Orbost and Cann River wild dog management zone

Work plan 2023–2024

A detailed map of the Orbost and Cann River regions showing the Orbost and Cann River wild dog management zone along with Trapping and Priority 1 and Priority 2 ground baiting transects.

Orbost and Cann River wild dog management zone work plan document and map (PDF - 3.1 MB)

Localities within the Orbost and Cann River wild dog management zone include:

  • Bendoc
  • Bete Bolong
  • Bete Bolong North
  • Brodribb River
  • Buchan
  • Buchan South
  • Buldah
  • Cabbage Tree Creek
  • Cann River
  • Chandlers Creek
  • Club Terrace
  • Combienbar
  • Genoa
  • Gipsy Point
  • Goongerah
  • Jarrahmond
  • Mallacoota
  • Maramingo Creek
  • Newmerella
  • Noorinbee
  • Noorinbee North
  • Nurran
  • Orbost
  • Tamboon
  • Tonghi Creek
  • Wallagaraugh
  • Wangarabell
  • Wroxham
  • Yalmy.

Targeted ground baiting transects are located on public land:

  • north-east and south-west of Cann River
  • east of Genoa.

Trapping and Priority 2 Ground Baiting transects are a network of tracks. These are located on public land:

  • surrounding Waygara, Orbost, Cabbage Tree Creek, Bemm River, Club Terrace, Cann River, Genoa, Gipsy Point and Mallacoota
  • south-west and north-west of Chandlers Creek.

The map shows within the Orbost and Cann River wild dog management zone there is 186,160 hectares of public land, 97,139 hectares of land under the three-kilometre livestock protection buffer and 23,148 of private land. There is one Wild Dog Controller, with a capacity for 3,000 trap nights and 44 kilometres of Targeted ground baiting transects.

The map should be read in conjunction with the accompanying Orbost and Cann River wild dog management zone plan.

If you would like to receive this publication in an accessible format, please phone 136 186 or email customer.service@dewlp.vic.gov.au, or via the National Relay Service on 133 677.

Page last updated: 25 Sep 2023