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Annual Report 2006-0716The Trust assisted the Department of theEnvironment and Water Resources in the nominationfor World Heritage Listing of the convict precinct ofCockatoo Island, one of 11 convict sites aroundAustralia included in the serial listing.Snapper IslandSnapper Island is Sydney Harbour’s smallest islandand comprises simple buildings, slipways, boatstorage and jetties. No major works were carried outduring the year following the upgrade of wharf andpontoon in the previous year.Macquarie LightstationMacquarie Lightstation is prominently situated on theharbour’s southern headland and is still used as anavigational aid. The management plan will overseethe interpretation of the site’s heritage and improveboth public access and the site’s visual qualities.Former Marine Biological StationThe former Marine Biological Station is a residentialhouse at 31 Pacific Street in Watsons Bay. Thestation includes a foreshore park connectingsuburban streets with Camp Cove beach. During theyear the selected tenant continued work to restorethe residence.HMAS PlatypusThe HMAS Platypus site contains buildings andworkshops adapted and used by the RoyalAustralian Navy since 1942. The wharf was built toaccommodate the berthing of submarines when thesite was officially commissioned in 1967 as the basefor the navy’s submarine fleet.During the year, the community was consulted on thepreparation of an amendment to the Trust’sComprehensive Plan to include the site. A key aspectof the amendment was the development of aremediation strategy for the site’s contamination. Toinform the strategy, a review of all existingcontamination reports was carried out and asupplementary environmental assessment wascompleted involving a program of site drilling,sampling and analysis.Environmental ManagementRemediationThe Trust undertook a range of projects to manageand remediate contamination on its sites.On Cockatoo Island, remediation action plans wereimplemented for the northern apron and plateauprecinct, and prepared for the eastern and southernapron precincts. The decontamination of buildingscontinued as part of major projects to conserve andrefurbish the building stock.At Woolwich, stage 1 of the remediation of this sitewas implemented with works carried out on theHorse Paddock and the lookout area.At Georges Heights, remediation works in line with anenvironmental assessment and remediation plans areclose to completion. These works dealt with Defencerelatedsoil contamination and preparation of areas forlandscaping. Remediation work was also carried outin the vicinity of the new childcare centre in the former1913 Barracks building on Suakin Drive and newcarpark areas, to meet planned environmentalobjectives and environmental audit requirements. Anenvironmental assessment was carried out at the siteof the former 1 Commando Company Headquartersin preparation for extensive landscaping.At North Head, work required to decontaminate theunderground plotting room was scoped andhazardous materials assessments were undertakenfor various buildings prior to leasing.Contaminated land audits were carried out forvarious remediation projects.Bushland ManagementBushland management continued at Middle Head,Georges Heights, Chowder Bay and North Head.This included extensive control of noxious and otherbushland weeds, bush track repairs, andrevegetation of degraded areas using localprovenance seedlings. Approximately 0.5 hectares ofpreviously mowed grass has been left to regenerateat North Head. An area of 0.5 hectares has beenrevegetated in an area where two houses weredemolished at Markham Close, Mosman. Thevolunteer Bushcare program continued fortnightly atArtillery Drive, North Head and CommonwealthAvenue, Georges Heights. The Trust worked withTAFE, Local Councils and NSW National Parks and
Wildlife Service to provide free training and educationto volunteers on topics such as plant identification,weed management, and native grass identification.The program included a popular Banksia Scrubbushwalk at North Head in September 2006. BirdsAustralia continued bi-monthly monitoring ofbushland at North Head, expanding the knowledgeof avian fauna on this site including the recording ofpreviously unrecorded and rare species. A plantingday was held at Woolwich Dock Goat Paddock onNational Tree Day, 31 July 2006. Twenty-five localvolunteers planted over 300 native tubestock in bareareas of the site.Bushfire ManagementIn the 2006-07 fire season, fuel reduction andslashing of fire breaks and trails were carried outadjacent to buildings and structures at the NorthHead and Mosman bushland sites. A program of fuelreduction and selective clearance of woodyvegetation continues to be carried out within theThird Quarantine Cemetery (North Head) as part ofthe Conservation Management Plan for the site. ANorth Head Bushfire Management Plan wasproduced by NSW National Parks and WildlifeService on behalf of North Head stakeholders in late2006 to guide future ecological burns and hazardreduction activities. The Trust revised its BushfireManagement Plan for its Mosman sites to takeaccount of changed land uses. The Trust continuedworking with neighbouring landholders through thestatutory Manly-Mosman-North Sydney DistrictBushfire Management Committee.Feral Animal ManagementThe Trust continued to work with local Governmentand NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service toprovide a co-ordinated approach to management offeral animals at the North Head and Mosman sites.A quarterly program of monitoring and shootingcontinued to reduce rabbit population levels, and theTrust continued its involvement in the Northern SydneyRegional Fox Control Program. Regular bandicootsurveying by NSW National Parks and Wildlife Servicecontinued across North Head with results showing arelatively stable population size. Feral cats andchickens were also targeted at North Head.Photo: Guided Tour on Cockatoo IslandEcologically Sustainable DevelopmentThe principles of ecologically sustainable development(ESD) constitute a key policy objective of the Trust,underpinning site rehabilitation, planning and publicinformation activities. The Comprehensive Plancontains a commitment to ESD, and managementplans are formulated taking into account ESDoutcomes. All Trust objectives and policies areconsidered fundamental to the achievement of ESD –including biodiversity conservation, bushlandconservation, management of native and introducedanimals, water quality and catchment protection,transport management and air quality, bushfiremanagement, Aboriginal and cultural heritage.The preparation of management plans for sites andprecincts within sites safeguarded the heritage andenvironmental values of lands in accord with therequirements of the Environment Protection andBiodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act 1999 and theTrust’s ESD policy. Conservation management plans,remediation plans and other project planning allowfor specific ESD objectives to be achieved on aplanned basis. Public programs and communityconsultation continued to emphasise the importanceof the environmental and heritage values of the sites.Planning outcomes provide for maximum publicaccess and the adaptive re-use of Trust lands inways that protect and conserve the naturalenvironment and promote ecological sustainability.Site conservation and environmental projects arecarried out to remediate environmental degradationand impacts of past practices to establish a soundbasis for sustainable development and adaptive re-use.Specific examples of projects carried out in thereporting period include:• Ongoing bush regeneration and revegetation;• Preparation of remediation action plan forHMAS Platypus;• Recycling of green waste;• Ongoing removal of pollutant sources includingtanks, lead paint, asbestos and grosscontaminated wastes in pits and lines;• Ongoing recycling of wastes such as metals,timber and demolition product;17 Annual Report 2006-07
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