Schedule 6 Preservation of bushland

Schedule 6 Preservation of bushland

(Clauses 17 (5) and 36 (3))

The need to preserve and protect bushland should be considered in the context of—

• its value to the community as part of the natural heritage, and

• its aesthetic value, and

• its value as a recreational, educational and scientific resource, and

• the following specific aims—

(a) to protect the remnants of the plant communities which were once characteristic of land now within an urban area,

(b) to retain bushland in parcels of a size and configuration which will enable the existing plant and animal communities to survive in the long-term,

(c) to protect rare and endangered flora and fauna species,

(d) to protect habitats for native flora and fauna,

(e) to protect wildlife corridors and vegetation links with other nearby bushland,

(f) to protect bushland as a natural stabiliser of the soil surface,

(g) to protect bushland for its scenic values, and to retain the unique visual identity of the landscape,

(h) to protect significant geological features,

(i) to protect existing landforms, such as natural drainage lines, watercourses and foreshores,

(j) to protect archaeological relics,

(k) to protect the recreational potential of bushland,

(l) to protect the educational potential of bushland,

(m) to maintain bushland in locations which are readily accessible to the community,

(n) to promote the management of bushland in a manner which protects and enhances the quality of the bushland and facilitates public enjoyment of the bushland compatible with its conservation.