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Australian Capital Territory Nature Conservation (Draft Reserve Management Plan—Canberra Nature Park) Public Consultation Notice 2019 Notifiable instrument NI2019—650 made under the Nature Conservation Act 2014, s 179 (Draft reserve management plan—public consultation) 1 Name of instrument This instrument is the Nature Conservation (Draft Reserve Management Plan—Canberra Nature Park) Public Consultation Notice 2019. 2 Commencement This instrument commences on the day after its notification day. 3 Draft reserve management plan I have prepared the Canberra Nature Park Draft Reserve Management Plan 2019 (the draft reserve management plan) at schedule 1 to this instrument. 4 Public consultation period (1) I invite written submissions from anyone about the draft reserve management plan. Submissions may be sent to: Director, Parks Planning and Policy Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate GPO Box 158 CANBERRA ACT 2601 Email: [email protected] (2) Submissions may only be given during the public consultation period. The public consultation period begins on the notification day of this instrument and ends at close of business, 16 December 2019. Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au (3) The draft reserve management plan is available for inspection during business hours at Ground Floor South, Dame Pattie Menzies House, 16 Challis Street, Dickson and can be viewed online at http://www.environment.act.gov.au and on the Your Say website at http://www.yoursay.act.gov.au. Ian Walker Executive Group Manager, Environment Custodian 24 September 2019 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au Schedule 1 (See section 3) Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au CANBERRA NATURE PARK DRAFT RESERVE MANAGEMENT PLAN 2019 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au YOUR SAY The Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate welcomes your comments on the Canberra Nature Park Draft Reserve Management Plan 2019. YOU CAN MAKE COMMENTS BY: Visiting: www.yoursay.act.gov.au Email: [email protected] Post: Director, Parks Planning and Policy Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate PO Box 158, Canberra ACT 2601 Enquiries: Access Canberra on 13 22 81 For public Information sessions please check YOURSAY for dates and locations. COMMENTS CAN BE MADE UNTIL COB MONDAY 16 DECEMBER 2019 Accessibility The ACT Government is committed to making its information, services, events and venues as accessible as possible. If you have difficulty reading a standard printed document and would like to receive this publication in an alternative format, such as large print, please phone Access Canberra on 13 22 81 or email the Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate at [email protected]. If English is not your first language and you require a translating and interpreting service, please phone 13 14 50. If you are deaf, or have a speech or hearing impairment, and need the teletypewriter service, please phone 13 36 77 and ask for Access Canberra on 13 22 81. For speak and listen users, please phone 1300 555 727 and ask for Access Canberra on 13 22 81. For more information on these services visit www.relayservice.com.au. Privacy Before making a submission, please review the Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate’s privacy policy and annex at www.environment.act.gov.au/about/privacy. Any personal information received in the course of your submission will be used only for the purposes of this community engagement process. Names of organisations may be included in any subsequent consultation report, but all individuals will be de-identified unless prior approval is gained. ii Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au CANBERRA NATURE PARK DRAFT RESERVE MANAGEMENT PLAN 2019 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au iv Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au v Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au Canberra Nature Park Draft Reserve Management Plan 2019 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The ACT Government acknowledges Ngunnawal people as the Traditional Custodians of the ACT, and honours the cultural legacy of their ancestors and the ongoing responsibility they still carry in managing Country today. The region was also a significant meeting place for neighbouring language and clan groups including the Ngambri, Ngarigu, Wolgalu, Gundungurra, Yuin and Wiradjuri people – who came for ceremonies, trade, seasonal resources, exchange of knowledge and to maintain spiritual, social and environmental connectivity between traditional caretakers. For thousands of years these Nations have maintained a tangible and intangible cultural, social, environmental, spiritual and economic connection to these lands and waters. This is an acknowledgment of the individuals themselves; elders past, present and emerging, and of their continued connection to Country. The ACT Government is grateful to the organisations and individuals who contributed to the preparation of this draft reserve management plan for Canberra Nature Park. These include Traditional Custodians, ParkCare groups, recreation user groups, conservation groups, other non-government organisations and Canberra Nature Park staff. This draft reserve management plan has been developed by the ACT Parks and Conservation Service in the Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate. Published by the Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate. Australian Capital Territory 2019. This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced without the written permission of the Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate, PO Box 158, Canberra ACT 2601. Disclaimer: Any representation, statement, opinion, advice, information or data expressed or implied in this publication is made in good faith but on the basis that the ACT Government, its agents and employees are not liable (whether by reason of negligence, lack of care or otherwise) to any person for any damage or loss whatsoever which has occurred or may occur in relation to that person taking or not taking (as the case may be) action in respect of any representation, statement, advice, information or data referred to the above. Maps: Maps use ACT Government Spatial Data from ACTMapi © Australian Capital Territory 2019. Please see www.ACTMapi.act.gov.au. While all care is taken to ensure accuracy, the ACT Government does not warrant that the maps are free from errors. Maps are drawn in Map Grid of Australia Zone 55H (Geodetic Datum Australia 1994). Printed: 100% recycled paper Photographs Front Cover Rocky knoll on Crace Grasslands Nature Reserve, Telstra Tower on Black Mountain Nature Reserve, Hoary Sunray (Leucochrysum albicans) (all Mark Jekabsons) and bike rider on Bruce Ridge Nature Reserve (Andrew Tatnell). Back Cover Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus), Button Everlasting (Coronidium scorpioides), Shingleback Lizards (Tiliqua rugosa) and fencepost (all Mark Jekabsons). Flora and fauna collage – pages iv-v Hoary Sunray (Leucochrysum albicans) (Lois Padgham), Button Wrinklewort (Rutidosis leptorrhynchoides) (Margaret Calms), Austral bugle (Ajuga australis), Button Everlasting (Coronidium scorpioides), Swainsona sp. and Wahlenbergia sp. (Lesley Peden), Painted Honeyeater (Grantiella picta) (Geoffrey Dabb), Shingleback Lizards (Tiliqua rugosa) and Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Mark Jekabsons), Boobook Owls (Ninox novaeseelandiae) (Andrew Tatnell). Other images from ACT Parks and Conservation Service Library. Mixed collage – page xv Interpretive signage, stone steps, nesting box, dog walker, Mulligans Flat woolshed (Mark Jekabsons), bike rider (Andrew Tatnell) fire fuel reduction (Lois Padgham). Other images from ACT Parks and Conservation Service library. All other photographs are as identified. Echidna logo Brendon Little vi Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au Canberra Nature Park Draft Reserve Management Plan 2019 CONTENTS Acknowledgments ............................................................................................................................................. vi Contents .................................................................................................................................................. vii Ministerial foreword .......................................................................................................................................... xi PART 1: CANBERRA NATURE PARK DRAFT RESERVE MANAGEMENT PLAN 1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 Canberra Nature Park ................................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Future nature reserves ................................................................................................................. 2 1.3 Statement of significance.............................................................................................................. 5 1.4 Management goals and key