Gundagai
Gundagai Updates Summary 2008-09
This section presents a summary of recorded changes for 2008-09 against the same 22 indicators as in the 2004-08 report. Links to each of the indicators within the comprehensive 2004-09 report are listed below. The new data, including charts and tables, for the period 30 June 2008 to 1 July 2009 is available within the comprehensive 2004-09 report. For easy identification, the 2008-09 changes have been marked in coloured text. Local initiatives undertaken within this period can be viewed as snapshots.
What the 2008-09 results tell us for Gundagai
There were no significant changes recorded against most indicators during this period, however, Rainfall data for 2008-09 have been included.
Indicators updated for 2008-09
- Atmosphere and Weather
- Biodiversity
Issue: Atmosphere and Weather
Indicator: Rainfall
An analysis of monthly 2004-09 rainfall and a long-term perspective are available for the indicator. The main rainfall observing site used in this analysis was Mt Horeb - Marathon (Bureau of Meteorology Station No. 072154), which is 17 km from Gundagai and has records beginning in 1926. Rainfall observations at Gundagai (No. 070069) began in 1893; the station closed in 1971. There is a high degree of correlation between the two sites, which allowed the creation of a continuous time series from 1893 to the present (see Appendix 2 for further information).
Indicator: Temperature
The Bureau of Meteorology is heavily reliant on volunteer observers to record temperature readings across the Region. No temperature data are available for 2008-09 in this Council area.
Issue: Biodiversity
Indicator: Pest Animals
There were no significant changes recorded during the 2008-09 period. As was reported in 2004-08, seven pest animals were recorded in the Gundagai Shire during the current reporting period. This is a similar trend to the previous reporting period however cats are now present throughout the Shire district. Due to limitations in the current reporting period data, quantitative information to assess change in all the pest animal distributions and abundance is unavailable. Furthermore, this is only the second time that the Gundagai Shire has been included in the Australian Capital Region State of the Environment Report (RSoER).
