and land management practises that protect and The City of Whitehorse manages the Morack enhance the area’s environmental values, will be Public Golf Course, Whitehorse Transfer encouraged. Current land management issues Station and associated recreation facilities include: (motocross track, lookout tower and skate ramp) at the northern end of the park. Provision of complementary recreation and leisure opportunities; Establishment and management of trail The City of Knox owns some smaller parcels links; of land within the Parklands that are used as landfill Knox also currently manages the Coordinated management response to Wantirna Reserve adjacent to Koomba Park, EastLink; by agreement with Parks Victoria. Water quality management; Collaborative pest plant and pest animal Private land within the Parklands’ boundary is control; and covered by a Public Acquisition Overlay (PAO) in the Knox Planning Scheme to Emergency response planning. indicate the intention to consider its possible incorporation into the Parklands. Purchase of A high level of community involvement in private land is voluntarily negotiated once the park management is characteristic of these landowners wish to sell. Therefore, it will be Parklands. The Friends of Dandenong Valley many years before the public have access to Parklands, individual volunteers, students and many areas within the Parkland boundary. other community groups use the Parklands for their activities and contribute significant effort towards Parks Victoria’s environmental and Cooperative partnerships between the various recreational objectives. public land managers and private landowners,
The City of Whitehorse manages the Morack Public Golf Course, Whitehorse Transfer Station and associated recreation facilities (motocross track, lookout tower and skate ramp) at the northern end of the park. The City of Knox owns some smaller parcels of land within the Parklands that are used as landfill Knox also currently manages the Wantirna Reserve adjacent to Koomba Park, by agreement with Parks Victoria. Private land within the Parklands’ boundary is covered by a Public Acquisition Overlay (PAO) in the Knox Planning Scheme to indicate the intention to consider its possible incorporation into the Parklands. Purchase of private land is voluntarily negotiated once the landowners wish to sell. Therefore, it will be many years before the public have access to many areas within the Parkland boundary. Cooperative partnerships between the various public land managers and private landowners, and land management practises that protect and enhance the area’s environmental values, will be encouraged. Current land management issues include: Provision of complementary recreation and leisure opportunities; Establishment and management of trail links; Coordinated management response to EastLink; Water quality management; Collaborative pest plant and pest animal control; and Emergency response planning. A high level of community involvement in park management is characteristic of these Parklands. The Friends of Dandenong Valley Parklands, individual volunteers, students and other community groups use the Parklands for their activities and contribute significant effort towards Parks Victoria’s environmental and recreational objectives.