Rockdale City Council Plan of Management for Community Land and Public Open Space 2015 Plan of Management for Community Land and Public Open Space 2015 To be read in conjunction with: Version: 0.3 (draft) Approved By: Manager City Infrastructure Date: October Cook Park Plan of Management Last Amendment: 14 October 2015 2015 Muddy Creek Plan of Management Contact Officer: Landscape Next Review: January 2022 Infrastructure Planner Document History and Version Control Table Version Date Approved Approved By Brief Description Number 0.2 12 Oct 2015 J. Morgan Insert time (4:30pm) for closing of comments. Insert version table and update table of content page numbers. 0.3 14 Oct 2015 J. Morgan Corection to section 4.2 Rockdale City Council Plan of Management i Preliminary Title This plan is known as the Rockdale City Council Plan of Management for Community Land and Public Open Space 2015. Authority This plan is made under Part 2 Division 2 – Use and management of community land, Local Government Act 1993. Commencement This plan commences on [insert date]. Cancellation of Previous Plans This plan cancels and supersedes all other previous plans of management within the Rockdale City Council area: MASTERPLAN NOT REPEALED Name of the Plan of Management Adopted Bardwell Valley Golf Course Extension 1991 Arncliffe Park Plan of Management 1993 Bardwell Valley Plan of Management 1993 Bardwe ll Valley PoM Actions 1997 Bardwell Valley PoM – proposed extensions 1993 Bardwell Valley Golf Course PoM 1991 Eve Street Depot Conservation Assessment 1994 Plan of Management for Small Parks and Playgrounds 1995 Beach Street Precinct Kogarah Plan of Management 1995 Brighton -Le -Sands Cook Park Management Plan 1995 Bexley Park Plan of Management 1996 Seaforth Park Action Strategy 1996 Stan Moses Field - Scott Park Plan of Management 1996 Bardwell Valley Parklands Plan of Management 1997 Brighton M emorial Playing Fields Plan of Management 1997 Gilchrist Park - Significant Area Plan 1997 The Strand - Significant Area Plan 1997 Bexley Golf Course - Significant Area Plan 1998 Bexley Park 1996 Moorefield Reserve Plan of Management 1998 Rockdale C ity Council Community Land 1999 Rockdale Wetlands and Recreation Corridor Management Strategy - Review 2000 Rockdale Wetlands and Recreation Corridor Management Strategy 1989 Westbourne Street Reserve Plan of Management and Action Plan 2000 Evatt Park Plan of Management - Action Plan 2001 Amendment to Community Land PoM to include Bicentennial Park 2003 Lusty Street Neighbourhood Park Plan of Management 2003 Ray Oxford Reserve Plan of Management 2003 Kingsgrove Rest Park - Action Strategy 2005 Gardi ner Park Plan of Management 2008 Active Plans of Management This plan does not cancel the following Plan of Management within the Rockdale City Council area: Cook Park P lan of Management and Master Plan 2010 Muddy Creek Plan of Management 2011 Rockdale City Council Plan of Management ii Contents 14/10/2015 Contents ...................................................................................................................................................................... i Plan of Management for Community Land and Public Open Space 2015 ............................................................. i Preliminary ........................................................................................................................................................................... ii Title ................................................................................................................................................................................... ii Authority ......................................................................................................................................................................... ii Commencement ............................................................................................................................................................ ii Cancellation of Previous Plans .................................................................................................................................... ii Active Plans of Management ....................................................................................................................................... ii Contents .............................................................................................................................................................................. iii List of Figures ...................................................................................................................................................................... v List of Tables ....................................................................................................................................................................... v Glossary of Terms ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 1. Executive Summary................................................................................................................................................ 10 2. Introduction............................................................................................................................................................. 11 2.1 Background ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 3. Aim of the Plan ....................................................................................................................................................... 14 4. Legislative Requirements ...................................................................................................................................... 14 4.1 The Local Government Act 1993 ............................................................................................................. 14 4.2 Crown Lands Act, 1989 .............................................................................................................................. 16 4.3 Rockdale City Council Local Environment Plan, 2011 ......................................................................... 17 4.4 Community Consultation ........................................................................................................................... 18 5. Other Legislation, Agreements, Policies and Guidelines .............................................................................. 20 5.1 National Strategy .......................................................................................................................................... 22 5.2 New South Wales 2021 Plan ..................................................................................................................... 22 5.3 Plan for Growing Sydney ............................................................................................................................ 23 5.4 Council Policies and Guidelines................................................................................................................. 25 6. Management Framework ...................................................................................................................................... 27 6.1 Permitted Use of Community Land ......................................................................................................... 27 6.2 Management Principles ................................................................................................................................ 29 7. Rockdale’s Natural Areas ..................................................................................................................................... 39 7.1 Description ..................................................................................................................................................... 39 7.2 Government Legislation .............................................................................................................................. 39 Rockdale City Council Plan of Management iii Contents 14/10/2015 7.3 Regional Context and Significance ............................................................................................................ 40 7.4 Key Management Issues for Natural Areas ............................................................................................ 42 7.5 Management Framework ............................................................................................................................ 47 8. Bushland ................................................................................................................................................................... 55 8.1 Description ..................................................................................................................................................... 55 8.2 Regional Context and Significance ............................................................................................................ 55 8.3 Management Framework ............................................................................................................................ 58 9. Wetlands and Watercourses .............................................................................................................................. 61 9.1 Description ....................................................................................................................................................