The listing of an Australian Hygrocybeae community: and its holotype species under State and Commonwealth legislations

Lane Cove Bushland Park (LCBP) in Sydney, New South Wales is a site in the middle of a high-density residential area. Centred about a tributary of Gore Creek that runs into the nearby Sydney Harbour, the warm temperate gallery forest is the location of at least 27 species in the tribe Hygrocybeae. The Hygrocybeae Community of LCBP has been legislated under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act, 1995 as endangered. A Final Determination has listed nine holotype taxa as either endangered or vulnerable under the appropriate section of the Act. In addition, the LCBP has been listed on the Register of the National Estate by the Commonwealth Heritage Commission as a site of national significance based principally on its mycological assemblage. These successful prototype initiatives have depended upon collaborative efforts involving amateur enthusiasts and a professional taxonomic mycologist as well as the local Lane Cove Council that is very proactive in conservation. This synergy of initiative, originality of ideas and keenness of observation has achieved landmark decisions for mycology and conservation of fungi in Australia.