Swan Coastal Plain South Swan CoastalSwan Plain South management plan 85 2016 management plan 85 plan management 2016 20150385 0316 50 Conservation Commission WESTERN AUSTRALIA Department of Parks and Wildlife 17 Dick Perry Avenue Kensington WA 6151 Phone: (08) 9219 9000 Fax: (08) 9334 0498 dpaw.wa.gov.au © State of Western Australia 2016 March 2016 This work is copyright. You may download, display, print and reproduce this material in unaltered form (retaining this notice) for your personal, non-commercial use or use within your organisation. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, all other rights are reserved. Requests and enquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to the Department of Parks and Wildlife. ISBN 978-1-921703-65-2 (print) ISBN 978-1-921703-66-9 (online) This management plan was prepared by the Conservation Commission of Western Australia through the Department of Parks and Wildlife. Questions regarding this plan should be directed to: Planning Branch Department of Parks and Wildlife 17 Dick Perry Avenue, Kensington WA 6151 Locked Bag 104 Bentley Delivery Centre WA 6983 Phone: (08) 9219 9000 Email: [email protected] The recommended reference for this publication is: Department of Parks and Wildlife (2016) Swan Coastal Plain South management plan 2016. Management plan number 85. Department of Parks and Wildlife, Perth. This document is available in alternative formats on request. Please note: URLs in this document which conclude a sentence are followed by a full point. If copying the URL please do not include the full point. Front cover photos Main Aerial view of Leschenault Peninsula Conservation Park. Photo – Owen Donovan/Parks and Wildlife Top left Carnaby’s cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris). Photo – Leonie Valentine Top right Banksia tree on the Lake Pollard walk trail, Yalgorup National Park. Photo – Melissa Loomes/Parks and Wildlife Header photo Vegetation of the Canning River Regional Park. Photo – Kym Pearce/Parks and Wildlife Swan Coastal Plain South management plan 85 2016 Conservation Commission of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife Swan Coastal Plain South management plan Acknowledgments Planning team This management plan was prepared by a Department of Parks and Wildlife planning team consisting of Grace Patorniti, Karl Brennan, Peter Hanly, Catherine Prideaux, Craig Olejnik, Shawn Debono, Brett Fitzgerald and Ewen MacGregor. Previous planning team members included Brendan Dooley, Kathleen Lowry, Melissa Loomes, Kathryn McGuane and Kym Pearce. The planning team would like to thank the many other department staff who contributed to the preparation of the management plan. This includes staff from the department’s Swan Coastal District, Swan and South West regions, Regional Parks Unit, Fire Management Services Branch, Geographic Information Services Branch, Science and Conservation Division, Forest and Ecosystem Management Division, and Parks and Visitor Services Division. Community involvement Many individuals, community groups, organisations and government agencies made valuable contributions to the development of the draft and final versions of this management plan. The planning team would especially like to acknowledge the contribution from the City of Canning (a key stakeholder in the management of the Canning River Regional Park) and the Canning River Regional Park Community Advisory Committee. Thank you also to representatives from the Department of Water, Department of Planning, shires of Murray and Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Peel Harvey Catchment Council and Gnaala Karla Booja people, who had input to the draft management plan through their attendance at a Peel region information session. Thank you to all those who took the time to make a submission on the draft management plan after it was released for public comment. Noongar people The term ‘Noongar’ refers to Aboriginal people who live in the south-west corner of Western Australia, between Jurien Bay and Esperance. The word ‘Noongar’ can be spelt in different ways and spelling in this form should also be seen to encompass the Nyoongar, Nyungar, Noongah and Nyungah spellings. The traditional owners of the planning area are acknowledged. The contributions and aspirations of Noongar people in caring for country are acknowledged. The department recognises the importance of the cultural and heritage values of the area and the important and valuable knowledge that Noongar people hold. Page ii Swan Coastal Plain South management plan Contents Acknowledgments ....................................................................................................................ii Introduction and management context ..................................................................................1 1. Overview of the Swan Coastal Plain ............................................................................................. 1 2. Management plan area .................................................................................................................. 2 3. Key values and management issues .............................................................................................. 2 4. Vision ............................................................................................................................................. 4 5. Legislation and policy ................................................................................................................... 4 6. Management arrangements with Noongar people ........................................................................ 7 7. Community involvement and off-reserve management ................................................................ 8 8. Performance assessment ............................................................................................................. 10 9. Administration ............................................................................................................................ 10 10. Term of the plan ........................................................................................................................... 11 11. Tenure and proposed land arrangements .................................................................................... 11 Managing the natural environment ......................................................................................16 12. Physical environment .................................................................................................................. 16 13. Biological environment ............................................................................................................... 19 14. Protecting the natural environment ............................................................................................ 27 Managing cultural heritage ...................................................................................................36 15. Noongar culture and heritage ...................................................................................................... 36 16. Other Australian cultural heritage .............................................................................................. 38 Managing visitor use ..............................................................................................................40 17. Visitor opportunities and planning ............................................................................................. 41 18. Visitor access ............................................................................................................................... 42 19. Visitor activities .......................................................................................................................... 43 20. Visitor interpretation and education............................................................................................ 51 21. Tourism and commercial operations ........................................................................................... 53 Managing resource use ..........................................................................................................54 22. Resource exploration and development....................................................................................... 54 23. Public utilities and services ......................................................................................................... 55 24. Forest produce ............................................................................................................................. 55 25. Beekeeping .................................................................................................................................. 55 26. Water resources ........................................................................................................................... 56 Research and monitoring ......................................................................................................58 References ...............................................................................................................................59 Maps ........................................................................................................................................69 Map 1: Management plan area ........................................................................................................... 69 Map 2: Northern parks and reserves of the planning area – tenure .................................................