Draft Community Land Plan of Management for Council Owned Land
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2021 Draft Community Land Plan of Management for Council Owned Land Wollongong City Council April 2021 Management Page | 2 Draft Community Land Plan of Management The 2021 Community Land Plan of Management is a Local Government Act 1993 compliant Plan of Management for most Council owned: • parks • sportsgrounds • community facilities • natural areas • open spaces • areas of cultural significance across the entire Wollongong Local Government area Crown Land is excluded from this Plan of Management. A future draft 2021 Crown Land Reserves PoM will apply to Crown Land. Document Control Document ID: Community Land Plan of Management Revision Number Adoption Date/In Revision Details force Date 1st Draft to N/A Z21/50248 (Note: correction of page Exhibit per number reference from page 34 to Council page 40 in Table 14 and correction of resolution 19 Table 20 typographical error rows April 2021 22-26. Correction in number of suburb maps from 56 to 59.) Page | 3 Draft Community Land Plan of Management Page | 4 Draft Community Land Plan of Management Acknowledgement We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which our city was built, the Aboriginal people of Dharawal Country. We recognise and appreciate their deep connection to this land, waters and our greater community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and those emerging and extend our acknowledgement and respect to all Aboriginal people who call our city home. We recognise Aboriginal people as the first people to live in the area. We respect their living cultures and recognise the positive contribution their voices, traditions and histories make to our city. In celebration of unity, culture, both traditional and contemporary we acknowledge the rich history of our local Aboriginal heritage. The Purry Burry Boardwalk at Korrongulla Wetlands Primbee September 2020 Page | 5 Draft Community Land Plan of Management Page | 6 Draft Community Land Plan of Management Contents Acknowledgement .................................................................................................... 5 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................... 10 1.1 Land included in this Plan of Management ............................................... 12 1.1.1 Mapping of Land included in this PoM ............................................................ 12 2. Requirements of the Local Government .......................................................... 13 2.1 Community Land Categories under this PoM ............................................ 14 2.1.1 Why are Community Land Categories Important? ........................................ 14 2.1.2 Possible Community Land Categories under this PoM................................... 15 2.2 Management objectives and performance targets ................................. 16 2.2.1 Assessing Progress and Formal Review ............................................................ 17 2.2.2 Park Category Action Plan ................................................................................ 17 2.2.3 Sportsground Category Action Plan ................................................................ 20 2.2.4 General Community Use Category Action Plan ............................................. 21 2.2.5 Natural Areas Category Action Plans (with subcategories) .......................... 23 2.2.6 Area of Cultural Significance Category Action Plan ..................................... 37 3. PoM Permissible Uses & Developments ............................................................. 40 4. Leasing, Licensing and Granting of Other Estates ........................................... 53 4.1 Public Notice of Leases, Licences and Other Estates ............................... 53 4.2 Granting a Lease, Licence or Other Estate ................................................ 54 4.3 Express authorisations under this PoM ......................................................... 54 5. Areas of Cultural Significance Schedules ........................................................ 55 A list of the 30 Area of Cultural Significance Category Sites .................................. 56 5.1 Austinmer Beach Reserve ............................................................................. 58 5.2 Bellambi Oval .................................................................................................. 63 5.3 Bells Point Park, Austinmer ............................................................................. 69 5.4 Bendena Gardens, Stanwell Tops ................................................................ 74 5.5 Berkeley Pioneer Cemetery, Unanderra ..................................................... 77 5.6 Bulli Showground/Raceway (Includes Slacky Flat Park) ............................ 81 5.7 Coomaditchie Lagoon, Port Kembla .......................................................... 87 5.8 Cribb Street Reserve Berkeley ....................................................................... 92 5.9 Emperor Court Reserve Berkeley .................................................................. 97 5.10 Farrell Park, Fernhill ....................................................................................... 99 Page | 7 Draft Community Land Plan of Management 5.11 Glastonbury Gardens, Austinmer ............................................................. 103 5.12 Illawarra Historical Society Museum, Wollongong ................................. 107 5.13 Korrongulla Swamp, Primbee ................................................................... 111 5.14 MacCabe Park, Wollongong .................................................................... 114 5.15 Market Square, Wollongong ..................................................................... 122 5.16 Moreton Bay Fig at Farmborough Road ................................................. 126 5.17 Moronga Park, Clifton ................................................................................ 130 5.18 Mt Brown Reserve, Dapto ......................................................................... 134 5.19 New Community Land near Sandon Point Aboriginal Place ............... 142 5.20 Pendlebury Park, Woonona ...................................................................... 146 5.21 Phil Adams Park, East Corrimal ................................................................. 151 5.22 Rube Hargrave Park, Clifton ..................................................................... 155 5.23 Russel Vale Golf Course ............................................................................. 159 5.24 Terania Street Playground , Russell Vale .................................................. 163 5.25 Thirroul Beach Reserve ............................................................................... 167 5.26 Unnamed Reserve Stonehaven Road (Triangles Park), Stanwell Tops 175 5.27 Unnamed Reserve Northcliffe Drive (Wollamai Point), Lake Heights... 179 5.28 Unnamed Reserve – Northcliffe Drive/Grand View Pde Lake Heights 182 5.29 Unanderra Community Centre and Library ............................................ 184 5.30 Waniora Point (Bulli Point), Bulli ................................................................. 188 6. Council’s Management Approach ................................................................. 193 6.1 Legislation affecting land under this PoM ................................................. 194 6.1.1 Putting the pieces together to improve community land ........................... 206 6.2 Council Supporting Documents, Strategies or Policies ............................ 209 6.2.1 Council Policies ................................................................................................. 218 Page | 8 Draft Community Land Plan of Management List of Tables Table 1 PoMs Adopted by Wollongong City Council ......................................... 10 Table 2 List of Future or Exhibited PoMs planned by Council ............................. 11 Table 3 LG Act PoM provision and location in PoM ............................................ 13 Table 4 Park Category Action Plan ....................................................................... 17 Table 5 Sportsground Category Action Plan ........................................................ 20 Table 6 General Community Use Category Action Plan .................................... 21 Table 7 All Natural Areas Category Action Plan .................................................. 23 Table 8 Natural Area Foreshore Subcategory Action Plan ................................ 28 Table 9 Natural Areas Watercourse Subcategory Action Plan .......................... 30 Table 10 Natural Area Wetland Subcategory Action Plan ................................ 31 Table 11 Natural Area Bushland Subcategory Action Plan ................................ 33 Table 12 Natural Area Escarpment Subcategory Action Plan .......................... 35 Table 13 Area of Cultural Significance Action Plan ............................................ 37 Table 14 PoM Permissible Uses and Developments ............................................. 40 Table 15 Key Legislation for Council owned Community Land ....................... 195 Table 16 Coastal Management SEPP Land Parcels under this PoM ............... 202 Table 17 List of Council Supporting Documents ................................................ 209 Table 18 Council Policies likely to affect use of PoM land ............................... 218 Table 19 Core Objectives terms - Definitions .....................................................