Ginninderra Falls Conservation Park Parkland issues - April 2015 Urban footprint, tourist hub and conservation corridors. Doug Finlayson www.ginninderra.org.au Vision - To restore public access to the Ginninderra Creek & Murrumbidgee River corridors in NSW. To create a sustainable conservation park for ecological, educational and recreational purposes. www.ginninderra.org.au Parkwood urban development proposals Crowea exelata ginninderra falls Ginninderra Ck. NSW Macgregor Holt ACT 30,000 people 11,500 dwellings Land sales ~$4B ~$1.8B in NSW ~$2.2B in ACT (at current prices) Over 10-15 years 2019 Populations Woden = 35,000 S. Canberra = 29,000 Weston = 24,000 Gungahlin = 55,000 www.ginninderra.org.au Urban footprint - the balance between housing development and a sustainable conservation park. www.ginninderra.org.au Proposal for tourist facilities? No! 300 metre corridor A conservation corridor of 300 metres from the creek is necessary and must be respected. www.ginninderra.org.au Establish a minimum 300 metre river and creek conservation corridor in NSW. Community consultation required. www.ginninderra.org.au No public or private building developments inside the 300 metre corridor. 300 metre corridor Visitor/tourist hub www.ginninderra.org.au Species audit required for the whole conservation park. Crowea exelata ginninderra falls Murrumbidgee Lagoon Lower Ginninderra Falls www.ginninderra.org.au International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - Category IV conservation park guidelines Crowea exelata ginninderra falls To maintain, conserve and restore species and habitats. To protect fragments of habitats as components of landscape-scale conservation strategies; To provide a means by which the urban residents may obtain regular contact with nature. (GXFDWLRQHWF«« «« ³&DWHJRU\,9SURWHFWHGDUHDVIUHTXHQWO\SOD\DUROHLQ³SOXJJLQJWKH JDSV´LQFRQVHUYDWLRQVWUDWHJLHV«´ Maintaining the highest conservation standards. www.ginninderra.org.au No public or private building developments inside the 300 metre corridor. Upper Ginninderra Falls www.ginninderra.org.au Ginninderra Falls ± then and now for future generations of Australians. Crowea exelata ginninderra falls Robert Hoddle 1835 Doug Finlayson, 2013 7KDW¶VDOO ´7KDQN<RXµ www.ginninderra.org.au