! ! Distinctive Areas & Landscapes Bellarine Peninsula Landscape Assessment Review Volume 1 For the Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning Final Repor t. October 2020 Acknowledgements Victoria has an ancient and proud Aboriginal history. We acknowledge the Wadawurrung people who are the Traditional Owners of the land described in this report, and offer our respect to the past and present Elders, and through them to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. Thank you to Jonathon Christie (B. Vis. Com. Des.) for his assistance with GIS mapping for this project. ã Claire Scott Planning 2020 This publication is copyright. No part may be reproduced by any process except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968. Cover image: Point Lonsdale Jetty, Claire Scott. Contents Introduction Executive Summary 1 This Report 3 Part 1: Landscape Character Determining Landscape Character 5 Background & Context 6 GIS Mapping: 2006 Landscape Types & Areas 10 GIS Mapping: 2020 Landscape Types & Areas 16 Landscape Types & Areas Papers Landscape Type 1: Western Plains, Cones and Lakes 29 Landscape Area 1.2: Mount Duneed Volcanic Plain 30 Landscape Type 5: Localised Flatlands 35 Landscape Area 5.2: Lake Connewarre Lowlands 36 Landscape Area 5.3: Lake Victoria, Swan Bay and Eastern Bellarine Plains 42 Landscape Type 6: Coastal Cliffs and Dunes 49 Landscape Area 6.2: Bellarine Southern Coast 50 Landscape Type 7: Bellarine Uplands 57 Landscape Area 7.1: Central Bellarine Hills 58 Landscape Character Recommendations 65 Part 2: Landscape Significance Determining Landscape Significance 67 Defining Significance Views 70 Background & Context 72 Landscapes of Significance 74 State significance: Bellarine Peninsula Southern Coast 76 Visual significance assessment 78 Significant viewing locations 80 Other landscape values 87 Regional significance: Swan Bay 89 Visual significance assessment 91 Significant viewing locations 93 Other landscape values 96 Regional significance: Lake Connewarre and the Barwon River 97 Visual significance assessment 99 Significant viewing locations 101 Other landscape values 106 Bellarine Peninsula Landscape Assessment Review 1 ! ! Regional significance: Bellarine Northern Coast and Central Hills 107 Visual significance assessment 109 Significant viewing locations 111 Other landscape values 116 Landscape Significance Recommendations 118 Part 3: Townships and the Landscape Introduction: Townships and the landscape 120 Township-to-landscape elements 121 Ocean Grove 124 Barwon Heads 128 Leopold 131 Drysdale / Curlewis / Clifton Springs 134 Portarlington 137 Indented Head 140 St Leonards 143 Point Lonsdale 146 Queenscliff 150 Townships and the Landscape Recommendations 153 Appendix: Background Documents Review Summary 154 Introduction The Victorian Government has amended the Planning and Environment Act 1987 to recognise and protect Victoria’s most cherished and important landscapes under the new Distinctive Areas and Landscapes (2018) Amendment. An outcome of this legislation is the requirement to prepare Statements of Planning Policy (formerly known as Localised Planning Statements) for these declared areas, which will be included as policy documents in the Victoria Planning Provisions at Clause 11.03-5S. Statements of Planning Policy are state policies for protecting and enhancing the valued attributes of distinctive areas that are vital to the functioning of Melbourne and regional Victoria. The declared areas have significant landscape, biodiversity, tourism, cultural and other assets, and because of these qualities and their proximity to Melbourne, they are experiencing increasing pressure for growth and change. This Bellarine Peninsula Landscape Assessment Review is a key input to the Bellarine Peninsula Statement of Planning Policy that is required for the Declaration Area. The landscape assessment review updates the landscape characterisation work undertaken as part of the Coastal Spaces Landscape Assessment Study (2006); identifies the most significant landscapes and views; evaluates the key townships and their relationship to the broader natural landscape; and, recommends how the findings of the review are best translated into the future Bellarine Peninsula Statement of Planning Policy. 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