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Regional park Regional parks are set aside primarily to provide informal recreation for large numbers of people in natural or seminatural surroundings. Across metropolitan <strong>Melbourne</strong> this category also includes areas identifi ed as metropolitan parks (see table 4.5) and encompass areas with a broad range of landscape types and recreational uses. For example, camping and horseriding is generally permitted in those regional parks outside the residential area, such as Kurth Kiln and Lysterfi eld regional parks. In some inner metropolitan parks, visitor centres may include picnic facilities with electric barbeques and children’s playgrounds, and landscapes may be highly modifi ed to provide for more intensive recreation activities including sporting fi elds. DRAFT RECOMMENDATION General recommendations for regional parks, including metropolitan parks C That regional parks and metropolitan parks as shown on map A be used to: (a) provide for informal recreation associated with enjoyment of natural or semi-natural surroundings by large numbers of people (b) conserve and protect natural landscapes and scenic values (c) conserve and protect biodiversity to the extent that is consistent with (a) above; and (d) protect signifi cant cultural and historic sites and places, including Aboriginal cultural sites and places; and: (e) the following activities generally be permitted: (i) bushwalking, nature observation, heritage appreciation, picnicking, recreational fi shing (ii) camping (iii) dogwalking and camping with dogs (see note 1, right) (iv) car touring, including four wheel driving, on formed roads and tracks (v) mountain bike and trailbike riding on formed roads and tracks (vi) horseriding on formed roads and tracks and overnight camping with horses (vii) apiculture (viii) metal detecting, prospecting, and (ix) research, subject to permit; and: (f) the following activities not be permitted: (i) harvesting of forest products (see notes 2 and 3) (ii) grazing by domestic stock (see note 4) (iii) hunting and use of fi rearms (see note 5 below), and (g) subject to clearly defi ned, transparent and scientifi cally supported ecological objectives, park managers may undertake adaptive management to restore ecosystems or to return them to a condition more closely resembling their natural condition; (h) unused road reserves be added to adjoining parks where appropriate; (i) a management plan be prepared for each park in partnership with key user groups, local authorities and the community; and: (j) if not already appropriately reserved, these areas be permanently reserved under the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 for the purpose of regional park (see note 7 below). Notes: 1. Dogs must be on a leash in some areas as zoned in management plans. 2. Collection of fi rewood for campfi res is permitted as zoned in management plans. 3. Ecological thinning may be permitted where required for ecological management purposes. 4. Grazing may be contracted for ecological or management purposes such as targeted weed control. 5. Hunting and the use of fi rearms may be authorised as part of a pest animal control program. 6. Implementation of recommendations and land management should allow fl exibility for minor boundary adjustments. 7. Lysterfi eld Park and Woodlands Historic Park are to remain on Schedule Three of the National Parks Act 1975. 142
Natural features reserve Natural features reserves are areas with a variety of natural values worthy of protection, including scenic areas, bushland, lakes, rivers and streams, geological and geomorphological features. Those natural features reserves considered protected areas are listed in appendix 5. This public land use category includes areas of public authority land, particularly along stream frontages and wetlands. Coastal reserve Coastal reserves are areas of public land set aside on the coast primarily for public recreation, education and conservation of natural environments. DRAFT RECOMMENDATION General recommendations for natural features reserves E That the natural features reserves as shown on map A, according to their specifi c characteristics: (a) be used to: (i) protect natural features and values (ii) protect and restore areas with remnant vegetation or habitat value and conserve native fl ora and fauna (iii) protect water quality where appropriate (iv) provide protection for historic and Aboriginal cultural heritage features, values and sites (v) provide opportunities for education and recreation, including hunting where specifi ed below, at levels consistent with (i) to (iv) above and: (vi) maintain scenic features and the character and quality of the local landscapes (vii) preserve features of geological or geomorphological interest; (b) timber harvesting not be permitted (c) exploration for minerals be permitted, and mining, subject to decisions on particular cases DRAFT RECOMMENDATION General recommendations for coastal reserves F That coastal reserves shown on map A be used to: (a) provide opportunities for informal recreation for large numbers of people, and also for recreation related to enjoying and understanding nature; (b) protect and conserve natural coastal landscapes, ecosystems and signifi cant geomorphological, archaeological and historical features for public enjoyment and inspiration and for education and scientifi c study; (c) ensure the protection and conservation of important aquatic and terrestrial fauna and fl ora; (d) provide opportunities for fi shing and facilities for boating, together with the necessary navigation aids; and: (e) these areas, if not already appropriately reserved, be permanently reserved under the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978. Note: The above management objectives are those that generally apply to most coastal reserves. Exceptions may apply to specifi c reserves in special circumstances. (d) prospecting and apiculture generally be permitted (e) domestic stock grazing not be permitted in bushland, scenic and streamside areas (see note 1) (f) unused road reserves adjoining natural features reserves be added to those reserves where appropriate ecological or recreational values are identifi ed; and (g) for Crown land, if not already appropriately reserved, these areas be permanently reserved under the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978; or (h) public authority land be managed in accordance with the above. Notes: 1. Grazing may be contracted for ecological or management purposes such as targeted weed control. 2. Existing wildlife areas continue to be used in accordance with the natural features reserve general recommendations, and for public recreation (including hunting in season as specifi ed by the land manager) and education, where this does not confl ict with the primary objective. 143
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Metropolitan Melbourne Investigatio
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CONTENTS Foreword 1 The structure o
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY picture of the us
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PART A INTRODUCTION This part provi
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Metropolitan Melbourne’s populati
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1.4 Scope of the investigation This
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sporting facilities and parks, gard
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1.7 Policy context 1.7.1 INTERNATIO
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A signifi cant, staged increase in
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2 METROPOLITAN MELBOURNE - THE PLAC
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22 Figure 2.1 Geology of the invest
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Beaumaris and Sandringham. This are
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26 Figure 2.2 Geomorphological unit
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had a signifi cant impact on many b
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Water quality Water quality is natu
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2.3 Biodiversity Biodiversity refer
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2.3.3 ECOLOGICAL VEGETATION CLASSES
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36 Figure 2.6 Existing native veget
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38 Figure 2.8 Vegetation quality wi
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A total of 495 native vertebrate fa
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Box 2.3 Eltham copper butterfly The
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The investigation area contains abo
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Globally, warming is accelerating.
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Figure 2.11 Average annual inflows
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3 METROPOLITAN MELBOURNE - THE PEOP
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Box 3.1 Woodlands Historic Park Woo
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Figure 3.2 ‘Batman’s Treaty wit
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3.3.2 THE GROWTH AND URBANISATION O
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3.3.3 MELBOURNE’S PLANNING HISTOR
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3.4 The people of metropolitan Melb
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3.4.2 MELBOURNE’S FUTURE POPULATI
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4 PUBLIC LAND The Victorian Environ
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G Other government departments own
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4.4 Public land use categories An e
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National and state parks Victoria
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Other natural features reserves suc
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Table 4.5 Regional parks in the inv
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and tensions between user groups ar
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and utilities areas than elsewhere
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Table 4.6 Reference areas NAME AREA
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A summary of popular sport and recr
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Recycled water Melburnians use abou
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4.7.5 COMMERCIAL RESOURCE USES Acro
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PART D THE CONTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC L
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Page 97 and 98: LIVEABILITY GOAL: Dynamic resilient
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Page 101 and 102: Table 6.1 Open space categories CAT
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Page 111 and 112: Public open space per capita Public
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Page 117 and 118: COMMENTS INVITED The open space con
Page 119 and 120: Parklands and gardens The City of M
Page 121 and 122: Coastal impacts Sea-level rise in f
Page 123 and 124: 8 ENHANCING BIODIVERSITY IN METROPO
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Page 127 and 128: Box 8.3 The National Reserve System
Page 129 and 130: Victoria’s Native Vegetation Mana
Page 131 and 132: Box 9.1 A short history of public l
Page 133 and 134: 9.3 Scope of surplus public land Pu
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Page 144 and 145: 10 DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS Public lan
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Page 166 and 167: REFERENCES 1 Department of Infrastr
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Page 172 and 173: APPENDIX 1 COMMUNITY REFERENCE GROU
Page 174 and 175: APPENDIX 3 HISTORIC PLACES IN METRO
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Page 182 and 183: ID SITE NAME PLACE TYPE H1051 Forme
Page 184 and 185: ID SITE NAME PLACE TYPE H0718 North
Page 186 and 187: PROTECTED AREA MUNICIPALITY AREA (H
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Public consultation Land is general
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