FAQs

In 2018, new legislation came into effect on the management of Crown Lands.  One of the most significant changes to the way that we manage crown land is that all Crown Reserves, where Council is the Crown Land Manager, must be managed as if it were public land under the Local Government Act 1993.

 This means, when Crown Land receives a ‘community’ classification it must be categorised in line with its Reserve Purpose, and a Plan of Management prepared.

A plan of management is a document developed to guide how a park or reserve may be used, managed and developed.  It establishes directions for planning; identifies permissible uses, leases and licences; and prioritises future development.  The Local Government Act 1993 and Crown Land Management Act 2016 require a Plan of Management for all community land.

The first stage of the process it to simply gather ideas, opinions, values and suggestions.   Feedback will inform the development of a draft plan which will then be presented to the Council to endorse the public exhibition of the document.  The public exhibition stage gives the community a final opportunity to comment on the plan.  All formal submissions will then be considered by Council and the necessary amendments made before final adoption by Council.