Parks Victoria - Annual Report 2009-10

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HEALTHY PARKSNew River Red Gum parksRiver Red Gum forests are under increasing pressurefrom climate change, drought and reduced waterflows. To better protect these forests, State Parliamentpassed legislation in November 2009 to create new andexpanded national and other parks. The legislationalso enables establishment of Traditional Owner LandManagement Boards to jointly manage parks withTraditional Owners.The new and expanded parks were created on 29 June2010 and this was celebrated at events in several of theparks attended by the Minister for Environment andClimate Change, Gavin Jennings. The new parks includefour new national parks (Barmah, Gunbower, LowerGoulburn and Warby-Ovens) as well as three other newparks and two regional parks. The new parks, togetherwith additions to six existing parks, total more than100,000 hectares. The Murray River Park is expected tobe created later in 2010.Parks Victoria completed a wide range of activities toimplement the new parks including:❚ Employing former timber workers under an industryadjustment program❚ Adopting a co-management approach withTraditional Owners❚ Commencing an ecological thinning trial under theActive Forest Health program❚ Preparing to phase out grazing licences with fencingand stock watering assistance❚ Implementing domestic firewood collection zoningand arrangements❚ Transferring DSE staff to Parks Victoria.Management planningParks Victoria developed a new landscape managementplanning framework that will revitalise park planningthrough the use of web 2.0 technology. The frameworkwill also integrate with new planning approachesarising from the Land and Biodiversity White Paper.Mark Atkinsonand Joel Ritchieat BarmahNational Park.Management planning for the Greater Alpine NationalParks progressed using the wePlan Alpine website as abasis for development. Over 22,000 people visited thesite to keep informed about progress of the draft plan,view discussion papers, contribute views and edit thefirst half of the working draft.14 Parks Victoria - Annual Report 2009-10
Approved management plans were released for:❚ Great Otway National Park and Otway Forest Park❚ Paddys Ranges and Kooyoora state parks❚ Devilbend Natural Features Reserve.The management plans for Alfred National Park,Lerderderg State Park, Lind National Park, MountLawson State Park, Mount Granya State Park, WabbaWilderness Park and Werribee Gorge State Park werereviewed and extended for a further five years.Landscape scale conservationThe Habitat 141º Alliance aims to restore and reconnectthe landscapes spanning the South Australian andVictorian borders. Parks Victoria continued itsinvolvement in the Alliance, facilitating communityand government partnerships to deliver the Alliance’svision. During the year, on ground works weredelivered, a draft strategic plan prepared, and a brand,logo and promotional DVD seeking philanthropicinvestment were developed. Habitat 141º was includedin the Land and Biodiversity White Paper and astrategic partnership was formed with MECU Limited.Threatened species and communitiesParks Victoria works with DSE, research partners andcommunity organisations to protect threatened species.Twelve months on from the trial reintroduction of theBrush-tailed Rock-wallaby in the Grampians NationalPark, seven of the ten animals released have survived.In October, a further five Brush-tailed Rock-wallabieswere released into the park. Remote digital cameras areused to monitor the colony and make sure their habitatremains fox free. The first wild-born pouch young wasrecently discovered.MANAGING RIVER RED GUM PARKSWITH LOCAL KNOWLEDGELocal knowledge will inform the managementof the new River Red Gum parks. TraditionalOwners of the land are central to the futurecare of the parks through co-managementarrangements that are being established firstlyat Barmah National Park with the Yorta YortaPeople and Nyah-Vinifera Park with the WadiWadi People.As part of the Active Forest Health Program,Parks Victoria has commenced an ecologicalthinning trial in the Barmah National Park withtwo teams of former timber workers. Theseteams bring with them vast forest knowledge tothe program.Minister for the Environment and ClimateChange, Gavin Jennings said: “These workershave worked day-in, day-out in these forestsfor years, so they have a wealth of knowledgeabout the natural features and the history ofwhat’s taken place.”Forty-four captive-bred Regent Honeyeaters werereleased into Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park in May2010. Of the birds released, 32 were confirmed at homein the bush a number of weeks later. Monitoring ofthe birds continued through to July. Parks Victoria,DSE, Birds Australia, Friends of Chiltern-Mt PilotNational Park and other volunteers worked to protectthe Regent Honeyeater’s habitat and ensure theircontinued existence in the wild.The former timber workers will focus onimproving and maintaining the health of theRiver Red Gum forests and assist in deliveringkey aspects of active forest health managementsuch as weed and pest control, fencing works,restoring historic sites and fire risk work.The approach integrates scientific, traditional,local and industry knowledge into themanagement of these forests – benefiting notonly the environment, but also park visitors.Parks Victoria - Annual Report 2009-10 15
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