastoral District
The North East Pastoral district covers an area of approximately 34, 500 square kilometres and is bound to the north by the dog fence and to the east by the New South Wales border. Communities The population of the district is approximately 400-500 people plus itinerant workers such as miners and kangaroo shooters. There are no major towns, however small communities exist at Yunta, Manna Hill, Olary and Mingary.
Climate
The climate is characterised by hot to very hot, dry summers and cool to mild, dry winters. Rainfall is low and unreliable with some infrequent heavy falls and no apparent seasonality. Average annual rainfall ranges from 175 mm in the north to 250 mm in the west. Evaporation rates are 2, 500 mm per annum in the south and 2, 800 mm in the north.
Land Forms
The district is divided by the low hills of the Olary Spur, with undulating mallee/blackoak and chenopod plains to the south and extensive bluebush/saltbush plains with occasional dunes to the north.
Vegetation
Major vegetation types include:
Low Hills: mallee box, ruby saltbush, curry bush, clammy daisy bush, rock nightshade
Plains: black oak, bullock bush, sandalwood, bladder saltbush, sennas, mulga, bluebush
Watercourses/Drainage Lines: river red gums, river box, blackbush, saltbush, elegant wattle, mallee box, neverfail, spotted emubush
Water
Groundwater of reasonable quality is found throughout most of the district. The Olary Spur provides the catchment and storage for most groundwater suitable for stock. Dams are the major source of water away from the Olary Spur as the supply and quality of bore water on the plains is low and used generally for supplementary supplies in dry seasons.
Land Use & Industry
The dominant land use in the district is sheep production, with some cattle grazing. Other land use includes gold and uranium mining, with some tourism. There are no government managed conservation areas in this district.
Land management Issues
Land management issues include: total grazing pressure; feral animals; pest plants; wind and water erosion; woody shrub increase mining and exploration impacts.