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National Parks Act Annual Report 2001-2002 © the State of Victoria, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, 2002 National Parks Act Annual Report 2001-2002 © The State of Victoria, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, 2002. A Victorian Government Publication. This publication is copyright. No part may be reproduced by any process except in accordance with the Copyright Act 1968. Published by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, 8 Nicholson Street, East Melbourne Victoria 3002. Customer Service Centre: 136 186 www.nre.vic.gov.au ISSN 1031-7899 This publication may be of assistance to you but the State of Victoria and its employees do not guarantee that the publication is without flaw of any kind or is wholly appropriate for your particular purposes and therefore disclaims all liability for any error, loss or other consequence which may arise from you relying on any information in this publication. Printed on 100% recycled paper. Source of photographs Front cover: Weedy Seadragons (Mary Molloy), Sealers Cove (Parks Victoria), Yellow Zooanthids (William Boyle). Inside report: Parks Victoria, except for page 1 – Western Blue Devilfish (William Boyle). Foreword Western Blue Devilfish This annual report on the working of the National Parks There is also an increasing focus in park management Act 1975 (Vic.) for the year ended 30 June 2002 is on working with Indigenous communities. Parks Victoria provided to the Minister for Environment and Conservation, delivered a range of programs in this area aimed at the Hon. Sherryl Garbutt MP, under section 35 of the Act. enhancing awareness of Indigenous culture and improving relationships between Indigenous and other Australians. The year was an important one in the history of the development of the State’s park system. Undoubtedly, the One aspect of visitor services which received particular major highlight was the passage of landmark legislation attention during the year was public liability insurance in June 2002 to create a world-class system of highly associated with adventure tourism. The issue is a national protected marine national parks and marine sanctuaries. one and has affected the types of activities offered The 13 marine national parks and 11 marine sanctuaries, in parks by operators. covering nearly 54 000 hectares or 5.3 per cent of Victoria’s marine waters, will protect representative The year included the second half of the International examples of Victoria’s diverse marine environments and Year of Volunteers 2001, which provided further complement the diverse terrestrial parks system. This opportunity to acknowledge the contribution which represents a very significant achievement in both a so many make in a voluntary capacity to the parks. national and an international context. It also included the first half of the International Year of Mountains 2002, which provides an opportunity to focus Also during the year the Government announced that it on our distinctive mountain parks, such as the Alpine and had accepted the recommendations of the Environment Mount Buffalo National Parks. Conservation Council’s Box-Ironbark Forests and Woodlands Final Report for a significantly expanded parks and reserves system in north-central Victoria, and that Chloe Munro legislation to establish these new park areas would be Secretary to the Department of introduced in the Spring 2002 Parliamentary Sittings. Natural Resources and Environment In relation to park management, Parks Victoria delivered a comprehensive range of park management services, the breadth of which is illustrated by the examples in this report. There was again an increased focus on environmental management in parks, with many projects forming part of longer term initiatives. 1 Contents Foreword 1 Representative System 3 Areas managed under the Act 3 Marine national parks and marine sanctuaries 3 Natural Values Management 4 Planning 4 Research 5 Environmental management 6 Wildfire 9 The Australian Alps Cooperative Management Program 9 Cultural Values Management 10 Indigenous Program 10 Non Indigenous Program 10 Community Involvement 11 International Year of Volunteers 2001 11 Contributions made by volunteers 11 Community Grants Program 11 Visitor and Tourism Services 12 Information, interpretation and education 12 Enhancing park visits 14 Visits to parks 15 Licensed tour activities 15 Supporting Park Management 16 Park management arrangements 16 Finance 16 Staff 17 Legislation 17 Consents, leases and other authorities 17 Offences 18 Advisory bodies 18 Appendix 1 – Land Managed under the National Parks Act 19 Appendix 2 – Pest Plant Control Projects 22 Appendix 3 – Pest Animal Control Projects 24 Appendix 4 – Locations of Parks and Other Areas 24 2 Representative System Alpine National Park Areas managed under the Act Marine national parks and marine sanctuaries As at 30 June 2002 there were 108 areas managed under various provisions of the National Parks Act. These The passage of the National Parks (Marine National Parks comprised 92 areas on the main schedules to the Act and Marine Sanctuaries) Act 2002 with bipartisan support (36 national parks, 3 wilderness parks, 31 State parks, in the Autumn 2002 Parliamentary Sittings was an 11 marine and/or coastal parks or reserves, 5 regional unprecedented milestone for marine conservation in parks, 3 historic parks, 2 flora and fauna reserves and Victoria. After more than ten years of investigation, Haining Farm) and 16 non-scheduled areas. Appendix 1 consultation and debate, this historic legislation will lists the areas and appendix 2 shows their location. Their establish on 16 November 2002 a world-class system of total area is approximately 3.09 million hectares, which 13 highly protected marine national parks and 11 marine is nearly 13.6 per cent of the State and more than sanctuaries that are representative of the State’s diverse 35 per cent of public land. marine environments. Totalling 53 776 hectares, or 5.3 per cent of Victoria’s marine waters, this will rectify The Act also defines 19 wilderness zones and 21 remote a major deficiency in the State’s parks system. and natural areas within 13 national parks (appendix 1) and 2 designated water supply catchment areas (those parts of Melbourne’s water supply catchments and their buffers within Kinglake and Yarra Ranges National Parks). There were no changes to the parks system under the Act during the year. 3 Natural Values Management Wilsons Promontory National Park Planning Finalisation of the plans for Terrick Terrick National Park, Beechworth Historic Park and Reef Hills Park will follow Management plans further consultation with the advisory groups being As at 30 June 2002 there were 65 approved management established as part of the Government’s box-ironbark plans covering 34 national parks, 3 wilderness parks, 30 initiatives. State parks and 11 other parks. Monitoring of priority tasks in management plans The Minister released the approved plan for Wilsons continued during the year to ensure that existing plans Promontory National Park in April 2002. Final plans for are being implemented. Yarra Ranges National Park and Langwarrin Flora and Fauna Reserve were approved in June 2002, to be Best practice in park management released in 2002-03. Finalisation of plans for the The former ANZECC (Australian and New Zealand Grampians National Park and the Discovery Bay parks Environment and Conservation Council) Working Group (Mount Richmond National Park, Cape Nelson State Park on National Parks and Protected Area Management was and Discovery Bay Coastal Park) continued following reconstituted as the Committee on National Parks and consultation with Indigenous communities and native Protected Area Management under the Land, Water title claimants. Work progressed on the final plan for and Biodiversity Committee of the Natural Resource Nyerimilang Park. Management Ministerial Council. The focus of the committee continues to be the benchmarking and best In October 2001 draft plans for the following areas were practice program for protected area management. released for public consultation: Indigenous involvement in protected area management •Terrick Terrick National Park and performance measurement will also be regularly • Cape Liptrap Coastal Park considered. • Beechworth Historic Park The Department of Natural Resources and Environment • Langwarrin Flora and Fauna Reserve (NRE), which represents Victoria on the committee, • Long Forest Flora and Fauna Reserve. together with Parks Victoria, contributed to the preparation of several best practice reports. A report Work progressed on the draft plan for Cape Conran on public participation in protected area management Coastal Park, and a review of management plans for Baw (led by the Northern Territory) was released during the Baw and Dandenong Ranges National Parks, Warrandyte year. Work continued on finalising reports on the use of State Park and Reef Hills Park commenced. fire for ecological purposes (led by South Australia) and 4 measuring performance in protected area management geology, horticulture, palaeontology, sociology and soils. (led by Queensland). Victoria, on behalf of the committee, Researchers were mostly from tertiary institutions, commenced reviews of existing reports dealing with staff museums, or Government departments and agencies. training and national data standards for protected area visitation. Details of the best practice program can be Examples of the diverse projects covered by the permits found on the website www.ea.gov.au/parks/best-practice. include: •a study of the geochemistry and petrology of granites Research at Wilsons
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