Mt Laura Reserve Native Vegetation Plan 2009/10 - City of Whyalla

FINAL DRAFT4The area identified as suitable for a trade off / SEB area for proposedclearance identified in the City of Whyalla DPAR (May 2007) was assessedduring the PAR rezoning surveys by Larry Bebbington (Accredited NVCAssessor).Conditional consent was granted by the Native Vegetation Council on 21 stAugust 2007 to adopt the concept of using the 1800ha Mt Laura ConservationReserve as a credit bank to offset clearance identified in the clearanceproposal presented to the Native Vegetation Council (Berri - 2cnd August 2007).Conditional consent involved utilising Regulations 5 1 (ab) and (d) for theWhyalla Industrial Park and areas identified in the City of Whyalla DPAR andthe set aside of land subtracted from the Mt Laura “credit bank” at theappropriate approved set aside ratio.The Mt Laura set aside area is classified as (i) Remnant – more or less intactin structure, composition and diversity.Conditional consent was granted by the NVC to allow continuing public use ofthe Mt Laura set aside reserve by community groups such as Orienteers,Bushwalking Groups and the Whyalla 4WD Club. Community usage will followguidelines proposed in the form of a MOU which will be approved by allparties. Community groups operating under an MOU will abide by theconditions of consent as set by the NVC and by the requirements of theapproved Native Vegetation Management Plan (NVMP). Compliance will bepoliced by authorised officers of the City of Whyalla’s Environment Unit.The area proposed for trade off is located on Lot 2 DP 56203 Hundred ofCultana and covers an area of approximately 1800 Ha which adjoins theWhyalla Conservation Park in the north, the Lincoln Highway to the east andthe Iron Knob Road in the south. See topo map below for GPS points.1.0 – Ownership DetailsThe proposed conservation reserve falls within a proposed ConservationZone (PAR May 2007) on Allotment 2 of Deposited Plan 56203, Hundred ofCultana, Certificate of Title Volume 5852 Folio 784 owned by the Corporationof the City of Whyalla.Map 1 – 1:50000 topographical of Set Aside Area© L. Bebbington – Habitat & Land Management Consultant – 86845065- lbebb@bordernet.com.au