Caring for Country — The Otways and You - Parks Victoria

Strategic directionsTABLE 1MANAGEMENT ZONES AND OVERLAYSZONE/OVERLAY AREA/LOCATION VALUES ZONE MANAGEMENT AIMSZONEReference Area2% of Great Otway NationalPark (1708 ha): Stony Creek,Parker River, CrinolineCreek, Olangolah Creek,Painkalac Creek, PorcupineCreek, Aquila Creek andCalder RiverRelatively undisturbedrepresentative landtypes and associatedvegetation.Protect viable samples of one or moreland types that are relatively undisturbedfor comparative study with similar landtypes elsewhere, by keeping all humaninterference to the minimum essential andensuring as far as practicable that the onlylong-term change results from naturalprocesses.ConservationApprox 40% of Great OtwayNational Park (40 000 ha)Important natural andcultural values.To protect sensitive natural and culturalenvironments and to provide for minimalimpact recreation activities and simplevisitor facilities subject to ensuringminimal interference to natural processes.Conservation andRecreationApprox 60% of Great OtwayNational Park (60 000 ha)Important natural andcultural values andscope for compatiblerecreation opportunities.Protect natural environments and culturalfeatures and provide for sustainable,dispersed recreational activities andsmall-scale recreation facilities withoutsignificant impact on natural processes.Special Protection30% of Otway Forest Park(8062 ha)Important natural andcultural values.Protect natural environments and culturalfeatures previously identified as SpecialProtection Zones. Firewood and minorforest produce collection or activitieswhich may impact on these values are notpermitted.Multiple Use70% of Otway Forest Park(31 775 ha)Important natural,cultural and recreationvalues with scope forsustainable minorresource use.Protect natural environments and culturalfeatures, and provide sustainableopportunities for recreation, firewood andminor forest produce collection and otherforest activities.OVERLAYLand UseDesignation –Heritage RiverArea0.8% of Great OtwayNational Park (about 830 ha):Aire Heritage RiverRiver and surroundingarea significant fornature conservation,recreation, scenic orcultural heritage values.Protect significant nature conservation,recreation, scenic or cultural heritageattributes (Heritage Rivers Act).Land UseDesignation –Designated WaterSupply CatchmentArea (DWSCA)16% of Great Otway NationalPark (16 487 ha): ArkinsCreek, and West Gellibrandand Olangolah, PainkalacCreek, St Georges River, andWest Barwon sectionsLarge, relativelyundisturbed catchmentssupplying high-qualitywater for human use.Protect the area, maintain water qualityand otherwise protect the water resourcesby restricting the level and types ofrecreation activities (National Parks Act).Land UseDesignation –Special WaterSupply CatchmentArea (SWSCA)17% of Great Otway NationalPark (17 510 ha) and 60% ofOtway Forest Park (24 207ha): Barwon Downs,Gellibrand River (SouthOtway), Gellibrand River,Upper Barwon, GoslingCreek, Painkalac Creek(Aireys Inlet), Lorne, SkenesCreek, West Barham River(not shown on figure 1)Catchments for watersupply.Protect the quality of land and waterresources and associated plant and animallife (Catchment and Land Protection Act).14 Great Otway National Park and Otway Forest Park Management Plan