This is where Parks Victoria's alpine planning team will discuss the development of the Greater Alpine National Parks Management Plan from the very beginning of the planning process.
The Greater Alpine National Parks are reserved and managed under the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic.). The Act requires the preservation and protection of the natural condition of the parks, and their natural, cultural and other features. The Act also provides for the use of the parks by the public for enjoyment, recreation, education and appropriate research activities.
This project will consolidate all the existing plans to provide a broad strategic plan for managing and protecting these special Alpine parks.
The parks each have existing management plans containing a wealth of knowledge and a sound base for management. Some of the textual detail contained in these plans is being digitised into maps. The maps will form the basis of the revised plan, incorporating changes to take into account landscape scale management, climate change, fire and indigenous cultural heritage.
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PPGIS results available
As part of this project, a public participation geographic information systems (PPGIS) study was completed to have park visitors identify their experiences in the various national parks and historic areas. In the study, about 340 individuals mapped over 5700 park experiences and perceived environmental impacts from January to April 2009. Read more about the results in the Knowledge wiki... http://weplan.parks.vic.gov.au/wiki/view/Knowledge/ParkExperiencesAndEnvImpacts
How should we use these results?
Nature based tourism in the Greater Alpine parks
Australia's alpine country and eastern highlands provide a rich nature based tourism experience from life in the mountains, fascinating cultural heritage, resort indulgence, nature immersion and stunning landscapes. The Sustainable Tourism Discussion Paper details sustainable tourism concepts and Parks Victoria's role in supporting sustainable tourism.
The Project Team are meeting with stakeholders
In the last few weeks, the project team has held face to face discussions with a range of stakeholders and peak bodies. The meetings were aimed at providing an opportunity to provide direct feedback and discuss ways stakeholders can contribute to the development of the draft plan. Further stakeholder meetings are scheduled for the coming weeks. Meetings have so far been held with:
Post Settlement Heritage discussion has started
The Post Settlement Heritage Discussion Paper was loaded last week and some discussion has started. Every wiki page within the "Plan" and "Knowledge" wikis has the same set of buttons that let you:
Wiki now available and first discussion paper up
The wiki is now available! Two wiki's have been created and are accessible using the tabs above:
- plan: this is where we and you will draft the management plan; and
- knowledge: this is where we and you can store and create discussion papers, reports, research and other documents.
We have loaded a list of the top issues into the knowledge gallery and the first discussion paper. The Post Settlement Heritage Discussion Paper details the historic themes supported by the parks and finishes with a discussion point.
Congratulations to the winner of the 2009 All Resorts Pass
You will be aware that the community member with the most points by 1 June 2009 will receive a 2009 All Resorts Season Pass. This generous offer is courtesy of Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort.
Congratulations to John Griffin who had the most points as at 1 June 2009.
Remember that every time you interact with wePlan Alpine - loading an image, commenting on a blog, rating photos or comments or inviting other interested people to join wePlan Alpine - you earn points. You can see how many points you currently have above the search box on the right. This is a fun way of showing how much you're interacting with wePlan Alpine.
Victoria leads the nation in native title settlement
The Victorian government yesterday announced changes to the way native title claims are settled. The changes are aimed at saving taxpayers money and at better outcomes for Indigenous communities. “The framework is a model for an out of court settlement of a native title claim,” Deputy Premier and Attorney-General Rob Hulls said. “It sets out the policy parameters for state negotiations with traditional owners and will result in a quicker resolution of claims, stronger partnerships with Indigenous Victorians and better outcomes including increased economic opportunities". You can read the entire press release here.
Tell us about your favourite places.
Have you logged your favourite places in the Public Participatory Geographic Information System? The PPGIS is an interactive web-based program where you can identify and map the places you value and any impacts you may have seen. Your experiences and observations will be used by Parks Victoria in the development of the management plan . This is the first time web-based PPGIS for protected area planning has been used in Australia and Parks Victoria is collaborating on this project with Central Washington University and the University of South Australia. Visit www.parksvictoria.net to participate.
Heritage of the High Country Forum
The Heritage Council of Victoria and Heritage Victoria, in conjunction with Australian Alps National Parks, East Gippsland Shire Council and Parks Victoria, presented a Forum on Heritage of the high country on Friday 15th May in Omeo. The Forum hoped to raise awareness of the historic places of the high country and gain broad community acceptance of their heritage values. The Forum identified threats to cultural heritage and saw how management affects the cultural heritage values of alpine parks.
2009 All Resorts Season Pass still to be won
Remember that every time you interact with wePlan Alpine - loading an image, commenting on a blog, rating photos or comments or inviting other interested people to join wePlan Alpine - you earn points. You can see how many points you currently have above the search box on the right.
The community member with the most points by 1 June 2009 will receive a 2009 All Resorts Season Pass. This generous offer is courtesy of Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort.
