16Social principles

16 Social principles

(1) The heritage of the Great Ocean Road and post‑European settlement communities should be recognised, protected and promoted.

(2) Management and development of the Great Ocean Road coast and parks should protect and improve community access, use and enjoyment, and allow for multiple compatible uses of public open spaces that are within the environmental carrying capacity of those spaces.

(3) Community consultation and participation should play an essential and effective role in the protection, improvement and promotion of the Great Ocean Road coast and parks.

Part 4—Great Ocean Road strategic framework plan

Division 1—Purposes of Great Ocean Road strategic framework plan

17 Purposes

The purposes of the Great Ocean Road strategic framework plan are—

(a) to provide the strategic direction for the future use of land in the Great Ocean Road region and for sustainable economic development across that region; and

(b) to identify areas for protection within the Great Ocean Road region; and

(c) to guide sustainable visitation within the Great Ocean Road region by providing for a regional policy for visitor management; and

(d) to guide planning and investment relating to visitor facilities and infrastructure in the Great Ocean Road region.