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As a guide to the orderly application of the recommendations of this plan, the management proposals discussed in previous sections are summarised and ranked below. This ranking indicates the relative priorities of projects and their duration. Projects of a continuing nature will extend into the term of subsequent management plans for the reserve.
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Action |
Priority |
Duration |
Reference |
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Monitor likely sites of pest plant infestation, including run-off areas. |
Medium |
Continuing |
3.3.1 |
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Encourage neighbours and the local community interest and participation in pest animal control in the wider area. |
Medium |
Continuing |
3.3.2 |
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Establish an integrated pest control programme for the Park. |
High |
Short Continuing |
3.3.2 |
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Continue mapping monitoring and fumigation of rabbit burrows and investigate alternative methods of control. |
High |
Continuing |
3.3.2 |
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Fire |
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Prepare a brief fire prevention / suppression plan for the Park. |
High |
Short Continuing |
3.3.3 |
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Maintain the ban on campfires and wood barbecues. |
High |
Continuing |
3.3.3 |
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Maintain strategic tracks for fire access and as fire control lines. |
High |
Continuing |
3.3.3 |
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Liaise closely with the Metropolitan Fire Service in Whyalla concerning fire issues. |
Medium |
Continuing |
3.3.3 |
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Vandalism |
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Educate the Whyalla community and the general public about the values of the Park through Friends activities and community interaction and information. |
Medium |
Continuing |
3.4.1 |
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Maintain arrangement for Park closure at night. |
High |
Continuing |
3.4.1 |
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Continue to patrol the Park regularly and to report and follow up offences or unauthorised presence. |
High |
Continuing |
3.4.1 |
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Continue to respond to inappropriate traffic movement by management of routes and tracks. |
High |
Continuing |
3.4.1 |
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Monitor and record visitor activities and numbers. |
Medium |
Continuing |
3.4.1 |
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Public access |
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Stage the closure of some internal access tracks to the public. |
High |
As required |
3.4.2 |
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Investigate public access to the Park. |
Medium |
As required |
3.4.2 |
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Maintain communication with ETSA regarding the conservation management of the easement lines in Whyalla Conservation Park. |
Medium |
Continuing |
3.4.2 |
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Visitor activities |
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Continue to encourage groups or organisations using the Park to give prior notice to either NPWSA staff or the Friends group. |
High |
Continuing |
3.4.3 |
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Promote the use of NPWSA "Trip Intentions" forms. |
High |
Continuing |
3.4.3 |
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Provide Park information which is clear on matters of visitor activity. |
High |
Continuing |
3.4.3 |
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Visitor facilities |
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Carry out replacements and repairs to facilities promptly as needed. |
High |
Continuing |
3.4.4 |
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Encourage the use of existing facilities to minimise detrimental impact on other areas. |
High |
Continuing |
3.4.4 |
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Maintain rubbish disposal arrangements. Extend to additional facilities when developed. |
High |
Continuing |
3.4.4 |
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Provide suitable toilet facilities within the Park, initially at Wild Dog Hill. |
High |
Short |
3.4.4 |
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Investigate the development of alternative visitor facilities, including information bays at Park entrances and a site at the dam location. (See figures 2 and 3.) |
Medium |
Short |
3.4.4 |
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Public safety |
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Provide training and information with regard to Occupational Health Safety and Welfare issues to Friends volunteers. |
High |
As required |
3.4.5 |
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Maintain a regular volunteer and staff presence within Whyalla Conservation Park. |
High |
Continuing |
3.4.5 |
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Rationalise internal tracks. |
High |
As required |
3.4.5 |
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Discourage public vehicle access to tracks other than the southern and western boundaries and around Wild Dog Hill. |
High |
Continuing |
3.4.5 |
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Ensure appropriate warning signage where necessary. |
High |
Continuing |
3.4.5 |
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Liaise with the Department of Road Transport to provide safe entry to the Park from the Lincoln Highway. |
High |
Short |
3.4.5 |
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Aboriginal heritage |
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Provide opportunities for Aboriginal people to be involved in Park management and activities. |
High |
Continuing |
3.5 |
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Survey, record and protect Aboriginal sites within the Park in accordance with the wishes of the traditional custodians and in line with the requirements of the Aboriginal Heritage Act. |
High |
Continuing |
3.5 |
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Environmental interpretation and education |
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Develop a plan for the provision of information and environmental interpretation for Whyalla Conservation Park. |
High |
Short Continuing |
3.6 |