Released 23/11/2018
Draft Variation 360 (DV360) for the Molonglo River Reserve corridor has been released for public consultation today.
Proposed Territory Plan changes through DV360 will look at high conservation value, cultural significance and recreational opportunities as the focus for the public land reserve area.
The ACT Conservator of Flora and Fauna requested to better align the Territory Plan with the requirements of the Molonglo River Reserve draft Reserve Management Plan and therefore proposed DV360 addresses two key parts – overlay boundaries and rezoning.
DV360 recommends to make changes to the public land reserve overlay boundaries to incorporate an important Aboriginal cultural site. This will see new boundaries included in the management plan to cover the reserve area.
Minor zoning adjustments to the Territory Plan Map will look at rezoning land from non-urban zone NUZ2 Rural zone to NUZ4 River Corridor Zone, which will also better reflect the management of the area as part of the Molonglo River Reserve.
The key purpose of DV360 is to change what is currently special purpose reserve to nature reserve, from below Scrivener Dam to Coppins Crossing. This will form the new Molonglo River Reserve, to converge with the Murrumbidgee River. Two areas of special purpose reserve allocated for recreational activities are included.
The changes proposed in the draft variation will fulfil the requirements for the draft Reserve Management Plan to be finalised in early 2019. It will also see that the Molonglo River Reserve aligns with the particular uses assigned to the land within the reserve corridor. In addition to this, the areas of high conservation and cultural value will be protected and in line with national policy such as Matters of National Environmental Significance Plan for the Molonglo Valley.
I encourage the community to take the time to have their say on DV360 on changes for theMolonglo River Reserve. Consultation closes on 1 February 2019.
More information about DV360 can be found at www.planning.act.gov.au
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Mick Gentleman, MLA | Media Releases
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