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Scenario · Conservation and Land Management

Run a revegetation planting day with volunteers

You are a Conservation Crew Leader in the Conservation and Land Management team.

Intermediate4 to 5 hours8 tasks
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The situation

What has happened

Stage 2 of the Ryans Creek revegetation project involves planting 4,200 tubestock and direct seeding two hectares along a creek line for the catchment landcare network. Twelve volunteers will join the crew. The site inspection and the pre-planting weed control were completed last week, and the creek bank zone is culturally sensitive and marked with pink tape following consultation with the Traditional Owner group. Tree guards are arriving on the morning, the direct seeder needs calibrating for the seed mix, and photo points must be set up before planting begins. The site is remote and radio contact was lost there last month.

Your brief. Lead a safe and well recorded planting day: confirm site readiness, induct and brief volunteers, allocate zones, oversee planting and direct seeding to the site plan, protect the culturally sensitive zone and record all works and monitoring points.
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Tasks

Deliverables

  • Planting day plan
  • Completed toolbox talk record with attendance
  • Photo point and transect record
  • Field Activity Log and work order updates
  • Debrief notes

Documents to use

Systems to use

Field Activity Log

The record of every paddock, orchard, nursery and conservation site activity, from sowing and harvest to planting, monitoring and weed control.

Work Orders

Scheduled maintenance, inspection, construction and conservation jobs for council, landscape and program clients, with crew allocation and completion tracking.

WHS Incident and Hazard Register

The register of injuries, near misses, hazards, chemical exposures, machinery and livestock incidents across all sites, with investigation and corrective action tracking.

Chemical Use and Storage Register

The legal record of every chemical application and the store inventory, including product, rate, target, weather, applicator and withholding periods.

For trainers and assessors

Units of competency

Current on training.gov.au for the Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Training Package as at 10 September 2026.

AHCECR304Undertake direct seeding
AHCECR308Conduct a site inspection for ecological restoration
AHCECR301Maintain native ecosystem areas
AHCPCM204Recognise plants
AHCBIO204Follow site biosecurity procedures
AHCWRK323Operate in isolated and remote situations

Qualifications

AHC31424Certificate III in Conservation and Ecosystem Management
Assessor notes

What to look for

Evidence guide

Evidence must show site readiness verified from records, a complete volunteer induction with attendance, photo points set before planting, a calibrated seeding rate, planting to the plan with species identified correctly, respect for the culturally sensitive zone, remote work communications and accurate Field Activity Log entries by batch and zone.

The student's evidence summary lists every record they created or changed in the systems named above, their notes and the tasks they ticked. Verify it against the deliverables and your own assessment tool.