Report
Lake Mokoan Future Land Use Strategy
22 September 2006
Prepared for Department of Sustainability & Environment
Contents
Acknowledgements...... 2 PART I: INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT...... 3
1 Introduction ...... 4 2 Methodology...... 12 3 Policy Framework ...... 24 PART II: LAND USE PLAN ...... 28 4 Land Use Strategy ...... 29 5 The Land Use Plan ...... 39 PART III: STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION ...... 57 6 Introduction ...... 58 7 Strategy 1: Ecosystem Management...... 61 8 Strategy 2: Cultural Heritage...... 71 9 Strategy 3: Tourism and Commercial Development ...... 76 10 Strategy 4: Primary Industry ...... 81 11 Strategy 5: Recreation and Community Facilities ...... 86 12 Strategy 6: Land Ownership and Governance ...... 90 13 Strategy 7: Research and Monitoring ...... 98 14 Strategy 8: Fire and Flood Management...... 105 15 Strategy 9: Infrastructure and Services ...... 109 16 Strategy 10: Inlet and Outlet Channels...... 115 17 Strategy 11: Planning...... 119 18 Strategy 12: Education and Enforcement...... 124 19 Achieving the Vision...... 128
Acknowledgements Name Organisation Responsibility
Consultant Team The Lake Mokoan Future Land Use Strategy (FLUS) is being managed by the Greg Pollock Beca Project Director Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE), with support from John Arup Arup Environmental & Project Manager Planning Goulburn-Murray Water (G-MW)and the Goulburn Broken Catchment Lisa Arup Arup Environmental & Strategic and Statutory Planning, Planning Natural Resources & Environment, Management Authority (GBCMA). The Lake Mokoan Future Land Use Steering Social Planning & Community Building Committee (LMFLUSC) is assisting DSE with development of the FLUS. Beca Pty Jo Cannington Beca Strategic and Statutory Planning Ltd, and its consultant team, was appointed to prepare the FLUS on behalf of DSE Carl Viljoen Beca Cost Engineering David Papps Beca Hydrology, Engineering and and the LMFLUSC. Infrastructure Matt Elgin, Rob Horsley, Beca GIS Specialists Andrew Francis In the preparation of this Strategy, the following acknowledgments are made: Kevin Jackson Conceptz Strategic and Statutory Planning Geoff Carr Ecology Australia Natural Resources & Environment
Project Sponsor/Client Lawrie Conole Ecology Australia Natural Resources & Environment Hon Minister John Thwaites Victorian State Government Minister for Water and overall project Nina Roberts Ecology Australia Natural Resources & Environment sponsor John Henshall Essential Economics Economics and Tourism Robyn McLeod Department of Sustainability Executive Director, Major Projects Marianne Støttrup Essential Economics Economics and Tourism and Environment Division Sophie Mackinnon Essential Economics Economics and Tourism Ross Davies Department of Sustainability Project Director Jo Bell Heritage Insight Heritage Assessment and Environment David Rhodes Heritage Insight Heritage Assessment Tony Long Department of Sustainability Project Manager
and Environment NE Region LMFLUSC Bernie O’Kane Department of Sustainability Contract Liaison Officer Sally Simson LMFLUSC Chair & Local Landholder; and Environment Russell Ellis LMFLUSC Deputy Chair & Local Landholder Phil Stevenson Goulburn Broken Community Engagement Doug Bain LMFLUSC Local Landholder; Fire protection Catchment Management Authority Michael Burston LMFLUSC VFF Cr. John Brownstein LMFLUSC Benalla Rural City Council The Future Land Use Steering Committee, the consultants (Beca Pty Ltd.) and the Paul Dahlenburg LMFLUSC Local Landholder Huw Davies LMFLUSC Local Landholder Department of Sustainability and Environment thank all those people and Charles Jones LMFLUSC Benalla District Environment Group Cr. Lyn Tanner LMFLUSC Benalla Rural City Council organisations who have contributed in the development of the Strategy over the Wayne Tennant LMFLUSC GBCMA past 18 months. A special acknowledgement is made to the indigenous Kevin Ritchie LMFLUSC DSE – North East Region David Jeffery LMFLUSC G-MW community and their representative organisations, for their contribution to the Strategy, specifically: North East Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Program Rumbalara Aboriginal Co-operative Ltd. Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation Bangerang Cultural Centre Co-operative Ltd Taungurong Clans Aboriginal Corporation