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Point Nepean Na onal Park Master Plan 2017 Parks Victoria engaged TCL to lead a mul disciplinary consultancy Acknowledgements team to develop the master plan which comprised: Acknowledgement of contributors TCL (Principal Consultant) Roger Gibbins The project team wishes to acknowledge the input and assistance of Landscape Architecture and Business and Economic the following: Master Planning Planning • Tradi onal Owner organisa ons—Boon Wurrung Founda on Arup Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Limited and Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corpora on. Traffi c and Civil Engineering Architecture • Members of the Project Working Group—comprised of Parks Victoria planning and regional staff , TCL, a representa ve from DCWC Trampoline Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) Cost Planning Graphic Design and two representa ves from Mornington Peninsula Shire. • Members of the Project Steering Commi ee—comprised of Peter Emmett Parks Victoria directors to provide strategic advice and input into Cultural and Interpre ve the master plan development. Planning • Parks Victoria staff from various directorates and the region who provided technical advice. • Shelley Penn–appointed by DELWP to provide independent advice and facilita on of the consulta on and master plan renewal process, and was an Advisory Panel Member (Project Advice Forum) for the dra 2010 Master Plan. • Community, industry and stakeholder group representa ves who gave their me and knowledge during the various consulta on phases. • Authors of the many background reports on the park. Acknowledgment of Tradi onal Owners Parks Victoria acknowledges the Tradi onal Owners of Victoria, and pays respects to their Elders past, present and future, and their ongoing connec on and responsibili es in caring for Country. The values and aspira ons represented in the master plan have been recognised through engagement with the Tradi onal Owners. On 19 July 2017, the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council appointed the Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corpora on as a registered Aboriginal party (RAP). This was subsequent to Parks Victoria Board approval of the fi nal master plan. Parks Victoria will con nue to work with the Tradi onal Owners, as required under all relevant government legisla on, to realise the opportuni es and aspira ons refl ected in the plan. Disclaimer This Study is for the confi den al use only of the party to whom it is addressed (the client) for the specifi c purposes to which it refers. We disclaim any responsibility to any third party ac ng upon or using the whole or part of its contents or reference thereto that may be published in any document, statement or circular or in any communica on with third par es without prior wri en approval of the form and content in which it will appear. This Study and its a ached appendices are based on es mates, assump ons and informa on sourced and referenced by TCL and its sub- consultants. We present these es mates and assump ons as a basis for the reader’s interpreta on and analysis. With respect to forecasts we do not present them as results that will actually be achieved. We rely upon the interpreta on of the reader to judge for themselves the likelihood of whether these projec ons can be achieved or not. If fi nancial models have been included, they have been prepared from the best informa on available at the me of wri ng, no responsibility can be undertaken for errors or inaccuracies that may have occurred both with the programming or the fi nancial projec ons and their assump ons. In preparing this Study we have relied upon informa on concerning the subject property and/or study area provided by the client and we have not independently verifi ed this informa on except where noted in this Study. This report may contain names or images of deceased persons. Tunnels at The Heads. Source: John Gollings. 3 Table of contents 6 Introduc on 55 3.0 Site vision 8 Execu ve summary 3.1 Master plan principles 15 1.0 61 4.0 Site context Master plan 1.1 Site context 4.1 Master plan 1.2 Site through me 1.3 Policy context 65 5.0 1.4 Engagement outcomes Revealing stories 5.1 Key ini a ves 29 2.0 5.2 Interpreta on strategy Site themes 2.1 Shared cultural landscape 71 6.0 2.2 Peninsula Peninsula connec ons 2.3 Country 6.1 Key ini a ves 2.4 Coast 6.2 Traffi c strategy 2.5 The Heads 6.3 Car parking and carrying capacity 2.6 Quaran ne 79 7.0 Caring for Country 7.1 Key ini a ves View from Cheviot Hill Source: TCL 5 85 8.0 117 11.0 Coastal experiences Implementa on strategy 8.1 Key ini a ves 11.1 Implementa on strategy overview 8.2 Permi ed uses and swimming 11.2 Projects and cost planning 8.3 Je y 11.3 Governance framework 8.4 Larger coastal journeys 11.4 EOI process 11.5 Financial sustainability 91 9.0 11.6 Benefi t analysis The Heads 9.1 Key ini a ves Appendices 9.2 Circula on strategy—The Heads Appendix A. Key legisla on, policy, plans and prac ce guidance 99 10.0 Appendix B. Quaran ne Sta on ac va on Quaran ne Sta on scenarios 10.1 Quaran ne Sta on ac va on strategy 10.2 Op mum mixed use scenario 10.3 Quaran ne Sta on plan 10.4 Core deliverables by Parks Victoria 10.5 Partnerships 10.6 Unsupported ac vi es and uses 10.7 General principles for all partnerships 10.8 Partnerships—specifi c aspira ons and principles 10.9 Policy, planning and heritage context 10.10 Design and development parameters Introduc on Point Nepean Na onal Park is a space between: a narrow peninsula between Bass Strait and Port Phillip, a liminal landscape of ritual and passage, a shared contemporary landscape that is at once Country and na onal park. The master plan aims to reveal and protect the unique and special The prepara on of the master plan has involved extensive review quali es of the park and ensure that the complex stories of the of the document’s prior itera ons and the numerous plans, studies site as a cultural landscape are valued and expressed—turbulent and proposals prepared for the park over recent years. This process ocean colliding with tranquil bay, 35,000 years of history, diverse, has also involved review of the document’s evolving policy context fragile and sacred landscapes and the dynamic Quaran ne Sta on and Parks Victoria’s past and recent engagement with the site’s experience. Tradi onal Owners and key stakeholders. Complemented by an expanded analysis of the site, this considerable body of work forms Point Nepean Na onal Park is a sublime, 560-hectare landscape the founda on for the master plan’s renewal. at the narrow p of the Mornington Peninsula. This site has held a meaningful cultural role for over 35,000 years, as a sacred place Towards these aspira ons, the master plan is approached through to its Tradi onal Owners, a landmark and natural resource to early six site themes, which highlight the site’s key quali es and stories. European se lers, and as a gateway and line of defence for Victoria These inform the master plan’s principles and, in turn, focus its key and Australia. ini a ves. As a na onal park, Point Nepean is a landscape recognised for its This work is complemented by an implementa on strategy, which natural and cultural signifi cance. It is reserved and managed under undertakes possible site and building uses while evalua ng poten al the Na onal Parks Act 1975, Victorian legisla on which protects investment models for the park and its infrastructure and buildings. and conserves the State’s natural and cultural values and provides for public recrea on, enjoyment and educa on. In addi on to its The master plan provides the framework for innova ve programs, natural and cultural signifi cance, the site’s par cular signifi cance projects and partnerships aimed at enhancing the natural se ng, to Australia and Victoria—archaeological, aesthe c, architectural, conserving park values and providing new and enhanced visitor historical, scien fi c and social—is recognised through its inclusion in experiences. the Na onal and Victorian Heritage Registers. Once implemented, the master plan will shape the legacy le for The Point Nepean Master Plan provides clear direc on for many genera ons to come. Beyond se ng the direc on, this master sustainable improvements and investment within the na onal park plan inspires bold thinking, crea vity and new perspec ves built on in accordance with the site’s Tradi onal Owner values and Parks the crea on of partnerships and collabora ons. Victoria’s Point Nepean Na onal Park and Point Nepean Quaran ne Sta on Management Plan 2009 and Port Phillip Heads Marine Na onal Park Management Plan 2006. It ensures that the park’s outstanding natural and cultural values are protected and its rich history is expressed and celebrated. The Bend. Source: Peter McConchie. Tradi onal Owner Acknowledgement 7 Parks Victoria acknowledges the Tradi onal Owners of Victoria, and pays respects to their Elders past, present and future, and their ongoing connec on and responsibili es in caring for Country. Parks Victoria will con nue to work with the Tradi onal Owners to achieve the aspira ons outlined within this document. Execu ve summary Vision Key ini a ves 'Ensure that the unique natural quali es of the park are revealed The majority of the master plan’s key design ini a ves remain consistent and protected and that the complex stories of the site as a cultural with the 2010 plan, building upon that document’s principles, which landscape are valued and expressed.'tu promote new ways of accessing, experiencing, interpre ng and occupying the site, including the adjacent Port Phillip Heads Marine Na onal Park.
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