Draft Generic Plan of Management August 2020
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NATURAL AREAS Draft Generic Plan of Management August 2020 WWW.GEORGESRIVER.NSW.GOV.AU GEORGES RIVER COUNCIL Natural Areas DRAFT GENERIC PLAN OF MANAGEMENT August 2020 Prepared For Georges River Council By Environmental Partnership NSW Pty Ltd Issue Date Description By 1 31/01/20 Preliminary Draft NE 2 24/04/20 Draft NE 3 22/05/20 Draft Plan of Management NE 4 26/06/20 Draft Plan of Management NE Cover image: Bald Face Point Reserve Q19/279 Preparation of Plan of Management and Masterplan for Donnelly Park LGP Contract Number – LGP1208-3 Professional Consulting Services 2 Closing Date and Time: Thursday 29 August 2019 at 10am NATURAL AREAS Draft Generic Plan of Management TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 5 1.1 What is the Plan of Management 5 1.2 Open space covered by the Plan of Management 5 2 CONTEXT FOR PLANNING & MANAGEMENT 12 2.1 Strategic background 12 2.1.1 Policy and strategic framework 12 2.1.2 Statutory Requirements 18 2.1.3 Other relevant policies 23 2.1.4 Management initiatives 29 2.2 The open space network 31 2.3 The Georges River Environment 33 2.3.1 Cycle and pedestrian access 33 2.3.2 Tree canopy and biodiversity 34 2.3.3 Hazards 37 2.3.4 Climate resilience 39 2.3.5 Geology and soils 39 2.3.6 Vegetation types 40 2.4 Consultation 43 2.4.1 Past consultation 43 2.4.2 On-line forum 44 2.4.3 Community Have a Say Days 45 2.4.4 Public Hearing 45 2.4.5 Public Exhibition 45 3 BASIS FOR MANAGEMENT 46 3.1 Guidelines for Categorisation 46 3.2 Description of open spaces in the Natural Areas category 47 3.3 Core objectives for the Natural Areas category 58 3.4 Allowable uses for the Natural Areas category 60 3.5 Permissible development for the Natural Areas category 61 3.6 Leases and licenses for open spaces in the Natural Area category 62 3.7 Guiding principles for open space in Georges River 66 3.8 Pressures and opportunities for Natural Areas management 68 3.8.1 Access to and within Natural Areas 68 3.8.2 Bushfire management 70 3.8.3 Environmental Management 71 3.8.4 Fauna 73 3.8.5 Natural Area Foreshore management 76 August 2020 3 WWW.GEORGESRIVER.NSW.GOV.AU GEORGES RIVER COUNCIL 3.8.6 Natural Area Wetland management 77 3.8.7 Natural Area Watercourse management 77 3.8.8 Management and Use of Natural Areas 77 3.8.9 Multiple categorisations 80 3.8.10 Natural Areas and Community Facilities 80 3.8.11 Vegetation management 82 3.8.12 Safety and risk management 85 4 ACTION PLAN 86 4.1 Responsibilities for management of natural areas 86 4.1.1 Georges River Council 86 4.1.2 The Community 86 4.2 Funding 86 4.3 Priorities 86 4.3 Responsibilities 87 4.4 Natural Areas Action Plan 87 4.5 Funding of improvements 108 5 APPENDIX 110 5.1 Appendix A: Natural Areas on Crown Land or with multiple categorisations 110 5.2 Appendix B: Have a Say – Online Feedback 111 4 NATURAL AREAS Draft Generic Plan of Management 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 What is the Plan of Management A Plan of Management (PoM) is a document that provides a means to control the future use, development and maintenance of Community and / or Crown Land under Council’s care, control and management. This Generic Plan of Management (PoM) has been prepared to guide management of a number of smaller open spaces which meet the guidelines for categorisation (under the Local Government (LG) Act) as a Natural Area. As defined by the LG Act land to be categorised as Natural Area must posses a significant geological feature, geomorphological feature, landform, representative system or other natural feature or attribute. Further sub categories including bushland, foreshore, watercourse, wetland, escarpment are available reflecting the specific qualities of a site. The other Generic Plans of Management cover the other community lands categorisations under the LG Act including: Sportsgrounds Parks General Community Use This PoM will identify issues relevant to the future management of Natural Areas across the Georges River LGA, including addressing Natural Area management and improvement. The PoM will establish Council’s goals, strategies and desired outcomes that will guide the timing, shape and nature of future actions. If there is any further development proposed of the community land other than that authorised by this PoM, or a change in the categorisation of a Natural Area is proposed, amendment and re-exhibition of the PoM is required. This PoM has been prepared in accordance with and seeks adoption under the Local Government Act (LG Act), and Crown Lands Management Act (CLM Act). 1.2 Open space covered by the Plan of Management There are 37 parcels of land included in this Natural Areas plan, which contain differing levels of facilities and primarily provide conservation of natural bushland, foreshore or wetlands, low key informal recreational opportunities for the community and important landscape relief and buffer to urban development. The individual Natural Areas vary in size from 0.07 hectares up to 9.5 Hectares. The total area of Natural Areas covered by this plan of management is approximately 39 hectares. Open space with multiple categorisations A number of land parcels categorised as Natural Area form part of larger open spaces containing areas of different categorisation that are not large enough (as a whole) to justify a specific Plan of Management. The LG Act stipulates that where more than one category is used to define a portion of Community Land, the plan must clearly identify the land or parts of the land and the separate categories, by a map or otherwise. Refer to Appendix A which provides Mapping of open spaces which have multiple categorisations. The table following summarises open spaces categorised as Natural Area and notes which open spaces are Crown Reserves. Refer to Figure 1.1 following for open spaces categorised as Natural Area as well as (for reference) open spaces covered in the other Generic Plans of management (Park, Sportsground and General Community Use). Refer to Figure 1.2 for open spaces covered by specific Plans of Management. August 2020 5 WWW.GEORGESRIVER.NSW.GOV.AU GEORGES RIVER COUNCIL TABLE 1 SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF NATURAL AREAS IN THIS PLAN OF MANAGEMENT Description Address Title Owner Land Reference Classification 227 Stuart St Lot 1 DP 984057 Council Community Baldface Point Lot 7038 DP 93516 Crown - R88728. Crown Reserve for Reserve Gazetted 22/09/1972 the purpose of Lot 1 DP 921050 Public Recreation “Public Recreation” Banksia Place 19D Banksia Pl Lot 55 DP 262415 Council Community Reserve 14A Banksia Pl Lot 3 DP 260664 9 Basil St Lot A DP 36468 Council Community Crown - R752056 Basil Street Reserve 88 Shenstone Rd Lot 7096 DP 1026874 Management; Defaulted 81 Shenstone Rd Lot 7095 DP 1026874 to the Minister Belmore Road 53A Belmore Rd Lot 4 DP 593400 Council Community Reserve (includes 37B Belmore Rd Lot 173 DP 800498 Belmore Road Reserve South, 31A Belmore Rd Lot 5 DP 740857 Middle & North) 63R Belmore Rd Lot 103 DP 1101533 18A Cedar St Lot 7055 DP 93160 Crown\State of NSW – Crown Reserve for R88375. Gazetted the purpose of Cedar Street Reserve 15/10/1971 Public “Public Recreation” South Recreation - Devolved to Council Church Street 2 Water St Lot 32 DP 1246418 Council Community Reserve 1 Orana Cres Lot 1 DP 1129264 Connells Point 290 Connells Point Rd Lots 12/1, 13/1, 14/1 Council Community Reserve DP 3362 1085 Forest Rd Lot 2 DP 562308 Council Community Lot 273 DP 752056 Crown – R68975. Crown Reserve for Edith Bay Wetlands Gazetted 26/01/1940 the purpose of Public Recreation - “Public Recreation” Devolved to Council 25 Linden Cr Lot 23 DP 27479 Council Community 1116A Forest Rd Lot 4 DP 224268 1116 Forest Rd Lot 7 DP 702963 Evatt Park 2D Allwood Cr Lot 29 DP 27634 68H Allwood Cr Lot 6 DP 702963 Pathway between 42-44 No Lot no. Allwood Cres 64A Renway Ave Lot 1 DP 659199 Council Community Evatt Park Foreshore Reserve 53D Valentia Ave Lot 1 DP 235359 49 Clarendon Rd Lot 7093 DP 1026873 Crown\State of NSW- N/A 82 Clarendon Rd Lot 7094 DP 1026873 R752056. Management; N/A Defaulted to the Minister Foreshore Reserve Rear 43 & 47 Clarendon Lot 7320 DP 1166325 Council Community (Clarendon Road Rd & Rear 5-65 Elwin Reserve) Street Unmade road west end Council Road Reserve of Clarendon Rd Freeman Avenue 30 Freeman Ave Lot 365 DP 11934 Council Community Reserve 4A Boatwright Ave Lot 117 DP 567307 Council Community 13 Ernest St Lot 116 DP 566416 Gannons Park 13D Ernest St Lot 118 DP 567307 28D-72D Wayne Ave Lot 6 DP 244175 28D-72D Wayne Ave Lot 4 DP 101531 28D-72D Wayne Ave Lot 21 DP 29219 28D-72D Wayne Ave Lot W DP 28839 28D-72D Wayne Ave Lot 1 DP 241206 6 NATURAL AREAS Draft Generic Plan of Management TABLE 1 SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF NATURAL AREAS IN THIS PLAN OF MANAGEMENT Description Address Title Owner Land Reference Classification 28D-72D Wayne Ave Lot 31 DP 230369 Gannons Park (cont.) 28D-72D Wayne Ave Lot 15 DP 31841 28D-72D Wayne Ave Lot 203 DP 621686 28D-72D Wayne Ave Lot 5 DP 247222 28D-72D Wayne Ave Lot 203 DP771463 3A Koorable St Lot 3 DP 572970 3A Koorable St Lot 25 DP236467 3A Brewer Pl Lot 55 DP 29015 30A Cliff Ave Lot 2 DP 226009 30A Cliff Ave Lot 2 DP 218466 30A Cliff Ave Lot 1 DP 218572 30A Cliff Ave Lot 49 DP 209573 30A Cliff Ave Lot 157 DP 210867 30A Cliff Ave Lot 109 DP 210866 30A Cliff Ave Lot 1 DP 128528 30A Cliff Ave Lot 26 DP 656165 30A Cliff Ave Lot 1 DP 216450 Central zone Reclaimed Land 1208A Forest Rd Lot 15 DP 226770 Council Community 4 Oak St Lot 28 DP 239037 Crown - R88375 Crown Reserve for Gazetted 15/10/1971 the purpose of Hadfield Reserve Public Recreation.