Overview of action statements
The preparation of action statements is a statutory requirement for all listed taxa, communities and Potentially Threatening Processes (PTPs). An action statement sets out what has been done in the past, and identifies potential future actions intended to conserve and manage a species, community or PTP.
To manage the preparation of action statements and support the conservation sector to participate in implementing priority actions, a new approach has been adopted to:
- Prioritise and publish a list of action statements for preparation each year
- Standardise and simplify templates
- Align data systems to support efficient preparation of action statements
- Facilitate greater collaboration, partnership and involvement across the conservation sector to prepare and implement action statements.
Annual action statement preparation list
A list of species, communities and potentially threatening process for which an action statement will be prepared will be published on this website on an annual basis.
- The 2022-23 list is available here: Priority Action Statement Preparation List 2022-2023 (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- The 2023-24 list is currently under development.
What's contained in the new action statements?
For species and threatened communities, new action statements contain the following:
- Image of the species or threatened community and habitat distribution model
- Conservation status and criteria under which species or community was listed
- A list of threats, intended and past actions
- Links to species information resources including:
- Species Forecast Reports (a new information tool that includes life history information, references and interactive data that interprets the prospect of species persistence over time).
- Threatened Species Assessment Reports (Conservation status assessment detailing listing criteria), and;
- Conservation Advice (Commonwealth Conservation Planning documentation)
- A list of resources for DEECA’s decision support tools including Strategic Management Prospects that provide information on where to undertake actions that benefit multiple species and to assist in determination of the most beneficial locations to undertake actions.
- Information on how to get involved and take action including resources for identifying Traditional Owners to contact before undertaking actions
- Resources to assist in reporting action and submitting monitoring data for continuous improvement of actions and species information.
The design of action statements for Potentially Threatening Processes is currently in development.
An invitation to work together
The FFG Act emphasises the importance of cooperative approaches to biodiversity conservation, recognising that all government agencies and the community can participate in the conservation effort.
The Victorian Government invites Traditional Owners, government and non-government organisations, private and public land managers to work together to support the preparation and implementation of action statements. We welcome the inclusion of traditional ecological knowledge, and culturally specific actions aligned with self-determination where Traditional Owner groups see fit for incorporation.
Get in touch through threatened.species@deeca.vic.gov.au so we can partner and collaborate to strengthen the delivery of our conservation management actions to support the vision for Victoria’s biodiversity to be healthy, valued and actively cared for.
Recently published action statements (2022-23)
- Australasian Bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus) (PDF, 504.1 KB)
- Australasian Bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus) (accessible) (DOCX, 799.6 KB)
- Black Falcon (Falco subniger) (PDF, 452.6 KB)
- Black Falcon (Falco subniger) (accessible) (DOCX, 1.0 MB)
- Black-eared Miner (Manorina melanotis) (PDF, 450.2 KB)
- Black-eared Miner (Manorina melanotis) (accessible) (DOCX, 631.8 KB)
- Eastern Bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus) (PDF, 438.1 KB)
- Eastern Bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus) (accessible) (DOCX, 488.8 KB)
- Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) (PDF, 433.4 KB)
- Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) (accessible) (DOCX, 521.9 KB)
- Helmeted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops cassidix) (PDF, 411.0 KB)
- Helmeted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops cassidix) (accessible) (DOCX, 1.4 MB)
- Hooded Plover (Thinornis cucullatus) (PDF, 460.5 KB)
- Hooded Plover (Thinornis cucullatus) (accessible) (DOCX, 502.4 KB)
- Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) (PDF, 407.9 KB)
- Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) (accessible) (DOCX, 663.5 KB)
- Mallee Emu-wren (Stipiturus mallee) (PDF, 457.4 KB)
- Mallee Emu-wren (Stipiturus mallee) (accessible) (DOCX, 584.0 KB)
- Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata) (PDF, 509.9 KB)
- Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata) (accessible) (DOCX, 743.1 KB)
- Masked Owl (Tyto novaehollandiae) (PDF, 502.2 KB)
- Masked Owl (Tyto novaehollandiae) (accessible) (DOCX, 1.4 MB)
- Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster) (PDF, 451.5 KB)
- Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster) (accessible) (DOCX, 503.5 KB)
- Plains-wanderer (Pedionomus torquatus) (PDF, 503.2 KB)
- Plains-wanderer (Pedionomus torquatus) (accessible) (DOCX, 797.2 KB)
- Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua) (PDF, 535.7 KB)
- Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua) (accessible) (DOCX, 833.2 KB)
- Regent Honeyeater (Anthochaera phrygia) (PDF, 450.0 KB)
- Regent Honeyeater (Anthochaera phrygia) (accessible) (DOCX, 1.1 MB)
- Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa) (PDF, 467.3 KB)
- Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa) (accessible) (DOCX, 714.8 KB)
- Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor) (PDF, 470.6 KB)
- Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor) (accessible) (DOCX, 738.3 KB)
- Australian Grayling (Prototroctes maraena) (PDF, 427.5 KB)
- Australian Grayling (Prototroctes maraena) (accessible) (DOCX, 1.1 MB)
- Barred Galaxias (Galaxias fuscus) (PDF, 477.8 KB)
- Barred Galaxias (Galaxias fuscus) (accessible) (DOCX, 682.3 KB)
- Dargo Galaxias (Galaxias mungadhan) (PDF, 466.9 KB)
- Dargo Galaxias (Galaxias mungadhan) (accessible) (DOCX, 638.8 KB)
- Dwarf Galaxias (Galaxiella pusilla) (PDF, 407.5 KB)
- Dwarf Galaxias (Galaxiella pusilla) (accessible) (DOCX, 583.2 KB)
- East Gippsland Galaxias (Galaxias aequipinnis) (PDF, 485.9 KB)
- East Gippsland Galaxias (Galaxias aequipinnis) (accessible) (DOCX, 703.0 KB)
- Empire Gudgeon (Hypseleotris compressa) (PDF, 380.5 KB)
- Empire Gudgeon (Hypseleotris compressa) (accessible) (DOCX, 612.4 KB)
- Little Galaxias (Galaxiella toourtkoourt) (PDF, 423.5 KB)
- Little Galaxias (Galaxiella toourtkoourt) (accessible) (DOCX, 626.7 KB)
- Macquarie Perch (Macquaria australasica) (PDF, 482.8 KB)
- Macquarie Perch (Macquaria australasica) (accessible) (DOCX, 795.6 KB)
- McDowall's Galaxias (Galaxias mcdowalli) (PDF, 410.4 KB)
- McDowall's Galaxias (Galaxias mcdowalli) (accessible) (DOCX, 613.4 KB)
- Murray Hardyhead (Craterocephalus fluviatilis) (PDF, 377.0 KB)
- Murray Hardyhead (Craterocephalus fluviatilis) (accessible) (DOCX, 423.7 KB)
- Roundsnout Galaxias (Galaxias terenasus) (PDF, 480.5 KB)
- Roundsnout Galaxias (Galaxias terenasus) (accessible) (DOCX, 776.4 KB)
- Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon (Mogurnda adspersa) (PDF, 433.9 KB)
- Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon (Mogurnda adspersa) (accessible) (DOCX, 673.7 KB)
- Tapered Galaxias (Galaxias lanceolatus) (PDF, 456.9 KB)
- Tapered Galaxias (Galaxias lanceolatus) (accessible) (DOCX, 738.2 KB)
- Trout Cod (Maccullochella macquariensis) (PDF, 422.9 KB)
- Trout Cod (Maccullochella macquariensis) (accessible) (DOCX, 726.2 KB)
- West Gippsland Galaxias (Galaxias longifundus) (PDF, 438.5 KB)
- West Gippsland Galaxias (Galaxias longifundus) (accessible) (DOCX, 688.2 KB)
- Alpine Spiny Crayfish (Euastacus crassus) (PDF, 514.3 KB)
- Alpine Spiny Crayfish (Euastacus crassus) (accessible) (DOCX, 608.2 KB)
- Curve-tail Burrowing Crayfish (Engaeus curvisuturus) (PDF, 468.6 KB)
- Curve-tail Burrowing Crayfish (Engaeus curvisuturus) (accessible) (DOCX, 716.3 KB)
- Eltham Copper Butterfly (Paralucia pyrodiscus lucida) (PDF, 448.3 KB)
- Eltham Copper Butterfly (Paralucia pyrodiscus lucida) (accessible) (DOCX, 698.8 KB)
- Giant Gippsland Earthworm (Megascolides australis) (PDF, 479.2 KB)
- Giant Gippsland Earthworm (Megascolides australis) (accessible) (DOCX, 543.4 KB)
- Glenelg Freshwater Mussel / Bocara Timbonn (Hyridella glenelgensis) (PDF, 439.4 KB)
- Glenelg Freshwater Mussel / Bocara Timbonn (Hyridella glenelgensis) (accessible) (DOCX, 1.1 MB)
- Glenelg Spiny Crayfish (Euastacus bispinosus) (PDF, 538.0 KB)
- Glenelg Spiny Crayfish (Euastacus bispinosus) (accessible) (DOCX, 860.3 KB)
- Golden-rayed Blue Butterfly (Candalides noelkeri) (PDF, 375.9 KB)
- Golden-rayed Blue Butterfly (Candalides noelkeri) (accessible) (DOCX, 643.6 KB)
- Mallacoota Burrowing Crayfish (Engaeus mallacoota) (PDF, 463.5 KB)
- Mallacoota Burrowing Crayfish (Engaeus mallacoota) (accessible) (DOCX, 924.4 KB)
- Mt Donna Buang Wingless Stonefly (Riekoperla darlingtoni) (PDF, 391.7 KB)
- Mt Donna Buang Wingless Stonefly (Riekoperla darlingtoni) (accessible) (DOCX, 450.7 KB)
- Narracan Burrowing Crayfish (Engaeus phyllocercus) (PDF, 493.4 KB)
- Narracan Burrowing Crayfish (Engaeus phyllocercus) (accessible) (DOCX, 816.9 KB)
- Orbost Spiny Crayfish (Euastacus diversus) (PDF, 494.2 KB)
- Orbost Spiny Crayfish (Euastacus diversus) (accessible) (DOCX, 749.2 KB)
- South Gippsland Spiny Crayfish (Euastacus neodiversus) (PDF, 451.2 KB)
- South Gippsland Spiny Crayfish (Euastacus neodiversus) (accessible) (DOCX, 712.2 KB)
- Strzelecki Burrowing Crayfish (Engaeus rostrogaleatus) (PDF, 466.0 KB)
- Strzelecki Burrowing Crayfish (Engaeus rostrogaleatus) (accessible) (DOCX, 807.0 KB)
- Australian Sea-lion (Neophoca cinerea) (PDF, 438.8 KB)
- Australian Sea-lion (Neophoca cinerea) (accessible) (DOCX, 597.0 KB)
- Broad-toothed Rat (Mastacomys fuscus mordicus) (PDF, 455.1 KB)
- Broad-toothed Rat (Mastacomys fuscus mordicus) (accessible) (DOCX, 536.0 KB)
- Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata) (PDF, 432.7 KB)
- Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata) (accessible) (DOCX, 623.4 KB)
- Eastern Barred Bandicoot (Perameles gunnii) (PDF, 452.9 KB)
- Eastern Barred Bandicoot (Perameles gunnii) (accessible) (DOCX, 526.1 KB)
- Fat-tailed Dunnart (Sminthopsis crassicaudata) (PDF, 492.8 KB)
- Fat-tailed Dunnart (Sminthopsis crassicaudata) (accessible) (DOCX, 1010.3 KB)
- Long-footed Potoroo (Potorous longipes) (PDF, 496.5 KB)
- Long-footed Potoroo (Potorous longipes) (accessible) (DOCX, 813.2 KB)
- Long-nosed Potoroo (Potorous tridactylus trisulcatus) (PDF, 520.4 KB)
- Long-nosed Potoroo (Potorous tridactylus trisulcatus) (accessible) (DOCX, 746.9 KB)
- New Holland Mouse (Pseudomys novaehollandiae) (PDF, 531.8 KB)
- New Holland Mouse (Pseudomys novaehollandiae) (accessible) (DOCX, 600.9 KB)
- Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) (PDF, 445.1 KB)
- Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) (accessible) (DOCX, 620.2 KB)
- Southern Bent-wing Bat (southern ssp.) (Miniopterus orianae bassanii) (PDF, 499.1 KB)
- Southern Bent-wing Bat (southern ssp.) (Miniopterus orianae bassanii) (accessible) (DOCX, 519.8 KB)
- Southern Brown Bandicoot (Isoodon obesulus obesulus) (PDF, 572.0 KB)
- Southern Brown Bandicoot (Isoodon obesulus obesulus) (accessible) (DOCX, 718.5 KB)
- White-footed Dunnart (Sminthopsis leucopus) (PDF, 470.4 KB)
- White-footed Dunnart (Sminthopsis leucopus) (accessible) (DOCX, 635.9 KB)
- Adamson's Blown-grass (Lachnagrostis adamsonii) (PDF, 377.0 KB)
- Adamson's Blown-grass (Lachnagrostis adamsonii) (accessible) (DOCX, 507.5 KB)
- Aniseed Boronia (Boronia galbraithiae) (PDF, 423.0 KB)
- Aniseed Boronia (Boronia galbraithiae) (accessible) (DOCX, 601.0 KB)
- Beech Finger-fern (Notogrammitis angustifolia subsp. nothofageti) (PDF, 430.9 KB)
- Beech Finger-fern (Notogrammitis angustifolia subsp. nothofageti) (accessible) (DOCX, 736.6 KB)
- Ben Major Grevillea (Grevillea floripendula) (PDF, 438.2 KB)
- Ben Major Grevillea (Grevillea floripendula) (accessible) (DOCX, 500.8 KB)
- Betka Bottlebrush (Callistemon kenmorrisonii) (PDF, 460.2 KB)
- Betka Bottlebrush (Callistemon kenmorrisonii) (accessible) (DOCX, 1.1 MB)
- Bogong Sally (Eucalyptus pauciflora subsp. hedraia) (PDF, 446.4 KB)
- Bogong Sally (Eucalyptus pauciflora subsp. hedraia) (accessible) (DOCX, 540.0 KB)
- Burrowa Grevillea (Grevillea burrowa) (PDF, 395.6 KB)
- Burrowa Grevillea (Grevillea burrowa) (accessible) (DOCX, 454.8 KB)
- Candy Spider-orchid (Caladenia versicolor) (PDF, 437.4 KB)
- Candy Spider-orchid (Caladenia versicolor) (accessible) (DOCX, 472.5 KB)
- Coastal Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum litorale) (PDF, 440.8 KB)
- Coastal Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum litorale) (accessible) (DOCX, 504.3 KB)
- Colquhoun Grevillea (Grevillea celata) (PDF, 423.8 KB)
- Colquhoun Grevillea (Grevillea celata) (accessible) (DOCX, 574.9 KB)
- Concave Pomaderris (Pomaderris subplicata) (PDF, 456.7 KB)
- Concave Pomaderris (Pomaderris subplicata) (accessible) (DOCX, 540.4 KB)
- Crimson Spider-orchid (Caladenia concolor) (PDF, 448.8 KB)
- Crimson Spider-orchid (Caladenia concolor) (accessible) (DOCX, 497.3 KB)
- Dwarf Kerrawang (Commersonia prostrata) (PDF, 455.6 KB)
- Dwarf Kerrawang (Commersonia prostrata) (accessible) (DOCX, 524.4 KB)
- Elegant Spider-orchid (Caladenia formosa) (PDF, 455.1 KB)
- Elegant Spider-orchid (Caladenia formosa) (accessible) (DOCX, 512.3 KB)
- Forked Spyridium (Spyridium furculentum) (PDF, 443.6 KB)
- Forked Spyridium (Spyridium furculentum) (accessible) (DOCX, 669.9 KB)
- Gorae Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum diversiflorum) (PDF, 421.9 KB)
- Gorae Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum diversiflorum) (accessible) (DOCX, 632.6 KB)
- Grampians Bitter-pea (Daviesia laevis) (PDF, 437.7 KB)
- Grampians Bitter-pea (Daviesia laevis) (accessible) (DOCX, 510.4 KB)
- Gully Grevillea (Grevillea barklyana) (PDF, 453.6 KB)
- Gully Grevillea (Grevillea barklyana) (accessible) (DOCX, 680.3 KB)
- Leafy Nematolepis (Nematolepis frondosa) (PDF, 426.1 KB)
- Leafy Nematolepis (Nematolepis frondosa) (accessible) (DOCX, 473.1 KB)
- Maidenhair Spleenwort (Asplenium hookerianum) (PDF, 406.8 KB)
- Maidenhair Spleenwort (Asplenium hookerianum) (accessible) (DOCX, 632.4 KB)
- Mount Cassell Grevillea (Grevillea microstegia) (PDF, 468.6 KB)
- Mount Cassell Grevillea (Grevillea microstegia) (accessible) (DOCX, 558.9 KB)
- Mount Cole Grevillea (Grevillea montis-cole subsp. montis-cole) (PDF, 410.9 KB)
- Mount Cole Grevillea (Grevillea montis-cole subsp. montis-cole) (accessible) (DOCX, 603.3 KB)
- Rough Eyebright (Euphrasia scabra) (PDF, 513.2 KB)
- Rough Eyebright (Euphrasia scabra) (accessible) (DOCX, 1.4 MB)
- Rough-barked Apple (Angophora floribunda) (PDF, 432.1 KB)
- Rough-barked Apple (Angophora floribunda) (accessible) (DOCX, 879.7 KB)
- Round-leaf Pomaderris (Pomaderris vacciniifolia) (PDF, 494.1 KB)
- Round-leaf Pomaderris (Pomaderris vacciniifolia) (accessible) (DOCX, 565.9 KB)
- Slender Tree-fern (Cyathea cunninghamii) (PDF, 560.1 KB)
- Slender Tree-fern (Cyathea cunninghamii) (accessible) (DOCX, 1.7 MB)
- Stiff Groundsel (Senecio behrianus) (PDF, 399.5 KB)
- Stiff Groundsel (Senecio behrianus) (accessible) (DOCX, 511.0 KB)
- Strzelecki Gum (Eucalyptus strzeleckii) (PDF, 455.7 KB)
- Strzelecki Gum (Eucalyptus strzeleckii) (accessible) (DOCX, 543.0 KB)
- Tall Astelia (Astelia australiana) (PDF, 493.6 KB)
- Tall Astelia (Astelia australiana) (accessible) (DOCX, 805.5 KB)
- Violet Bladderwort (Utricularia violacea) (PDF, 405.1 KB)
- Violet Bladderwort (Utricularia violacea) (accessible) (DOCX, 623.5 KB)
- Wellington Mint-bush (Prostanthera galbraithiae) (PDF, 441.0 KB)
- Wellington Mint-bush (Prostanthera galbraithiae) (accessible) (DOCX, 463.7 KB)
- Whitfield Spider-orchid (Caladenia cremna) (PDF, 420.6 KB)
- Whitfield Spider-orchid (Caladenia cremna) (accessible) (DOCX, 472.8 KB)
- Alpine She-oak Skink (Cyclodomorphus praealtus) (PDF, 496.8 KB)
- Alpine She-oak Skink (Cyclodomorphus praealtus) (accessible) (DOCX, 524.3 KB)
- Diamond Python (Morelia spilota spilota) (PDF, 480.5 KB)
- Diamond Python (Morelia spilota spilota) (accessible) (DOCX, 694.3 KB)
- Guthega Skink (Liopholis guthega) (PDF, 490.6 KB)
- Guthega Skink (Liopholis guthega) (accessible) (DOCX, 529.6 KB)
- Heath Skink (Liopholis multiscutata) (PDF, 368.4 KB)
- Heath Skink (Liopholis multiscutata) (accessible) (DOCX, 677.9 KB)
- Alpine Bog and Fen (Bog Pool) Communities (PDF, 490.0 KB)
- Alpine Bog and Fen (Bog Pool) Communities (accessible) (DOCX, 752.5 KB)
- Central Gippsland Plains Grassland Community and Forest Red Gum Grassy Woodland Communities (PDF, 519.5 KB)
- Central Gippsland Plains Grassland Community and Forest Red Gum Grassy Woodland Communities (accessible) (DOCX, 775.4 KB)
- Grey Box - Buloke Grassy Woodland Community (PDF, 594.3 KB)
- Grey Box - Buloke Grassy Woodland Community (accessible) (DOCX, 1.0 MB)
- Western (Basalt) Plains Grasslands and Grassy Woodlands Communities (PDF, 529.4 KB)
- Western (Basalt) Plains Grasslands and Grassy Woodlands Communities (accessible) (DOCX, 778.9 KB)
Pre 2022-23 action statements
Page last updated: 15/09/23