5. LAND TENURE AND PARK BOUNDARIES Objectives: 1. Rationalise <strong>and</strong> simplify <strong>Park</strong> management by adding to the <strong>Park</strong> unused road reserves, Crown reserves <strong>and</strong> private property enclaves where appropriate. 2. Minimise the impact <strong>of</strong> adjoining l<strong>and</strong> uses on the <strong>Park</strong>. 3. Review <strong>Park</strong> boundaries so they can be readily located in the field. This section addresses all l<strong>and</strong> tenure issues within the area shown in System Six "red book" Figure 150 concerning <strong>Serpentine</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Park</strong> (M85), Gooralong MPA (M84), Karnet MPA (M86) <strong>and</strong> <strong>Serpentine</strong> MPA (M87) (<strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Conservation <strong>and</strong> <strong>Environment</strong> 1983). This area includes freehold l<strong>and</strong> held privately <strong>and</strong> by government agencies, L<strong>and</strong> Administration Act reserves, State Forest <strong>and</strong> water catchment areas (Figure 2). Major issues include: managing freehold l<strong>and</strong> owned by the Water Corporation, assessing System 6 recommendations concerning privately owned freehold l<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Crown reserves adjoining the <strong>Park</strong>, <strong>and</strong> locating <strong>Park</strong> boundaries on existing tracks. <strong>Serpentine</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Park</strong> The <strong>Park</strong> currently consists <strong>of</strong> two Class "A" reserves (A28862 <strong>and</strong> A39825) with a purpose <strong>of</strong> "<strong>National</strong> <strong>Park</strong>" <strong>and</strong> covers an area <strong>of</strong> 4362.6 ha (Figure 2). The <strong>Park</strong> is vested in the NPNCA <strong>and</strong> managed by CALM. The first area within the <strong>Park</strong> to be reserved was a small 20 ha "Public Recreation" reserve (A3355) surrounding <strong>Serpentine</strong> Falls, which was gazetted in August 1900. Over the next 50 years an additional six reserves (A8615, A8650, A8651, A20357, A21904, A23894) were gazetted to protect the adjoining Darling Scarp north <strong>and</strong> south <strong>of</strong> the Falls. In March 1968 these seven reserves were amalgamated into a single 635 ha Class "A" reserve (A28862) for the purpose <strong>of</strong> "<strong>National</strong> <strong>Park</strong>" <strong>and</strong> vested in the <strong>National</strong> <strong>Park</strong>s Board (later to become the <strong>National</strong> <strong>Park</strong>s Authority <strong>and</strong> the NPNCA). However, it was not until 15 October 1971 that the name "<strong>Serpentine</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Park</strong>" was <strong>of</strong>ficially gazetted. The "second stage" <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Park</strong> was gazetted in January 1989 with the addition <strong>of</strong> the 3727 ha reserve A39825 which included substantial portions <strong>of</strong> Gooralong, Karnet <strong>and</strong> <strong>Serpentine</strong> Management Priority Areas (MPAs) <strong>of</strong> State forest No. 22. Significant portions <strong>of</strong> the buffer areas <strong>of</strong> Karnet <strong>and</strong> <strong>Serpentine</strong> MPAs were excluded from being added to the <strong>Park</strong>. Reserve A39825 is yet to be formally named "<strong>Serpentine</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Park</strong>". LAND USE MANAGEMENT 5 L<strong>and</strong> Use Management Crown L<strong>and</strong> Reserves within the <strong>National</strong> <strong>Park</strong> Boundary Seven Crown reserves with purposes other than "<strong>National</strong> <strong>Park</strong>" are located within or adjoin the <strong>Park</strong>. Most are undisturbed, with the native vegetation in good condition, <strong>and</strong> they have been managed as if they were part <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Park</strong> for many years. The System 6 report recommends that these reserves be added to the <strong>Park</strong>. The four L<strong>and</strong> Administration Act reserves (C26079, C26080, C32201 <strong>and</strong> C32202) to the south-west <strong>of</strong> the Falls area are proposed to be added to the <strong>Park</strong>. Ongoing discussions with the vesting authority <strong>of</strong> each reserve will continue. The main water body upstream <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Serpentine</strong> Pipehead Dam up to the dam high water mark (following approximately the 170 m contour) <strong>and</strong> the facilities at the dam wall are included in State forest 22 <strong>and</strong> the water catchment reserve C16634 (vested in the Water Corporation). Unused Road Reserves A number <strong>of</strong> surveyed roads lie within the <strong>Park</strong> boundary (most <strong>of</strong> which were never built). This plan proposes that these be amalgamated into the <strong>Park</strong>. Water Corporation Freehold L<strong>and</strong>s The Gooralong recreation area <strong>and</strong> Bell pine plantation are on Cockburn Sound Locations 68, 178, 306, 333, 624 which are held freehold by the Water <strong>and</strong> Rivers Commission. The Gooralong recreation area also includes CT 1077/331 which is VCL <strong>and</strong> CT 1074/192 held by the Water <strong>and</strong> Rivers Commission. They were purchased to protect the Gooralong Brook water catchment from further degradation <strong>and</strong> clearing. The Gooralong recreation <strong>and</strong> camping area is managed by CALM under informal agreement with the Water Corporation. However, CALM has ongoing problems in managing l<strong>and</strong> vested in another agency. The Water <strong>and</strong> Rivers Commission is conducting an investigation to determine the suitability <strong>of</strong> water quality for uses by the Water Corporation. When this study is complete, the Water Corporation may seek to construct various infrastructure or the l<strong>and</strong> may be declared surplus to its needs. If the latter occurs, CALM would seek to have the l<strong>and</strong>s added to the national park. CALM recommends that the Gooralong recreation area be added to <strong>Serpentine</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Park</strong> but accepts that this is not feasible until the requirements for water supply are evaluated <strong>and</strong> therefore recommends that a formal management agreement under Section 16 <strong>of</strong> the CALM Act be established..
SOUTH WESTERN HIGHWAY SERPENTINE 262 TENURE 1 0 1 2 km <strong>National</strong> <strong>Park</strong> 69 1748 331 A 28862 299 260 255 256 32202 Scale 347 Most Desirable Additions 257 463 A 39825 26079 436 254 274 361 261 79 425 251 143 32201 26080 363 245 988 272 624 306 68 178 252 242 107 239 267 S.F. 22 333 283 253 990 537 424 324 105 440 171 308 A 39825 JARRAHDALE 307 NETTLETON KINGSBURY ROAD JARRAHDALE ROAD S.F. 22 S.F. 22 DRIVE S.F. 22
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