Associated Development: Gungahlin Urban Development
Commonwealth approval: Strategic assessment of urban development at Gungahlin, ACT
Length of Gungahlin Strategic Assessment approval: 1 January 2043. Following this date, the offset area will be incorporated into the Canberra Nature Park.
Translation of Nadjung Mada: Wet land
Former name: Kenny
Where is the Nadjung Mada Offset Area?
Nadjung Mada (159.7 Ha) is located in Mitchell in Canberra's north, west of Old Well Station Road.
Why is it an offset?
Nadjung Mada has conservation objectives concerning Matters of National Environmental Significance (MNES), protected under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). Specifically:
- Box-Gum Grassy Woodland (4.6 MB)
- Striped Legless Lizard (Delma impar)
- Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii) (315.9 KB)
Threatened flora and fauna
Find out about threatened flora and fauna in our action plans and fact sheets. You can also find useful information through the NSW Government threatened biodiversity profile search and PlantNET.
Ngunnawal Country and People
Nadjung Mada Offset Area is located on Ngunnawal Country, an ancient and diverse landscape managed by Ngunnawal people for tens of thousands of years. For time immemorial Ngunnawal people have maintained a tangible and intangible cultural, social, environmental, spiritual, and economic connection to these lands and waters.
The Heritage Act 2004 makes particular provision for recognising, registering and conserving Aboriginal places and objects. Under the Act it is an offence to damage, disturb or destroy any Aboriginal place or object. Find out more about registration and protection of Aboriginal places and objects at:
European heritage
The western portions of Kenny woodland, together with much of the adjoining grassland, has undergone a history of prolonged and intensive pasture improvement via the sowing of Phalaris and addition of superphosphate. This pasture improvement, together with a history of low-intensity cattle grazing under a set-stocking arrangement, has undoubtedly encouraged the dominance of native and exotic tussock-forming grasses, reduced the density of the mid-storey, removed the shrubs, and led to the loss of all but the most disturbance tolerant native forbs from the site. The site continues to be under rural lease for domestic stock grazing.
Learn more about heritage.
Management
Monitoring and research reports
- Environmental Offsets Ecological Monitoring Program Report 2018-19 (8.0 MB)
- Environmental Offsets Ecological Monitoring Program Report 2019-20 (10.8 MB)
- Grassland Quality and Extent Mapping 2017 (5.7 MB)
- Grassland Mapping Report 2016 (10.2 MB)
- Woodland Quality and Extent Mapping 2017 (15.4 MB)
- Box Gum Woodland Offset Monitoring Report 2016 (4.4 MB)
Find out more about monitoring and research in ACT Environmental Offsets.
More information
Find associated publications on the Offsets Register.