APPROVED MANAGEMENT PLAN This Management Plan has been prepared under section 17D of the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic.) and is approved for implementation. PROF. LYNDSAY NEILSON Secretary to the Department of Sustainability and Environment The plan provides the basis for the future management of Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park. It was finalised following consideration of the 11 submissions received on the Draft Management Plan. MARK Chief Executive Parks Victoria
Provide community groups, researchers, licensed tour operators and contractors with information about marine pests so they can integrate the identification of marine pests into their activities and report any sightings. Avoid translocation or new introductions by promoting boat-cleaning protocols for all recreational boats and contractors (section 6.3) in accordance with the DSE brochure ‘Aquatic Pests: Treat ’em mean keep your boat clean’. Ensure that management vessels operating in the park are maintained according to Victorian Government boat-cleaning protocols (DSE 2004). Include boat-cleaning protocols in contracts, licences or permits of contracted vessels, research vessels and licensed tour operator vessels operating in the park. Manage all pest incursions in accordance with the Interim Victorian Protocol for Managing Exotic Marine Organism Incursions (NRE (section 8.3). Undertake authorised pest programs only where research indicates that control or eradication is feasible and likely to be effective or as part of a coordinated regional or national response. Ensure that the detection of marine pests is reported in accordance with Victorian pest management arrangements and recorded on Parks Victoria’s Environmental Information System and other relevant databases. Develop and implement appropriate fox control programs aimed at protecting breeding shorebirds, for the park and adjacent coastal reserve.
Circumstances that might lead to amendment of the plan include: the results of monitoring or research, management experience or new information (such as greater understanding of new threatening processes) which indicate the need for a change in management direction significant changes in visitation or use a change in policy that calls into question plan objectives new legislation (such as significant boundary changes). The plan may also be amended if an activity, development or use which conflicts with the provisions of the plan is approved by government (such as native title outcomes). Evaluation and review Periodically through the life of the plan, Victoria will assess overall progress towards implementing the strategies in the plan and also assess progress towards achieving the plan vision and directions. These evaluations will inform a decision about whether a new or revised plan is required. The achievements of the plan will be assessed by considering performance areas such as: Protecting natural values Overall improvement in biodiversity. Compliance with no-fishing provisions and park regulations. Timely management intervention to minimise threats. Protecting cultural values Progress towards working with Traditional Owners in managing the park and in protecting and interpreting Indigenous cultural heritage. Timely management intervention to damaging activities and threats. Managing recreation and visitor use Managing impact from visitors, including individuals and school and tour groups. Meeting community expectations in relation to Victoria’s management of the park. Improving community and visitor awareness. Providing for research and promoting understanding Improving understanding of the composition and distribution of habitats and ecological processes. Ongoing Traditional Owners and community participation. Clear identification of major knowledge gaps. Methods for evaluating the benefits of the plan are likely to be refined over time. Parks Victoria partners with external research agencies to establish benchmarks and indicators for major communities and habitats. Through sound monitoring and assessment methods this monitoring and research work will strengthen the basis for comparing management performance over time.
1998, Guidelines for Establishing the National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas, Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council, Task Force on Marine Protected Areas, Environment Australia Canberra. Tourism Victoria 2000, Nature Tourism Directions and opportunities for Victoria 2000–2003, Tourism Victoria, Melbourne. Tourism Victoria 2002, Strategic Business Plan 2002–2006, Tourism Victoria, Melbourne. Tourism Victoria 2004, Gippsland Regional Tourism Development Plan, Tourism Victoria, Melbourne. Townrow, K. 1997, An Archaeological Survey of Sealing and Whaling Sites in Victoria, Heritage Victoria, Department of Infrastructure, Melbourne. VCC 1998a, Landscape Setting Types for the Victorian Coast, Victorian Coastal Council, Melbourne. VCC 1998b, Siting and Design Guidelines for Structures on the Victorian Coast, Victorian Coastal Council, Melbourne. VCC 2002, Victorian Coastal Strategy 2002, State Government of Victoria, Victorian Coastal Council, Melbourne. Wallis, G. 1998, The Geology of Wilsons Promontory, Victorian Naturalist, 115 (6), 300 – 306. Wellington Council 2005, Wellington Shire Municipal Emergency Management Plan, Wellington Shire Council, Sale, (www.wellington.vic.gov.au). Weston M. 2003, Managing the Hooded Plover in Victoria, A review of existing information, Parks Victoria Technical Series No. 4, Parks Victoria, Melbourne. WGCMA 2004, West Gippsland Regional Catchment Strategy September 2004, West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority, Traralgon, Victoria. WGCMA 2005a, Regional River Health Strategy, West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority, Traralgon. WGCMA & EGCMA 2005, Gippsland’s Water Quality Action Plan 2005, West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority and East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority, Traralgon. Personal communications Coulson, A. 2005, Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park Management Plan Advisory Group / Seaspray resident, Victoria Shinners, S. 2004, Gippsland Water, Sale Carey, J. 2005, University of Melbourne, Melbourne Personal observation Stevenson, J. 2004, Ranger, Parks Victoria, Foster
NINETY MILE BEACH MARINE NATIONAL PARK Figure 2 Recreation Facilities Major sealed road Camping Minor sealed road Information Unsealed road Horseriding Zone Y Shore boundary marker To Longford RD Seaspray Foreshore Reserve Seaspray Seaspray Surf Life Saving Club Latitude and Longitude values are based on WGS84. GPS users note that for boundaries are given in the format degrees:minutes:seconds. Alternate formats are available on Parkweb, by calling 13 1963 or from Parks Victoria Offices. (Colour indicated by letter) Waterbody contour (metres) Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park Reserves Dogs on Leash Zone Dogs Prohibited Zone Lake Dennison State Game Reserve Lake Dennison McLoughlins Beach Y Seaspray Coastal Reserve MELBOURNE * 0 1 2 K I L O M E T R E S N Cartography by Spatial Vision 2006 M/7364 To Giffard Giffard Y Bushland Reserve The Fishery McLoughlins Beach - Seaspray Coastal Reserve McGaurans Jack Smith Lake State Game Reserve B A S S S T R A I T