Documents Regarding Wingecarribee Swamp.

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This internal email from January 2026 discusses the status of Wingecarribee Swamp's potential Ramsar wetland listing. The Department confirmed that while the site was under discussion for Ramsar nomination in 1998, the process halted after an ecological collapse in August 1998 that altered the site's character. The Department found no records of a formal nomination submission to the Australian Government either at that time or subsequently. The swamp remains listed in the Directory of Wetlands of National Importance and holds heritage status. The email indicates that if the site currently meets Ramsar criteria, the NSW Government would need to develop and submit a nomination. The advice references international peatland conservation guidance from the 1996 Ramsar Convention meeting and Australia's commitment to expanding its Ramsar estate.