armstrong creek urban growth plan volume 1 - City of Greater Geelong

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ensuring the extent of public open space along Armstrong Creek and its
tributaries aligns with the 1-in-100 year flood event extent and
o avoiding clearing within the riparian buffer distance around certain
wetlands or in or within 35m of either side of Armstrong Creek.
P 1.4 Linkages between vegetated areas (particularly along the creek)
should be created or strengthened through strategic revegetation.
P 1.5 Revegetation should use the key iconic local native tree species (ie.
River Red Gum, Bellarine Yellow-gum, Swamp Gum, Drooping
Sheoak, Blackwood, Blackthorn, Cherry Ballart, etc.).
P 1.6 Water quality and aquatic biodiversity within Armstrong Creek must be
protected and enhanced. This can be achieved by:
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protecting stormwater flows and quality;
rehabilitating the riparian zone and restricting public access/ use (passive
only); and
maintaining a buffer to neighbouring land uses of 35m in each direction
from the stream banks.
P 1.7 At least one major, high value, conservation park should be
established at a regional scale. This can be achieved by:
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consolidating one of the largest blocks of remnant native vegetation at
the eastern end of Armstrong Creek around existing Stewarts Road
Reserve, taking in Hooper’s Paddock, adjacent south and west of
Horseshoe Bend Road, Armstrong Creek between Torquay Road and
Batten Road, and the Geelong Crematorium/ Cemetery; and
designating core ecological areas, revegetation areas, and public access
areas, with differing degrees of access and approved uses: the creek and
Hoopers Paddock are not suitable for playing fields but could have
bicycle paths, picnic tables and so on; other areas may have scope for
playing fields.
P 1.8 The impact of roads on environmental corridors should be minimised.
This can be achieved by:
o limiting additional road crossings of Armstrong Creek’s tributaries and
other vegetation linkages;
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ensuring road crossings of watercourses are on raised decks (rather than
causeways), with no piles in the channel; and
ARMSTRONG CREEK URBAN GROWTH PLAN / VOLUME 1 (ADOPTED 13 MAY 2008, AMENDED MAY 2010)
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