Matilda Bay Reserve - Department of Environment and Conservation

14. Repair the two swimming jetties.15. Modify the access to Cygnet Hall, and provide additional parking.16. Require Pelican Point Sea Scouts to either repair or remove their jetty.17. Develop an overall theme for the Reserve.18. Provide adequate furniture and maintain it to a high standard.19. Replace existing galvanised iron fence with a unified barrier system.20. Develop a landscape plan for the Reserve involving a committee of interested people.21. Develop site and construction plans for each work program on the Reserve in consultation withrelevant bodies.9. ACCESSThe objective is to provide parking facilities and access to the Reserve to meet the needs ofvisitors, including disabled people, and to improve the access between the Reserve and theUniversity of Western Australia.ParkingA survey of visitors to the Reserve (Pontre and Cavana, 1992) showed that 60% came by car, 30%walked and 7% rode a bicycle. The survey also showed that visitors to the Reserve who were notassociated with the University were dissatisfied with parking facilities, especially during weekdays andschool holidays. As shown in Table 2, 53% of weekday visitors are dissatisfied with parking facilitiescompared with 25% during the weekend.A major contributing factor to the parking problem is the use of facilities by University of WesternAustralia students. The problem is exacerbated on public holidays not observed by the University,and when school holidays do not coincide with University holidays. In consultation with the City ofSubiaco and the University of Western Australia, CALM has introduced parking meters on theReserve.21