Parks of the Central Fleurieu Peninsula Draft Management Plan

We want to hear your feedback on the Parks of the Central Fleurieu Peninsula Draft Management Plan.

What's being decided?

The Parks of the Central Fleurieu Peninsula Draft Management Plan has been developed to outline the objectives and strategies that will set the direction for the long-term management of Hindmarsh Valley National Park and Bullock Hill, Cox Scrub, Finniss, Gum Tree Gully, Hesperilla, Kyeema, Mount Billy, Mount Magnificent, Myponga, Nixon-Skinner, Scott, Spring Mount, Stipiturus, Yulte conservation parks.

Your feedback on the draft plan is important as it provides community input into the strategic management of the parks.

We will collate, analyse and use your feedback to develop the final plan which will be submitted to the Minister for Climate, Environment and Water for adoption.

Background

Park management plans are the primary public accountability document for each of South Australia’s parks. Management plans set strategic direction and explain how parks are managed.

DEW developed the Parks of the Central Fleurieu Peninsula Draft Management Plan following the proclamation of Hindmarsh Valley National Park in December 2021.

We developed the management direction, objectives, and strategies outlined in this plan with input from First Nations, key stakeholders, park managers and technical experts.

The parks in this plan have similar ecological and geographic features and are subject to the same range of issues. Establishing one management plan supports a consistent approach to biodiversity conservation and public visitation across these parks.

Once adopted, this plan will be the first adopted management plan for each of the parks except for Stipiturus Conservation Park, where it will replace the current plan.

Get involved

To find out more:

• Read the Parks of the Central Fleurieu Peninsula Draft Management Plan
• take a look at the FAQs

Have your say by:

• filling out the survey
• emailing a submission to DEWProtectedAreaManagement@sa.gov.au
• posting your written submission to:

National Parks and Protected Area Program
Department for Environment and Water
GPO Box 1047
Adelaide SA 5001

You can inspect a hard copy of the draft plan at (or obtain a copy from) the following offices of the Department for Environment and Water:

• Adelaide, Customer Service Centre, Ground floor, 81-95 Waymouth Street, Adelaide SA 5000
• Victor Harbor National Parks and Wildlife Service Office, 3 Eyre Terrace Victor Harbor SA 5211

Please note: Your submission may be made publicly available on the Department for Environment and Water’s website unless you indicate on the submission that you wish for these to remain confidential. Any responses that are made on a confidential basis may still be subject to access under Freedom of Information laws.

What are the next steps?

After all submissions have been carefully reviewed, we will prepare a final park management plan and forward it to the Minister for Climate, Environment and Water for adoption together with a detailed analysis of the submissions.

The final plan will be released following adoption and will be available on the National Parks and Wildlife Service SA website.