CITY OF CANADA BAY PLAN OF MANAGEMENT FOR WANGAL RESERVE & PUNT PARK Adopted 14 November 2017 In association with City of Canada Bay Plan of Management Wangal Reserve & Punt Park TABLE OF CONTENTS Section One: Study Background .................................................. 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 2 1.2 STUDY AIMS ......................................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 STUDY APPROACH ............................................................................................................................. 3 1.4 ABOUT WANGAL RESERVE ............................................................................................................... 4 1.5 DESCRIPTION OF LAND ..................................................................................................................... 7 1.2 PLANNING CONTEXT ........................................................................................................................ 11 1.3 LOCAL LAND USE PLANNING .......................................................................................................... 12 1.4 NATIVE TITLE ..................................................................................................................................... 13 Section Two: Research & Consultation Findings ..................... 14 2.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 15 2.1 CONSULTATION OUTCOMES ........................................................................................................... 15 2.2 BACKGROUND RESEARCH REVIEW ............................................................................................... 18 2.3 DEVELOPMENT PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS ............................................................................ 28 2.4 SWOT ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................................... 29 Section Three: Basis for Management ....................................... 33 3.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 34 3.1 VALUES OF THE RESERVE .............................................................................................................. 34 3.1.1 RECREATION ..................................................................................................................................... 35 3.1.2 ENVIRONMENT AND SCENERY ....................................................................................................... 35 3.1.3 COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL VALUES ................................................................................................ 36 3.1.4 ABORIGINAL CULTURAL HERITAGE ............................................................................................... 36 3.1.5 EUROPEAN CULTURAL HERITAGE ................................................................................................. 36 3.2 VISION ................................................................................................................................................. 37 3.3 MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES ........................................................................................................... 37 3.5 GUIDING PRINCIPLES ....................................................................................................................... 38 Section Four: Strategy & Action Plan ......................................... 39 4.0 BLUE PRINT FOR MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................... 40 4.1 PLAN IN BRIEF ................................................................................................................................... 40 4.2 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AREAS ................................................................................................ 42 4.3 ACTION PLANNING ............................................................................................................................ 43 Section Five: Landscape Masterplan ......................................... 56 5.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 57 5.1 DESIGN ISSUES & RESPONSES ...................................................................................................... 57 Adopted Wangal Reserve & Punt Park PoM November 2017.docx - 20 November 2017 Page i Commercial in Confidence City of Canada Bay Plan of Management Wangal Reserve & Punt Park Directory of Tables Table 1 - Description of Land ............................................................................................................................ 7 Table 2 - SWOT Analysis ................................................................................................................................ 29 Table 3 - Action Plan: Environmental Management ........................................................................................ 44 Table 4 - Action Plan: Cultural Heritage Management .................................................................................... 47 Table 5 - Action Plan: Recreation .................................................................................................................... 48 Table 6 - Action Plan: Access .......................................................................................................................... 51 Table 7 - Action Plan: Finance, Management & Operations ........................................................................... 53 Directory of Figures Figure 1 - Plan of Management Development Process ..................................................................................... 3 Figure 2 - Aerial Map: Wangal Reserve & Punt Park ........................................................................................ 5 Figure 3 - Wangal Reserve and Punt Park Local Context ................................................................................. 6 Figure 4 - Allotment Map: Wangal Reserve....................................................................................................... 9 Figure 5 - Allotment Map: Punt Park ............................................................................................................... 10 Figure 6 - City of Canada Bay Future Bike Network ....................................................................................... 28 Figure 7 - Wangal Reserve Landscape Masterplan ........................................................................................ 57 Figure 8 - Punt Park Landscape Masterplan ................................................................................................... 58 Figure 9 - Wangal Reserve 1943 Aerial Imagery ............................................................................................ 59 Appendices Appendix 1 – KJA: Community Consultation Outcomes Report (September 2015) Appendix 2 – DSCA: Aboriginal Heritage Assessment (December 2015) The Study Team In response to the multi-disciplinary requirements of this study, City of Canada Bay commissioned: Montemare Consulting Pty Ltd Kathy Jones and Associates (KJA) Adopted Wangal Reserve & Punt Park PoM November 2017.docx - 20 November 2017 Page ii Commercial in Confidence City of Canada Bay Plan of Management Wangal Reserve & Punt Park PLAN DEFINITIONS Crown Lands NSW Department of Industry (Lands) For the purpose of preparing a PoM, community land is to be categorised as one Land or more of the following – natural area, sportsground, park, area of cultural categorisation significance, general community use Desired outcomes = (SMART) Objectives Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant &Time-bound Management General principles that provide clear decision making criteria Principles Management Identifiable precincts or units of land based on natural, economic or social factors, Zones or a combination of these factors A statutory document prepared under Section 36 Local Government Act (1993) Plan of and adopted by the Minister, describing how public land will be managed, Management maintained and utilised, who is responsible for its management, its facilities and the uses and activities that occur there Mission The fundamental purpose of an organisation and its desired level of performance Statement Land, whether or not in an undisturbed state, that possesses a significant geological feature, geomorphological feature, landform, representative system or Natural area other natural feature or attribute that would be sufficient to further categorise the land as bushland, wetland, escarpment, watercourse or foreshore Land that is, or is proposed to be, improved by landscaping, gardens or the provision of non-sporting equipment and facilities, for use mainly for passive or Park active recreational, social, educational and cultural pursuits that do not unduly intrude on the peaceful enjoyment of the land by others Planning area See Landscape Masterplan A wide range of active or passive activities undertaken either individually or as a Recreation & group for pleasure, health, renewal and relaxation. Sport are those activities that Sport are competitive