New facilities and services provided promoted to the community through through commercial arrangements may be interpretation and information. considered where a public benefit can be demonstrated and the proposal is The natural hydraulic function and consistent with the purpose of the land capacity of the Dandenong Creek reservation and compatible with the floodplain and its natural filtration Parklands’ role. processes will be maintained. Events10 will be permitted where the proposal contributes to public health and well being, diversifies visitor Cultural Heritage opportunities, is complementary to other The cultural heritage values and visitor experiences and the role of the archaeological will be protected in management zone, and is within the accordance with relevant legislation, Parks management capacity of the Parklands. Victoria’s Indigenous Heritage Guidelines and draft Indigenous Partnership Strategy, and through an agreed process of Parklands’ Character consultation with the local Aboriginal community and Aboriginal Affairs The distinctive and diverse landscape Victoria (AAV). character of Dandenong Valley Parklands will be protected and enhanced. Non-indigenous heritage values will be protected and enhanced in line with Parks The visual break to the surrounding urban Victoria’s Heritage Management Strategy. area created by the Parklands will be maintained through protection of the open Community awareness about the landscape and views. importance of Aboriginal and post- European contact heritage will be achieved through visitor interpretation and information, where appropriate. Natural Environment The natural environment will be protected, maintained and enhanced commensurate Management Partnerships with the environmental values of individual areas. The Parklands will be managed in cooperation with the relevant public land The natural environment will be protected managers. and enhanced to fulfil its role as part of the Dandenong catchment and habitat Cooperative partnerships with other public corridor and as part of the broader agencies, recreational providers, catchment for Port Phillip Bay. community and user groups, and other landowners will be encouraged to achieve The biodiversity and range of natural the park management objectives. features will be managed through environmental programs based on sound Community involvement in the protection ecological principles. and the enhancement of the Parklands will be encouraged. Natural history, environmental processes and management practices will be Commercial events and large organised public or 10 private events, which require a permit.
New facilities and services provided through commercial arrangements may be considered where a public benefit can be demonstrated and the proposal is consistent with the purpose of the land reservation and compatible with the Parklands’ role. Events10 will be permitted where the proposal contributes to public health and well being, diversifies visitor opportunities, is complementary to other visitor experiences and the role of the management zone, and is within the management capacity of the Parklands. Parklands’ Character The distinctive and diverse landscape character of Dandenong Valley Parklands will be protected and enhanced. The visual break to the surrounding urban area created by the Parklands will be maintained through protection of the open landscape and views. Natural Environment The natural environment will be protected, maintained and enhanced commensurate with the environmental values of individual areas. The natural environment will be protected and enhanced to fulfil its role as part of the Dandenong catchment and habitat corridor and as part of the broader catchment for Port Phillip Bay. The biodiversity and range of natural features will be managed through environmental programs based on sound ecological principles. Natural history, environmental processes and management practices will be promoted to the community through interpretation and information. The natural hydraulic function and capacity of the Dandenong Creek floodplain and its natural filtration processes will be maintained. Cultural Heritage The cultural heritage values and archaeological will be protected in accordance with relevant legislation, Parks Victoria’s Indigenous Heritage Guidelines and draft Indigenous Partnership Strategy, and through an agreed process of consultation with the local Aboriginal community and Aboriginal Affairs Victoria (AAV). Non-indigenous heritage values will be protected and enhanced in line with Parks Victoria’s Heritage Management Strategy. Community awareness about the importance of Aboriginal and post- European contact heritage will be achieved through visitor interpretation and information, where appropriate. Management Partnerships The Parklands will be managed in cooperation with the relevant public land managers. Cooperative partnerships with other public agencies, recreational providers, community and user groups, and other landowners will be encouraged to achieve the park management objectives. Community involvement in the protection and the enhancement of the Parklands will be encouraged. 10 Commercial events and large organised public or private events, which require a permit.