South West Forests INVESTIGATION AREA MERINO the South West Forests Investigation Area Is a Landscape of Heathy Shrubland and Forest
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SOUTH WEST FORESTS INVESTIGATION AREA MERINO The South West Forests Investigation Area is a landscape of heathy shrubland and forest. These forests are intimate landscapes that are integral to the preservation of DIGBY Shire of Southern remnant vegetation in South West Victoria. Grampians Shire of Glenleg Within this broad investigation area, the Cobboboonee BRANXHOLME and Lower Glenelg National Parks have been identified as having significant landscape qualities. These area are DARTMOOR shown on the map opposite. HOTSPUR A significance assessment paper has been prepared for this area of landscape significance. MACARTHUR NELSON MILLTOWN COBBOBOONEE & LOWER GLENELG CONDAH MISSION NATIONAL PARKS HEYWOOD Shire of Southern Moyne MOUNT RICHMOND TYRENDARRA CODRINGTON PORTLAND STUDY AREA BOUNDARY SIGNIFICANCE INVESTIGATION AREA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE : STATE NATIONAL PARK SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE: REGIONAL STATE PARK VIEWING LOCATION (STATE SIGNIFICANT VIEW) OTHER PUBLIC LAND VIEWING LOCATION (REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT VIEW) © 2013 9 Logo is at twice the size for the footer SOUTHERN PYRENEES & UPLANDS INVESTIGATION AREA NAVARRE The Southern Pyrenees and Uplands Investigation Area broadly comprises the area from Ararat to Beaufort and includes a number of National and State Parks and Reserves. Shire of Northern Within this broad investigation area, a number of highly STAWELL Grampians significant landscape features and areas have been AVOCA identified. This includes volcanic cones, hills and ridges and forested interfaces. AMPHITHEATRE A significance assessment paper has been prepared for POMONAL each of these significant landscapes, namely: LOWER Island Uplands ▪ PYRENEES ISLAND Shire of Hepburn ▪ Mount Emu ARARAT LEXTON UPLANDSCLUNES ▪ The Lower Pyrenees MOYSTON ARARAT HILLS ▪ Ararat Hills and Ridges. & RIDGES BUANGOR MIRRANATWA BEAUFORT LEARMONTH Rural City of Ararat City of Ballarat Shire of Pyrenees BALLARAT MOUNT EMU SNAKE VALLEY GLENTHOMPSON LINTON WICKLIFFE SKIPTON STUDY AREA BOUNDARY SIGNIFICANCE INVESTIGATION AREA TABLELANDS BRADVALE CAPE CLEAR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE : STATE DEREEL NATIONAL PARK SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE: REGIONALMINGAY CHATSWORTHSTATE PARK VIEWING LOCATION (STATE SIGNIFICANT VIEW) VITE VITE OTHER PUBLIC LAND VIEWING LOCATION (REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANTCENTRAL VIEW) VOLCANIC ROKEWOOD 10 © 2013 Logo is at twice the size for the footer TABLELANDS INVESTIGATION AREA CHARAM TOOLONDO The Tablelands Investigation Area encompasses the EDENHOPE DOUGLAS rolling terrain of the Dundas and Merino Tablelands and Rural City of Horsham Shire of Northern the Dergholm State Park. Grampians HALLS GAP Within this broad investigation area, a number of highly GREAT WESTERN Shire of West Wimmera significant landscape features and areas have been HARROW identified. This includes waterfalls, areas of state park and the rolling hillscapes of the region. BALMORAL CHETWYND A significance assessment paper has been prepared for DERGHOLM STATE PARK the following significant landscapes: DERGHOLM ▪ The Hummocks, Wando Vale ▪ Wannon & Nigretta Falls Shire of Southern Grampains MAROONA ▪ Dergholm State Park THE HUMMOCKS WANDO VALE Shire of Ararat ▪ Merino Tablelands CAVENDISH CASTERTON COLERAINE WANNON & NIGRETTA GLENTHOMPSON MERINO TABLELANDS FALLS DUNKELD WANNON MERINO LAKE BOLAC Shire of Glenelg HAMILTON DIGBY BRANXHOLME CHATSWORTH PENSHURST DARTMOOR HOTSPUR Shire of Moyne NELSON SOUTH WEST CONDAH MISSION MORTLAKE STUDY AREA BOUNDARY SIGNIFICANCE INVESTIGATION AREA HAWKESDALE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA FORESTS HEYWOODSIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE : STATEBROADWATER NATIONAL PARK SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE:BESSIEBELLE REGIONAL ELLERSLIESOUTHERN CONES & LAKES STATE PARK WOOLSTHORPE MOUNT RICHMOND VIEWING LOCATION (STATE SIGNIFICANTORFORD VIEW) OTHER PUBLIC LAND HEATHMEREVIEWINGTYRENDARRA LOCATION (REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT VIEW) © 2013 11 Logo is at twice the size for the footer DPCD South West Victoria Landscape Assessment Study | SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPES WEST WIMMERA INVESTIGATION AREA WEST WIMMERA INVESTIGATION AREA The West Wimmera Investigation Area is a landscape of saline lakes and big skies. Within this broad investigation area, a number of highly significant landscape features and areas were identified. These includes Mount Arapiles and the swamps, creeks and wetlands of the Natimuk-Douglas Saline Wetland Despression, shown on the map opposite. A significance assessment paper has been prepared for NATIMUK HORSHAM both of these significant landscapes, namely: MOUNT ARAPILES ▪ Mount Arapiles TOOAN ▪ Natimuk-Douglas Saline etlandW Depression NATIMUK-DOUGLAS SALINE WETLAND DEPRESSION CLEAR LAKE Shire of West Rural City of TOOLONDO Wimmera Horsham EDENHOPE DOUGLAS LANGKOOP HARROW Shire of Southern Grampians BALMORAL CHETWYND COOJAR STUDY AREA BOUNDARY SIGNIFICANCE INVESTIGATION AREA GATUM LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPETABLELANDS : STATE NATIONAL PARK SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE: REGIONAL STATE PARK VIEWING LOCATION (STATE SIGNIFICANT VIEW) OTHER PUBLIC LAND VIEWING LOCATION (REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT VIEW) CAVENDISH LAKE MUNDI 12 © 2013 Logo is at twice the size for the footer SOUTHERN CONES & LAKES INVESTIGATION AREA The Southern Cones and Lakes Investigation Area is a collection of volcanic features focussed around Lake CAPE CLEAR Corangamite. Defined as the “Lakes & Craters Precinct” within the CHATSWORTH Kanawinka Global Geopark, it is considered to be one of Shire of Moyne VITE VITE Shire of Corangamite the most dramatic and exciting volcanic landscapes in Victoria. DERRINALLUM Shire of Golden Plains Within this broad investigation area, a number of highly DARLINGTON significant landscape features and areas have been identified. This includes volcanic craters, rises, lakes and CRESSY rock formations, shown on the map opposite. SOUTHERN A significace assessment paper has been prepared for MORTLAKE CONES each of these significant landscapes, namely: Inland Lakes ▪ ELLERSLIE INLAND LAKES ▪ Volcanic Lakes LAKESIDE WOOLSTHORPE ▪ Lakeside Stony Rises NOORAT STONY RISES BEEAC ▪ Southern Cones CAMPERDOWN ▪ Mount Leura Complex TERANG RED ROCK Red Rock VOLCANIC LAKES ▪ MOUNT POMBORNEIT LEURA COBDEN LAKESIDE While each individual landscape element within this STONY RISES investigation area has been given a ‘state’ rating, the Shire of Moyne Shire of Corangamite collection of these landscape features as a whole Shire of Colac Otway landscape would warrent a significance rating of ‘state, or higher’. BARONGAROOK FORREST STUDY AREA BOUNDARY SIGNIFICANCE INVESTIGATION AREA GELLIBRAND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE : STATE NATIONAL PARK SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE: REGIONAL STATE PARK VIEWING LOCATION (STATE SIGNIFICANT VIEW) OTHER PUBLIC LAND VIEWING LOCATION (REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT VIEW) © 2013 13 Logo is at twice the size for the footer.