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Roadside Vegetation Management Plan Review Chris Nichols, Jo Baulderstone, Mel Carson

Roadside Vegetation Management Plan Review Chris Nichols, Jo Baulderstone, Mel Carson Native Vegetation & Biodiversity Management Unit LGA Roads & Works Conference Tanunda 25 August 2011. Introduction. Current status of Roadside Vegetation Management Plans

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Roadside Vegetation Management Plan Review Chris Nichols, Jo Baulderstone, Mel Carson

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  1. Roadside Vegetation Management Plan Review Chris Nichols, Jo Baulderstone, Mel Carson Native Vegetation & Biodiversity Management Unit LGA Roads & Works Conference Tanunda 25 August 2011

  2. Introduction • Current status of Roadside Vegetation Management Plans • Review process for Roadside Vegetation Management Plans • Proposed Templates for Roadside Vegetation Management Plans

  3. Current Status • Introduction of the Native Vegetation Act 1991 - • District Councils required to manage roadside vegetation:- • either • through Native Vegetation Council (NVC) - “Guidelines for the Management of Roadside Vegetation, 1997 ”:- • or • in accordance with a Roadside Vegetation Management Plan, (RVMP) approved by the NVC.

  4. Current Status • not a legal requirement to produce RVMP • many Councils have developed them using the NVC:- • “Preparing Roadside Vegetation Management Plans, Guidelines for Local Government prepared by the Native Vegetation Council” (2004).

  5. Current Status • many Councils have not prepared a RVMP • or • have let it lapse at the end of the NVC approval period • or • have not extended the plan beyond the approval period.

  6. Roadside Vegetation Management Plans Status - Update August 2010    

  7. Review Process • April 2009 - NVC and LGA review of issues • Working group established • process established to enable council’s to easily develop and implement RVMP’s • May 2011 framework developed for LGA comment • August 2011 redrafting framework following LGA feedback

  8. Review Process • 19 Councils • not overly positive • excessive documentation • roadside vegetation survey required • resource intensive • financial impost • little perceived operational improvement and benefit • outside the capacity of most Council’s • a widening scope of work responsibility • issues with some of the clearance standards

  9. Review Process • positive comments • document well written • provides a template that assists Councils • more user-friendly than the current system

  10. Proposed Templates • single RVMP document incorporating 3 alternative templates at differing levels of detail:- • (Level 1, 2 and 3) • bulk of information pre-written • stepped approach - level of information and detail increases in each template • enables Council’s to choose the most appropriate type of RVMP based on their specific needs and circumstances

  11. Instructions on use • pre-written text colour coded for Level 1, 2 and 3 • Level 1 (Basic) - Black • Level 2 (Vegetation Survey) - Red • Level 3 (Comprehensive) - Purple

  12. Proposed Templates

  13. Example 1.3 Purpose of this Roadside Vegetation Management Plan This  Roadside Vegetation Management Plan (RVMP) has been developed to provide a basis for managing roadside vegetation in accordance with the requirements of the Native Vegetation Act 1991, etc etc. ADD if including Level 2: As well as providing Council with a comprehensive understanding of roadside management issues within the region, it also outlines the ecological value of roadside native vegetation etc etc. ADD if including Level 3: Council also recognises that having a RVMP is important for road planning as well as road maintenance purposes - from road network planning, management of maintenance contracts, construction project planning, to development of environmental programs and strategies etc etc.

  14. Example (Level 1) 1.3 Purpose of This Roadside Vegetation Management Plan This  Roadside Vegetation Management Plan (RVMP) has been developed to provide a basis for managing roadside vegetation in accordance with the requirements of the Native Vegetation Act 1991, etc etc.

  15. Example (Level 2) 1.3 Purpose of This Roadside Vegetation Management Plan This  Roadside Vegetation Management Plan (RVMP) has been developed to provide a basis for managing roadside vegetation in accordance with the requirements of the Native Vegetation Act 1991, etc etc. ADD if including Level 2: As well as providing Council with a comprehensive understanding of roadside management issues within the region, it also outlines the ecological value of roadside native vegetation etc etc.

  16. Example (Level 3) 1.3 Purpose of This Roadside Vegetation Management Plan This  Roadside Vegetation Management Plan (RVMP) has been developed to provide a basis for managing roadside vegetation in accordance with the requirements of the Native Vegetation Act 1991. etc etc. ADD if including Level 2: As well as providing Council with a comprehensive understanding of roadside management issues within the region, it also outlines the ecological value of roadside native vegetation etc etc. ADD if including Level 3: Council also recognises that having a RVMP is important for road planning as well as road maintenance purposes - from road network planning, management of maintenance contracts, construction project planning, to development of environmental programs and strategies etc etc.

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