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Grantville & District Foreshore Reserve Committee of Management Report: 28th May 2010

Management of Crown Land

Crown land reserve is public land that has been set aside for public purposes for the enjoyment and benefit of the people of Victoria Obligations under the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978: responsibility and authority to manage, improve, maintain and control the reserve

‘Have your say’ Survey

Protecting/improving the Foreshore Reserve

What do you believe are the most important issues in managing and protecting the area between Queensferry Jetty Rd and the Gurdies? Do you have any suggestions to deal with these issues?

Recreational use of the Foreshore Reserve

What is your Recreational use of the foreshore? Do you have any suggestions for improvement?

Constitution

Grantville and Districts Foreshore Reserve Committee of Management

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• 1. Aim

2.Objectives 3.Membership 4.Meetings 5.Annual General Meeting 6.Election of Office Bearers 7.Records 8.Finance

Constitution: Aim

To improve the management of the foreshore reserve for the benefit of the broader community and the longer term conservation of the foreshore environment

Constitution: Objectives

• Improving community awareness through

increased consultation and information sharing

• Improving public access and amenity
• Identification and removal of weeds
• Removal of unauthorized objects and litter

from foreshore

Constitution: Objectives

• Construction or repair of sea walls found to

be necessary

• Removal of debris from collapsed sea wall
• Supporting strategic solutions to tackle

erosion including sea grass replanting and mangrove re-vegetation in non-residential areas:

ie: no plantings along the Frederick Drive Foreshore or between Pier Rd and the end of Malcolm Drive

Increased consultation & information sharing

• Newsletter – second edition
• Articles in ‘The Sentinal Times’ and

‘Philip Island Advertiser

• CoM has established relationships with

Corinella and Lang Lang Foreshore CoMs

• Developing a good working relationship

with DSE & MOU with Bass Coast Shire

Access & Amenity

• Frederick Drive – access track
• Pioneer Bay – access track,

amenity and education

Boardwalk: Pioneer Bay

Weeds & litter

• Frederick Drive Foreshore weeds
• Pioneer Bay Foreshore weeds
• Deep Creek St to Colbert Creek

– dead trees, rubble

• Malcolm Drive

– seawall/rubble

Preserving the amenity

CoM do no support planting of mangroves along:

• Frederick Drive foreshore
• Foreshore from Pier Rd to end of

Malcolm Drive

Strategic planting of mangroves

Risk Mitigation

• Colbert Creek Steps
• Erosion between Deep Creek St and

Colbert Creek

• Signage at Pier Rd

Sign at the end

• f Pier Rd has

been replaced