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National Parks Act Annual Report 2004 Published by the Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment October 2004 National Parks Act Annual Report 2004 Published by the Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment October 2004. Also published on <www.dse.vic.gov.au/parks/> © The State of Victoria Department of Sustainability and Environment 2004 This publication is copyright. No part may be reproduced by any process except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968. Authorised by the Victorian Government, 8 Nicholson Street, East Melbourne. Printed by Impact Digital, 32 Syme Street, Brunswick. ISSN 1031-7899 This publication may be of assistance to you but the State of Victoria and its employees do not guarantee that the publication is without flaw of any kind or is wholly appropriate for your particular purposes and therefore disclaims all liability for any error, loss or other consequence which may arise from you relying on any information in this publication. For further information contact the DSE Customer Service Centre on 136 186 or the Parks Victoria Information Centre on 13 1963. Notes • All Acts of Parliament referred to in this report are Victorian. • DSE – Department of Sustainability and Environment • DPI – Department of Primary Industries Source of photographs: DSE and Parks Victoria, J. Tscharke (cover, p.13) Cover: Heathcote-Graytown National Park Foreword Bushfire recovery, Mount Buffalo National Park This annual report on the working of the National Parks Act several research projects. Information, interpretation and 1975 for the year ended 30 June 2004 is provided to the education programs to inform the community were a feature. Minister for Environment, the Hon. John Thwaites MP. It is The cessation of fishing in the four marine national parks and prepared for the purposes of section 35 of the Act. the remaining part of one marine sanctuary where it had been Victoria’s parks system comprises a very significant part of permitted to continue until 1 April 2004 means that all 24 parks our public land estate and is one of the state’s greatest assets. and sanctuaries can now be managed as a highly protected It plays a vital role in helping to achieve the government’s vision representative system. of protecting our precious environment for present and future Indigenous involvement in park management again increased generations and ensuring a more sustainable Victoria. As this year. Of particular note was the signing of the historic Yorta current custodians, we all have important roles to play in the Yorta Cooperative Management Agreement between the State stewardship of these magnificent areas. Government and the Yorta Yorta people. This is based on The year saw an emphasis on bushfire recovery works in the recognition, mutual respect and shared goals, and establishes aftermath of the major fires of the 2002–03 fire season. The the right for the Yorta Yorta people to be involved in the major Bushfire Recovery Program initiated last financial year management of certain Crown land in Yorta Yorta country, across all public land continued, with Parks Victoria redirecting including Barmah State Park. resources from other programs to boost those available for I thank all those who have contributed to this year’s recovery projects. A separate section of this report (Bushfire achievements. These include the particular initiatives mentioned recovery) highlights many of the activities undertaken as part above as well as the many ongoing tasks of park management of the recovery program. across the state. The year also saw Parks Victoria make considerable progress in several other key areas. Of note were the activities undertaken to implement the new and expanded parks in the Box-Ironbark region and the new marine national parks and marine sanctuaries. In the Box-Ironbark region, Parks Victoria focused on management planning and the operational establishment of the new park areas. There were also projects relating to the protection of environmental values and cultural heritage, and Professor Lyndsay Neilson visitor facilities were enhanced in several parks. Importantly, Secretary to the efforts were made to promote the new parks in the community Department of Sustainability and Environment and to involve the community in the parks. There was considerable work in establishing a firm basis for the management of Victoria’s 24 marine national parks and marine sanctuaries. A management strategy for the parks and sanctuaries for the period up to 2010 was released and management planning for seven of the 24 areas commenced, as well as 1 Contents Foreword 1 Representative system 3 Areas managed under the Act 3 Changes to the parks system 3 Natural values management 4 Planning 4 Research 4 Environmental management 6 Fire management 8 Bushfire recovery 9 Cultural values management 11 Indigenous program 11 Non-Indigenous program 11 Community involvement 12 Volunteers 12 Community Group Grants 12 Visitor and tourism services 13 Information, interpretation and education 13 Enhancing park visits 14 Visits to parks 15 Tour operators 15 Supporting park management 16 Park management arrangements 16 Finance 16 Staff 17 Legislation 17 Consents and other authorities 17 Enforcement 19 Interstate cooperation 19 Advisory bodies 19 Appendixes 21 1 Land managed under the National Parks Act 21 2 Pest plant control projects 25 3 Pest animal control projects 26 4 Locations of parks and other areas 27 2 Representative system Twelve Apostles Marine National Park and Port Campbell National Park Areas managed under the Act Changes to the parks system As at 30 June 2004 there were 134 areas with a total area of There were minor excisions from Point Addis and Twelve Apostles approximately 3.2 million hectares managed under various marine national parks on 3 December 2003 as a result of the provisions of the National Parks Act (the Act). Appendix 1 lists Forests and National Parks Acts (Amendments) Act 2003. At the areas and Appendix 4 shows their location. The areas Point Addis Marine National Park a boundary coordinate was comprised: corrected while at the Twelve Apostles Marine National Park • 118 areas on the main schedules to the Act the remaining length of Clifton Beach was excluded as originally intended. – 39 national parks (Schedule Two) – 3 wilderness parks (Schedule Two A) On 1 April 2004, fishing ceased in Cape Howe, Corner Inlet, – 30 state parks (Schedule Two B) Discovery Bay and Twelve Apostles marine national parks and – 5 coastal parks, 1 flora and fauna reserve, 3 historic parks, the remaining part of Point Cooke Marine Sanctuary. This 4 regional parks and Haining Farm (Schedule Three) completed the establishment of Victoria’s world-class system of ‘no-take’ marine national parks and marine sanctuaries. – 3 marine and coastal parks, 2 marine parks, 1 marine reserve, 1 national heritage park and 1 nature conservation reserve (Schedule Four) – 13 marine national parks (Schedule Seven) – 11 marine sanctuaries (Schedule Eight) • 16 non-scheduled areas to which particular provisions of the Act apply. The Act also defines: • 19 wilderness zones (Schedule Five) within 7 national parks (Appendix 1) • 22 remote and natural areas (Schedule Six) within 12 national parks (Appendix 1) • 2 designated water supply catchment areas (those parts of Melbourne’s water supply catchments and their buffers within Kinglake and Yarra Ranges national parks). 3 Natural values management Ecological burning, Port Campbell National Park Planning input and involvement, and workshops were held with several Management plans communities in Gippsland in relation to the marine national As at 30 June 2004 there were approved management plans for park management plans. all or parts of 38 national parks, 3 wilderness parks, 28 state Other plans and strategies parks and 11 other parks1. The Marine National Parks and Marine Sanctuaries Management During the year the Minister released the approved plan for Strategy 2003–2010, which was finalised last year following a Mount Richmond National Park, Cape Nelson State Park and period of public consultation, was released. It provides a Discovery Bay Coastal Park (the Discovery Bay Parks plan) and consistent, state-wide approach for the management of these the approved plan for Long Forest Nature Conservation Reserve. areas. The strategy was prepared with the assistance of a The final plan for Terrick Terrick National Park was submitted reference group including representatives from 15 community for approval, to be released in 2004–05. groups with a significant interest in the management of Victoria's marine environment. Draft plans for Baw Baw and Dandenong Ranges national parks and Cape Conran Coastal Park were released for public The strategic management plan for Barmah Forest Ramsar site comment. When approved, the plans for the national parks (which includes Barmah State Park) was also released. All of will replace the existing plans. Victoria’s Ramsar sites (Wetlands of International Importance under the international Ramsar Convention) now have approved Work progressed on draft plans for: plans. Most Ramsar sites include land under the Act. • Corner Inlet, Point Addis, Port Phillip Heads and Wilsons Promontory marine national parks, Eagle Rock, Point Danger Research and Ricketts Point marine sanctuaries, Wilsons Promontory Research permits Marine Park and Wilsons Promontory Marine Reserve Research, study or investigation in a park under the Act requires • Greater Bendigo National Park, Broken-Boosey State Park a permit under the Act, sometimes in conjunction with a permit and Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park in the under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988, Reference Box-Ironbark region Areas Act 1978 or Wildlife Act 1975. • Warrandyte State Park (to replace the existing plan). During the year, 184 permits were issued (149 new permits Community consultation and 35 renewed permits), a significant decrease from last year. Local advisory groups were established to assist in the Of these, 168 enabled projects to be carried out in 92 parks development of the plans for the marine areas and the (a permit may cover more than one park, project or field of Box-Ironbark parks.
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