# Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve > Cite as: PLOT record p/jawbone-flora-and-fauna-reserve v1, compiled by PLOT (undated), place summary - **Address:** p/jawbone-flora-and-fauna-reserve (https://www.plot.eco/p/jawbone-flora-and-fauna-reserve) - **Kind:** Place summary (compiled from the published claims listed) - **Who said it:** Compiled by PLOT from the published claims listed - **Period:** None of the claims states a period - **Checked:** Reviewed (step 3 of 4): Its least-checked claim is reviewed. PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification. - **Open questions:** None open - **Evidence shown:** Reviewed and from approved sources. 7 claims shown, all reviewed. A land reserve in Williamstown between Bayview Street and Maddox Road, beside Jawbone Marine Sanctuary. ## Summary - **Period:** None of the claims states a period - **On the record:** Habitats on the record: saltmarsh and mangrove conservation area - **Checked:** 7 reviewed - **One next step:** Confirm whether the 2007 Jawbone Marine Sanctuary management plan is still current (https://www.plot.eco/n/DFG8-ZR) - **Related places:** Hobsons Bay (that contains it), Jawbone Marine Sanctuary (adjacent) ## What's here (3) Coverage: Native vegetation extent and types: not looked for yet; Threatened species recorded or likely: not looked for yet; Threatened ecological communities: not looked for yet. #### Parks Victoria describes Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve as wetlands, open grasslands, a saltmarsh and a mangrove conservation area. > Cite as: PLOT record c/KX0T-E0 v1, Parks Victoria (undated), reported association - **Address:** c/KX0T-E0, version 1 of 1 (https://www.plot.eco/c/KX0T-E0) - **About:** Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve → Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve saltmarsh and mangrove conservation area - **Kind:** Reported association - **Who said it:** Reported by government - **Period:** undated - **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:** Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve (site page) (Parks Victoria), Explore heading - **The snippet in PLOT:** - **Editions:** hobsons-bay-pilot-1-test - **How we found this:** Found before PLOT's sourcing protocol v0.1 existed. Extracted with Claude Opus 5.5 (Claude Code); a person reviewed it before publication. - **Section:** placed by rule: relationship "contains_habitat": what lives or grows here #### PLOT groups “Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve saltmarsh and mangrove conservation area” as mangrove, from the habitat named in its source. > Cite as: PLOT record c/0CCW-6S v1, Parks Victoria (undated), classification mapping - **Address:** c/0CCW-6S, version 1 of 1 (https://www.plot.eco/c/0CCW-6S) - **About:** Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve saltmarsh and mangrove conservation area → Mangrove - **Kind:** Classification mapping - **Who said it:** PLOT reconstruction - **Period:** undated - **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:** Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve (site page) (Parks Victoria), Explore heading - **The snippet in PLOT:** - **Editions:** hobson-s-bay-pilot-1 - **How we found this:** not recorded - **Section:** placed by rule: relationship "is_a_habitat_type": what lives or grows here #### PLOT groups “Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve saltmarsh and mangrove conservation area” as saltmarsh, from the habitat named in its source. > Cite as: PLOT record c/8BZW-NM v1, Parks Victoria (undated), classification mapping - **Address:** c/8BZW-NM, version 1 of 1 (https://www.plot.eco/c/8BZW-NM) - **About:** Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve saltmarsh and mangrove conservation area → Saltmarsh - **Kind:** Classification mapping - **Who said it:** PLOT reconstruction - **Period:** undated - **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:** Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve (site page) (Parks Victoria), Explore heading - **The snippet in PLOT:** - **Editions:** hobson-s-bay-pilot-1 - **How we found this:** not recorded - **Section:** placed by rule: relationship "is_a_habitat_type": what lives or grows here ## Condition and change (0) Coverage: Vegetation and habitat condition: not looked for yet; Gross vegetation loss and change: not looked for yet; Waterway, wetland and coastal condition: not looked for yet. Nothing published in this section yet. That is not the same as nothing being there. ## Pressures (0) Coverage: Invasive species pressure: not looked for yet; Development, land use and major projects: not looked for yet. Nothing published in this section yet. That is not the same as nothing being there. ## Protection, rules and obligations (0) Coverage: Protected and conserved areas: not looked for yet; Offsets, credits and conservation obligations: not looked for yet; Local strategies, targets and commitments: not looked for yet. Nothing published in this section yet. That is not the same as nothing being there. ## Who's involved (2) Coverage: Place frame and governance: 2 found before the protocol; not looked for yet under it; Who works on nature here: not looked for yet. #### Jawbone Marine Sanctuary adjoins Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve. > Cite as: PLOT record c/3PPZ-R4 v2, Parks Victoria (undated), reported association - **Address:** c/3PPZ-R4, version 2 of 2 (https://www.plot.eco/c/3PPZ-R4) - **About:** Jawbone Marine Sanctuary → Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve - **Kind:** Reported association - **Who said it:** Reported by government - **Period:** undated - **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:** Jawbone Marine Sanctuary Management Plan (June 2007) (Parks Victoria), p. 3, Section 2.1 Regional context, printed page 3 - **The snippet in PLOT:** - **Editions:** hobsons-bay-update - **How we found this:** Found before PLOT's sourcing protocol v0.1 existed. It answers the question "Place frame and governance". Extracted with Claude Opus 5.5 (Claude Code); a person reviewed it before publication. - **Section:** placed by sourcing question Q01.place_frame #### Parks Victoria's 2007 plan says Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve is reserved under the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 and managed by Parks Victoria. > Cite as: PLOT record c/13R6-6J v1, Parks Victoria (undated), formal role - **Address:** c/13R6-6J, version 1 of 1 (https://www.plot.eco/c/13R6-6J) - **About:** Parks Victoria → Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve - **Kind:** Formal role - **Who said it:** Reported by government - **Period:** undated - **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:** Jawbone Marine Sanctuary Management Plan (June 2007) (Parks Victoria), p. 38, Section 7.2 Boundaries and adjacent uses, printed page 38 - **The snippet in PLOT:** - **Editions:** hobsons-bay-pilot-1-test - **How we found this:** Found before PLOT's sourcing protocol v0.1 existed. It answers the question "Place frame and governance". Extracted with Claude Opus 5.5 (Claude Code); a person reviewed it before publication. - **Section:** placed by sourcing question Q01.place_frame ## NextSteps (0) Coverage: Restoration and management activity: not looked for yet. Nothing published in this section yet. That is not the same as nothing being there. - Confirm whether the 2007 Jawbone Marine Sanctuary management plan is still current (https://www.plot.eco/n/DFG8-ZR). Cite as: PLOT record n/DFG8-ZR v1, Imported from batch Hobsons Bay pilot 1: Jawbone Marine Sanctuary, Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve, Cherry Lake (as of 2026-10-15), proposal ## Open questions and gaps (0) Coverage: Biodiversity data coverage: not looked for yet. Nothing published in this section yet. That is not the same as nothing being there. ## Not yet placed in a section (1) #### The Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet says the Cheetham and Altona KBA includes the Jawbone Reserve. > Cite as: PLOT record c/TYQ2-H5 v1, Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (undated), reported association - **Address:** c/TYQ2-H5, version 1 of 1 (https://www.plot.eco/c/TYQ2-H5) - **About:** Cheetham and Altona Key Biodiversity Area → Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve - **Kind:** Reported association - **Who said it:** Other - **Period:** undated - **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:** Cheetham and Altona (Key Biodiversity Area factsheet 23927) (Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership), Site description text - **The snippet in PLOT:** - **Editions:** hobsons-bay-update - **How we found this:** not recorded - **Section:** not yet placed ## Sources (4) - Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve (site page) (Parks Victoria): 3 claims - Jawbone Marine Sanctuary Management Plan (June 2007) (Parks Victoria): 2 claims - Cheetham and Altona (Key Biodiversity Area factsheet 23927) (Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership): 1 claim - Jawbone Flora & Fauna Reserve (Parks and reserves) (Hobsons Bay City Council): 1 claim --- Machine-readable: https://www.plot.eco/p/jawbone-flora-and-fauna-reserve.json Cite as: PLOT record p/jawbone-flora-and-fauna-reserve v1, compiled by PLOT (undated), place summary