Integrated Catchment Management planning process

Part 2
Implementation Plan
Many groups and individuals have contributed valuable ideas, information and effort in
the Yellagonga Integrated Catchment Management planning process and the Cities of
Joondalup and Wanneroo would like to thank the following and gratefully acknowledge
their contributions:
Project Management Group (PMG)
Community Reference Group (CRG)
Technical Working Group (TWG)
Friends of Yellagonga (FoY)
The former Yellagonga Catchment Group (YCG)
Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC)
DEC Yellagonga Regional Park Community Advisory Committee (DEC YRP CAC)
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Contents
ACRONYMS ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….4
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………5
1.0 INTRODUCTION …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..7
2.0 YELLAGONGA INTEGRATED CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN……………………………..11
2.1 Background………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….11
2.2 Aims and Objectives………………………………………………………………………………………………………………12
2.3 Project-based Implementation ……………………………………………………………………………………………….13
2.4 Structure of the Plan ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..14
2.5 Reporting and Review……………………………………………………………………………………………………………14
3.0 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN …………………………………………………………………………………………………15
3.1 Vision for the Yellagonga Regional Park Catchment……………………………………………………………….15
3.2 Key Threats…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..15
3.1 Key Projects………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….16
4.0 PROJECT DETAILS…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….19
4.1 Joint Projects ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..19
4.1 Individual Projects ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..32
5.0 REFERENCES ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..54

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Acronyms
CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
CoJ City of Joondalup
CoW City of Wanneroo
DEC Department of Environment and Conservation
DoW Department of Water
ECU Edith Cowan University
ICM Integrated Catchment Management
CRG Community Reference Group
TWG Technical Working Group
CCW Conservation Category Wetland
DPI Department of Planning and Infrastructure
DEC Department of Environment and Conservation
FoY Friends of Yellagonga
WAPC Western Australian Planning Commission
WSUD Water Sensitive Urban Design
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Executive Summary
Yellagonga Regional Park is one of eight regional parks within the Perth
Metropolitan area and lies on the Swan Coastal Plain located approximately
20km north of Perth. Yellagonga Regional Park consists of a wetland chain
including, from north to south, Lake Joondalup, Beenyup Swamp, Walluburnup
Swamp and Lake Goollelal (Yellagonga Regional Park Management Plan, 2003-
2013).
The Park’s catchment includes a diverse range of land uses all of which can
impact on the Park. The Cities of Joondalup and Wanneroo, the Department of
Environment and Conservation and various community groups, recognise that
land use practices in the surrounding catchment from both past and present
activities can have detrimental impacts on the wetlands of the Yellagonga
Regional Park. Impacts include water quality and quantity entering the wetlands
and threats to the ecological integrity and biodiversity of the Park.
In order to maintain and enhance the amenity, recreational, educational,
scientific, and conservation values of Yellagonga Regional Park, for present and
future generations, the Yellagonga Integrated Catchment Management Plan
(Yellagonga ICM Plan) has been developed to provide a comprehensive and
integrated approach to managing the Park. The Plan has been developed
following important consultation with and guidance from a Community Reference
Group and Technical Working Group.
Part 1 of the Yellagonga ICM Plan document provides a community and technical
report on the research and information collected during the two-year planning
process. It provides a current state analysis assessment of both the Park and
catchment, and to this end, provides an historical record for future generations.
Part 2 provides an implementation plan and the projects to be implemented in the
catchment to mitigate the key threatening processes and issues identified
affecting Yellagonga Regional Park.
The Yellagonga integrated catchment management planning process represents
a commitment by State and local governments, community and stakeholder
groups to ensure the long-term management and health of Yellagonga Regional
Park. This project was jointly funded by the adjoining cities of Joondalup and
Wanneroo to provide an holistic, strategic and long term management of the
Park. This has been achieved by understanding and identifying the key
processes and activities occurring within the catchment that are, or have the
potential to, impact detrimentally on the Park, and to develop projects across the
catchment to mitigate key threatening processes.
Review of the literature identified a range of threats to the long-term viability of
the Yellagonga Regional Park, including those from the wider catchment, and
within the Park itself. Impacts from urbanisation and past land use within the
catchment were identified as the key threats that underpinned a number of other
threatening processes, and require immediate consideration.
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Community consultation identified the key threats to address in the Yellagonga
ICM Plan as being:
1. Contaminants
2. Inappropriate Infrastructure
3. Urbanisation
4. Climate Change and Hydrology
5. Weeds
6. Impact of Introduced Animals and Pets
7. Lack of Community Education and Awareness
8. Inappropriate Fire Regimes
9. Vandalism and Rubbish Dumping
10. Habitat Destruction and Fragmentation
11. Lack of understanding of Fauna Populations
12. Disease
To achieve significant gains across the catchment, and control the impacts of key
external threats to the Yellagonga Regional Park, key projects were identified for
implementation in the first five years of integrated catchment management for the
Park. Projects were designed to encompass the full range of key focus areas to
address priority community concerns for the Park.
Key catchment projects include retrofitting of the Wangara Sump, significant
community education, stormwater management plans to guide improved urban
water management, and strategic planning and policy development to ensure
future urban development in the Yellagonga Catchment reflects and enhances
the Park environment.
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1.0 Introduction
It has been estimated that more than 70 percent of wetlands on the Swan Coastal
Plain have been destroyed in the last 100 years as a result of urban activities and
primary production (Halse, 1988). For wetlands that remain, there is a great need
and urgency to manage and protect these wetlands, for present and future
generations, and for the flora and fauna that are a vital part of these ecosystems.
Yellagonga Regional Park (henceforth referred to as “the Park”) is one of eight
regional parks within the Perth Metropolitan area and lies on the Swan Coastal
Plain located approximately 20km north of Perth. The Park consists of a wetland
chain including, from north to south, Lake Joondalup, Beenyup Swamp,
Walluburnup Swamp and Lake Goollelal (Yellagonga Regional Park Management
Plan, 2003-2013).
The wetland chain within the Park (lakes and swamps), have been identified as
Conservation Category Wetlands (CCW) (Hill et al., 1996). This management
category identifies these wetlands as high priority and most valuable wetlands
that support a high level of ecological integrity (Waters and Rivers Commission,
2001). The wetlands are protected under the States Environmental Protection
(Swan Coastal Plains Lakes) Policy 1992 and the Park is recognised under the
Western Australian Planning Commission’s (WAPC) Bush Forever program
(Bush Forever Site 299).
The Park is predominantly managed by the Department of Environment and
Conservation (DEC), and the Cities of Joondalup and Wanneroo (the boundary of
which passes through these wetlands). Land tenure is also vested in the
Conservation Commission of Western Australia and the Western Australian
Planning Commission, however, the overall integrated management of the Park,
is currently administered by the DEC (Figure 2). There is a small portion of land
that remains privately owned within the Park with individual landholders
responsible for the management of their own property (Yellagonga Regional Park
Management Plan, 2003-2013). In addition, there are many community groups,
including Aboriginal groups, who have input into the management of the Park.
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Figure 1. The Park lies within the Perth Metropolitan area on the Swan Coastal Plain, and
is located approximately 20km north of Perth (DEC, Yellagonga Regional Park
Management Plan 2003-2010).
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Figure 2. Land tenure in Yellagonga Regional Park.
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The City of Wanneroo, in particular, is a rapidly growing urban area with the
population in the northwest corridor expected to reach more than 429,000 by
2031 (WAPC, Appendix 5, 2001-2031). Urbanisation results in a highly modified
natural landscape; with the catchment of Yellagonga Regional Park being no
exception. The catchment has a diverse range of land uses comprised of
residential developments, market gardens, aged care, grassland and
playgrounds, orchards and poultry farms, horse agistment, pine tree lots and
various commercial developments (car yards, service stations, shopping centres
etc), all of which can impact on the Park.
The Cities of Joondalup and Wanneroo, the Department of Environment and
Conservation and various community groups, recognise that past and present
land use practices in the Yellagonga catchment can have detrimental impacts on
water quality and quantity entering the wetlands of the Park, and threaten the
ecological integrity and biodiversity of the Park. In order to maintain and enhance
amenity, recreational, scientific, educational and conservation values of the Park
for present and future generations, an Integrated Catchment Management Plan
has been developed to provide a comprehensive and integrated approach to
managing the Park.
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2.0 Yellagonga Integrated Catchment
Management Plan
2.1 Background
The Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) and the Cities of
Joondalup (CoJ) and Wanneroo (CoW) share the management of the Park’s
wetlands. The overall health of these wetlands though, is dependent on the
nature and state of the surrounding catchment. Due to previous and changing
land use with rapid urbanisation, environmental problems are being experienced
in the Park’s wetlands and are impacting on local residents, causing algal blooms
and midge swarms.
An urban catchment has diverse values associated with it – economic, natural,
recreational, and cultural – with natural systems within the catchment having to
absorb a number of uses associated with these values. Any land use will impact
to some extent on the quality and quantity of water entering the Park’s wetlands,
as well as impacting on floristic and faunal communities within the Park.
Integrated Catchment Management (ICM) is about balancing use of the land,
water and biological resources within a catchment, in a sustainable manner, by
encouraging co-operation and co-ordination at all levels of government, in
collaboration with the whole community on management of these resources
(Bunny and Mouritz, 1995).
The Yellagonga Regional Park Management Plan 2003-2010, developed by the
Department of Environment and Conservation and the Cities of Joondalup and
Wanneroo, was produced “to provide broad direction for the protection and
enhancement of the conservation, recreation and landscape values of Yellagonga
Regional Park”. One of the ‘High Priority’ strategies proposed in the management
plan, was the preparation of an integrated catchment management plan which
was to be consistent with the overall direction of the Yellagonga Regional Park
Management Plan 2003-2013 (YRPMP, p.1-2). The Yellagonga integrated
catchment management plan addresses those activities in the catchment that
affect the Park, whilst management of the Park itself is guided by the Yellagonga
Regional Park Management plan 2003-2013.
In recognition of the need to approach wetland health through an integrated
management process, the two Cities have supported the community’s drive for ‘a
whole of catchment approach’. In 2001, the community-based Yellagonga
Catchment Group was formed to facilitate an integrated catchment management
process for the Yellagonga Wetlands. The two Cities jointly funded a Catchment
Co-ordinator for Yellagonga who worked to support the Community Group. In
2004-2005, the two Cities established a partnership agreement to develop the
Yellagonga Integrated Catchment Management Plan (Yellagonga ICM Plan).
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The Yellagonga integrated catchment management Plan (Yellagonga ICM Plan)
will not achieve integrated catchment management by itself; however it is an early
but strong step, towards the process of integrated catchment management.
The Plan should be regarded as a tool to enable the development and
implementation of improved land and water management for the Park and its
associated catchment area. Implementation of the integrated catchment
management plan lies primarily with the joint Cities of Wanneroo and Joondalup
including the DEC. However, management of the Yellagonga Regional Park
requires commitment from other government bodies, educational institutions and
local community, to work together in strong partnerships, building on the following
values and principles to achieve the desired outcomes and targets in this plan.
2.2 Aims and Objectives
The aim of the Yellagonga ICM Plan is to provide an holistic and long-term
strategic plan to improve catchment health and protect the diverse values of the
Park. Understanding and identifying the key processes and activities occurring
within the catchment that are, or have the potential to, impact detrimentally on the
Park has been the basis of developing the Yellagonga ICM Plan and the priority
projects for implementation.
The objectives of the integrated catchment management plan were to:
1. Establish an Integrated Catchment Management structure for the catchment.
2. Provide a ‘snap-shot’ of the current state of Yellagonga Regional Park.
3. Engage community and stakeholder groups to promote a sense of stewardship
with participation in the conservation and improvement of the Park.
4. Develop programs aimed at protecting and enhancing ecological values of the
Park and maintaining functional integrity of the natural systems.
5. Protect and restore biodiversity.
6. Improve water quality entering the Park’s wetlands.
7. Reduce pollution entering the Park from land use activities.
8. Ensure land use activities avoid environmental degradation without
compromising the ability for economic activity.
9. Enable ICM to be incorporated into strategic and local planning.
10. Produce a Strategic Report and Integrated Catchment Management
Implementation Plan for the Yellagonga catchment area.
2.2.1 Preparation of the Yellagonga Integrated Catchment Management Plan
The development of the Yellagonga ICM Plan and associated catchment
management projects involved considerable input from the community and key
stakeholders. The project was initiated through a Partnership Agreement
between the Cities of Joondalup and Wanneroo, who jointly funded the project.
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2.2.2 Stakeholder involvement and community participation
There are a diversity of interests associated with the Yellagonga catchment and
Regional Park – from residential landowners to those with commercial enterprises
and those who use this area for personal recreation, aesthetic enjoyment,
historical and cultural heritage – both Aboriginal and European, and those who
appreciate the Park for its intrinsic environmental values.
In developing the Yellagonga ICM Plan, community consultation was an important
part of this process. As part of the initial scoping phase, a community workshop
was held in September 2007, with more than a 100 participants attending.
Participants identified the values of Yellagonga Regional Park and prioritised the
land and water threats and issues facing the Park. The workshop described what
Yellagonga Regional Park should look like and proposed strategies as to how it
could be achieved, adding other measures needed to conserve the Park. Those
interested participants were invited to join as members of the Community
Reference Group (CRG) to assist in the development of the Yellagonga ICM Plan
(Appendix.1). These values, threats and issues were used in the development of
the Yellagonga ICM Plan.
In addition to community, a second group was formed to assist in the
development of the Yellagonga ICM Plan and its associated planning and
consultative processes. Experts in various fields from stakeholder groups were
invited to join and form a Technical Working Group (TWG). Key stakeholders
included Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC), Department of
Water (DoW), Edith Cowan University (ECU), Perth Region NRM (formerly the
Swan Catchment Council), and the two Cities (Appendix.1).
Regular correspondence and some working group meetings occurred between
the CRG and the joint Cities project team, to explore the issues that needed to be
managed within the Yellagonga catchment. Further the CRG identified key areas
that required attention and focus from the Cities and key stakeholders. Key
stakeholders included the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC)
and the Department of Water (DoW).
A second major workshop was held in July 2008, with members of the CRG and
the TWG to develop targeted management strategies to mitigate the threats and
issues facing the Park.
2.3 Project-based Implementation
Recognising that the Yellagonga ICM Plan represents the first of a number of
revised plans to achieve integrated catchment management for the Yellagonga
Regional Park, the implementation plan has been designed to achieve significant
gains in the first five years.
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To address the priority issues in the first five years, key projects have been
identified and prioritised for implementation. Projects have been designed to
encompass the full range of key focus areas identified by the community and
implement the larger scale action required to address the more significant threats
to the Park from within the Catchment.
The Yellagonga ICM Implementation Plan highlights the key issues and focus
areas, and identifies the key projects for implementation to address them. Both
existing and new projects to address threats to the Yellagonga Regional Park are
included and detailed within the Yellagonga ICM Implementation Plan.
Future reviews of the Yellagonga ICM Plan will assess the achievements of
projects, and identify additional projects and other areas of action.
2.4 Structure of the Plan
The Yellagonga ICM Plan has been presented in two discrete sections to facilitate
its use by different audiences.
Part 1 of the Yellagonga ICM Plan presents an introduction to the integrated
catchment management planning process, and provides a detailed literature
review on the threats and condition of the Yellagonga Regional Park and its
catchment.
Part 2 of the Yellagonga ICM Plan provides an implementation plan, based on
key projects, to address the key issues arising from literature review, developed
in consultation with the community.
The Implementation Plan (section 3) identifies the key projects and threats to be
addressed. More detailed briefs are provided for each key project in section 4.
2.5 Reporting and Review
Biennial reviews of the Yellagonga ICM Plan will identify the progress and
efficacy of projects, and have the ability to adapt to emergent issues,
reconsidering the priority and scope of projects to ensure major benefits for the
Yellagonga Catchment are achieved in the first five years of implementation.
A major five-year review of the Yellagonga ICM Plan will identify further action
needed to address additional and emergent threats in the catchment. These
additional action areas will inform the subsequent incarnation of the Plan.
The two Cities will have shared responsibility for undertaking the review
processes.
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3.0 Implementation Plan
3.1 Vision for the Yellagonga Regional Park Catchment
The vision for the Yellagonga ICM plan was developed by members of the
Community Reference Group, who have provided strong local community support
and intelligence to the Yellagonga ICM planning process.
Vision Statement
That activities in the catchment will support and give rise to:
“the conservation and rehabilitation of an endemically biodiverse, quality, and sustainably managed Regional Park with
the necessary infrastructure for the enjoyment and education of
the whole community.”
3.2 Key Threats
Key threats are broad concepts that have been derived from an analysis process
of all the issues that impact upon catchment management and were identified in
the community workshop (2007) for specific action for Yellagonga Regional Park.
1. Contaminants
2. Inappropriate / Infrastructure
3. Urbanisation (Development and Planning)
4. Climate Change and Hydrology
5. Weeds
6. Impacts of Introduced Animals and Pets
7. Lack of Community Education and Awareness
8. Incidences of Inappropriate Fire Regimes
9. Incidences of Vandalism and Rubbish Dumping
10. Habitat Destruction and Fragmentation
11. Lack of understanding of Fauna Populations
12. Disease
To achieve significant catchment gains within the five-year life of the Yellagonga
Integrated Catchment Management Plan, projects to address the significant
threats within the Yellagonga Catchment, are to be addressed as a priority to
improve the health of the park.
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3.1 Key Projects
The Yellagonga Integrated Catchment Management – Implementation Plan is comprised of 17 key projects, set out in the table below. The
implementation of these projects will contribute to the alleviation of key threats identified by the community.
Key Threats
Contaminants Inappropriate
infrastructure Urbanisation
Climate
change and
hydrology
Weeds
Impact of
introduced
animals and
pets
Lack of
community
education
and
awareness
Inappropriate
fire regimes
Vandalism
and rubbish
dumping
Habitat
destruction
and
fragmentation
Lack of
understanding
of fauna
populations
Disease
Management
Framework
and
Memorandum
of
Understanding
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Water Quality
Mapping and
Monitoring 1 #
Scientific
Investigations 1
Yellagonga
Community
Awareness
Yellagonga
Program 1 ¹ V Ø 8 I n K
Eco-Tourism
and Events
Yellagonga
Plan 8 n
Environment
Centre –
Phase 2 8
Joint Projects
Yellagonga
Lobbying
Strategy ¹ V Ø 8 I n Õ K
Stormwater
Management
Plans 1 # % ¹
Green Frog
Stencilling
Program 1 8
Local
Biodiversity
Strategy
City of
% Õ
Wanneroo
Local
Planning
Framework
City of
1 % Õ
Joondalup
District
Planning
Scheme
Review
1 % Õ
Contaminated
Sites 1
Yellagonga
Eco-Tourism
and Events
Plan 1
Wangara
Industrial
Audit 1 #
Conservation
Maintenance
Schedule
City of
V n K
Wanneroo
Water
Management
Strategy
1 # % ¹
Wangara
Catchment
Study 1 #
Individual Projects
Water
Conservation
Plans ¹
Immediate priority – project commencement in 2009-2010
High priority – project commencement in 2010-2011
Medium priority – project commencement in 2011-2012
Low priority – project commencement in 2012-2013 or 2013-2014
A number of projects are to develop specific plans for further implementation, for example Stormwater Management Plans. However, it
is understood that the benefit to the catchment is derived from the implementation of these specific plans. As the plans are expected to
include high cost actions such as retrofitting of stormwater infrastructure; budgeting for the implementation of specific plans once
developed, will be required in order to achieve catchment gains.
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4.0 Project Details
4.1 Joint Projects
Joint projects will be undertaken in partnership between the Cities of Joondalup
and Wanneroo.
Management Framework and Memorandum of Understanding
Project Description
For the Yellagonga ICM Plan to be successfully implemented, a number of key
success factors need to be in place which will provide an ongoing management
framework to enable projects to be initiated. The Yellagonga Integrated
Catchment Management Plan will need systems and processes developed that
will form the management framework. Adequate resources will need to be
committed to an ongoing program of works, to which both Cities will have
ongoing, shared responsibility for providing adequate resources.
Project Objectives
• Commitment to the resourcing and implementation of the Yellagonga
Integrated Catchment Management Plan
Scope
The project will develop:
• A suitable management framework
• A Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Joondalup and the City
of Wanneroo
Approach
Project deliverables will be developed through consultation between the City of
Joondalup and City of Wanneroo.
Timeframe for Implementation
To be completed in 2009-2010.
Estimated Costs
Project can be undertaken within existing operational resources.
Responsibility
Strategic and Organisation Development (CoJ)
City Growth (CoW)
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Water Quality Mapping and Monitoring Program
New Project
Project Description
There are a number of water quality issues arising from groundwater and surface
water inputs. These include: nutrient enrichment resulting in eutrophication, algal
blooms and midge outbreaks; and toxicants such as heavy metals, petroleum
products, pesticides, herbicides and industrial / household chemicals. Monitoring
and mapping of water quality entering into Yellagonga wetlands is vital to our
understanding of the movements and concentrations of contaminants.
Project Objectives
• Increase our understanding of contaminant inputs into Yellagonga wetlands
• Provide data upon which sound management decisions can be made
• Reduce number of negative incidences associated with poor water quality
Scope
The project will:
• Develop robust scientific monitoring and investigations of groundwater and
surface water in the Yellagonga catchment and Park.
• Support scientific and education programs aimed at identifying and mitigating
sources of contaminants.
• Collate, analyse and share data between managing authorities.
• Review effectiveness of programs implementing water quality strategies (eg
Green frog stencilling, community education).
Project Partners
Department of Environment and Conservation
Edith Cowan University
Approach
Project to be developed and implemented in partnership between Local
Governments, Department of Environment and Conservation, Department of
Water and Edith Cowan University.
Timeframe for Implementation
Ongoing, with recommended commencement in 2010-11.
Estimated Costs
The estimated cost of undertaking the project is $50,000 per annum from each
Local Government towards water quality research by Edith Cowan University
from 2010-11 to 2013-14
Project commencement is subject to budget allocation by each Council in the
applicable financial year.
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Responsibility
Planning, Approvals and Environmental Health (CoJ)
Strategic and Organisational Development (CoJ)
City Growth (CoW)
Regulatory Services (CoW)
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Scientific Investigations
Existing project
Project Description
Midge and Water Quality in Yellagonga Wetlands
Researchers from Edith Cowan University (Associate Professor Mark Lund and
Doctor Clint McCullough) have commenced a number of studies to identify
methods of:
1) Improving water quality within Lake Joondalup; and
2) Reducing dependence on short-term chemical treatments for the
management of nuisance midge swarms.
Projects include:
• Identification of the source of nutrients into Beenyup Swamp (2007-2008)
• Monitoring of groundwater at monthly intervals over one year (2007-2008)
• Effectiveness of light traps to control summer midge populations (2007-2008)
• The role of Chara sp. as a midge control agent (2008-2009)
• Monitoring of Lake Joondalup water quality (2008-2009)
• Yellagonga Wetlands water quality monitoring study (2008-2009)
• Quantification of nutrients entering and leaving Beenyup Swamp over the
periods of water flow (April 2009)
Project Objectives
• Undertake robust scientific investigations into ameliorating problems
associated with poor water quality
Scope
The project will:
• Support scientific investigations into wetland ecology that relates to
ameliorating nuisance midge swarms and algal blooms
Project Partners
Department of Environment and Conservation
Edith Cowan University
Approach
Existing partnerships are in place between Local Government, Department of
Environment and Conservation, and Edith Cowan University through the Midge
Steering Group
Timeframe for Implementation
Ongoing, and in progress.
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Budget
Existing operational budget through the Midge Steering Committee.
Project Cost
Identification of the source of nutrients into Beenyup Swamp
(2007-2008) (completed)
$4,434
Monitoring of groundwater at monthly intervals over one year
(2007-2008) (project unable to be undertaken at present due to
disintegration of bores. New project scope being discussed)
$28,759
Effectiveness of light traps to control summer midge populations
(2008-2009)
$13,792
The role of Chara sp. as a midge control agent (2008-2009) $1,902
Monitoring of Lake Joondalup water quality (2008-2009) $16,426
Yellagonga Wetlands water quality monitoring study (2008-2009) $11,788
Quantification of nutrients entering and leaving Beenyup Swamp
over the periods of water flow (April 2009)
$41,367
Responsibility
Planning, Approvals and Environmental Health (CoJ)
Regulatory Services (CoW)
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Yellagonga Community Awareness Program
New Project
Project Description
Environmental education across the community is vital to promote ownership and
appreciation of the local environment. The Environmental Education Plan will
develop discrete education initiatives, targeting schools, residents, and the
broader community, to address key environmental issues and encourage greater
environmental stewardship by the community.
Project Objectives
• Increase environmental awareness of the local community.
• Reduce impacts in Yellagonga Regional Park caused by misunderstanding in
the community.
• Encourage volunteer involvement in park management.
Scope
The project will develop:
• Schools program that provides local excursions and in-class activities for
local schools, including the Green Frog Stencilling Program
• Business awareness program, that provides information and links to
accreditation programs, for operators in the Yellagonga Catchment, including
Keep Australia Beautiful “Clean Sites Program” for building projects, and
“Green Stamp Approval”.
• Greener Gardens program, that utilises seminars, incentives, and printed
information to encourage native landscaping and reduce fertiliser use in
residential gardens
• Rain Gardens program, that encourages residents to modify their verges into
Rain Gardens for enhanced water quality outcomes
• Marketing campaign, in conjunction with Water Corporation, to encourage
decommissioning of septic tanks
• “Responsible pet ownership” marketing campaign
• “Yellagonga Regional Park” information brochure
• “Park Friends on Bikes” program
• Community “firewatch” program for Yellagonga Regional Park and
Catchment
• Disease awareness program, particularly focusing on Phytophthora,
encouraging residents to modify their behaviours to prevent its introduction
into the park or spread throughout the catchment
• Marketing campaign to promote volunteer involvement in the management of
Yellagonga Regional Park
Project Partners
Department of Environment and Conservation Regional Parks Branch
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Approach
The project will be implemented within City of Joondalup by a dedicated 0.5FTE
YICM Project Officer in partnership other key stakeholders. Within the City of
Wanneroo, implementation will be based on future staff resources being
available.
Timeframe for Implementation
Ongoing. Project implementation to commence in City of Joondalup in 2009-10.
Project is recommended to commence in City of Wanneroo in 2010-11.
Estimated Cost
The estimated cost of completing the project is appropriate staff resources to
develop and implement YICM projects.
The materials budget will be determined by a Plan developed in the first year of
implementation.
Project implementation is subject to budget allocation by each Council in the
applicable financial years.
Responsibility
Strategic and Organisational Development (CoJ)
Community Development and Libraries (CoJ)
City Growth (CoW)
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Yellagonga EcoTourism and Events Plan
New Project
Project Description
As part of increasing community appreciation of Yellagonga Regional Park, and
highlighting catchment issues impacting on the Park, programs need to be
developed which encourage community participation and education.
Project Objectives
• Increase community awareness and understanding of issues affecting
Yellagonga Regional Park.
• Increase community appreciation and enjoyment of Yellagonga Regional
Park.
• Hold key events in Yellagonga Regional Park.
• Engage Aboriginal Elders and youth in key cultural events.
• Seek funding.
• Produce positive changes in community behaviour and attitudes.
Scope
The project will:
• Identify key tourism features of Yellagonga Regional Park.
• Develop an Eco-Tourism Strategy.
• Develop a Marketing Strategy to promote Yellagonga Regional Park.
• Develop a program for holding key-events in Yellagonga Regional Park.
• Seek funding to promote and run events in Yellagonga Regional Park.
• Support Key Aboriginal events in the Park on an annual basis, such as “Sorry
Day” and story-telling by elders.
• Work with the Northern Suburbs Reconciliation Group (NSRG) to develop
ongoing guided tours promoting Aboriginal culture of Yellagong Regional
Park.
• Develop catchment tours to highlight threats and issues.
City of Joondalup, through the ICLEI Local Action for Biodiversity project, is
developing the Yellagonga Biodiversity and Cultural Heritage Research Project.
The project aims to produce a catalogue of information about the Indigenous
biodiversity of Yellagonga Regional Park. The project will focus on gaining a
greater understanding of the lifestyle and heritage of the former Noongar people.
The project will include an on-ground assessment including identification,
mapping and interpretation of Indigenous sacred sites, significant indigenous
plant species and provide a summary of what they mean to the Noongar people
and how they were used.
Project Partners
Department of Environment and Conservation
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Approach
The project will be implemented within City of Joondalup by a dedicated 0.5FTE
YICM Project Officer. Within the City of Wanneroo, implementation will be based
on future staff resources being available.
Timeframe for Implementation
Ongoing, with recommended commencement of the program in 2012-2013
Estimated cost
The estimated cost of completing the project is appropriate staff resources to
develop and implement YICM projects.
Project commencement is subject to budget allocation by each Council in the
applicable financial years.
Responsibility
Strategic and Organisation Development (CoJ)
Governance and Marketing(CoJ)
Communication and Events (CoW)
City Growth (CoW)
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Yellagonga Environment Centre – Phase 2
Existing Project (New Phase)
Project Description
A feasibility study was undertaken in 2007, by the consultants Gresley Abas
Architects and Evolve Solutions, for the Cities of Wanneroo and Joondalup, to
assess the establishment of an Environment Centre within Yellagonga Regional
Park. The purpose of the study was to assess the needs, benefits and support for
an Environment Centre by the community; and to provide a concept masterplan.
Four sites were short-listed and included: Luisini Winery, Scenic Drive, Perry’s
Paddock and Lot 1(Joondalup). Lot 1 (Joondalup) and Scenic Drive (Wanneroo)
are considered the most suitable locations. While costs at this stage are
prohibitive for the building of the Environment Centre contributed solely by Local
Government, external funding needs to be sought to develop this project into its
second phase.
Project Objectives
• Seek funding for the development of the Yellagonga Environment Centre
Phase 2.
• Confirm the location of the Environment Centre within Yellagonga Regional
Park, by the two partner Local Governments.
• Establish working group to drive project, composed of Local Government and
DEC representatives.

Scope
The project will:
• Develop a sponsorship campaign for the development of the Yellagonga
Environment Centre. Establish joint Local Government and DEC Working
Group to obtain funding and sponsorship to develop timeframe for the
development of the environment centre.
• Establish governance and management structure appropriate for the running
of the environment centre.
• Develop a business plan for the Environment Centre.
The project will not build the Environment Centre. This will be captured in a later
phase. Phase 3 will develop the final architectural plans, and will be subject to a
successful sponsorship campaign.
Project Partners
Department of Environment and Conservation
Approach
The project will be implemented within City of Joondalup by a dedicated 0.5FTE
YICM Project Officer. Within the City of Wanneroo, implementation will be based
on future staff resources being available.
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Timeframe for Implementation
Recommended project implementation to commence in 2011/2012.
Estimated Cost
The estimated cost of completing the project is appropriate staff resources to
develop and implement YICM projects.
Project commencement is subject to budget allocation by each Council in the
applicable financial year.
Responsibility
Strategic and Organisational Development (CoJ)
City Growth (CoW)
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Yellagonga Lobbying Strategy
New Project
Project Description
The Department of Environment and Conservation have a responsibility to
manage areas of regional parks that are vested in the Conservation Commission
of Western Australia. This includes overall responsibility to co-ordinate
management of Yellagonga Regional Park (Yellagonga Regional Park
Management Plan 2003-2013). However, lack of resources presents as a direct
threat to undertake required programs necessary to ensure principal
management directions, including realisation of the vision and goal for the Park,
are achieved.
A key role at the local government level, is to strategically and effectively lobby
the State Government to provide sufficient resources to the DEC to enable the
Department to meet their vested responsibilities for the management of the Park.
Project Objectives
• Development of a Lobbying strategy directed at State Government, to
resource the DEC to enable effective management of Yellagonga Regional
Park for its environmental and recreational values.
• Strategically lobby the State Government to achieve improved management
of Yellagonga Regional Park.
Scope
The project will develop a strategy that will lobby the State Government to provide
sufficient resources for DEC to:
• Develop and implement a Fauna Management Plan
• Develop and implement a soil, flora and fauna survey regime
• Implement Regional Parks Pest and Problem Animal Control Plan
• Develop strategies to minimise road mortality / injury of Park fauna
• Installation of more observation platforms and signage to enhance
appreciation of the Parks natural values
• Review gazetted dog exercise areas
• Reduce unauthorized vehicle access
• Review and implement Weed Control and Revegetation Plan
• Reduce incidences of vandalism and rubbish dumping
• Reduce incidences of inappropriate fire regimes
• Develop a management plan for flora and fauna disease prevention and
control in the Park.
• Develop an Acid Sulfate Soil Management Plan for Yellagonga Regional
Park.
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Approach
The project will be implemented within City of Joondalup by a dedicated 0.5FTE
YICM Project Officer. Within the City of Wanneroo, implementation will be based
on future staff resources being available.
Timeframe for Implementation
Recommended commencement in 2009-2010.
Estimated cost
The estimated cost of completing the project is appropriate staff resources to
develop and implement YICM projects.
Project commencement is subject to budget allocation by each Council in the
applicable financial year.
Responsibility
Strategic and Organisational Development (CoJ)
City Growth (CoW)
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4.1 Individual Projects
Individual projects may not be relevant to both Local Governments, or the nature
of the project lends itself to specific implementation by individual municipalities,
therefore shall be undertaken individually as required.
Project briefs identify which City is responsible for the implementation of projects.
Stormwater Management Plans
City of Wanneroo
New project
To be implemented for all stormwater catchments within Yellagonga Catchment
located within the City of Wanneroo.
City of Joondalup
New project
To be implemented for any stormwater catchments located within the City of
Joondalup within Yellagonga Catchment where retrofitting has not occurred or
stormwater may be affecting the wetland system; there are no direct outflows
from Joondalup to wetlands, however there may be potential for groundwater
input via sumps in some areas of the catchment, which must be discounted.
Project Description
Urbanisation has resulted in many impervious surfaces, with traditional piped
drainage networks and altered topography, which has significantly changed the
natural hydrological regime in Yellagonga Wetlands. The direct discharge of
stormwater into wetlands via piped outfalls is considered to be an on-going
source of pollution into these systems. Some drainage sub catchments consist of
potentially greater polluting land uses than others, such as industry, poultry
farming and horticultural practices.
Producing a Stormwater Management Plan is primarily a City of Wanneroo
imperative. The City of Joondalup has recently completed an upgrade of all its
outfalls in Lake Joondalup. Although the City of Joondalup sumps are not being
targeted as a priority for upgrading, as they are installed upstream in the high
embankments and collect water away from the lake, their upgrading is proposed
in the future to improve biofiltration.
The Yellagonga ICM Plan has detailed many of the early elements required in the
development of a Stormwater Management Plan for the Yellagonga catchment.
These include:
a) Stakeholder involvement and analysis of sub-catchments.
b) Identification of catchment characteristics, condition and practises.
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c) Identification of the values of the receiving environment -Yellagonga Regional
Park.
d) Identification of the stormwater threats.
e) Identification of priority sub-catchments for upgrade.
A formal and detailed document is now required to complete this process and the
remaining steps are outlined below.
Project Objectives
• Manage quality and quantity of stormwater in the Yellagonga catchment, prior
to reaching Yellagonga wetlands.
• Protect Yellagonga wetlands from contaminants.
• Upgrade all appropriate infrastructure in the catchment to effectively manage
water quality and quantity.
Scope
The project will produce a Stormwater Management Plan for each sub-catchment
within the Yellagonga catchment following the process outlined in the Stormwater
Management Manual for Western Australia, (Department of Water, 2004-2007).
Each Stormwater Management Plan will:
• Identify management objectives
• Review current stormwater management operations in Australia and
overseas
• Prepare a priority issues paper
• Identify the management options
• Develop management actions
• Prepare an Implementation Plan
Approach
Stormwater Management Plans will be developed by external consultants.
Timeframe for Implementation
Project implementation is recommended to commence in 2010-11.
Estimated cost
The estimated cost of undertaking the project is $40,000 to develop a specific
Stormwater Management Plan for a single sub-catchment.
Capital works costs for retrofitting required would be identified in the development
of Stormwater Management Plans.
Project commencement is subject to budget allocation by each Council in the
applicable financial year.
Responsibility
Infrastructure Management Services (CoJ)
Infrastructure Projects (CoW)
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Green Frog Stencilling Program
City of Joondalup
Existing project
City of Wanneroo
New project
Project Description
The Green Frog-Stencilling Project is a joint community project between the City
of Joondalup and the Friends of Yellagonga Community Group. The City of
Wanneroo is currently investigating the take-up of this project. The project is a
pilot project and for the City of Joondalup, has been linked to upgrade of outfalls
undertaken by the City of Joondalup around Lake Goollelal in 2008/09.
The project involves the stencilling of three ‘green frogs’ on the kerb at every
drainage inlet point on roads where stormwater directly drains into Yellagonga
Regional Park & is accompanied by an information brochure that is distributed to
all homes in the near vicinity of the drainage point. The road network boundaries
for the project will involve all roads in the surface water catchment of Yellagonga
Regional Park. At present, only roads on the City of Joondalup side are being
targeted, and include the western margin of the surface water catchment from
Burns Beach Road in the north to Hepburn Avenue in the south.
Within the City of Wanneroo, opportunities to engage community groups in
implementation of the Green Frog project in local schools is to be explored.
Project Objectives
• Increase community awareness about the issues faced by the Yellagonga
wetlands and its connection to stormwater drainage and runoff.
• Highlight how the road network is connected to the stormwater network,
through innovative education and signage.
• Encourage responsibility by community to ensure local wetlands are
conserved.
Scope
The project will:
• Involve the local community and in particular the youth of Wanneroo and
Joondalup in actively participating in an on-ground project to support both
cities with their overall stormwater management strategy for the Yellagonga
Regional Park.
• Provide community information and education to the local community to
broaden their knowledge about how their local behaviours can impact on the
health of local wetlands.
• Develop a strategic approach and model for other Local Authorities to
implement.
• Result in the stencilling of Green Frogs on all drains throughout the
catchment
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Approach
City of Joondalup
Implementation of the project has been undertaken by local schools within the
City of Joondalup. The City will continue to work with schools and community
groups into the future. The project will continue until all the drains in the
catchment are stencilled.
City of Wanneroo
The City of Wanneroo is planning to commence this project using a similar
approach to that of the City of Joondalup.
Opportunities are to be explored through the Environmental Advisory Committee
to involve community representatives and groups in implementing the project
within local schools.
Timeframe for Implementation
City of Joondalup
The project has commenced.
City of Wanneroo
The project is recommended to commence in 2010-11.
Estimated cost
The estimated cost of implementing the project is $10,000 for project materials.
Project commencement is subject to budget allocation by each Council in the
applicable financial year.
Responsibility
Community Development and Libraries (CoJ)
Infrastructure Maintenance (CoW)
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Local Biodiversity
City of Wanneroo
Existing project
City of Joondalup
Existing project
Project Description
City of Wanneroo
The City of Wanneroo’s Local Biodiversity Strategy will aim to integrate biodiversity
protection into local planning processes. The draft strategy has identified biodiversity
planning precincts based on land use and specific mechanisms to improve biodiversity
protection within those precincts.
The Yellagonga Catchment largely urbanised, however, a number of mechanisms are
proposed which will also improve biodiversity in Yellagonga Regional Park, including:
• Effective management of existing POS for conservation of biodiversity value, and
• Development of an urban nature corridor program to improve and maintain
biodiversity links to and from Yellagonga Regional Park from other local
conservation reserves and regional open spaces.
The development of a nature corridor program will also help produce a network of links
across Wanneroo and ensure that ecological linkage and function is maintained between
the various sections of Yellagonga Regional Park.
City of Joondalup
The City of Joondalup is participating in the ICLEI Local Action for Biodiversity program,
under which they have produced a Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) 2009-2019. The BAP
includes several on-the-ground projects, one of which is: Creating Native Gardens to
Build Biodiversity.
The City of Joondalup has developed a concept design that will be applied to the City’s
seven major arterial roads that connect the coastline in the west to the wetlands in the
east. The concept design will incorporate water sensitive urban design and will replicate
the progression of indigenous flora that exists within the different west-east biodiversity
zones of the City.
Project objectives
• To reduce water consumption through the creation of natural gardens from local
native species.
• To introduce local endemic species so as to showcase the original species of
the Swan Coastal Plain.
• To provide the community with a highly visible reference point for raising the
awareness of local biodiversity and water wise garden design.
• To create biodiversity linkages between the western coastline and the eastern
wetlands.
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Approach
Project will be implemented by internal officers at the respective Cities.
Timeframe for Implementation
Ongoing, and in progress at both Cities.
Estimated cost
Project can be undertaken within existing operational resources.
Responsibility
Strategic and Organisational Development (CoJ)
City Growth (CoW)
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Local Planning Framework
City of Wanneroo
New project
Project Description
A Local Planning Framework is required to ensure development is suited to the
local environment. The Local Planning Framework will develop a suite of local
planning policies that will integrate key environmental policy statements to guide
development and land use.
Project Objectives
• Achieve sustainable development and use of land across the City of
Wanneroo
• Formalise policy statements and positions to guide land use planning and
provide certainty to developers and users of land
Scope
The Local Planning Framework will develop:
• Zone specific policies (including Environmental Management on Special
Rural Lots Policy).
• Use specific local planning policies (including Cleaner Production and
Pollution Prevention Policy and Animal Based Industries Policy)
• Strategic growth management policies (including Tree Retention Policy,
Wetland Policy, Water Management Planning Framework)
• General planning policies
• Place specific policies
Approach
A Local Planning Framework shall be developed in house by the City’s strategic
planners
Timeframe for Implementation
In progress.
Estimated Cost
The estimated cost of undertaking the project would be incorporated within
existing operational budgets.
Responsibility
City Growth
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District Planning Scheme Review
City of Joondalup
Existing project
Project Description
The Planning and Development Act 2005 requires local governments to review
their Town Planning Schemes once every five years. The City of Joondalup is
currently undertaking a complete review of the District Planning Scheme. The
review will consider any environmental and conservation issues associated with
the interface with the Yellagonga Regional Park, and will reflect contemporary
planning issues and trends.
Project Objectives
• To develop and implement a new planning scheme for the City which sets a
high standard of quality for future development.
Project Scope
The development of a new Scheme and a Local Planning Strategy has the following
requirements:
• A requirement to be consistent with the Metropolitan Region Scheme which is
adopted by the State Government;
• A need to comply with Statements of Planning Policy and other State
Government planning initiatives including Bush Forever; and
• The need to obtain support from the Minister for Planning before an LPS can be
implemented and a new Scheme adopted.
The Project will deliver:
• A Local Planning Strategy
• A new District Planning Scheme No. 3 scheme and maps
• A Local Housing Strategy
Approach
Local Planning Strategy and District Planning Scheme shall be developed for
each local government by internal Strategic Planning teams.
Timeframe for Implementation
July 2010
Estimated Cost
The estimated cost of undertaking the project would be incorporated within
existing operational budgets
Responsibility
Planning, Approvals and Environmental Services (CoJ)
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Contaminated Sites
City of Wanneroo
New project
(No potentially contaminated sites owned by the City of Joondalup are listed
within the Yellagonga Catchment).
Project Description
Some previous and existing landuses may result in contamination of soils
throughout the Yellagonga catchment. For example, the previous use of
persistent pesticides, or inappropriate disposal of industrial compounds. Potential
exists for contaminants to migrate through soils, entering groundwater. To date,
one site owned by the City of Wanneroo has been classified as “Possibly
contaminated, investigation required” in the Yellagonga catchment, and is the site
of an old landfill in Motivation Drive, Wangara. Other suspected sites in the
Yellagonga catchment on the Wanneroo side are yet to be classified by the DEC.
Site investigations are required for those properties owned or managed by the
City of Wanneroo that have been classified as possibly contaminated.
Project Objectives
• Identify any contaminated sites owned or managed by local government in the
Yellagonga catchment
• Remediate City-owned or managed contaminated sites in the Yellagonga
Catchment
Scope
• Collate classification of City owned or managed potentially contaminated sites
in the Yellagonga catchment
• Engage consultants to conduct sampling and analysis of contaminated sites
classified by the DEC requiring further investigation.
• Develop plans for remediation works if necessary
Approach
Consultants will be engaged as required to undertake site investigations of
potentially contaminated sites.
Timeframe for Implementation
Recommended commencement in 2011-12.
Estimated cost
Costs are dependant on the extent and nature of any contaminated sites.
Remediation of contaminated sites is a legislative requirement of the
Contaminated Sites Act 2006. Project commencement is subject to budget
allocation by the CoW in the applicable financial year.
Responsibility
Governance and Executive Services – Property (CoW)
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Acid Sulphate Soils
City of Wanneroo
New project
City of Joondalup
New project
Project Description
Soils of Yellagonga Regional Park and its catchment are described as Potential
Acid Sulphate Soils. If disturbed, acid sulphate soils can release heavy metals
into groundwater and contribute to poor water quality and contamination.
To ensure legacy of previously disturbed acid sulphate soils do not negatively
impact on the wetlands of Yellagonga Regional Park, the identification and
management of disturbed acid sulphate soils is important.
Project Objectives
• Identify any extent of disturbed acid sulphate soils in the Yellagonga
Catchment
• Develop management strategies to manage impact of any disturbed acid
sulphate soils on Yellagonga Regional Park
Scope
The project will:
• Undertake reconnaissance to identify any likely areas of acid sulphate soil
disturbance in the Yellagonga Catchment
• Assess the extent of acid sulphate soil disturbance to development
management strategies
• Develop rehabilitation plans for City-managed areas where acid sulphate soils
are impacting upon Yellagonga Regional Park
Approach
City of Joondalup
The project will be implemented within City of Joondalup by a dedicated 0.5FTE
YICM Project Officer.
City of Wanneroo,
Implementation will be based on future staff resources being available.
Consultants will be engaged as required to develop rehabilitation plans.
Timeframe for Implementation
Recommended commencement in 2013-2014.
Estimated cost
Costs are dependant on the extent and nature of any contaminated sites.
Remediation of contaminated sites is a legislative requirement of the
Contaminated Sites Act 2006.
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Project commencement is subject to budget allocation by each Council in the
applicable financial year.
Responsibility
Infrastructure Maintenance (CoW)
Strategic and Organisational Development (CoJ)
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Wangara Industrial Audit
City of Wanneroo
Existing Project
Project Description
Both the Wangara Industrial Estate Survey Report (Gumina and North Metro
Catchment Group, 2005) and the water quality monitoring data from the Wangara
Sump (North Metro Conservation Group and DoW, 2006), highlight the need for
proactive inspections and further development of intervention strategies to
manage and monitor the storage and waste practices of the Wangara Industrial
Area.
The former Swan Catchment Council (SCC), now known as the Perth Region
NRM Inc, offered the opportunity to be involved in their industry audit program.
The program commenced in July 2008 and is proposed to run through to the end
of June 2009.
During the audit, a booklet was developed by the City of Wanneroo and the Perth
Region NRM Inc, listing licensed waste contractors and recycling businesses.
The booklet was presented in an easily accessed format where a waste type was
highlighted and was followed by a list of contractors and their contact details. In
addition, a brief note section followed, indicating whether the waste would be
collected, or if bins were provided and if a contract was required with the waste
contractor or not. This booklet was offered to all businesses approached by the
auditor in the Wangara industrial area.
A personalised approach has been adopted, where the auditor has face-to-face
contact with the business owner in a non-confrontational manner. Accepting an
audit is optional for the business owner.
Project Objectives
• Raise levels of awareness of industry operators regarding the issue of
contaminants in stormwater.
• To encourage business operators to adopt Best Management Practice in their
business activities.
• Reduce the level of contaminants detected in the Wangara Sump and
groundwater monitoring programs.
Scope
The project will:
• Advise businesses in the Wangara Industrial Area of best management
practices.
• Undertake audits of the environmental practices for each business.
• Report breaches of the Environmental Protection (unauthorized Discharges)
Regulations 2004 to the City of Wanneroo.
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Approach
A partnership agreement is in place between the City of Wanneroo and Perth
NRM Region to implement the project.
The Project Officer is funded by Perth Region NRM, and hosted by the City of
Wanneroo on a part-time basis.
Timeframe for Implementation
This project commenced in July 2008 and is due for completion in June 2009.
Budget
Project implementation is incorporated within the current City of Wanneroo
operational budget.
Responsibility
Regulatory Services
City Growth
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Conservation Maintenance Schedule
City of Wanneroo
Existing project
City of Joondalup
Existing project
Project Description
The City of Wanneroo has over 100 conservation reserves under its control
including 32 kilometres of Coastal reserves, numerous Wetland reserves and
Bushland reserves. In all approximately 2,500 hectares of land are under
management. In 2003, a Biodiversity Assessment was carried out to 94
conservation reserves in the City of Wanneroo, which highlighted the
management needs of these reserves to maintain or improve biodiversity values.
It was recognised that in order to manage the City of Wanneroo’s conservation
areas in an environmentally responsible manner that staffing numbers needed to
increase and formalized procedures be developed to reflect these environmental
responsibilities.
Similarly, the City of Joondalup has management responsibility for over 500
hectares of natural bushland contained within 97 reserves. The bushland is
comprised of coastal vegetation, remnant bushland fragments in urban areas,
and some small areas of wetland vegetation. In 2003, the City of Joondalup also
undertook extensive detailed surveys of their bushland as part of the Perth
Biodiversity Project. The bushland was prioritised for management according to
condition. The survey’s resulted in 32 Bushland reserves being protected under
schedule 5 of the City’s District Planning Scheme 2 (DPS2).
Project Objectives
• Ensure that natural areas are maintained in the face of urban expansion.
• Maintain habitat for local wild life.
• Protect unique and diverse flora for future generations.
Scope
The project will:
• Develop capacity and processes that maintain biodiversity values of high
quality conservation reserves.
• Develop capacity and processes that improve the biodiversity value of
medium and low quality conservation reserves.
• Develop staff infrastructure that meets the above objectives.
• Develop procedures that clearly define the range of tasks and responsibilities
required to maintain the sites in an environmentally responsible manner.
• Develop maintenance schedules that ensure regular programmed visits to all
sites.
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Approach
City of Wanneroo
Several administrative and practical tools have been developed, including:
• Annual Maintenance Schedule that takes into account seasonal variations for
the control of different weed types, firebreak maintenance, track side
clearance and rehabilitation. It defines the frequency of routine maintenance
visits to all sites.
• Monthly Maintenance Schedule that indicates the frequency of visit, best
route to travel from site to site, time to be spent at each site. It also allows for
additional works such as emergency fence repairs. The schedules are
adjusted at the end of each month to reflect seasonal variations.
• Work Procedures Manual that describes all tasks, extent of staff responsibility
(field and office staff), communication, and supporting appendices of contact
numbers, detail weed control descriptions and copies of maintenance
schedules.
City of Joondalup
The City of Joondalup has a Five Year Capital Works Program, which focuses on
fencing, formalising access paths and control of weeds.
N.B. Whilst the project addresses areas of conservation broadly across the Cities,
the Yellagonga catchment will also benefit from this project.
Timeframe for Implementation
Ongoing, and in progress.

Budget
Existing annual operating budget of approximately $1,000,000 across the City of
Wanneroo, incorporating City managed bushland within the Yellagonga
Catchment.
The City of Joondalup 2008/09 budget for natural areas is $779k for
maintenance, and $569k for capital works.
Responsibility
Infrastructure Management Services (CoJ)
Infrastructure Maintenance (CoW)
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City of Wanneroo Water Management Strategy
City of Wanneroo
Existing project
Project Description
The strategy will provide direction and practical guidance for the City of
Wanneroo and developers to achieve Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD).
The Strategy will provide water information, design objectives and standards, with
guidance on how these should be achieved through local planning processes.
Information and design objectives will allow incorporation of water resource
management into the City’s Local Planning Strategy associated with the District
Planning Scheme. The project will also provide updated standards for urban
water management and open space.
Project Objectives
• Create a dialogue between the City of Wanneroo, State Agencies, developers
and other stakeholders regarding water issues and water management in the
City of Wanneroo;
• Formalise integration of WSUD in local planning processes;
• Develop engineering guidelines that translate state and local water
management policy into subdivision design; and
• Increase the capacity of City of Wanneroo staff to successfully achieve
WSUD.
Scope
The project will:
• Collate and analyse relevant environmental characteristics of Wanneroo.
• Review requirements for water resource protection and management
• Set design objectives for water management and urban development
• Identify water planning precincts, key issues, and implications
• Determine water management strategies for each water planning precinct
• Develop best management practice drainage options for an engineering
toolbox to replace current City of Wanneroo standards
• Develop best management practice guidelines for landscaping and irrigation
• Develop an implementation framework
• Develop water management provisions and supporting documentation for
inclusion within the City’s Local Planning Strategy
• Enhance capacity of City of Wanneroo staff with regard to WSUD through a
series of workshops
Approach
Consultants have been engaged to develop a City Water Management Strategy
and water chapter of the Local Planning Strategy.
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Timeframe for Implementation
September 2008 – June 2009
Budget
City of Wanneroo – $85,000 cash and in-kind in current 2008-2009 budget
LG Partnership Program (DPI) – $66,200 (cash)
Other Contribution $24,000 (in kind)
Total- $175,200
Responsibility
City Growth
Planning Implementation

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Wangara Catchment Study
City of Wanneroo
Existing project
Project Description
The Wangara Sump is a large compensating basin in Woodvale receiving
untreated stormwater and industrial runoff from the Wangara Industrial Area. The
Wangara Industrial Area forms a 98 hectare catchment, of which the majority of
surfaces are impermeable with limited on site drainage facilities, which results in
untreated stormwater discharging directly to the sump.
The Wangara sump drains into Walluburnup Swamp, within Yellagonga Regional
Park. The retention volume of the sump is insufficient in relation to the Wangara
catchment size, causing the sump to overflow directly into the wetlands in some
storm events.
The Wangara Catchment Study will detail the best management practices,
methods, structures and devices required to mitigate the detrimental effects of
stormwater runoff discharged to the wetlands of Yellagonga Regional Park via the
Wangara Sump for both the sump and its catchment. The intent of the final
design will be to reduce the function of the sump to minimise its role in a greater
treatment train approach in the Wangara catchment.
Project Objectives
• Improve the efficacy of urban water management in the Wangara Catchment
• Improve the quality of water entering Yellagonga Regional Park via the
Wangara Sump
Scope
The Wangara Catchment Study will:
• Provide, for all catchment upstream of the Wangara Sump:
o Details of methods, structures, and devices designed to mitigate the
effects of target contaminants
o Recommend and detail the structures and devices required to provide
a retrofitting program to reduce the quantity of discharge to the sump
o Provide quantity controls to return runoff discharge to predevelopment flows as close as practicable
• Provide, for the Wangara Sump:
o Details of modifications to the existing sump infrastructure necessary
to improve the quality of water discharged to the wetlands
Approach
Consultants will be engaged to undertake the Wangara Catchment Study.
Recommendations for retrofitting of the Wangara catchment will be incorporated
into the City of Wanneroo’s capital works program.
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Timeframe for Implementation
Wangara Catchment Study to be completed in 2009. Capital works to commence
by 2011-2012.
Budget
The estimated costs of the Wangara Catchment Study and implementation have
been incorporated into the City of Wanneroo five year financial plan.
$300,000 is available within the 08-09 budget to undertake the study and
commence some remediation, with $130,000 identified in the 09-10 budget to
continue remediation works.
Project completion is subject to budget allocation in the applicable financial year.
Responsibility
Infrastructure Development
Infrastructure Projects
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Water Conservation Plan
City of Wanneroo
Existing Project
City of Joondalup
Existing Project
Project Description
As of October 2007 Local Government Authorities in the Perth metropolitan area
are required to complete water conservation plans. These plans will help Local
Governments conserve groundwater and improve water use efficiency so that
public open space can be managed under the drier and warmer conditions that
are being experienced.
The Cities of Wanneroo and Joondalup have developed individual Water
Conservation Plans, that aim to maintain the usefulness and attractions of public
open space, while using groundwater in a more efficient manner. The plan
identifies and outlines a number of objectives and allocates strategies that will be
implemented over the next five years to achieve the objectives.
Project Objectives
The main objectives of the plan are:
• To ensure the Cities of Wanneroo and Joondalup are operating within the
allocation limits and license conditions of the groundwater extractions
licences issued by the Department of Water;
• To optimize irrigation efficiency across both Cities, by improving irrigation
system performance and irrigation scheduling;
• To implement water saving practices and technologies that will result in a
reduction in groundwater use;
• Develop and implement a groundwater-monitoring program;
• Development of a communication strategy to inform Elected Members and
the community on the progress of the Water Conservation Plan; and
• Liaise with the Department of Water to better plan for groundwater use in
expanding areas within both Cities.
Scope
The Plans cover all groundwater licenses held by the Cities. The City of
Wanneroo has 19 licenses, comprising of 17 sub-licenses and 2 golf course
licenses. The City of Joondalup has 3 licenses, 188 bores and is irrigating 226
parks. The plans will recommend measures to improve the collation, validation
and collation of groundwater use and efficiency data. The plans also recommend
key strategies that will lead to increased efficiency in order to meet the Cities
groundwater conservation objectives.
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Approach
The Water Conservation Plan for each City will be implemented by internal City
staff. The CoW WCP will be guided by the Technical Working Group (TWG). The
membership of TWG will be made up of relevant Officers from various Service
Units within the organization. The CoJ WCP will be implemented by internal City
staff from Strategic Development, Infrastructure Services and Operations
Services.
Timeframe for Implementation
October 2008 – June 2014
Estimated Costs
Estimated costs will be developed through the endorsement of the Water
Conservation Plan for each local government.
Responsibility
Operations Services (CoJ)
Infrastructure Maintenance (CoW)
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Estimated Implementation Costs
Project City Required allocation
Jointly Implemented Projects
Management Framework and CoJ
MOU CoW
Current resources
Water Quality Mapping and CoJ $50,000 per annum (proposed)
Monitoring CoW $50,000 per annum (proposed)
CoJ Existing budget Scientific Investigations CoW Existing budget
Yellagonga Community CoJ 0.5FTE Project Officer
Awareness Program CoW Future staff resource
Yellagonga Eco-Tourism and CoJ Included within FTE above
Events Plan CoW Future staff resource
CoJ Included within FTE above Yellagonga Environment Centre CoW Future staff resource
CoJ Included within FTE above Yellagonga Lobbying Strategy CoW Future staff resource
Individually Implemented Projects
CoJ Stormwater Management Plans CoW
$40,000 per plan per Council according to identified
need
CoJ $10,000 (existing budget) Green Frog Stencilling Program CoW $10,000 (proposed budget)
CoJ Local Biodiversity Strategy CoW Existing operational budget
Local Planning Framework CoW Existing operational budget
District Planning Scheme
Review CoJ Existing operational budget
Contaminated Sites
CoW
Costs according to extent of issue on land within
CoW.
CoJ Included within FTE above Acid Sulphate Soils CoW Future staff resource
Wangara Industrial Audit CoW Existing operational budget
Conservation Maintenance CoJ
Schedule CoW Existing operational budget
City of Wanneroo Water
Management Strategy CoW $85,000 (existing budget)
Wangara Catchment Study CoW $430,000 (existing budget)
CoJ Water Conservation Plans
CoW Budget determination according to final Plans
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5.0 References
Bunny, B.J. and Mouritz, M. 1995, Urban integrated catchment management, City of
Canning, Perth Western Australia.
Hill, A.L., Semeniuk, C.A., Semenuik, V and Del Marco, A. 1996, Wetlands of the Swan
Coastal Plain (vol 2B), Water and Rivers Commission, Department of Environmental
Protection, Perth.
Western Australian Planning Commission, Bush Forever site 299, accessed online
11/04/2008 at: http://www.wapc.wa.gov.au/Publications/251-299.pdf?id=1117
Western Australian Planning Commission, Western Australia tomorrow 2001-2031,’
Accessed on 02/04/08 at: http://www.wapc.wa.gov.au/Publications/57.aspx Appendix 5
Yellagonga Regional Park Management Plan 2003-2013, Cities of Joondalup and
Wanneroo, the Conservation Commission of Western Australia and the Department of
Conservation and Land Management, Perth Western Australia.
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Appendix 1
Members of the Community Reference Group (past and present)
Name Representing
Barry Fitzsimmons City of Joondalup Conservation Advisory Committee
DEC Yellagonga Regional Park Community Advisory
Committee
Friends of Periwinkle Bushland
John Chester DEC Yellagonga Regional Park Community Advisory
Committee
City of Wanneroo Environmental Advisory Committee
Friends of Yellagonga
Peter Bombak Community member
Oriel Green Northern Suburbs Reconciliation Group
Andy Ayling Community member
Charles Biddle Community member
Will Carstairs
Friends of Yellagonga
DEC Yellagonga Regional Park Community Advisory
Committee
Wanneroo Volunteer Fire Brigade
Ted Johnson Community member
Brian Lynn Community member
Kaye McCoy Community member
Alan Notley Western Australian Naturalists Club (Inc)
Sandra Toose Community member
Susan Ujma Member of the Historical Society
Gary Tate Friends of Yellagonga
City of Joondalup Conservation Advisory Committee
Peter Van de
Wyngaard Distant member of Friends of Yellagonga
Members of the Technical Working Group (past and present)
Organisation Members
City of
Wanneroo
Colleen Murphy, Nicola Hoey, Phil Johnson,
Renee Bell, Sharon Rose, Marie Pudelek, Ian
Barker, Suha Ali, Vicky Hartill, Tanja Lambe
City of
Joondalup
Mark Tucek, Charles Slavich, Keith Armstrong,
Helen Griffiths, Lucy Sheehy
Edith Cowan
University
Assoc Prof Pierre Horwitz
DEC Jayson Puls, Sophie Bishop, Renee Evans,
Jacinta Overman
DoW Sarah Bourke
TAFE John Robertson
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