Montague Island Nature Reserve is subject to a plan of management adopted in 1996. There are two key areas of amendments. The first relates to the number of visitors to the island. The second are various amendments to incorporate minor proposals not covered by the adopted plan.
Barunguba Montague Island Nature Reserve is located on Barunguba Montague Island, an island in the Tasman Sea, approximately 9 km south-east of Narooma on the Far South Coast of New South Wales.
Barunguba Montague Island Nature Reserve is located on Barunguba Montague Island, an island in the Tasman Sea, approximately 9 km south-east of Narooma, off the Far South Coast of New South Wales.
In July 2003 the Minister for the Environment adopted a number of amendments to the Montague Island Nature Reserve Plan of Management (1996). Several of these changes related to public visitation on the island, including the potential for overnight visitor accommodation in the existing lightkeepers’ residences. At the time, it was envisaged that such accommodation be used for visitors assisting researchers working on the island.
Montague Island Nature Reserve is located off the south coast of NSW approximately 9 kilometres south-east of Narooma. The island comprises two elevated sections divided by a ravine, with a total area of 82 hectares. The marine environment around Montague Island is particularly rich because of the close proximity of the continental shelf and the warm Eastern Australian Current. This marine habitat supports a large number of birds that use the island and a colony of Australian fur seals.
