Armidale Arboretum - Plan of Management

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Community Land is valued for its important role in the social, intellectual, spiritual and physical enrichment of residents, workers, and visitors to the Armidale Regional area. The intrinsic value of Community Land is also recognised, as is the important role the Land plays in biodiversity conservation and ecosystem function.

Community Land such as Parks, Sportsgrounds, General Community Use Land and Natural Areas play an important part in community identity, history and social structures.

Armidale Regional Council is responsible for a number of Community Land reserves including within regional and rural Landscapes consisting of Council-owned Land, Land managed by Council on behalf of Crown Lands NSW and Land devolved to Council.

This Plan of Management (“Plan of Management”) outlines how Armidale Regional Council proposes to manage Community Land pursuant to legislative requirements.

Pursuant to Section 36 of the LG Act, Council-owned land and land managed by Council that is classified as Community Land must have a Plan of Management.

The draft Plans have been developed to provide the necessary guidelines and framework for how all Community Land categorised as Park, Sportsground, General Community Use or Natural Area (Bushland, Wetland, Watercourse or Escarpment) within the Armidale Region Local Government area will be managed and activities authorised to be conducted on Community Land.

At a council meeting held on 26 June 2024 it was recommended that Council;

a) Receive a copy of the (9) draft site-specific Plans of Management (“draft Plans”);

b) Refer the draft Plans to the Minister administering the Crown Land Management Act 2016 (“CLM Act”) for endorsement;

c) Confirm that Native Title advice pursuant to the Native Title Act 1993 (“NT Act”) has been obtained for the Land subject of the draft Plans;

d) Delegate authority to the General Manager to attend to any required amendments of draft Plans and place it on public exhibition pursuant to Section 38 of the Local Government Act 1993 (“LG Act”) subsequent to feedback from the Minister administering the Crown Land Management Act 2016;

e) Give public notice (public exhibition) of the draft Plans in accordance with Section 38 of the LG Act; and

f) Receive a further Council Report at the conclusion of the public exhibition period and public notice period to consider any submissions received and if no submissions are received, endorse the adoption the final Plan of Management for the Land subject of the draft Plans.

Submissions are invited and must be addressed to:

The General Manager
Armidale Regional Council
PO Box 75A
Armidale, NSW 2350

Submissions can be made via hard copy at one of council's offices: 135 Rusden Street, Armidale; or 158 Bradley Street, Guyra), or in electronic format via email to: council@armidale.nsw.gov.au

Submissions must be received by 11.59pm Thursday 19 June 2025.

Please be aware that if you make a submission, other people may have access to your comments. This may be as a result of a report to a Council meeting or as part of an application under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009. Further details including disclosure forms are available on request from council.

Community Land is valued for its important role in the social, intellectual, spiritual and physical enrichment of residents, workers, and visitors to the Armidale Regional area. The intrinsic value of Community Land is also recognised, as is the important role the Land plays in biodiversity conservation and ecosystem function.

Community Land such as Parks, Sportsgrounds, General Community Use Land and Natural Areas play an important part in community identity, history and social structures.

Armidale Regional Council is responsible for a number of Community Land reserves including within regional and rural Landscapes consisting of Council-owned Land, Land managed by Council on behalf of Crown Lands NSW and Land devolved to Council.

This Plan of Management (“Plan of Management”) outlines how Armidale Regional Council proposes to manage Community Land pursuant to legislative requirements.

Pursuant to Section 36 of the LG Act, Council-owned land and land managed by Council that is classified as Community Land must have a Plan of Management.

The draft Plans have been developed to provide the necessary guidelines and framework for how all Community Land categorised as Park, Sportsground, General Community Use or Natural Area (Bushland, Wetland, Watercourse or Escarpment) within the Armidale Region Local Government area will be managed and activities authorised to be conducted on Community Land.

At a council meeting held on 26 June 2024 it was recommended that Council;

a) Receive a copy of the (9) draft site-specific Plans of Management (“draft Plans”);

b) Refer the draft Plans to the Minister administering the Crown Land Management Act 2016 (“CLM Act”) for endorsement;

c) Confirm that Native Title advice pursuant to the Native Title Act 1993 (“NT Act”) has been obtained for the Land subject of the draft Plans;

d) Delegate authority to the General Manager to attend to any required amendments of draft Plans and place it on public exhibition pursuant to Section 38 of the Local Government Act 1993 (“LG Act”) subsequent to feedback from the Minister administering the Crown Land Management Act 2016;

e) Give public notice (public exhibition) of the draft Plans in accordance with Section 38 of the LG Act; and

f) Receive a further Council Report at the conclusion of the public exhibition period and public notice period to consider any submissions received and if no submissions are received, endorse the adoption the final Plan of Management for the Land subject of the draft Plans.

Submissions are invited and must be addressed to:

The General Manager
Armidale Regional Council
PO Box 75A
Armidale, NSW 2350

Submissions can be made via hard copy at one of council's offices: 135 Rusden Street, Armidale; or 158 Bradley Street, Guyra), or in electronic format via email to: council@armidale.nsw.gov.au

Submissions must be received by 11.59pm Thursday 19 June 2025.

Please be aware that if you make a submission, other people may have access to your comments. This may be as a result of a report to a Council meeting or as part of an application under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009. Further details including disclosure forms are available on request from council.

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