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Hunter-Central Tablelands Woodlands conservation tender - Expression of Interest Form

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Eligibility

To enter this tender your land must:

  • be within the proposed conservation tender area covering areas of Cessnock, Hawkesbury, Lake Macquarie, Lithgow, Mid-Western Regional, Muswellbrook, Singleton and Upper Hunter Local Government Areas
    • AND
  • support at least 20ha of moderate to good condition native vegetation
    • AND
  • contain a minimum of 5ha of a targeted ecological community (TEC) in moderate to good condition.

If your proposed conservation area does not contain the minimum 5ha of a TEC, but offers native habitat for threatened woodland bird species, we invite you to submit your interest to progress a desktop assessment.


To enter this tender you must be:

  • an owner of the land, as defined by the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016
  • an Australian citizen, registered for tax purposes in Australia and holding an Australian bank account, or an Australian registered company, registered for tax purposes in Australia, registered for GST and holding an Australian bank account;
  • fit and proper persons to enter into a conservation agreement with the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust
  • willing to enter an in-perpetuity conservation agreement with the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust.

Full landholder and site eligibility is available in the Landholder Guide.


Submitting an expression of interest is your first step to participating in the conservation offer and does not commit you to participating.


Expressions of interest close at 5pm on Monday 31 August, 2026.
Important information for landholders

Before you get started

To submit an expression of interest (EOI), you will need:
  • the property owner's name, as registered on the property's title.
  • the ABN or ACN and business name of the property (if applicable)
  • the approximate size of your proposed conservation area (in hectares)
  • the Lot and DP number of your proposed conservation area – you can find this on your Council Rates Notice, normally under the heading Property Location and Description.
  • read the Landholder Guide for full landholder guide and site eligibility

If you have multiple properties for conservation, a separate EOI is required for each property or for each parcel of land that is owned by separate legal entities.


Expressions of interest will be assessed against eligibility criteria and shortlisted for site visits by our team of ecologists to assess the conservation value of your land for this tender. Submitting an expression of interest does not guarantee a site assessment will be carried out.


Please note: Throughout the assessment process, you are under no obligation to proceed to the next stage and can remove your land from consideration for conservation at any time.


If you require assistance filling out this form or would like more information, please call 1300 992 688 or visit www.nsw.gov.au/bct-woodlands.

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Your details






Contact number
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Property details







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Proposed conservation area

Minimum of 20 ha of native vegetation in moderate to good condition required - see eligibility. Only an estimate is required at this stage, as it may change during the EOI process.
Lot and DP number of proposed conservation area (if known)

You can find this on your Council Rates Notice (normally under the heading property location and description), or you can search for it using this interactive map, (which will also indicate if your property is in the eligible area).




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Management history
Please best describe the management history of the proposed conservation area

Select the most relevant description. (optional)

If there are parts of the proposed conservation area that differ in history, please enter these areas separately and estimate their respective area in hectares









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Publication of information

What information gets published?

If you enter into a conservation agreement with us as part of this Conservation tender, the following information (including information you have provided in this form) will be disclosed on the public register of private land conservation agreements:
  • whether the agreement is a biodiversity stewardship agreement, a conservation agreement or a wildlife refuge agreement,
  • Unique agreement identifier
  • The duration of the agreement
  • The BCT Region in which the land to which the agreement relates is situated
  • Funding status
  • Date of registration on title
  • Size of the agreement (hectares)
  • Whether the agreement is an offset
  • the local government area in which the land to which the agreement relates is situated,
  • any Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia

Privacy Notice

Information from this form is collected for the purpose of administering our Conservation Management Program, and consideration of your eligibility for other programs and future opportunities.
We may use information provided on this form to contact you about those programs and opportunities. The supply of this information is voluntary. However, if you do not provide the information, we will not be able to consider your application.

The Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 may require us to publicly disclose information you have provided in this form – for example, in response to an access application made under that Act.

Information from this form may be disclosed to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water to assist with administering any agreement you enter into with the us as a result of this application and maintaining public registers.

Your details will be stored in accordance with the requirements of the State Records Act 1998 and securely destroyed once it is no longer needed.

Information will be stored and managed in accordance with provisions under the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 and our Privacy Statement. It will not be used for any other purpose and will not be given to any other third party except where required or authorised by law.

You may access or correct your personal information by contacting info@bct.nsw.gov.au or the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water's Information Access and Privacy unit on 02 8275 1095 or gipa.dcceew@environment.nsw.gov.au.
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If you require assistance, please call us on 1300 992 688 or email: info@bct.nsw.gov.au.
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