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Gippsland Lakes Hinterland Area Final Recommendations LAND CONSERVATION COUNCIL GIPPSLAND LAKES HINTERLAND AREA FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS February 1983 This text is a facsimile of the former Land Conservation Council’s Gippsland Lakes Hinterland Area Final Recommendations. It has been edited to incorporate Government decisions on the recommendations made by Order in Council dated 19 June 1984, and subsequent formal amendments. Added text is shown underlined; deleted text is shown struck through. Annotations [in brackets] explain the origin of changes. 2 MEMBERS OF THE LAND CONSERVATION COUNCIL S. G. McL. Dimmick, B.A., B.Com., Dip.Soc.Stud. (Chairman) A. Mitchell, M.Agr.S., D.D.A.; Chairman, Soil Conservation Authority (Deputy Chairman) J. R. Ashworth, E.D., Dip.C.E., M.I.E.Aust.; Secretary for Lands C. N. Austin, C.B.E. T. H. Gunnersen, B.Com., M.Sc. W. N. Holsworth, Ph.D., M.S., B.Sc. J. Lindros, Ph.C. J. S. Rogerson, B.C.E., E.W.S., F.I.E.Aust.; Deputy Chairman, State Rivers and Water Supply Commission D. S. Saunders, B.Agr.Sc., M.A.I.A.S.; Director of National Parks D. F. Smith, B.Agr.Sc., M.Agr.Sc., Ph.D., Dip.Ed., M.Ed.Admin.; Director General of Agriculture D. Spencer-Jones, B.Sc., Ph.D.; Deputy Secretary for Minerals and Energy G. L. Swartz, B.Agr.Sc., M.Agr.Sc.; Director of Fisheries and Wildlife A. J. Threader, B.Sc.F., Dip.For.(Cres.), M.I.F.A.; Chairman, Forests Commission, Victoria ISBN 0 7241 9130 5 3 CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION 4 A. PARKS AND GIPPSLAND LAKES RESERVE 9 B. WILDERNESS 21 C. REFERENCE AREAS 23 D. NATURAL FEATURES AND SCENIC RESERVES 25 E. WATER PRODUCTION 28 F. HARDWOOD PRODUCTION 32 G. SOFTWOOD PRODUCTION 35 H. FLORA RESERVES AND FLORA AND FAUNA RESERVES 39 I. BUSHLAND RESERVES 43 J. THE COAST AND GIPPSLAND LAKES FORESHORE 45 K. RIVERS AND STREAMS 48 L. ROADSIDE CONSERVATION AND HIGHWAY PARKS 58 M. EDUCATION AREAS AND SCHOOL PLANTATIONS 62 N. CAVE RESERVES 65 O. RECREATION 67 P. MILITARY TRAINING 72 Q. AGRICULTURE 73 R. MINERAL AND STONE PRODUCTION 75 S. UTILITIES AND SURVEY 81 T. TOWNSHIP LAND 84 U. UNCOMMITTED LAND 85 V. OTHER RESERVES AND PUBLIC LAND 87 Maps: A The Study Area 1:250 000 omitted 1–8 Land for Agriculture omitted 9a / 9b Suggested Zoning for Gippsland Lakes Reserve omitted 4 INTRODUCTION The Land Conservation Council was established by the Land Conservation Act 1970. As one of its three functions, it makes recommendations to the Minister for Conservation with respect to the use of public land, in order to provide for the balanced use of land in Victoria. This report contains the Council’s recommendations concerning the public land in the Gippsland Lakes Hinterland study area. Notices showing the boundary of the study area and advising that the investigation was to be carried out were published in the Victoria Government Gazette of 30 April 1980, and in local and other Victorian newspapers in April and May 1980. A descriptive report was published on 27 April 1982. Extracts from the Land Conservation Act 1970 covering the procedure to be followed in formulating recommendations were included in the descriptive report. The Council received 211 submissions on the future use of public land. Individuals, associations, companies, and local and State government bodies, representing a wide cross- section of the community, made helpful submissions covering the most feasible forms of land use for the district. After considering these submissions and having visited the study area, the Council formulated its proposed recommendations, which were published on 22 September 1982. The Council subsequently received 345 submissions commenting on these proposals. After due consideration the Council now presents its final recommendations. The recommendations in the text are grouped under major headings, such as Parks, Hardwood Production, and so on. The text is accompanied [Note: not in this version] by a map at the scale of 1:250 000 which covers the whole study area and gives a broad view of the recommended land uses. Other detailed maps show areas recommended for agriculture (by alienation), and the suggested zoning for the Gippsland Lakes reserve. More detailed information on boundaries is held by the Land Conservation Council. Availability of submissions All submissions received by the Council will be available for inspection at the Council’s offices, 10 days after the closure of the submission period. Land uses It is important to realise that each primary use has a number of compatible secondary uses. In addition to nominating the best uses for the land, the recommendations indicate what is considered to be the most appropriate form of tenure for the land and the most appropriate management authority. The Council recommends the establishment of five parks in areas of particular importance for recreation and nature conservation: reference areas and education areas (covering part of the range of land types found in the study area); cave reserves for the area’s unique limestone features; and flora reserves, and flora and fauna reserves for areas of value for conservation of habitat and/or representative plant communities. Other conservation areas include a wilderness and six natural features and scenic reserves. The Gippsland Lakes reserve contains most of the study area’s important wetlands, many important recreational sites and other areas of conservation significance. Substantial areas have also been recommended for hardwood production. Where demands from competing uses vie for a given area of land, it is not possible to satisfy them all. However, these recommendations attempt to achieve balance in providing for the 5 present needs of most forms of use while retaining flexibility and the opportunity to adjust to future changes in such demands. They do so by placing as much of the public land as possible under forms of use that do not have a major impact on the natural ecosystem, and by placing areas into the ‘uncommitted land’ category. Flexibility in planning is essential. Our knowledge of many resources (for example, minerals) and of the distribution and ecology of plants is very imperfect. There must be many places in Victoria where special values remain unrecognised and for which no special provision can be made in present planning. Furthermore, future demands for resources on public: land may require alteration or modification of these recommendations, which are based on the best information presently available. The Council is aware that review will be necessary to ensure that future land use is in the best long-term interests of the community. Table 1 summarises the final recommendations in terms of the major land uses. Table 1: Recommended Public Land Use Percentage of all Percentage of all Major recommended land use Area land covered by public land covered (ha) these by these recommendations recommendations National Parks 2 250 < 1 < 1 State Parks 17 300 2 3 Regional Parks 4 320 < 1 < 1 Gippsland Lakes Reserve 10 200 1 2 Wilderness 12 200 1 2 Reference Areas 2 060 < 1 < 1 Water Production 1 700 < 1 < 1 Hardwood Production 157 000 18 31 Softwood Production 2 050 < 1 < 1 Flora Reserves and Flora and Fauna Reserves 3 460 < 1 < 1 Bushland Reserves 120 < 1 < 1 Coastal Reserve & Gippsland Lakes 400 < 1 < 1 Foreshore Reserve Streamside Reserves 60 < 1 < 1 Highway Parks 70 < 1 < 1 Education Areas 610 < 1 < 1 Cave Reserves 410 < 1 < 1 Natural Features and Scenic Reserves 8 400 < 1 2 Mineral and Stone Production 120 < 1 < 1 *Uncommitted Land 250 000 28 49 All other land uses collectively make up the balance. Figures are rounded off. [These figures have not been adjusted for subsequent changes] Public Land and the Aboriginal People The public land in the study area has been used by the Aboriginal people for perhaps as long as 30 000 to 40 000 years. Available evidence suggests that this occupation was centred around the lakes and river systems and along the coast, as most of the Aboriginal sites have been found in these areas to date. However, further studies are needed in order to prepare a comprehensive register of sites. The Aboriginal community regard the preparation of such a register as an important prerequisite to determining the way in which public land in the area should be managed. The Council is aware that funding is being sought to conduct a thorough investigation and recognises that further sites on public land will probably be identified in the future. Council endorses the views of the Aboriginal people that those sites identified to date should be protected, and considers that the managing authorities should consult with Aboriginal groups regarding the management of these sites. 6 Aboriginal people have strong emotional and cultural ties to public land in the area, although the extent to which they are dependent on it for food and shelter has diminished. Nevertheless they still wish to use public land for a variety of purposes associated with traditional activities such as hunting, gathering of herbs and the manufacture of artifacts from timber and stone. For the last 100 years or so Lake Tyers and public land in the vicinity of Lake Tyers Station, now owned and managed by the Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust, has been particularly significant to the Aboriginal people of the region. Some of this land has been recommended as a State Park (recommendation A2), some as a regional park (recommendation A5), while some other areas are proposed for hardwood production (F7) or included in the coastal reserve (J1). The Council considers that the local Aboriginal community should be consulted when the managing authorities are preparing management plans for the areas (see recommendations A2, A5, F7 and J1).
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