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Masterplan Report - March 2020 Elsternwick Park Nature ReserveDISCLAIMER This Study is for the confidential use only of the party to whom it is addressed (the client) for the specific purposes to which it refers. We disclaim any responsibility to any third party acting upon or using the whole or part of its contents or reference thereto that may be published in any document, statement or circular or in any communication with third parties without prior written approval of the form and content in which it will appear. This Study and its attached appendices are based on estimates, assumptions and information sourced and referenced by McGregor Coxall and its sub consultants. We present these estimates and assumptions as a basis for the reader’s interpretation and analysis. With respect to forecasts we do not present them as results that will actually be achieved. 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In preparing this Study we have relied upon information concerning the subject property and/or study area provided by the client and we have not independently verified this information except where noted in this Study. www.mcgregorcoxall.com Project Client:Bayside City Council Project Name:Elsternwick Park Nature Reserve Masterplan Project Number:0798 MEL Studio: Melbourne Report Contact:Miranda Wilkinson Consultants:Wave Consulting | Engeny | Zinc Cost Planning Revision:Status:Date:by:Checked: ADraft Report10.01.2020MWPC BPreliminary Final Report12.02.2020MWPC CFinal Report04.03.2020MWPC Sydney Phone: +61 [0]2 9188 7500 Email: sydney@mcgregorcoxall.com Address: Suite 101, Lvl 1 39 East Esplanade, Manly NSW 2095, Australia. AUSTRALIA Melbourne Phone: +61 [0]3 9088 6500 Email: melbourne@mcgregorcoxall.com Address: Level 2, 325 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia. 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CHINA Shenzhen Phone: +86 [021] 5298 8050 Email: shenzhen@mcgregorcoxall.com Address: 16G, 16th Floor, Shenzhen Zimao Centre, 111 Taizi Rd, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518000.. 深圳市南山区太子路111号深圳自贸中心9楼 9D, 518000 Contents Acknowledgement of Country ..............02 The Project Story .........................05 Introduction ................................................06 The Site ........................................................08 The Project Brief ......................................10 The Masterplan ...........................15 Design Vision ..............................................16 The Design Response ...............................17 Key Drivers ......................................................................17 Design Objectives & Strategies ..............18 The Masterplan ..........................................22 Journeys & destinations ...........................24 Principle Design Layers .............27 Amenity ........................................................28 Movement & Wayfinding ............................................28 Built structures ...............................................................28 Access & conservation ..................................................32 Environment ...............................................34 Fauna and Flora ..............................................................34 Planting Palette ..............................................................34 Aquatic Habitats .............................................................36 Terrestrial Habitats ........................................................38 Managing Key Biodiversity Threats .........................40 Water Quality Wetlands ...........................42 Water Reuse - a regional opportunity .....................44 Flood Mitigation ........................................46 Cultural Expression & Education .........48 Key Design Elements ..................51 The Gateway ....................................................................52 Major and secondary entries ......................................53 The Wetlands ..................................................................54 The Woodlands ..............................................................58 Conservation Island ......................................................62 The Community Edge .................................................66 The Lookout Knoll ........................................................68 The Meeting Place .........................................................69 Picnic by the water ........................................................70 Bird hides .........................................................................71 Supporting Information .............73 Staging Plan .................................................74 Key Reference Documents .....................7802 Acknowledgement of Country Bayside City Council acknowledges the Traditional Owners and custodians of this land, the Boon Wurrung people, and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. Bayside City Council The Project Story Chapter 1-01- Introduction Bayside City Council is committed to developing the Elsternwick Park Nature Reserve, a former golf course, into an environmental park that delivers significant environmental and social benefits for the community. McGregor Coxall was engaged in November 2019 to work closely with Council and the community reference panel to develop this masterplan. This masterplan is a major milestone for the Council and community. It is the first piece of work that brings together the plethora of work, investigations and energy put into the Reserve and presents an integrated, holistic design reflecting the priorities and principles of Bayside City Council, the Elsternwick Park Association, the community and the broad range of stakeholders. Elsternwick Park Nature Reserve will be a story of repair, engagement and education. The Reserve will seek to repair and enhance ecologies, habitat, and Indigenous connection; to engage communities with each other, with ecologies and with traditional owner stories; and, to educate visitors to understand and appreciate ecologies, cultural values and Traditional Owners past, present and future. Already a prominent environmental destination, the Reserve will be transformed into a cherished local community asset and a regional and national visitor attraction, allowing people to have a deep engagement with the site to inspire a philosophy of Caring for Country in the community, young and old, to help secure a more resilient future. The stewardship of the Reserve will continue to be a joint effort between Bayside City Council, the passionate surrounding community and Melbourne Water, ensuring that the vision for the site continues to be realised through the design and delivery process, and well into the Reserves future. Next >