129 Barossa Region Landscape Assessment Project APPENDIXES Number Contents Page 1 Project Brief 130 2 Coverage of Photographic Trips 133 3 List of survey photographs of Barossa Study Region and S.A. photographs 134 4 Barossa Study Region scenes 137 5 South Australian scenes 145 6 Summary of scene ratings and factor scores 146 7 Comments by participants 149 © Dr Andrew Lothian, Scenic Solutions 130 Barossa Region Landscape Assessment Project APPENDIX 1 PROJECT BRIEF STRATEGIC PLANNING DIRECTORATE BRANCH : Area Management Program EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR : BRONWYN HALLIDAY PROJECT TITLE : LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT STUDY – BAROSSA AND LIGHT REGION ABOUT PLANNING Planning SA’s role is: SA: • To facilitate a strategic approach to achieving quality land use and built development outcomes for the State. • To provide efficient and effective planning and development assessment policies and practices. • To support sound decision making by coordinating and providing innovative information products and services. • To enhance understanding and awareness of the planning and development system by providing information and advice to customers, stakeholders, decision makers and the community. Planning SA’s offices are located at Roma Mitchell House, 136 North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000 and the postal address is GPO Box 1815, Adelaide SA 5001. Further information about Planning SA can be accessed at http://www.planning.sa.gov.au BACKGROUND / • This study will assess the scenic quality of Barossa Valley Region rural SCOPE : landscapes outside of townships. • The study will contribute to a project to set clear strategic directions for the use of land within the Barossa and Light region being undertaken by Planning SA, The Barossa and Light Councils and the Barossa Light Regional Development Board. • The area to be considered is shown in Attachment A. It is broadly based on the Barossa Valley Region identified in the Barossa GI Zone 1 but excludes atypical rural residential areas and some watershed zone while including adjacent grape growing areas with emerging development pressures. The views from tourist roads and scenic regional and local roads have a high priority, reflected by the inclusion of Gomersal Road, and other key tourist roads. METHODOLOGY : • The contractor shall determine a proposed methodology to be used to undertake the project, and have this approved by the client. • Valuations shall either be expert assessments, or determined by statistically valid surveys of the users of the area • If expert assessments are used, the assessments shall be based on or tested against a representative sample of local residents and of potential or actual visitors to the region. • Note that the land units used should be based on view sheds, but may be divided or aggregated based on similarities or differences in such elements as land forms, vegetation, land use, cadastre and buildings. A balance needs to be struck between the greater precision offered by smaller units and the greater economy offered by larger units. • Note that the scenic valuation of the land units must include the natural and cultural elements, eg. land form and buildings. A valuation of the intrinsic scenic value of the landscape may be useful as a basis for determining the value of the landscape as modified by cultural elements, but is not essential. 1 Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation – Geographic Indications Zone © Dr Andrew Lothian, Scenic Solutions 131 Barossa Region Landscape Assessment Project • Note that the scenic valuation should be the quantification of the aesthetic response of a typical Australian new to the landscape. It should not include any consideration of such factors as heritage value, agricultural or economic value, or personal association. • Data on assessments and analysis is preferred to be recorded in a form suitable for transfer to Planning SA’s GIS system. • The methodology must meet the following specific requirements: 1. The methodology must be capable of being repeated by others to produce a similar result, while acknowledging that the valuations given by one expert may vary from those given by other experts 2. If the methodology includes user surveys, it should also include standard statistical tests of significance to ensure the statistical validity of the findings 3. Ensure that the scenic value can be potentially assessed within the wider context of the South Australian landscape. 4. Be capable of discriminating the scenic value of the landscapes to a level of around 0.5 on a 1 – 10 scale 5. Be capable of being applied to other regions of South Australia 6. Produce a scenic quality valuation capable of being understood without specialist training or education 7. Define and document methodology assumptions and explain any factors that might distort interpretation. PROJECT • The Project Manager is Christine Lloyd, Planning SA’s Area Manager for MANAGEMENT : Barossa and Light regional planning project. The project sponsor is the Director, Strategic Planning, Planning SA. • The client group comprises Planning SA, The Barossa Council, the Light Regional Council, and the Barossa Light Regional Development Board. • The contractor shall report to the project manager at least fortnightly on progress of the study. • One presentation to the client group shall be made on delivery of each of the draft and final reports. • Meetings with Christine (and other client officers as nominated) shall occur on project initiation and to comment on the draft report. Your proposed methodology may include other meetings as you see fit. • Assume that comments on the draft report will be returned from Planning SA on behalf of the client group two weeks after submission of the draft report. • Any public statements or announcements from the contractor must have prior approval from the project manager. • For background information for this study, the contractor should refer to: o the Barossa Light Regional Development Board: Wine Industry Impact Review (2004), and o Planning SA’s preliminary maps showing visibility from tourist roads and scenic regional and local roads, and other key tourist roads. CLIENT FACILITIES : • The contractor shall identify and supply all resources needed to conduct the study, including any facilities and equipment. The contractor proposal shall specify any resources sought from Planning SA or other organisations. CONTRACTUAL The contract used shall be Planning SA’s standard fixed price contract, or a REQUIREMENTS : negotiated variation thereof. The contractor will also need to sign an application for a licence to use the Planning SA digital data products. PROJECT • A draft report shall be handed to the client by the 5th August 2005 at the STAGING /T IMING : latest for client group review and feedback to the consultant by 19 August 2005 © Dr Andrew Lothian, Scenic Solutions 132 Barossa Region Landscape Assessment Project • A final report shall be handed to the client by the 31 August 2005 at the latest. • These times are not extendable . FEE SCHEDULE : • 60% of the total fee payable shall be made on delivery of the draft report, with the balance upon delivery of a satisfactory final report. PROJECT TEAM AND • The contractor shall identify the proposed project team, their specific skills REFEREES : relevant to the study and their individual hourly charge rates, and shall include a schedule of tasks, each individual’s tasks and the time allocated per task. • The contractor shall provide a list of referees and detail relevant project experience, and detail of the assets / resources of their organisation. PROJECT BRIEF This Project Brief is approved by: APPROVAL : …………………………… …………… ………………………............................ Project Sponsor Date Project Manager Date © Dr Andrew Lothian, Scenic Solutions 133 Barossa Region Landscape Assessment Project APPENDIX 2 COVERAGE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC TRIPS Number Date Photographs Areas covered 1 12 April, 1 – 232 (247) Sandy Creek – Williamstown – Lyndoch – Yaldara – Lyndoch/ 2006 Gomersal Rd – Dunkley Rd – Seiber Rd – Gerard Roberts Rd – Seppeltsfield – Yalumba – east Nuriootpa – Stockwell – Boston Hill Rd – Angaston – Eden Valley 2 22 April 232 – 560 (529) Gawler – SandyCreek – Altona – Tweedies Gully Rd – Lyndoch/ Williamstown Rd – Kreig Rd – Gods Hill – Lyndoch – Rowland Flat – Jacobs Creek – Tanunda Ck – Yalumba – Bethany – Menglers Hill – Light Pass Rd – Wolf Blass Centre – Nuriootpa/ Greenock Rd – Sturt Hwy 3 7 May 530 – 875 Gomersal Rd – Gramps Rd – Freeling – Daveyston Road - Nth of Daveyston – Nain – Greenock/Kapunda Rd – Higgins Rd – Light River – Kapunda – St Kitts Creek & valley – west of Truro – Ebenezer Rd – car dumps – N/W Nuriootpa & NE Greenock 4 9 May 876 – 1177 Roseworthy Rd – Gomersal Rd – Rosedale Rd – Scot Rd – Yaldara Drive – Scenic Rd – Lyndoch – Hentschke Rd – Fromm Rd – Stonewell Rd - Tanunda – Richmond Grove – Nuriootpa – east of Nuriootpa – Stonewell Rd – Krondorf – Rowland Flat – Lyndoch 5 10 May 1178 – 1395 Penrice Rd – Cement works – Nth Angaston – Bastian Hill Rd – Truro – Follands Hill Rd – Duck Ponds Rd – Truro/Moculta Rd – Mt Karinya Rd – Gnadenberg Rd – Angaston – Hurns Rd – Menglers Hill Rd - Tununda (sic) Ck Rd – Flaxman Valley Rd – Mines Rd – Seiboths Rd – Wynns Rd – Mountadam – Corryton Park Rd – Wirra Wirra Rd – Springton/Williamstown Rd - Williamstown 6 12 May 1396 – 1589 Williamstown – Wirra Wirra Rd – Tower Rd – Williamstown – Fromms Sq Rd – Lyndoch Valley Rd – Trial Hill Rd – Brownes Rd – Heggies Range Rd – Flaxman Valley Rd – Angaston/Eden Valley Rd – Angaston – Collingrove Rd