Travelling Stock Reserves review - Interim report now available
The interim report on the Travelling Stock Reserves (TSR) Review is now available. The final report along with copies of all submissions will be released in early 2018.
There are more than 6,500 TSRs on Crown land in NSW, covering approximately two million hectares. Around 75% of the TSR network in NSW is in the Western Division.
Local Land Services is responsible for the care, control and management of about 500,000 hectares of TSR
land, mostly concentrated in the Central and Eastern Division. TSRs in the Western Division are generally covered by Western Lands Leases under the Western Lands Act 1901. As a result, the care and control of TSRs in the Western Division is managed by the leaseholders, and not by Local Land Services or any other land manager.
The NSW Government sought community input on the TSR Review by way of a community consultation process in mid-2017. The review aimed to determine which TSRs were still used or required for the original purpose they were set aside for and to determine if they were important for other reasons.
The TSR Review highlighted strong support from a broad range of stakeholders for the TSR network in NSW. It has identified that some TSRs (notably in the Western Division) have not been used for droving purposes for some time. It has also identified that droving (notably in the Central Division) remains an important, ongoing use that supports the state’s agricultural sector.
Importantly, the review has identified that TSRs are important for a range of values, including droving, environmental, Aboriginal cultural heritage and recreation.
Local Land Services intends to proceed with regional plans in 2018 in each of the 11 Local Land Services regions in accordance with the Statewide TSR Planning Framework. Based on stakeholder feedback, a range of improvements will be considered by the NSW Government to strengthen and sustain the TSR network for the future.
For more information, visit the Local Land Services website.
The TSR Review has highlighted strong support from a broad range of stakeholders for the TSR network in
NSW. It has identified that some TSRs (notably in the Western Division) have not been used for droving
purposes for some time. It has also identified that droving (notably in the Central Division) remains an
important, ongoing use that supports the state’s agricultural sector.
Importantly, the review has identified that TSRs are important for a range of values, including droving,
environmental, Aboriginal cultural heritage and recreation.
Final results of the TSR Review, along with copies of all submissions will be released in early 2018.
Local Land Services intends to proceed with regional plans in 2018 in each of the 11 Local Land Services
regions in accordance with the Statewide TSR Planning Framework.
Based on stakeholder feedback, a range of improvements will be considered by the NSW Government to
strengthen and sustain the TSR network for the future.
