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National Parks Act Annual Report 2018 © the State of Victoria Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning 2018 National Parks Act Annual Report 2018 © The State of Victoria Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning 2018 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. You are free to re-use the work under that licence, on the condition that you credit the State of Victoria as author. The licence does not apply to any images, photographs or branding, including the Victorian Coat of Arms, the Victorian Government logo and the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) logo. To view a copy of this licence, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Printed by Mercedes Waratah Digital – Port Melbourne ISSN 1839-437X ISSN 1839-4388 (online) Disclaimer This publication may be of assistance to you but the State of Victoria and its employees do not guarantee that the ËÝ´§Ø§Á»§Òç§Ø¥ÁÝØČçÁ »í²§»ÁΧÒç¥Á´´íËËÎÁË뤯 ÁÎíÁÝÎËÎاݴÎËÝÎËÁÒһإΠÁΧҴ§ºÒ´´ liability for any error, loss or other consequence which may arise from you relying on any information in this publication. Further information For further information, please contact the DELWP Customer Service Centre on 136 186 or the Parks Victoria Information Centre on 131 963. Notes • During the year the responsible Minister was the Hon Lily D’Ambrosio MP, Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change. • In this report: – the Act means the National Parks Act 1975 – DELWP means the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning – the Minister means the Minister responsible for administering the Act – PV means Parks Victoria – the Regulations means the National Parks Regulations 2013 – the Secretary means the Secretary to the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning. Cover image Anglesea Heath, Great Otway National Park (image: Saul Vermeeren) Accessibility If you would like to receive this publication in an alternative format, please telephone DELWP Customer Service Centre 136 186, email [email protected], or via the National Relay Service on 133 677 www.relayservice.com.au. This document is also available on the internet at www.delwp.vic.gov.au Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Foreword This annual report on the working of the National (»§Ø§Á»ØÁØ¥§ÒÒ§¡»§ċ»Ø´¡§Ò´Ø§Á»ŇÒÁºÁ Ø¥ Parks Act 1975 for the year ended 30 June 2018 is highlights for the parks system during the year provided to the Minister for Energy, Environment and include: Climate Change, the Hon Lily D’Ambrosio MP, under section 35 of the Act. • adding some 6360 hectares to existing parks, notably most of the Anglesea Heath (6332 ha) The Act establishes the statutory basis for the to the Great Otway National Park protection, use and management of an outstanding system of more than 100 national and other parks • º»§»¡Ø¥ØØÁÎČØØ¥¥»¡Á »º covering approximately 3.46 million hectares. of Mount Eccles National Park to Budj Bim National Park The parks conserve some of Victoria’s most special places and provide a wide range of opportunities for • ċ»´§Ò§»¡Ø¥º»¡º»ØË´» Áδ´ÁÎËÎØÒ visitors to experience and enjoy the state’s diverse of 10 river red gum national and other parks in natural environments. These visits, which, based on northern Victoria the latest visitor statistics in 2016-17, totalled some • δҧ»¡Ø¥ċÎÒØÒØÎØ¡§Ë´»ØÁ¡Ý§Ø¥ 42.3 million visits to national and state parks, make æÎíÒ§¡»§ċ»ØÁ»ØΧÝاÁ»ØÁd§ØÁΧŶÒæ§Ò§ØÁÎ management of feral horses in the Alpine National Park economy. • Ø¥Ò§¡»§ċ»Ø§»æÒغ»Ø§»ËÎÁ¡ÎºÒ§ºØ Until 12 September 2018 the Secretary has the controlling weeds and pest animals, including statutory responsibility for ensuring that the parks marine pests, such as the $1.5 million investment and other areas to which the Act applies are to protect alpine habitats controlled and managed in accordance with the Act. Parks Victoria is responsible for managing those • Ò§¡»§ċ»Ø»æ§ÎÁ»º»Ø´çØΧ»¡§»ÒæδËβÒŇ areas on the Secretary’s behalf and works in including the delivery of more than 214 gigalitres partnership with DELWP. into the Snowy River and more than 110 gigalitres to Hattah Lakes W¥ÒÎλ¡º»ØÒ¥»¡Ò§¡»§ċ»Ø´íÁ» 12 September 2018 when the Parks Victoria Act 2018 • Á»¡Á§»¡çÁβØÁÎÁæÎ ÎÁºËÎæ§ÁÝÒÝÒ¥ċÎÒ commences, heralding a new era of governance and other emergencies arrangements for the management of Victoria’s parks. Parks Victoria will be re-established as a • the considerable maintenance work undertaken strengthened and more independent park on the Mount Buffalo Chalet. management agency with clearer lines of accountability to the Minister. These changes mean I would also like to highlight the work undertaken that Parks Victoria will become directly responsible in conjunction with Traditional Owner Land for the control and management of the national and Management Boards in the development of joint other parks under the National Parks Act. management plans for 10 parks under the Act in Gippsland and north central Victoria. There is an increasing focus on joint management, with negotiations underway with Traditional Owner groups in other parts of the state over the possibility of further joint management arrangements. Working with the community and partner organisations is an increasing feature of park management. I acknowledge the extensive and committed contributions that volunteers and partner organisations – along with Parks Victoria and DELWP staff – made to the protection and management of our parks during the year. John Bradley Secretary to the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning National Parks Act Annual Report 2018 1 Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Contents Foreword 1 Contents 2 A representative parks system 3 Areas managed under the Act 3 Changes to areas managed under the Act 3 Management and other planning 4 Managing natural and cultural values 5 Managing natural values 5 Monitoring natural values 8 Researching natural values 9 Managing cultural values 10 :»¡§»¡ċλºÎ¡»§Ò 11 :»¡§»¡ċÎ 11 :»¡§»¡ÎÁæÎí ÎÁºÝÒ¥ċÎÒ»ÁإκΡ»§Ò 12 Encouraging visitors, tourism and community involvement 13 Enhancing visitor enjoyment and tourism 13 Supporting visitors with disabilities 13 Visits to parks 13 Licensed tour operators 14 Informing, interpreting and educating 14 Volunteers 14 Partnering with Traditional Owners 15 Joint management 15 Co-operative management 15 Other Traditional Owner partnerships 15 Supporting park management 16 Management arrangements 16 Legislation 16 Authorities under the Act 17 Enforcement 17 Interstate cooperation 19 Advisory bodies 19 Appendix 1 – Areas managed under the National Parks Act 20 Appendix 2 – Location of parks and other areas 30 2 National Parks Act Annual Report 2018 Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning A representative parks system Areas managed under the Act W¥Ø´ÒÁċ»ÒØ¥ Á´´Á移¡ÎÒç§Ø¥§» particular national parks: As at 30 June 2018 there were 139 areas with a total area of approximately 3.46 million hectares • 19 wilderness zones (Schedule Five) in 7 national managed under various provisions of the Act. parks (see Appendix 1) Appendix 1 lists the areas and Appendix 2 shows • 22 remote and natural areas (Schedule Six) in their location. 12 national parks (see Appendix 1) The 139 areas comprised: • 4 designated water supply catchment areas in the • 124 areas listed on various schedules to the Act Great Otway, Kinglake and Yarra Ranges national parks. – 45 national parks (Schedule Two) – 3 wilderness parks (Schedule Two A) Changes to areas managed under the – 26 state parks (Schedule Two B) Act – 5 coastal parks, 3 historic parks, 1 nature On 15 December 2017 an area totalling 6361 hectares conservation reserve, 8 regional parks and was added to the parks system and an area totalling Haining Farm (Schedule Three) 0.34 hectares was excised (see Table 1). Of particular note was the addition of most of the Anglesea Heath – 3 marine and coastal parks, 2 marine parks, to the Great Otway National Park. 1 marine reserve, 1 national heritage park and 1 nature conservation reserve (Schedule Four) There were also corrections to the plans of Lower – 13 marine national parks (Schedule Seven) Goulburn National Park and Warrandyte State Park. – 11 marine sanctuaries (Schedule Eight) The name of Mount Eccles National Park was changed in the Act to Budj Bim National Park in • 15 non-scheduled areas to which particular ÎÁ¡»§Ø§Á»Á Ø¥ÁÝØÒØ»§»¡Ý´ØÝδҧ¡»§ċ» provisions of the Act apply. of the Budj Bim area. Table 1 – Changes to parks Addition Excision Park Description (ha) (ha) Addition of area of formerly purchased land (Jingalong) Croajingolong NP 27 – east of Mallacoota Inlet. Addition of mostly vegetated government road and Greater Bendigo NP 0.36 0.14 excision of cleared powerline easement in the vicinity of Edwards Road. Most of the Anglesea Heath, with its exceptional Great Otway NP 6332 – §Á§æÎÒ§Øíæ´ÝÒҧ»´Ý§»¡æÎí§æÎÒČÁλ several rare and threatened species. Adjustment of park boundary in vicinity of Warrandyte Warrandyte SP 0.03 0.02 Bridge. Addition of the Monster Meeting site near Chewton, Castlemaine Diggings Ø¥Ò§ØÁ ç¥Ø§ÒÁ»Ò§ÎØÁØ¥ċÎÒغÒÒ 1.66 – NHP protest against a government in Australia in 1851 and a precursor to the Eureka Rebellion. NHP National Heritage Park NP National Park SP State Park National Parks Act Annual Report 2018 3 Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Management and other planning • Point Nepean National Park Master Plan – the plan çÒċ»´§Ò»Î´Ò ÁΧºË´º»ØاÁ» As at 30 June 2018 there were approved management plans for all or parts of 43 national This master plan provides a framework for parks, 3 wilderness parks, 25 state parks, 18 other investment in the adaptive reuse of heritage parks and reserves, 13 marine national parks and buildings within the Quarantine Station to support 11 marine sanctuaries.
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