DRAFT CORNELIAN BAY MANAGEMENT PLAN March 2006 As endorsed for community consultation by the Hobart City Council at its meeting of 19th December 2005 Cover photograph: The gatekeeper’s lodge at Cornelian Bay, built 1887 (Archives Office of Tasmania NS 1013/1943) Draft Cornelian Bay Management Plan March 2006 As endorsed for community consultation by the Hobart City Council at its meeting of 19th December 2005 Cornelian Bay Management Plan – Draft for Consultation March 2006 1 ROAD Rugby Park POINT Cornelian Bay CORNELIAN BAY Cemetery MANAGEMENT PLAN SELFS Crematorium Cornelian Bay Point QUEENS Carpark BROOKER Boat Ramp Sports Aerial Image: Department of Primary Industries Water & Environment Grounds Date: 18-Jan-2005 Cornelian Image Rectification: DataVision GIS Pty Ltd Bay June 2005 Sports WALK Restaurant Grounds Playground BELL Toilets STREET AVENUE BELLEVUE PARADE 0 100 200 Boat Sheds Railway Line Pipe Clay metres Point N Cycleway DOMAIN Track HIGHWAY Figure 1 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH VISION STATEMENT Cornelian Bay shall continue to be a place for the enjoyment of the community in a natural coastal setting within the Capital City A place where the natural, cultural and heritage values are protected and enhanced in a sustainable manner. Cornelian Bay Working Group July 2002 The Cornelian Bay Management Plan has been prepared using the best available information. Every endeavour has been to ensure that it is inclusive of all stakeholders. It builds on and integrates current management actions and initiatives. The management of the Bay will change over time as the community and the natural environment continue to evolve. As a long - term document the Management Plan must be flexible enough to be able to accommodate change and at the same time be enduring to protect the core values of the Bay. Cornelian Bay Management Plan – Draft for Consultation March 2006 3 CONTENTS PAGE VISION STATEMENT ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 ABBREVIATIONS............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 GLOSSARY...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 1.0 SUMMARY........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 2.0 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 2.1 Strategic Background........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 2.2 Management Plan Purpose ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10 2.3 Management Plan Area ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10 2.4 Management Plan Aim .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10 2.5 Management Plan Objectives ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10 3.0 VALUES .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................11 3.1 Ecological/Natural ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................11 3.2 Recreational.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................11 3.3 Social - Aesthetic /Atmosphere ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................11 3.4 Cultural Heritage ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................11 4.0 DESCRIPTION................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................12 4.1 History...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................12 4.2 Environment..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13 4.3 Land Tenure...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................17 4.3.1 Zones [from the Planning Scheme]..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................17 4.3.2 Services..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................17 4.3.3 Use ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................17