Budjan Galindji Offset Area
Associated Development: Canberra Brickworks and Dudley Street upgrade
Commonwealth environmental approval (EPBC Act): EPBC 2017/8072
Length of approval: 30 June 2034. Following this date, the offset area will be incorporated into the Canberra Nature Park.
Translation of Budjan Galindji: Bird water
Pronunciation of Budjan Galindji: boo-jarn garl-in-jee
Former names: Franklin Grasslands, North Mitchell Grasslands
Where is Budjan Galindji Offset Area?
Budjan Galindji (20.0 Ha) is situated in the northern suburb of Franklin. It is located on the corner of Wells Station Road and Flemington Road. Access to the reserve is currently through pedestrian access gates to the North and West of the reserve.
Why is it an offset?
Budjan Galindji has conservation objectives concerning Matters of National Environmental Significance (MNES), protected under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). Specifically:
Other MNES present in the site include:
- Ginninderra Peppercress (Lepidium ginninderrense)
- Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii)
- Striped Legless Lizard (Delma impar)
- Latham's Snipe (Gallinago hardwickii) [PDF 17.3 MB]
Threatened flora and fauna
Find out about threatened flora and fauna. You can also find useful information through the NSW Government threatened biodiversity profile search and PlantNET.
Ngunnawal Country and People
Budjan Galindji 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 the protection of Aboriginal places and objects.
European heritage
The site has historically been used for stock grazing under rural lease for many years. In the early 2000's the land remained undeveloped while the suburbs of Franklin and Harrison were constructed. The site is now managed by the ACT Government as an environmental offset. Occasionally, portions of the Budjan Galindji site are grazed by cattle for herbage mass control.
Management
Monitoring and research reports
- Environmental Offsets Ecological Monitoring Program Report 2018-19 [PDF 8.0 MB]
- Environmental Offsets Ecological Monitoring Program Report 2019-20 [PDF 10.8 MB]
More information
- Find associated publications on the Offsets Register.