KARRINYUP / GWELUP Local Area Plan - City of Stirling

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Natural Environment Profile There is increasing recognition of the need to maintain natural environmental values and work towards enhancing such values, upon the advent of local and global environmental issues such as pollution, land degradation and climate change. There is generally a need to consider natural assets such as water-bodies and bushland as well as other practices which can contribute to healthy environmental outcomes. Character The Karrinyup-Gwelup Local Area has traditionally been a very green area with Karrinyup being dominated by bushland and Gwelup historically being used for market gardens, in addition to Lake Gwelup. The development of the Lake Karrinyup Country Club in 1929 and later the Hamersley Public Golf Course saw an increase in the ‘green feel’ of the area despite the significant residential development that has taken place. There are many reserves interspersed throughout the area, for active recreation, large and small areas of natural bushland, community social spaces and smaller parks for passive recreation. The environmental and social value of each space varies with the size, use and quality of these reserves. There are over 30 open space reserves throughout the Karrinyup- Gwelup Local Area of various sizes ranging from pocket parks to large public reserves. The larger reserves include Lake Gwelup Regional Open Space and Reserve, Lake Karrinyup Golf Course and Country Club, Trigg Bushland Reserve and Hamersley Golf Course. Geography The Karrinyup-Gwelup Local Area is within the Swan Coastal Plain which is the geographic feature lying directly west of the Darling Scarp. The Local Area lies across four different planting zones from West to East including Mid Undulating (Grey - White Sands), Hilly (Grey – Brown Sands), Low Lying (Grey – Black Sands) and Undulating (Spearwood Yellow Sands). These different planting zones are not only representative of the specific soil structures, but also the associated native and endemic species of flora found within the area (as profiled in Appendix 1). As the Local Area covers so many different planting zones, which is symbolic of the changing topography, there are notable changes in the vegetation from the West to the East of the area. Another notable feature of the Local Area’s natural environment is the wetlands. These form part of an extensive wetland chain along the Swan Coastal Plain. Natural Vegetation Trigg Bushland and Lake Gwelup Reserve are significant local environmental assets and are designated as Bush Forever sites. Following guidelines set by the World Conservation Union, Bush Forever aims to protect at least 10% of the 20 original vegetation complexes within the Swan Coastal Plain part of metropolitan Perth, and to conserve threatened ecological communities. The State Government controls development and land clearing at these sites, yet the City also recognises their importance and considers how to improve their ecological integrity. 15 parks and reserves which are located throughout the residential part of the CITY OF STIRLING 33 KARRINYUP-GWELUP LOCAL AREA PLAN February 2010
Local Area also contribute to the area’s natural environmental values, as does natural vegetation on primary school sites. Areas Conservation team dedicated to the planning and management of natural areas. For conservation of urban bushlands to promote local biodiversity, the City of Stirling has established Green Plan 2. The plan aims for the conservation of natural vegetation areas and wetlands, the development of ecological links between these areas and rehabilitation of bushlands and wetlands. A key emphasis of this strategy is to protect and manage several smaller remnant bushlands in the same comprehensive manner as the larger regionally significant bushlands thereby strengthening ecological linkages. Trigg Bushland Reserve (City of Stirling) Lake Gwelup is a Bush Forever site (City of Stirling) The co nservation of natural areas involves the protection from loss, misuse or further degradation; removal of threatening processes (e.g. weed eradication, fire prevention, pest and disease control etc); and rehabilitation through natural and assisted regeneration. The City of Stirling has in place a Natural The conservation of natural areas involves the protection from loss, misuse or further degradation; removal of threatening processes (e.g. weed eradication, fire prevention, pest and disease control etc); and rehabilitation through natural and assisted regeneration. The City of Stirling has in place a Natural Areas Conservation team dedicated to the planning and management of natural areas. These natural areas are comprised of bushlands, wetlands and lakes, coastal beach and dune systems and natural landforms. The City of Stirling is also currently developing a Local Biodiversity Strategy. The assessment of all natural areas is currently being undertaken as one of the steps in the development process. The condition and diversity of plants and animals in all bushlands, wetlands and coastal dunes are currently being determined through this assessment. Acid-Sulfate Soils Naturally occurring soils containing iron sulfides are known as acid sulfate soils. The iron sulfides are typically formed in organic waterlogged soils and sediments (such as peat). When exposed CITY OF STIRLING 34 KARRINYUP-GWELUP LOCAL AREA PLAN February 2010
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Page 3 and 4: Contents Part 1: Summary and Outcom
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Page 7 and 8: Discussion then led to the identifi
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Page 11 and 12: Karrinyup-Gwelup Economic Outcomes
Page 13 and 14: Introduction What is Local Area Pla
Page 15 and 16: Principles and Objectives of Local
Page 17 and 18: Planning Context The planning frame
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Page 21 and 22: Please note that the Local Area Map
Page 23 and 24: The State Housing Commission undert
Page 25 and 26: The Karrinyup Regional Centre is id
Page 27 and 28: Plans and Projects for the Karrinyu
Page 29 and 30: In 2006, the average age of residen
Page 31 and 32: Scholarship Awards annually to ten
Page 33: Community Amenities Shopping Centre
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Page 39 and 40: new estates in Gwelup to ensure all
Page 41 and 42: Economic Development Profile Local
Page 43 and 44: Unemployment fell to 2.6% from 5.1%
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Page 47 and 48: Pedestrian Amenity A significant pr
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Page 53 and 54: Respondents suggested numerous faci
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Page 57 and 58: Community Vision Vision for the Fut
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Page 63 and 64: Community and Cultural Development
Page 65 and 66: Overall, 86% of survey respondents
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Page 69 and 70: The need for retirement, aged-care,
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Page 75 and 76: demand for small local businesses a
Page 77 and 78: Transport & Movement Network Issues
Page 79 and 80: transportation services and facilit
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