Circumstances that might lead to amendment Protecting cultural values of the plan include: Progress towards working with Traditional the results of monitoring or research, Owners in managing the park and in management experience or new protecting and interpreting Indigenous information (such as greater understanding cultural heritage. of new threatening processes) which indicate the need for a change in Timely management intervention to management direction damaging activities and threats. significant changes in visitation or use Managing recreation and visitor use a change in policy that calls into question Managing impact from visitors, including plan objectives individuals and school and tour groups. new legislation (such as significant Meeting community expectations in boundary changes). relation to Victoria’s management of the park. The plan may also be amended if an activity, development or use which conflicts with the Improving community and visitor provisions of the plan is approved by awareness. government (such as native title outcomes). Providing for research and promoting Evaluation and review understanding Periodically through the life of the plan, Improving understanding of the Victoria will assess overall progress towards composition and distribution of habitats implementing the strategies in the plan and and ecological processes. also assess progress towards achieving the plan Ongoing Traditional Owners and vision and directions. These evaluations will community participation. inform a decision about whether a new or revised plan is required. The achievements of Clear identification of major knowledge the plan will be assessed by considering gaps. performance areas such as: Methods for evaluating the benefits of the plan are likely to be refined over time. Parks Protecting natural values Victoria partners with external research Overall improvement in biodiversity. agencies to establish benchmarks and indicators for major communities and habitats. Compliance with no-fishing provisions Through sound monitoring and assessment and park regulations. methods this monitoring and research work will strengthen the basis for comparing Timely management intervention management performance over time. to minimise threats.
Circumstances that might lead to amendment of the plan include: the results of monitoring or research, management experience or new information (such as greater understanding of new threatening processes) which indicate the need for a change in management direction significant changes in visitation or use a change in policy that calls into question plan objectives new legislation (such as significant boundary changes). The plan may also be amended if an activity, development or use which conflicts with the provisions of the plan is approved by government (such as native title outcomes). Evaluation and review Periodically through the life of the plan, Victoria will assess overall progress towards implementing the strategies in the plan and also assess progress towards achieving the plan vision and directions. These evaluations will inform a decision about whether a new or revised plan is required. The achievements of the plan will be assessed by considering performance areas such as: Protecting natural values Overall improvement in biodiversity. Compliance with no-fishing provisions and park regulations. Timely management intervention to minimise threats. Protecting cultural values Progress towards working with Traditional Owners in managing the park and in protecting and interpreting Indigenous cultural heritage. Timely management intervention to damaging activities and threats. Managing recreation and visitor use Managing impact from visitors, including individuals and school and tour groups. Meeting community expectations in relation to Victoria’s management of the park. Improving community and visitor awareness. Providing for research and promoting understanding Improving understanding of the composition and distribution of habitats and ecological processes. Ongoing Traditional Owners and community participation. Clear identification of major knowledge gaps. Methods for evaluating the benefits of the plan are likely to be refined over time. Parks Victoria partners with external research agencies to establish benchmarks and indicators for major communities and habitats. Through sound monitoring and assessment methods this monitoring and research work will strengthen the basis for comparing management performance over time.
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