Swan and Helena Rivers Management Framework Report
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0 P R ECINCT PLAN S HASSELL PRECINCT PLAN 1 NO. NAME/DESCRIPTION STATUS ISSUES KEY ACTIONS RESPONSIBLE STRATEGIC PLANS REFERENCE PRIORITY AUTHORITY A Banks Reserve District The park is a small reserve and activity node containing limited recreational Prepare a Mangement Plan that includes: Town of Vincent — SB 2 — CN 1 Low facilities. The park has a poorly developed landscape and poor visual — a landscape upgrade plan to improve quality of banks Reserve setting and surrounds — SB 4 — CN 2 quality when viewed from the water. including vegetation; — SB 6 — DD 1 — a review of existing facilities to address such as items as seating, BBQs and play — EV 4 — DD 2 equipment. — EV 5 — DD 3 — EV 6 — PM 2 — EV 7 — PM 3 B Mt Lawley Foreshore Access District The foreshore is provided with a recreational trial to enable access. The Prepare a Mangement Plan that includes: Town of Vincent — SB 2 — CN 1 Low foreshore has a poorly developed landscape and poor visual quality when — a landscape upgrade plan to improve quality of banks Reserve setting and surrounds — SB 4 — CN 2 viewed from the water. including vegetation. — SB 6 — DD 1 — EV 4 — DD 2 — EV 5 — DD 3 — EV 6 — PM 2 — EV 7 — PM 3 C Belmont Park River Bank District The Belmont Park river bank is in poor condition and may be subject to Review the structure plan and associated documentation prepared for the redevelopment of Town of Victoria Park — SB 1 — EV 7 Low increased pressure should the Belmont Park Racecourse be redeveloped. the Belmont Park Racecourse to ensure that the proposed foreshore works are in accordance — SB 2 — CN 1 The river bank suffers from erosion and is poorly vegetated. There is with the regional objectives of the Swan and Helena Rivers Management Framework. — SB 4 — CN 2 currently no public access to foreshore around the Belmont Park peninsula — SB 5 — DD 1 due to the current use of the Belmont Park Racecourse. — SB 6 — DD 2 — EV 1 — DD 3 — EV 4 — PM 2 — EV 5 — PM 3 — EV 6 D Burswood River Bank District The river bank is in poor condition with minimal vegetation and as a result Review the structure plan and associated documentation prepared for the redevelopment of Town of Victoria Park / — SB 1 — EV 7 Low is suffering from erosion. Erosion is further contributed to by significant the Belmont Park Racecourse to ensure that the proposed foreshore works are in accordance Burswood Park Board — SB 2 — CN 1 levels of recreational boating use in this area. with the regional objectives of the Swan and Helena Rivers Management Framework. — SB 4 — CN 2 There is currently no recreational trail along foreshore. — Prepare Management Plan to address foreshore vegetation and revegetation issues. — SB 6 — DD 1 — Provide interpretive recreation trail and signage to control access and inform public of — EV 1 — DD 2 environmental qualities. — EV 2 — DD 3 — EV 4 — PM 2 — EV 5 — PM 3 — EV 6 1 Maylands Yacht Club Precinct District Precinct contains Bardon Park, Maylands Yacht Club and Berringa Park. Review Bayswater River Foreshore Master Plan Cultural Centre Feasibility Study and prepare City of Bayswater — SB 1 — CN 1 Medium — Bardon Park is a well used district park. Facilities should be improved Precinct Plan to enhance sites character and facilities, and create integrated activity node — SB 2 — CN 2 and landscape setting enhanced. Park is registered Aboriginal heritage that includes: — SB 4 — DD 1 site. — landscape upgrade plan to improve quality of Bardon Park setting and surrounds — SB 5 — DD 2 — Maylands Yacht Club is in poor condition and has limited use. including vegetation and recreation facilities, recreation trail links to surrounding area, — SB 6 — DD 3 Building is located in floodway and jetty requires upgrading work. heritage signage; — EV 3 — PM 2 Recreational boating activities. — opportunities to redevelop / upgrade yacht club and jetty (eg café, ferry access); — EV 4 — PM 3 — Berringa Park is identified Bush Forever site. Vegetation is good — a Management Plan for Berringa Park to ensure environmental quality of vegetation is — EV 5 quality but under pressure due to adjacent residential development. preserved and enhanced. Develop interpretive signage along boardwalk. 2 Berringa Park Regional Berringa Park is an identified Bush Forever Reserve (Site No. 314) — Implement Management Plan to address vegetation and revegetation issues. City of Bayswater — SB 1 — CN 1 Medium containing good quality vegetation. Vegetation is under pressure due to — Provide interpretive recreation trail and signage to control access and inform public of — SB 2 — CN 2 adjacent residential development. The Bush Forever site extends from environmental qualities. — SB 4 — DD 2 Berringa Park north-west to Bardon Park which should be addressed as part — SB 6 — PM 2 of the precinct planning for this node. — EV 3 — PM 3 — EV 4 — PM 6 — EV 5 SWAN RIVER MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK: PPP0027: SEPTEMBER 2007: HASSELL 1 HASSELL SWAN RIVER MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK: PPP0027: SEPTEMBER 2007: HASSELL 2 0 P R ECINCT PLAN S HASSELL PRECINCT PLAN 1 NO. NAME/DESCRIPTION STATUS ISSUES KEY ACTIONS RESPONSIBLE STRATEGIC PLANS REFERENCE PRIORITY AUTHORITY 3 Maylands Peninsula Foreshore Access District — There is no recreation trail along the foreshore between Berringa Park — Provide recreational trail along foreshore in accordance with Recreational Trail Strategy City of Bayswater — SB 1 — CN 1 Medium and Tranby Reserve. to secure continuous and safe public access to foreshore. — SB 2 — CN 2 — The Maylands Peninsula Golf Course currently prevents access to the — Evaluate riverbank stability and vegetation as part of wider study and prepare plans to — SB 4 — DD 2 foreshore, with no recreational trail within the site. maintain naturalistic setting. — SB 6 — PM 2 — EV 4 — PM 3 — EV 5 — PM 6 4 Balbuk Way Regional — Balbuk Way is a popular regional boating area designated for water — Implement Balbuk Way Management Plan in accordance with proposed Swan and City of Belmont / Town — SB 2 — EV 5 High skiing. This water based activity is having a significant detrimental Helena River Management Framework planning strategies. of Victoria Park / SRT — SB 3 — DD 1 impact on the riverbanks. High usage of the node has been largely — Evaluate potential to relocate all water-skiing activity downstream of Herrison Island as / DPI — SB 4 — DD 2 uncontrolled resulting in the riverine environment becoming severely part of wide review of boating activities and bank stability. — SB 6 — DD 3 degraded. Limited area restricts parking capacity for regional scale — Investigate opportunities to secure funding and/or management assistance from the — EV 1 — DD 4 facility. Alternative sites may offer improved level of service. Town of Victoria Park or Belmont Racecourse (when redeveloped). — EV 2 — PM 2 — Redevelopment on the Belmont Park Racecourse (within the Town of — Upgrade retaining wall of boat ramp. — EV 4 — PM 3 Victoria Park) will potentially place greater pressure on Balbuk Way as a — Arrest active bank erosion and undertake stabilisation works. regional activity node. — Maintenance of dense tree canopy on river banks is critical to retaining the naturalistic character of the river. — The City of Belmont has prepared management plans for the node. 5 The Springs District — Proposed redevelopment of The Springs will potentially create greater Prepare Management Plan which: City of Belmont — SB 2 — CN 1 Low pressure on foreshore and use of river. — reviews and updates Cracknell Park Landscape Plan; — SB 4 — CN 2 — Riverbank subject to erosion. — investigates potential use of jetty for increased boat usage (eg ferry); and — SB 5 — DD 2 — Maintenance of dense tree canopy on river banks is critical to retaining — implements riverbank stabilisation strategies. — SB 6 — DD 3 the naturalistic character of the river. — EV 1 — PM 2 — EV 4 — PM 3 6 WA Police Academy District Site has been identified as potential redevelopment opportunity. Currently Prepare Management Plan for site prior to redevelopment. Issues/matters to be addressed City of Bayswater — SB 2 — CN 2 Low limited public access to foreshore. include: — integration with foreshore management objectives; — SB 4 — DD 1 — guidelines to ensure development is in keeping with riverine environment and — SB 5 — DD 2 landscape character; — SB 6 — DD 3 — landscape plan to complement surrounding naturalistic landscape character; and — opportunity for interpretation of culturally significant use. — EV 1 — PM 2 — EV 4 — PM 3 — CN 1 7 Sandringham Hotel Precinct District Precinct includes foreshore from Tanunda Drive south of Hardey Park to — Review City of Belmont concept plans in accordance with management strategies to City of Belmont / DPI — SB 2 Medium boat ramp south of Bristile Park. The City of Belmont has prepared concept be prepared following this study. / SRT — SB 4 plans for portions of this precinct. Issues include: — Develop Management Plan to enhance sites characteristics and improve quality of — SB 5 — possible redevelopment of Sandringham Hotel site has potential to foreshore. Scope to include: — SB 6 create increased activity along foreshore; - landscape upgrade plan to improve visual and landscape quality of precinct — EV 1 — public jetty near Sandringham Hotel has potential to become strategic foreshore area; — EV 4 transport node with increased surrounding population resulting from - opportunities to development transport node at Sandringham Hotel jetty; — EV 5 residential development along Great Eastern Highway (eg ferry, river - Concept Plan for Sandringham Hotel site to be prepared prior to approving — CN 1 taxi); development; and — CN 2 — river bank within precinct has erosion problems and is steep in - riverbank stabilisation in accordance with Riverbank Stabilisation Strategy. — DD 1 places. South of Hardey Park foreshore, steep banks with stone — DD 2 retaining wall detract from visual quality. Bank near Sandringham Hotel — DD 3 is unstable and 8m high. North of Sandringham Hotel foreshore under — PM 2 pressure from surrounding development and is of poor visual quality.