Review of Management Plan
The Trust has prepared a new draft Management Plan as the final stage of the review of the Wellington Park Management Plan 2005. The review is an opportunity to consider existing policies and management actions, and to achieve the best balance to protect the values of the Park.
Current status
The Trust has submitted a report to the Tasmanian Planning Commission (the Commission) outlining the Trust’s proposed response to issues raised in community and agency representations on the draft Wellington Park Management Plan 2012. The report is submitted pursuant to s 24A of the Wellington Park Act 1993. The report runs to 165 pages, and discusses the key issues identified in each representation. The report will also be available on the Commission's website.
The Commission will now carry out its own review of the representations and the Trust’s proposed response to the issues. The Commission will decide whether it will hold hearings on the matter, however has no statutory timeframe in which to complete its review . For further information on the Planning Commission’s process, please visit the Commission’s website.
The Commission will provide a report on its review to the Trust. The Trust will then consider this report, and finalise the new Management Plan for submission to the Governor-in-Council.
Downloads
Draft Management Plan- Complete version (20Mb)
- Summary Sheet
You can still download the draft Plan (20mb). Alternatively, if you have trouble with larger documents, then you can download the Plan in parts: Part 1-2; Part 3-4; Part 5-6; Appendices.
Further information
Please feel free to contact Michael Easton, Manager, if you have any queries regarding the draft Management Plan: review@wellingtonpark.org.au or 03 6238 2176.
Why have the review?
The review is a requirement of the existing Management Plan (endorsed by the Governor in 2005). The review is a 'major' review, as opposed to the 'minor' review of the previous 1997 plan.
The review provides the opportunity to evaluate the Trust's success in implementing the existing plan, and to consider the future direction of management in the Park. While the purposes of reservation contained in the Act do not change, the Trust is interested in the community's perspective on the Park's natural and cultural values , and how these values are best managed to achieve the long-term protection and use of the Park.
Since 1993 (when the Park was reserved) the Trust has built a substantial knowledge base surrounding management needs and issues, and visitor expectations, however the review allows an open and transparent look at how the Park is being managed, and what the expectation of the community is for the protection of Park values and the delivery of visitor services and facilities.
The review process
Downloads
Issues Discussion Paper Review
Issues Discussion Paper (as released)
Related Documents
The review consists of three stages, each involving community engagement and consultation.
Stage 1 Issues Identification and Preliminary Analysis (Completed)
As a first step in a broader public engagement process, the Trust called for submissions on what the community considers to be the key values of the Park, and how these values should be balanced and managed. This information adds to previous surveys and data gathered by the Trust .
The submissions have been used to inform an Issues Discussion Paper (see below), along with the Social Values Survey recently carried out by the Trust. This survey resulted in over 400 submissions and largely relates to the social and heritage value of the Park, however also contains substantial information on how the community wants the Park to be used and managed.
Stage 2: Issues Discussion and Analysis (Completed)
This stage involved extensive engagement and discussion with the community and Park stakeholders in the proposed future management of the Park, based upon the issues identified in Stage 1. It included further research and investigation into the issues identified by the community and by the Trust itself. The Trust also received reports from independent expert bodies on both its broader planning framework and specific issues eg the management and availability of use and development within the Park.
The Trust released an Issues Discussion Paper in late 2011. The Issues Paper integrated the various issues and investigations undertaken so far, to ensure that future management maintains a regional and integrated approach, as required by the Act. The Trust received 163 submissions from individuals, community groups and management agencies. Documentation relating to the Discussion Paper, including a review of the responses, is provided in the Downloads box.
Stage 3: Draft Management Plan (Current)
This stage involves the review of issues raised by the community in response to the release of the draft Management Plan (released 27 August-28 October 2012). The Trust received 264 representations from individuals, community groups and stakeholder agencies.
The Trust has now submitted a report on the the issues raised in the representations to the Tasmanian Planning Commission, which will then carry out its own review of the representations and the Trust’s proposed response. The Commission has no statutory timeframe in which to complete its review of the Trust’s report. The Commission's processes are outlined on their website.
The Commission will provide a report on its review to the Trust. The Trust will then consider this report, and finalise the new Management Plan for submission to the Governor-in-Council.
