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Illawarra Escarpment Walking Tracks: Draft Master Plan Epacris Environmental Consultants Pty Ltd ABN 67 112 487 617 PO Box 193 Katoomba NSW 2780 web: www.epacrisenviro.com.au email: [email protected] Ph/Fax: (02) 4782 1177 Illawarra Escarpment State Conservation Area Draft Master Plan for Walking Tracks and Associated Facilities November 2005 prepared by Ian Brown and Richard Delaney Epacris Environmental Consultants Pty Ltd Epacris Environmental Consultants This page has been intentionally left blank IESCA Draft Master Plan for Walking Tracks & Associated Facilities Page 2 of 33 Epacris Environmental Consultants CONTENTS Invitation to Comment 5 Authorship and acknowledgements 6 1 Vision and Aims.................................................................................................................7 2 Background........................................................................................................................8 2.1 The Illawarra Escarpment State Conservation Area ..................................................8 2.2 Purpose and scope of the Master Plan........................................................................8 3 Walking Tracks and Facilities on the Illawarra Escarpment .....................................10 3.1 Development of the track system.............................................................................10 3.2 Current situation.......................................................................................................10 3.3 Shortcomings of the existing system of tracks and associated facilities..................11 3.3.1 Linkages and integration......................................................................................11 3.3.2 Standard and condition ........................................................................................11 3.3.3 Environmental impacts and aesthetics.................................................................11 4 Visitor Use of the IESCA ................................................................................................12 5 Opportunities for an Integrated Network of Facilities ................................................13 5.1 An extended escarpment track .................................................................................13 5.2 Connections to local communities and transport .....................................................13 5.3 Providing for increasing use.....................................................................................13 6 Constraints and Other Planning Considerations .........................................................14 6.1 Financial and practical .............................................................................................14 6.2 Environmental protection.........................................................................................14 6.3 Aboriginal heritage values .......................................................................................14 6.4 Historic values..........................................................................................................15 6.5 Protected catchment .................................................................................................15 6.6 Land instability and public risk................................................................................15 6.7 Land tenure and legal access....................................................................................15 6.8 Conflicting activities................................................................................................15 7 Experiences to be Provided.............................................................................................16 8 Proposed Facility System................................................................................................17 8.1 Key visitor sites and associated tracks.....................................................................17 8.1.1 Stanwell Park-Stanwell Tops precinct.................................................................17 8.1.2 Bulli Tops-Austinmer precinct ............................................................................18 8.1.3 Mount Keira precinct...........................................................................................19 8.1.4 Mount Kembla precinct .......................................................................................20 8.2 The escarpment track ...............................................................................................22 8.2.1 Rationale..............................................................................................................22 8.2.2 Track classification and type of use.....................................................................23 8.2.3 Proposed route .....................................................................................................23 8.2.4 Constraints, challenges and alternatives ..............................................................26 8.2.5 New track sections...............................................................................................27 8.2.6 Links to towns and transport................................................................................27 8.2.7 Accommodation and campsites ...........................................................................28 8.2.8 Issues of tenure and legal access..........................................................................28 8.2.9 Environmental, construction and approval issues................................................29 8.2.10 Priorities ..........................................................................................................29 9 Implementation................................................................................................................30 10 Selected references .....................................................................................................31 Appendix 1: Walking Track Classification Maps 1 to 4 IESCA Draft Master Plan for Walking Tracks & Associated Facilities Page 3 of 33 Epacris Environmental Consultants This page has been intentionally left blank IESCA Draft Master Plan for Walking Tracks & Associated Facilities Page 4 of 33 Epacris Environmental Consultants Invitation to Comment This draft Master Plan has been placed on public exhibition for 30 days to enable the community to have a say on the future of the IESCA’s walking tracks and associated facilities. Members of the public are invited to comment on the draft Master Plan, either individually or as representatives of community interest groups and government agencies. The closing date for comments on this draft strategy is Sunday 4 December 2005. To assist the community to comment, the Draft Master Plan will be introduced at a presentation early in the exhibition period. Personal details on submissions received, unless marked confidential, are a matter of public record. Submissions may be made available for public inspection once the Master Plan has been adopted. All public submissions will be acknowledged and considered before the final Master Plan is developed. This will allow some works to be achieved during 2006. The adopted Master Plan will form a key input to the draft plan of management for the IESCA which is currently in preparation and will also be publicly exhibited. When adopted, the final plan of management will be a legally-binding document under the National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1974. A draft Concept Plan for walking tracks in the Austinmer-Bulli Tops precinct of the IESCA is also currently on exhibition for public comment. Exhibition locations: • Wollongong City Library, Burelli Street Wollongong • Thirroul Local Library, Lawrence Hargrave Drive Thirroul • Helensburgh Local Library, Walker Street Helensburgh • NPWS Illawarra Area Office, 4/55 Kembla Street Wollongong The draft Plan can also be viewed at: • www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au (the NPWS website, under “conservation plans for public comment”) and • www.epacrisenviro.com.au the Epacris website, under “Illawarra Escarpment Walking Track Project”) Address for submissions (and contacting the consultants): Epacris Environmental Consultants Pty Ltd PO Box 193 Katoomba NSW 2780 (02) 4231 4062 or (02) 4782 1177 (messages will be returned) [email protected] NPWS contact: Jamie Erskine, Ranger NPWS Illawarra Area Office 4/55 Kembla St Wollongong NSW 2520 (02) 4225 1455 Submissions close: 4 December 2005 IESCA Draft Master Plan for Walking Tracks & Associated Facilities Page 5 of 33 Epacris Environmental Consultants Authorship and acknowledgements This report has been prepared for the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (part of the Department of Environment and Conservation NSW) by Ian Brown and Richard Delaney of Epacris Environmental Consultants Pty Ltd, with the input and assistance of Margaret Turton (Epacris), Colin Delap (Epacris), Jamie Erskine (NPWS), other NPWS staff, members of the community and representatives of various government agencies. Any errors or omissions remain the responsibility of the authors. IESCA Draft Master Plan for Walking Tracks & Associated Facilities Page 6 of 33 Epacris Environmental Consultants 1 Vision and Aims The proposed vision for the walking tracks and associated visitor facilities of the Illawarra Escarpment State Conservation Area (IESCA) is: an integrated and sustainable network of walking tracks and associated facilities that improves the range and quality of visitor experiences, and the protection of the reserve’s environment and
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