The Private Land Conservation Program provides a range of post-covenanting services to landowners statewide.
Conservation Program Officers are available to:
help landowners deal with particular issues
undertake site visits
review Nature Conservation Plans/Operations Plans
provide advice on property sales and reserve information (with the vendor's permission) to real estate agents and purchasers of covenants
make contact with new covenant owners following registration of a new covenant or change of ownership
can provide a range of general information and management advice to landowners
The Private Land Conservation Program also conduct a range of biological monitoring activities in private reserves. These are designed to measure change over time, to identify causes and adapt management strategies, as required, to maintain and/or enhance the condition of reserves.
Monitoring methods include general assessments of the condition of native vegetation and evaluated case studies that examine particular issues in detail. To enable a wide representative sample of reserves, monitoring activities are undertaken on a strategic basis.
All monitoring information is provided back to landowners through comprehensive reports that may include:
Monitoring and Stewardship Resources
Buying or selling a property that has a Conservation Covenant
If you have a
Conservation Covenant registered on the title of your property and are thinking of selling, you should keep in mind that anyone involved in the sale process (e.g. real estate agents, lawyers) needs to be informed of the covenant.
Prospective buyers and new owners must be informed of the covenant on the property title so that they can factor this into their decisions.
Owners of Conservation Covenants have the support of the PLCP who are available to assist with advice and management. Officers can provide agents with information about the unique values of a particular private reserve - information that may assist to secure a sale.
A covenant may appeal to particular purchasers and may be promoted as a valuable aspect of the property.
The
Selling or Buying page has more information.