Local Biodiversity Strategy: - Shire of Kalamunda

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Message from the Shire President The Shire of Kalamunda’s natural environment is highly valued by the Shire’s local community, as well as by the broader community of Western Australia. This local community has been the driver of many of the Shire’s key initiatives in protecting and managing the environment, including the District Conservation Strategy, a landmark step in providing an overall vision and commitments that the Shire has implemented since its adoption in 1996 with major reviews taking place in 2001 and 2003. This strategy is another major step forward for the Shire. It was developed with input from the local community and with the support, including funding, from the Western Australian Local Government Association’s Perth Biodiversity Program, for which the Shire is most grateful. The Local Biodiversity Strategy has been developed to protect existing natural areas that are important to the community whilst also allowing for growth and development. Protection of natural areas is important in maintaining the sense of place in the Shire. This Strategy proposes many mechanisms that the Shire can use to guide development, decision making and future activities so that the Shire’s unique environment is maintained for future generations. Councillor Donald McKechnie Shire President Norwood Reserve – Photo taken by Eleanor Bennet Shire of Kalamunda – Local Biodiversity Strategy Page ii
Executive Summary The Shire of Kalamunda will need to strategically plan for urban and associated growth to ensure the retention and protection of natural areas. This will allow for development whilst also maintaining the sense of place characteristic of the Shire. The Local Biodiversity Strategy has been developed in anticipation of future development encroaching into natural assets. This strategy aims to strategically plan natural area protection so that biodiversity conservation is incorporated into the Shire’s planning and decision making processes. This will ensure that the Shire’s unique natural environment is protected and maintained for future generations to enjoy. This Strategy has been prepared by staff from the Shire’s Environmental Services division and staff from the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council’s Environmental Services division, under the direction of the Shire of Kalamunda, and with funding support from the Perth Biodiversity Project. The Draft Local Biodiversity Strategy was released in March 2008 for public comment with an additional public workshop being held in May 2008 to gain valuable feedback from the local community. The Draft has been revised to incorporate all feasible public comments received during the public consultation phase and all relevant comments received during the concurrent Planning Strategy Vision Workshops carried out over the same period of time. Part A of the Local Biodiversity Strategy provides background information on biodiversity and specifically discusses threats to biodiversity within the Shire of Kalamunda. It also details current protection mechanisms and reasons for producing a Local Biodiversity Strategy. The Local Biodiversity Strategy has been developed using the Local Government Biodiversity Planning Guidelines for the Perth Metropolitan Region (Perth Biodiversity Project, 2004). These guidelines recommend the development of biodiversity targets to guide the protection of the Shire’s natural areas and introduce four key elements for implementation. The pre-European extent of endemic vegetation within the Shire of Kalamunda was 32, 354 ha (PBP, 2003 unpublished data sets). Within the Shire of Kalamunda 24, 081 ha of endemic vegetation remain. Of this, 21, 970 ha are within Bush Forever sites, Regional Parks and State Forest and are therefore outside of the control of the Local Government. The term ‘Local Natural Areas’ has been developed for the natural areas over which Local Government can exercise the most control. Within the Shire, 2, 110 ha remain in Local Natural Areas. These areas form the focus of the Local Biodiversity Strategy. The targets detailed in Part B of the Local Biodiversity Strategy will guide the increased protection of natural areas, including areas of endemic vegetation and other natural features. The targets have been developed following analysis of the opportunities and constraints posed by land zoning and planned development. Biodiversity feature targets have been developed to maintain specific biodiversity features such as rare flora and fauna, wetlands and waterways. Representation targets have been developed to protect a percentage of each of the 14 vegetation complexes found within the Shire. Shire of Kalamunda – Local Biodiversity Strategy Page iii
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