Management Opportunities for Wolli Creek Riparian Zone |
| Discussion Paper |
This Plan focuses on the stretch of Wolli Creek running downstream from Bexley Road to the junction with the Cooks River at Tempe. This stretch of the Creek presents significant opportunities for riparian zone management, with largely natural creek banks and opportunities for vegetation management. A Plan of Management was developed on behalf of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (now within the Department of Environment and Conservation) for the proposed Regional Park on the northern bank, and has recently been approved by the Minister for the Environment (Clouston 2004), The Service also commissioned a comprehensive 5 Year Bushland Regeneration Operations Plan (Perkins 2000). Hence this plan will primarily address the management of areas outside the Regional Park’s boundaries. Nonetheless, the two sides of the creek clearly have to be considered as a unit and work on them should be co-ordinated for efficiency and success. Four management issues relating to the riparian zone will be addressed:
Information for this Plan was gathered through a review of available literature, correspondence with local councils, community groups and landholders, and a number of site visits to the Wolli Creek area.
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