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Ken Hurst Park Management Plan Appendices FIGURES way PERTH Rail HWY Orrong TONKIN Road ROE STIRLING Rd HIGHWAY Kewdale kilometres HIGHWAY RIVER Welshpool 0246810 Manning Rd SCALE 1 : 200 000 ALBANY Road SWAN G Tue 19 Aug 03 IN NN CA HIGHWAY CANNING High Rd HIGHWAY Railway PRINTED: LEACH Road North RIVER FREMANTLE Hwy South Street S Lake Railway O Roe Stock U T FREEWAY H Future E INDIAN R Road N Ranford R Hwy HIGHWAY I holson V OCEAN Road E Southern R Rd R SubjectNic Land Road Tonkin Dr rton Road Beeliar Armadale Road Wa Lake Future Road ARMADALE KWINANA W u ngong COCKBURN Wattleup Rd Rowley Road SOUND Brook Road SOUTH Future Thomas King Road Mangles Bay WESTERN Railway Tonkin ROCKINGHAM Shoalwater Ennis Mundijong Road Bay Safety Hwy Safety Road Bay Bay Road HIGHWAY RIVER WARNBRO SOUND Avenue SERPENTINE Road Karnup Mandurah Rd Stakehill 22067/22_84F1.dgn DATUM: AMG DRAWN BY: EDS 03-01-03 CHECKED SM 24-3-03 ATA KEN HURST PARK - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN Environmental REGIONAL LOCATION environmental scientists FIGURE 1 22067/22_84F1.dgn DATUM: MGA DRAWN BY: EDS/TE/GLM 11-2-03 CHECKED BY: SM 24-3-03 PRINTED: Tue 19 Aug 03 P015692-507 P015692-497 P016269-314 P016269-322 P015692-511 P016269-315 SOURCE: P015692-508 P015692-496 D094225-102 Environmental P016269-321 P016269-316 P016269-320 P015692-510 S017666 P016269-317 P016269-318 S027651 D082277 - 3 P015692-509 P015692-517 P015692-551 P015692-522 P015692-558 environmental scientists LEGEND P015692-523 JANDAA 00587 P015692-552 P015692-518 D082443 - 2 JANDAA 00607 P015692-521 P015692-524 P015692-553 P015692-525 P015692-549 P015692-554 Boundary of Subject Land D082443 - 1 P015692-520 P015692-526 P015692-548 S023047 S019340 P015692-547 P015692-555 P015692-528 P015692-527 P015692-546 S024099 D082446-483 P015692-556 P015692-530 Wetland Boundary and Category D082446-485 D082443 - 3 P015692-545 S024022 P015692-537 D082446-486 S028576 P015692-538 Regional Resource P015692-531 P015692-536 P015692-544 D082446-481 P015692-532 P015692-533 P015692-535 P015692-534P015692 - 0 Wetland Boundary 50m Buffer P015692-543 D082446-480 P015692-539 ATA D082446-479 D082446-478 Recovery Centre D082446-477 P015692-542 S023294 P018101-462 P018101-461P018101 - 0 P018101-464 Melville P018101-460 P015692-540 P018101-467 Cadastral Boundary D082446-476 P018101-468 P018101-459 P015692-541 P018101-469 D082446-475 P018101-458 P018101-465 Glades P018101-466 1m Topographic Contour (m AHD) D082446-474 P018101-470 P018101-454 P018101-457 P018101-453 D082446-473 P018101-471 Golf P018101-452 S028382 P018101-456 P018101-472 P018101-446 P018101-451 P018101-445 Course P018101-444 P018101-443 P018101-450 P018101-447 P018101-442 P018101-449 P018101-440 S022656 P018101-439 P018101 - 0 P018101-441 P018101-438 P018101-437 P018101-436 R 24826 P018101-435 Ken Hurst Park KEN HURSTPARK-ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTPLAN P007185 - 0 D063916 - 3 Dampland City of Canning Landfill John Connell Resource Reserve Enhancement Roe Highway Reservation TOPOGRAPHY ANDWETLAND MAPPING D063916 - 3 V CROWN LAND JANDAA 00754 Standard Guage KenRailway Hurst Park Dampland Conservation FIGURE 2 metres Jandakot Airport 0 100 200 300 400 500 SCALE 1 : 8 000 P016269-315 P015692-508 P016269-321 P015692-496 D094225-102 P016269-316 P016269-320 P015692-510 S017666 Hollingsworth Way P016269-317 P016269-318 Beasley S027651 D082277 - 3 VEGETATION TYPES LEGEND P015692-509 P015692-517 P015692-551 P015692-522 P015692-558 Road P015692-523 JANDAA 00587 P015692-552 Ridges P015692-518 D082443 - 2 JANDAA 00607 P015692-521 P015692-524 P015692-553 P015692-525 P015692-549 P015692-554 B1 Banksia attenuata /B. menziesii /Allocasuarina fraserianaD082443 - 1 Low Woodland P015692-520 P015692-526 P015692-548 S023047 S019340 P015692-547 P015692-555 P015692-528 P015692-527 P015692-546 S024099 D082446-483 Dune Slopes P015692-556 P015692-530 D082446-485 Tue 19 Aug 03 D082443 - 3 P015692-545 metres S024022 P015692-537 D082446-486 B2 Banksia attenuata /B. menziesii /Allocasuarina fraserianaS028576 Low Open Forest P015692-538 P015692-531 P015692-536 P015692-544 REGIONAL RESOURCE D082446-481 P015692-532 P015692-533 P015692-535 with scattered Eucalyptus todtiana /Nuytsia floribunda P015692-534P015692 - 0 P015692-543 RECOVERY CENTRE 050100 150 200 D082446-480 P015692-539 D082446-479 PRINTED: D082446-478 SCALE 1 : 4 000 D082446-477 P015692-542 Flats and Wetland Areas S023294 P018101-462 P018101-461P018101 - 0 P018101-464 P018101-460 P015692-540 P018101-467 D082446-476 P018101-468 P018101-459 P015692-541 Ri Mixed Closed to Closed Low Heath of Regelia inopsDundee Street/ScholtziaP018101-469 involucrat a D082446-475 P018101-458 P018101-465 /Hypocalymma angustifolium /Kunzea ericifolia with scattered Melaleuca P018101-466 D082446-474 P018101-470 P018101-454 preissiana P018101-457 P018101-453 D082446-473 P018101-471 P018101-452 S028382 Banksia illicifolia Low Woodland P018101-456 Bi P018101-472 P018101-446 P018101-451 BlMpNfEm Mixed Open Woodland of Banksia littoralis /Melaleuca preissiana /NuytsiaP018101-445 P018101-444 P018101-443 P018101-450 floribunda /Eucalyptus marginata P018101-447 P018101-442 P018101-449 P018101-440 S022656 Mp Melaleuca preissiana Tall Open Scrub P018101-439 P018101 - 0 P018101-441 JOHN MpBl Melaleuca preissiana /Banksia littoralis Low Open Woodland over P018101-438 ROE HIGHWAY RESERVATION CONNELL Xanthorrhoea preissii Shrubland P018101-437 RESERVE P018101-436 B-Euc Mixed Banksia/Eucalyptus Woodland R 24826 P018101-435 B2 Ri B1 CITY OF CANNING Ri LANDFILL P007185 - 0 Bi D063916 - 3 Bi Ri Mp Clifton Road STANDARD GAUGE RAILWAY D063916 - 3 V CROWN LAND JANDAA 00754 BlMpNfEm B2 B-Euc B2 B1 MpBl B2 Leeming Road (Unconstructed) ATA Environmental JANDAKOT environmental scientists AIRPORT KEN HURST PARK ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN VEGETATION TYPES SOURCE: City of Melville, 2002 FIGURE 3. 22067/22_84f3.dgn DATUM: MGA DRAWN: TE/EDS 03-01-03 CHECKED: SM 24-3-03 P016269-315 P015692-508 P016269-321 P015692-496 D094225-102 P016269-316 P016269-320 P015692-510 S017666 Hollingsworth Way P016269-317 P016269-318 S027651 D082277 - 3 Beasley P015692-509 P015692-517 P015692-551 P015692-522 P015692-558 Road P015692-523 JANDAA 00587 P015692-552 P015692-518 D082443 - 2 JANDAA 00607 P015692-521 P015692-524 P015692-553 P015692-525 P015692-549 P015692-554 D082443 - 1 P015692-520 P015692-526 P015692-548 S023047 S019340 P015692-547 P015692-555 P015692-528 P015692-527 P015692-546 S024099 D082446-483 P015692-556 P015692-530 D082446-485 metres Tue 19 Aug 03 D082443 - 3 P015692-545 S024022 P015692-537 D082446-486 S028576 P015692-538 P015692-531 P015692-536 REGIONAL RESOURCE P015692-544 050100 150 200 D082446-481 P015692-532 P015692-533 P015692-535 P015692-534P015692 - 0 MELVILLE P015692-543 RECOVERY CENTRE SCALE 1 : 4 000 D082446-480 P015692-539 D082446-479 PRINTED: GLADES D082446-478 D082446-477 P015692-542 S023294 P018101-462 P018101-461P018101 - 0 P018101-464 P018101-460 P015692-540 GOLF P018101-467 D082446-476 P018101-468 P018101-459 P015692-541 P018101-469 Dundee Street COURSE D082446-475 P018101-458 P018101-465 P018101-466 D082446-474 P018101-470 P018101-454 P018101-457 P018101-453 D082446-473 P018101-471 P018101-452 S028382 P018101-456 P018101-472 P018101-446 P018101-451 P018101-445 JOHN P018101-444 P018101-443 P018101-450 P018101-447 CONNELL P018101-442 P018101-449 P018101-440 S022656 RESERVE P018101-439 P018101 - 0 P018101-441 P018101-438 P018101-437 P018101-436 Very Good Ex R 24826 P018101-435 ROE HIGHWAY RESERVATION G/VG CITY OF CANNING LANDFILL P007185 - 0 C D063916 - 3 Good Clifton Road D063916 - 3 V CROWN LAND Good JANDAA 00754 STANDARD GAUGE RAILWAY Very Good C Good Leeming Road (Unconstructed) ATA Environmental environmental scientists JANDAKOT KEN HURST PARK AIRPORT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN VEGETATION CONDITION SOURCE: City of Melville, 2002 FIGURE 4 22067/22_84F1.dgn DATUM: MGA DRAWN BY: TE/EDS 03-01-03 CHECKED BY: SM 24-3-03 P016269-315 P015692-508 P016269-321 P015692-496 D094225-102 P016269-316 P016269-320 P015692-510 S017666 Hollingsworth Way P016269-317 P016269-318 S027651 D082277 - 3 LEGEND Beasley P015692-509 P015692-517 P015692-551 P015692-522 P015692-558 Access Management Works Road P015692-523 JANDAA 00587 P015692-552 P015692-518 D082443 - 2 JANDAA 00607 P015692-521 P015692-524 P015692-553 P015692-525 P015692-549 P015692-554 Formalise existing access paths with crushed limestone D082443 - 1 P015692-520 P015692-526 P015692-548 S023047 S019340 P015692-547 P015692-555 P015692-528 P015692-527 P015692-546 S024099 D082446-483 Closure of paths - revegetate P015692-556 P015692-530 D082446-485 metres Tue 19 Aug 03 D082443 - 3 P015692-545 S024022 P015692-537 D082446-486 Fencing - Option 1 (perimeter fencing) S028576 P015692-538 P015692-531 P015692-536 REGIONAL RESOURCE P015692-544 050100 150 200 D082446-481 P015692-532 P015692-533 P015692-535 P015692-534P015692 - 0 MELVILLE P015692-543 RECOVERY CENTRE Fencing - Option 2 (utilisation of existing SCALE 1 : 4 000 D082446-480 P015692-539 D082446-479 PRINTED: D082446-478 GLADES P015692-542 fencing of adjacent land uses) D082446-477 S023294 P018101-462 P018101-461P018101 - 0 P018101-464 P018101-460 P015692-540 GOLF P018101-467 D082446-476 P018101-468 Rehabilitation Works P018101-459 P015692-541 P018101-469 Dundee Street COURSE D082446-475 P018101-458 T P018101-465 o P018101-466 d Weed Control D082446-474 ti P018101-470 P018101-454 a n P018101-457 a P018101-453 D082446-473 A P018101-471 Wild Oat (Avena barbarta ) P018101-452 S028382 P018101-456 E P018101-472 Paterson’s Curse (Echium plantagineum ) P018101-446 P018101-451 Et Euphorbia (Euphorbia terracina ) P018101-445 P JOHN
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