The Northern Plains Grassland (NPGL) is an open, shrubby temperate grassland community located in northern Victoria straddling the Murray Darling Depression and Wimmera, extending to the Riverina and South Western Slopes regions in southern New South Wales.

[3] The grassland was formerly well-distributed across the plane to undulating plains of the North Central region crossing into New South Wales at Moama, whilst covering Swan Hill, Mitiamo, Kerang and Cohuna, with some occurrence in the Goulburn Valley near Echuca, Tongala, Kyabram, Numurkah and Corop over the Loddon River at Serpentine.

Currently, its distribution is restricted and it mostly occurs as minor residue on roadsides, railway lines and general areas of public land and on private property.

[4] A virtually treeless plain, the grasslands feature shrubby, saltbush (Chenopod) species, including members of the Maireana and Einadia genus, in addition to a heavily tussock grass formation.

[4] Animals include Pedionomus torquatus, Synemon spp, Sminthopsis crassicaudata, Pygopus schraderi, Anthus novaeseelandiae, Cincloramphus cruralis, Coturnix ypsilophora, Cincloramphus mathewsi, Coturnix pectoralis, Turnix velox and Pygopus nigriceps.