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Oxford Falls Regional Crown Reserve Plan of ManagementPrepared for NSW Land and Property Management AuthorityNo. Organisation Contact Summary of Response11Northern BeachesEnvirolink (Cont.)Northern BeachesMountain Biking Group(NobMob)Robin Rainton› Limiting impacts from tops of catchment – managing each catchment;› Managing leaseholder activities and impacts;› Preventing “death by 1,000 cuts” - ensuring a sustainable management of bushland;› Regulating horse riding to reduce hoof damage and nutrient-rich droppings;› Controlling access to bushland;› Providing clear signage regarding non-permissible uses of the bush and tracks;› Ensuring Morgan Road and Wakehurst Parkway do not become major through-roads (this isto reduce levels of roadkill of wildlife); and› Upgrading the levels of protection against roadkill.The Northern Beaches Mountain Biking Group provided the following comments:The recreational riders represented by the NoBMoB community are concerned that recent trailclosures, residential development approvals and changing land management attitudes arelimiting access to existing trails and encouraging the proliferation of unofficial trail building in thearea.› Somewhere in the order of 10,000 mountain bike users appear to be accessing existing trailsin the Northern Beaches area;› The NoBMoB community would like to work with the relevant land managers to develop a trulysustainable trail network and management strategy for the site to provide equitablerecreational access that respects the natural and Aboriginal heritage value of the area;› Compared to other cities in Australia and New Zealand, Sydney has deficient supply of readilyaccessible trails;› Land that was previously used for cross country races in the 1990s (and by recreational ridersuntil early 2008) has now wholly become part of Garigal National Park following a shift in legalboundaries;› The last official racing in the area concluded around 2002 due to pressure on land ownersfrom environmental groups and a lack of co-operation from other local user groups;› The downhill area is still very popular for after work training and weekend recreational ridersbut is now under threat because it is understood that (whilst the council and local residentshave objected) a developer has gained Part 3A approval to develop this land;20 July 2010 Cardno (NSW/ACT) Pty Ltd Page 13H:\Doc\2010\Reports.2010\Rep2554v2.docDRAFT FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION
Oxford Falls Regional Crown Reserve Plan of ManagementPrepared for NSW Land and Property Management AuthorityNo. Organisation Contact Summary of Response› There are vast economic benefits associated with mountain bike riding (e.g. employment atbike shops, patronage at local cafes, bakeries and other establishments), and social benefits(e.g. increased fitness and weight-loss, increased youth participation, increased mentalhealth, increased social networking, decreased alcohol consumption and decreased stresslevels); andNorthern BeachesMountain Biking Group(Cont.)› Potential economic benefits in the future could include revenue from national and internationalMountain Biking events.Areas were suggested for a possible mountain bike park, potential trail riding area and a multiusetransport corridor.In regards to future trail development:› Sustainable trail design can be employed (in accordance with guidelines from theInternational Mountain Biking Association or IMBA) to control surface water runoff and soilerosion;› Trails could be maintained, in part, by the mountain biking community, so that the cost ofmaintaining the trails is minimised;› Official trails can be closed for maintenance/rehabilitation/in bad weather more readily thanunofficial trails;› The availability of a number of riding locations (or, at least, access points) is key to ensuringthat traffic management and parking issues do not become a significant problem; and› The safety of other users can be managed by developing a give way rule and including it onthe trail signage. Further design considerations such as the provision of separate walking andcycling tracks through fast or technical sections helps to mitigate the risk of user conflict,whilst maintaining the enjoyment for both parties;The NSW RFS raised no issues for consideration within the proposed plan, but recommendedconsideration of the following:12 NSW Rural Fire Service Corey Shackleton› The site is identified as bush fire prone on the Warringah Bush Fire Prone Land map; and› Any development applications for subdivision of special fire protection purpose developmentson or surroundings these lands will be subject to the requirements of Section 100B of theRural Fires Act 1997 and Planning for Bushfire Protection 2006.20 July 2010 Cardno (NSW/ACT) Pty Ltd Page 14H:\Doc\2010\Reports.2010\Rep2554v2.docDRAFT FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION
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