# The council estimates that 172 hectares of high value plains grasslands in Hobsons Bay have been cleared for development since 2016.

> Cite as: PLOT record c/QG3P-SF v1, Hobsons Bay City Council (2016-01-01 to 2023-12-31), reported by source

- **Address:** c/QG3P-SF, version 1 of 1 (https://www.plot.eco/c/QG3P-SF)
- **Value:** ≈ 172 ha (Habitat cleared (gross loss))
- **About:** Plains grasslands of Hobsons Bay
- **Kind:** Reported by source
- **Who said it:** Reported by government
- **Period:** 2016-01-01 to 2023-12-31
- **Checked:** Reviewed (step 3 of 4): PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification. Checked by a person.
- **Open questions:** None open
- **Source:** Biodiversity Strategy 2024-34 (Hobsons Bay City Council), p. 15, p. 15 <https://www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/files/assets/public/v/3/documents/community/parks-gardens-reserves/conservation-amp-biodiversity/biodiversity-strategy-2024-34.pdf>
- **The snippet in PLOT:** <https://www.plot.eco/s/BTEM-33?snippet=a70f00f5-2e2b-4d57-a20b-c30f944d85e8>
- **How they know:** Council estimate; the strategy cites no source or method
- **Uncertainty:** Stated as an estimate
- **Limitations:** A gross loss. No matching gains are reported for the same period, and no net figure should be derived.
- **Framework targets:** KMGBF-T1, KMGBF-T2
- **Editions:** hobsons-bay-update
- **How we found this:** not recorded

## History
- Version 1 (this version): first published version

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Machine-readable: https://www.plot.eco/c/QG3P-SF.json
Cite as: PLOT record c/QG3P-SF v1, Hobsons Bay City Council (2016-01-01 to 2023-12-31), reported by source