Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00408:reg:2013:p17
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00408
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2013 (pt 17/18)
Character Range: 1452955–1455927

an improved suite of conservation policies and strategies (Section 6.3), including to address the issues with Hebe 'Otari delight' and developments within the setting.

One specific recommendation/strategy is for one or several landscape maintenance plans to provide detailed implementation guidance.

The heritage management plan workshop with key NCA staff also raised a number of general issues to be further considered.  These include:
     * improving the process for undertaking works and the need to ensure heritage issues are identified, including values;
     * linking the plan to the NCA asset management system;
     * standardising the layout of plans;
     * improving the accessibility of plan guidance (eg. policies) for key audiences, including NCA staff and contractors;  and
     * the possibility of training for key audiences, including NCA staff and contractors.

Outline how new and changed information that may have come through monitoring, community input and further research will be incorporated into the revised management plan

As noted above, new and changed information and analysis has informed the update of the plan in sections such as the history, description, condition, analysis of values, statement of significance, and policies and strategies.

As examples, issues regarding the Hebe 'Otari delight' and developments within the setting have been identified through either ongoing NCA management or the plan update process, these are documented in the plan, and policies and strategies have been revised or developed to address them.

Details of any significant damage or threat to the heritage values

There are currently several threats to the heritage values of the Parade.

Hebe plantings
A threat to significance arises in relation to the poor health/performance of the Hebe 'Otari delight' in the central beds of the Parade.

The central planter beds play a significant role in the meaning, formality and overall appreciation of this heritage landscape.  They are one of the most noticeable elements within the Parade as seen from Mount Ainslie and the Parliament House Vista.  Apart from their symbolic role, they act as a visual link to the green landscape beyond.

A separate review of the Hebes has identified several soil-borne diseases and other contributing factors as the causes of the poor performance.  This review will also provide recommendations to remedy the problems.

New developments in the broader setting
There is an urgent need to address the impact of the large development to the east in Campbell where the buildings are dominating views of several individual memorials from within the Parade.  This issue has partly been anticipated in the National Capital Plan.

Another issue is the future replacement of the Anzac Park East and West buildings, and the need to preserve the portal effect.

Eucalyptus bicostata plantations
The tree plantations have undergone significant restoration and replenishment in