Williamstown Foreshore Strategic Plan 2010 - Parks Victoria

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYImplementation of existingStrategic PlanStrategic Plan 2000 resulted in a table of recommended actionsbeing produced for each Precinct. In total, forty two actionswere outlined.The purpose of this study is to review the existing WilliamstownForeshore Strategic Plan prepared in 2000 (Strategic Plan 2000)and produce a Revised Strategic Plan for the next ten years. ThisPlan will provide direction for the use and development of landalong the foreshore and adjoining waterways from Stony CreekPark to Point Gellibrand Coastal Heritage Park, focusing onboth land based and water based activities.The land included within the study area is mostly Crown landmanaged by various authorities, but includes some privatelyowned land at the southern end around the Wharves.The revised document will cover the same area as StrategicPlan 2000, but with changes to the Precinct boundaries.The five precincts selected allow assessment to be undertakenat a localised level. The figure below provides an outline of thestudy area and the five precincts used to guide the assessmentof issues.Revised Strategic Plan Study AreaA review of the status of each action contained within thedocument has highlighted that, since the approval of StrategicPlan 2000, all actions have been completed or addressed tosome extent. The following list summarises the status ofthe actions:• Twelve of the actions have been implemented (eighthave been fully completed and four completed withmodifications).• Two of the actions are partially completed/underway.• Twenty-one actions are ongoing.• Seven actions have been assessed and considered to nolonger be required or appropriate.Appendix A provides details on the status of each actioncontained in the Plan. Actions from Strategic Plan 2000that are ongoing or deemed to still be relevant have beenincluded in the recommended actions outlined in the RevisedStrategic Plan.Revised Strategic PlanThe information contained in the Revised Strategic Plan hasbeen informed by consultation and literature that has beenreviewed, with particular emphasis on the following studiesthat have recently been prepared:• Williamstown Landscape and Visual Assessment, ParksVictoria and Hobsons Bay City Council (2008).• Williamstown Vessel Traffic Management Plan, ParksVictoria (2008).• Williamstown Fairways Plan Report, Parks Victoria (2007).The following issues, which are either relevant across the studyarea or are not location specific, have been addressed in thefirst part of the Revised Strategic Plan:• Climate Change• Shading• Heritage• Stormwater Drainage• Maritime Servicing Facility• Built Form• Signage.Others issues have been addressed within the relevant precincts.ii