Matilda Bay Reserve - Department of Environment and Conservation
Matilda Bay Reserve - Department of Environment and Conservation
Matilda Bay Reserve - Department of Environment and Conservation
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As discussed in Section 4, the University <strong>of</strong> Western Australia considers the <strong>Matilda</strong> <strong>Bay</strong> foreshore asa natural extension to its l<strong>and</strong>scaped grounds <strong>and</strong> has identified some key visual corridors (Ferguson<strong>and</strong> Associates, 1990). Similarly the yacht clubs provide another character to the <strong>Reserve</strong>.L<strong>and</strong>scape management - or visual resource management as it is also termed - is the scientificdiscipline concerned with the management <strong>of</strong> l<strong>and</strong>, vegetation <strong>and</strong> water resources so as to maintainor improve their visual quality. Its prime goal is to ensure that all uses <strong>and</strong> activities are planned <strong>and</strong>implemented so as to complement, rather than detract from, the inherent visual qualities <strong>of</strong> theenvironments in which they occur. Visual Resource Management is a positive <strong>and</strong> integralcomponent <strong>of</strong> l<strong>and</strong>-use planning <strong>and</strong> management processes. It should not be regarded as a cosmeticexercise in which the results <strong>of</strong> careless planning <strong>and</strong> development are hidden from view, orsuperficially treated to make them more palatable to the viewing public.<strong>Matilda</strong> <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Reserve</strong> has high scenic qualities from within the <strong>Reserve</strong>, the adjoining l<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> fromthe Swan River. Its parkl<strong>and</strong> settings with its varied vegetation, the sheltered bay, the l<strong>and</strong>form <strong>and</strong>the view <strong>of</strong> Perth city are some <strong>of</strong> the factors that contribute to the high scenic quality <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Reserve</strong>.The areas which <strong>of</strong>fer these views include:• the <strong>Reserve</strong> itself• the yacht clubs <strong>and</strong> other buildings• Hackett Drive <strong>and</strong> Mounts <strong>Bay</strong> Road• the University <strong>of</strong> Western Australia• the Swan River.Visual resource management in <strong>Matilda</strong> <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Reserve</strong> involves protecting the l<strong>and</strong>scape (includingl<strong>and</strong>form, vegetation <strong>and</strong> waterform), <strong>and</strong> locating <strong>and</strong> planning l<strong>and</strong>-use developments so as not toobstruct views in any way.Both positive <strong>and</strong> negative visual elements occur on the <strong>Reserve</strong>. The negative elements include:• toilet blocks• fences <strong>of</strong> galvanised pipe• rubbish bins chained to trees• water bore pump <strong>and</strong> pipes• Marine <strong>and</strong> Harbours signs (these are old <strong>and</strong> not in harmony with CALM signs)• cement bollards• the kiosk• erosion• power lines• the radio antenna located in the southern part near the nature reserve.The positive elements include:• bird observatory• jetties34
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