OM1 (offset management) plan

Use the How to complete a OM1 (offset management) plan instruction, available on Council’s website, to assist you to fill out this template.

Property address:
Date:

Type of offset management plan

Check the box to show which type of offset management plan you are completing

☐Revegetation only (do not complete section 5 or 6)

☐Protecting existing trees and revegetation

Section 1: Principle and goals

  1. Offset requirements
  1. Objectives and goals
  1. Site assessment
  1. Indigenous plant origin – which nursery will your plants be sourced from?
  1. Planting design and method (select all that apply)

Which of the following considerations have been incorporated into your plan?

☐Mixture of indigenous plants (trees, shrubs, grasses)

☐Setback of planting from built structures

☐Arrangement of plants

☐Smaller ‘square tube’ size

☐Density of the planting

☐Calculation of planting number, including replacement planting

☐Planting time

☐Tree guards, mulch and environmental threats

☐Water-holding products

☐Follow-up maintenance activities

☐Monitoring reports

☐Scheduled for a 10-year period

  1. Other sustainable land management activities

Section 2: Offset property calendar of works

Sections can be amended as required to suit your site or you can use the full calendar in the sample.

Year / Action number / Activity description / Timing of activity (month) / Quantity/area / Works done by / Key performance target
1 / 1.1 / Fence protected tree such as with star pickets and wire (no barbed wire). Required if you have stock or domestic animals / Insert month / Offset planting area / Landowner / Prevent stock and domestic animals damaging the protected trees
1 / 1.1 / Preparation of planting area – weed control. / Insert month / Offset planting area / Landowner / Reduce environmental weed cover to <5% over planting area
1 / 1.2 / Spread quality bush mulch over planting area. / Insert month / Offset planting area / Landowner / 2.5cm depth of mulch
1 / 1.3 / Planting with specified indigenous plants. Weed mat/mulch and tree guards installed during planting. / Insert month / Insert number of plants / Landowner / 100% of required planting to survive for life of maintenance period
1 / 1.4 / Monitor and control weed growth. / Insert month / Offset planting area / Landowner / Reduce environmental weed cover to <5% over planting area
1 / 1.5 / Install nesting boxes for local wildlife / Insert tree numbers that will have nest boxes / Insert number of nest boxes / Landowner / Nest boxes retained over the 10-year period
1 / 1.6 / Report on progress/condition. / End of year 1 / Landowner / Report to Council Statutory Planning department
2 / 2.1 / Replant to replace unsuccessful plant stock. / Insert month / TBC / Landowner / 100% of required planting to survive for life of maintenance period
2 / 2.2 / Monitor and control weed growth. / Insert month / Offset planting area / Landowner / Reduce environmental weed cover to <5% over planting area
2 / 2.3 / Report on progress/condition. / End of year 2 / Landowner / Report to Council
3 / 3.1 / Replant to replace unsuccessful plant stock. / Insert month / TBC / Landowner / 100% of required planting to survive for life of maintenance period.
3 / 3.2 / Remove tree guards from established plants. / Insert month / Insert number of plants / Landowner / Plant survival to meet 100% of target planting numbers
3 / 3.3 / Report on progress/condition. / End of year 3 / Landowner / Report to Council
4 -10 / 4.1 / Continued management and protection of plants. / Insert month / Landowner / 100% of required plants to survive and be maintained.
Reduce environmental weed cover to <5% over planting area

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Section 3: Indigenous plant species list

Trees / Quantity

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Shrubs / Quantity

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Wildflowers/groundcover / Quantity

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Total number of plants

Section 4: Planting specifications for each offset area

Area number / Total number of plants / Tree, shrub and ground cover makeup / Planting goals for area / Additional comments or long term goals

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Section 5: Protecting existing trees

Provide details of existing trees that will be protected on your property.

Tree number* / Tree species / Diameter (cm) at 1.3m above ground / Tree size (medium, large, or very large)
1
2
3

* as shown on attached site plan

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Section 6: Ongoing commitments required to protect existing trees

Theongoingactions below are to be undertaken by the landowner at the commencement of the offset plan.

  • The trees identified on the attached site plan will be protected in perpetuity and will not be removed, destroyed or lopped without the written consent of the responsible authority.
  • An area with twice the canopy diameter of the tree(s) will be fenced, e.g. such as with star pickets and protected from adverse impacts: grazing, burning and soil disturbance.
  • Fallen timber from the protected trees will be retained and must not be harvested, i.e. not used as firewood.
  • Environmental weeds as detailed in the Cardinia Shire Planning Scheme will be controlled to the satisfaction of the responsible authority within an area twice the size of the canopy diameter of the protected trees.

Section 7: site plan

Attach a site plan to clearly show information required for the application. For a check list of requirements please refer to How to complete an offset management (OM1) plan, to ensure that you have included all the requirements.