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Assessment of Places of AestheticSignificance in the Eden CRA Region

A report undertaken for the NSW CRA/RFA Steering Committee11 March 2001

ASSESSMENT OF PLACESOF AESTHETIC

SIGNIFICANCE IN THEEDEN CRA REGION

ENVIRONMENT AUSTRALIA

A report undertaken for the NSW CRA/RFA Steering Committeeproject number NA 15/EH

11 March 2001

Report Status

This report has been prepared as a working paper for the NSW CRA/RFA Steering Committee under thedirection of the Environment and Heritage Technical Committee. It is recognised that it may contain errorsthat require correction but it is released to be consistent with the principle that information related to the

comprehensive regional assessment process in New South Wales will be made publicly available.

For more information and forinformation on access to data contactthe:

Resource and Conservation Division, Department ofUrban Affairs and Planning

GPO Box 3927SYDNEY NSW 2001

Phone: (02) 9228 3166Fax: (02) 9228 4967

Forests Taskforce, Department of Prime Ministerand Cabinet

3-5 National CircuitBARTON ACT 2600

Phone: 1800 650 983Fax: (02) 6271 5511

© Crown copyright April 1998

This project has been jointly funded by the New SouthWales and Commonwealth Governments. The workundertaken within this project has been managed by thejoint NSW / Commonwealth CRA/RFA SteeringCommittee which includes representatives from theNSW and Commonwealth Governments andstakeholder groups.

The project has been overseen and the methodologyhas been developed through the Environment andHeritage Technical Committee which includesrepresentatives from the NSW and CommonwealthGovernments and stakeholder groups.

DisclaimerWhile every reasonable effort has been made to ensurethat this document is correct at the time of printing, theState of New South Wales, its agents and employees,and the Commonwealth of Australia, its agents andemployees, do not assume any responsibility and shallhave no liability, consequential or otherwise, of any kind,arising from the use of or reliance on any of theinformation contained in in this document.

CONTENTS

Executive summary

1. Introduction 1

2. Methods 2

2.1 Background 2

2.2 Method 2

2.3 Data Gathering 3

2.4 Data Quality 3

2.5 Verification and Analysis 6

2.6 Setting Thresholds for Heritage 6 Significance

3. Results 8

4. Conclusions 12

Tables

1 Places Currently Entered into the 3 Register of the National Estate

2 Matrix of Data Sources Used for the 4 Identification of Aesthetic Values

3 Thresholds for the Eden CRA 7

4 Indicative Areas of Aesthetic Value 9

Maps

1 Indicative Areas of Aesthetic Value in 9 Eden CRA Region

References 14

Appendix 1 15

Expert Workshop Agenda

Appendix 2 20

Eden CRA Region, National Estate and StateCommunity Heritage Values, Identificationand Assessment Project; List of Placesidentified at Workshops with Aesthetic Value

Appendix 3 28

Cultural Heritage Places in Eden CRA Region

Appendix 4 35

Australian Heritage Commission Criteriafor the Register of the National Estate

Appendix 5 37

Completed Assessments Documented for theCRA Heritage Inventory Database.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Development of Regional Forest Agreements(RFAs) is the primary mechanism forimplementing the National Forest Policy Statement(NFPS). The NFPS was agreed between theCommonwealth and State Governments(Commonwealth 1992). To implement the NFPSthe New South Wales (NSW) and CommonwealthGovernments signed a Scoping Agreement in1996.

The Scoping Agreement commits the State andCommonwealth Governments to undertake a seriesof comprehensive regional assessments (CRAs) offorested areas to create a comprehensive, adequateand representative (CAR) forest reserve system. Asignificant conservation aim of the NFPS is thedevelopment of a CAR reserve system to protectbiodiversity, old growth forests and wilderness. Italso requires the assessment of values importantfor identifying places of national estatesignificance.

The CRAs provide the scientific basis on whichthe State and Commonwealth Governments willnegotiate regional forest agreements for the majorforests of NSW. These agreements will determinethe future of the State’s forests, providing abalance between conservation and ecologicallysustainable use of forest resources.

This report details the work undertaken in theassessment of aesthetic values and places in theEden CRA process. This work was undertaken aspart of the cultural heritage assessments within theNSW CRAs. The cultural heritage assessmentsare based on the Scoping Agreement whichrequires both Governments to address heritageissues consistent with State and Commonwealthlegislation. This includes the identification,assessment and documentation of national estateand State cultural heritage values, to satisfyCommonwealth obligation under the AustralianHeritage Commission Act 1975 and State

obligations under the NSW Heritage Act 1977 andthe National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974.

Forty three of the areas identified were consideredto be of national estate and State heritage value.These areas include Newtons Crossing CampingArea, Jingera Rock, Pheasant’s Peak andNethercote Falls. Most of these values are alreadyprotected in existing national parks or withinworking forests by the application of forestmanagement prescriptions or inclusion inPreferred Management Priority (PMP) categories.

All the areas identified in this report areconsidered to have national estate value. However,aesthetic values are only one of the values that willbe used to identify national estate places for listingin the Register of the National Estate. Areasidentified as National Estate will remain indicativeuntil they have been considered by the AustralianHeritage Commission. The Commission will alsoconsider the extent of protection of the identifiedvalues under the RFA.

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1. INTRODUCTION

Development of Regional Forest Agreements(RFAs) is the primary mechanism forimplementing the National Forests PolicyStatement (NFPS) agreed between theCommonwealth and State Governments(Commonwealth 1992). In 1996, the NSW andCommonwealth Governments signed a ScopingAgreement to undertake Comprehensive RegionalAssessments (CRAs) of NSW forests to achieveRFAs.

Attachment 1 of the Scoping Agreement(Commonwealth 1996) requires CRAs to ‘identify,assess and document national estate values,including natural and cultural heritage, to satisfyCommonwealth obligations under the AustralianHeritage Commission Act 1975.’

The Australian Heritage Commission criteria forthe Register of the National Estate provide thebasis for the identification of national estatevalues.

The criterion of relevance to the assessment ofaesthetic values is:

Criterion E: Its importance in exhibitingparticular aesthetic characteristics valued bythe community or a cultural group.

E1 Important for a community for aestheticcharacteristics held in high esteem or otherwisevalued by the community.

The relevant criterion under the State Heritage Actis:

Significant for strong visual, or sensory appealor cohesion, landmark qualities; creativeand/or technical (including architecturalexcellence) qualities; creative and/or technical(including architectural) excellence.

These State and Commonwealth criteria havesufficiently common concepts to enable a jointassessment to be undertaken that will satisfy bothsets of legislation.

The project encompassed a desktop data audit,targeted additional data gathering throughresearch, expert and community workshops andlimited field survey. Assessment of heritagesignificance was undertaken according to criteriafor aesthetic value for the Register of the NationalEstate and NSW State Heritage Inventory. Forthose places above threshold, documentationsufficient for Interim Listing on the RegisterNational Estate or inclusion in the NSW StateHeritage Inventory was prepared

The study area was the Eden CRA region,although the focus was on public forested lands.Private land was only considered where data waspublicly available as a context for the assessmentof aesthetic places and values on public land.

This project was managed by EnvironmentAustralia and oversighted by the Cultural HeritageWorking Group of the NSW Environment andHeritage Technical Committee.

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2. METHODS

2.1 BACKGROUND

The approach used for the Eden CRA aestheticassessment was based on previous forest studieselsewhere and reflects the limitations of methoddevelopment in this field.

Methods for assessing aesthetic significance arecontinually being refined, with perhaps no singleestablished method being acknowledged as an objectiveand satisfactory approach.

A definition of aesthetic value for the East Gippslandand Central Highlands regional assessment projects wasdeveloped and endorsed at an expert peer reviewworkshop in Melbourne in 1993. The definition is asfollows:

Aesthetic value is the response derived from theexperience of the environment or particular natural andcultural attributes within it. This response can be eitherto visual or non-visual elements and can embraceemotional response, sense of place, sound, smell andany other factors having a strong impact on humanthoughts, feelings and attitudes.

This definition was used as a basis for developingindicators for assessing significance which were appliedin the forest studies in the Victorian CRAs.

Stage 1 of this project consisted of an Expert Workshopwhich reviewed data sources and methods used in theforest assessments elsewhere and established apreliminary method for the NSW CRAs (see Appendix1: Expert Workshop Agenda and list of participants).

At the Expert Workshop, there was broad agreementthat the definition of aesthetic significance called for awide range of community and expert data sources to beused in heritage assessments. These sources include artand literature, tourism information, applied landscaperesearch, community perception studies and informationheld by land and natural resource managers. Paststudies have also shown that local communities are arich source of information.

Preliminary discussion of approaches to establishingthresholds for the identification and assessment ofheritage significance identified this as an area wheremore work was required.

It was agreed that the method developed for NSW CRAswill need to encompass the aesthetic qualities of allforested lands. Participants recognised that this wouldbe difficult given the limited budget and extensive areato be covered. It was agreed that further work would berequired in the future and that CRA assessments wouldgive preliminary results for setting priorities for landallocation and management decisions.

2.2 METHOD

A method for the Eden CRA was developed as follows:

■ Existing information on places of aestheticsignificance was collated, building on thesources identified in the Statewide CulturalHeritage Data Audit (non-Indigenous) projectNA 02/EH

■ Major gaps in data or in site type representedwere identifed and filled through a limitedcollection of art, literature and tourism sources

■ Analysis of data gathered in the CommunityHeritage Workshops held at 7 locations withinthe Eden CRA Region

■ Data from all sources was combined and siftedto yield places of aesthetic value using theindictors listed in Table 3

■ Interviews held to draw on knowledge ofagency field staff, identifying gaps anddelineating and mapping boundaries ofaesthetic areas identified through other sources

■ Threshold setting and areas identifed validatedby Cultural Heritage Working Group

■ Assessments finalised and GIS layer producedfor Integration and Options developmentprocess

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■ Assessments documented and informationentered into NSW CRA Inventory database

2.3 DATA GATHERING

The following data sources were used in thisassessment:

■ Current places entered in the Register of theNational Estate or NSW State HeritageInventory. (Within the Eden CRA Region, onlyGreen Cape lighthouse is curently entered inthe Register of the National Estate assignificant for aethetic values - though anumber of other places have aesthetic attributesnoted in the listing information).

TABLE 1: PLACES CURRENTLY ENTERED INTHE REGISTER OF THE NATIONAL ESTATE

Place name Criteria satisfiedBittangabee Ruins HistoricEdrom Lodge HistoricGreen Cape Historic and Aesthetic

significanceMumbulla Mtn, CreekWater fall and picnicground

Aboriginal

Nethercote Waterfall NaturalPanbula Goldfields Historic

■ Review of potentially significant aestheticplaces and values identified and documented atthe 7 Eden CRA Region Community HeritageWorkshops (see Appendix 2)

■ Published sources including tourism, art andliterature sources

■ Documents held by NSW SF and NPWSincluding EIS reports, maps, PMP data

2.4 DATA QUALITY:

Art, literature and tourism sources

Data sources were evaluated and sorted into thefollowing groupings:

• Published texts containing qualitativeinformation about particular aesthetic features;photographs and drawings from recognisedpublished sources; good quality travel maps,commentaries, photographs, paintings ordrawings. These qualitative sources wereanalysed and included in the data compilation.

• Ephemeral material, promotional items which

are prolifically re-produced, generalisedtourism material - these sources often do notrepresent aesthetic qualities in a definitive orspecific way, and therefore were excluded assources.

Community Heritage Workshop data Data gathered at the Workshops relating to

aesthetic values was analysed and included inthe data compilation.


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Table 2: Matrix of Data Sources Used for the Identification of Aesthetic Values

Sources of Identification

Place Name / Region

Community

heritage

workshops

State

Agency

State

Forests

Nattional

Parks

RNEDB

Eden

EIS

pp

3_178

Barrow,

G.

(1993)

Walking

the

South

Coast

Tracks

DUAP

(1997)

Lower

South

Coast

Reg.Set.

Strat

NPWS

Photography

Michael

van

Ewijk

Harris(1989)

Town

Improvement

and

Tourism

NPWS

Self

Drive

Brochure

NPWS

Camping

Area

Leaflets

NPWS

Walking

Track

Maps

NPWSSouth

East

Forest

Guide

NPWS

Visitor

Guide

Brochure

SFNSW

Recreation

Brochure

Tathra

Forest

Wildlife

Reserve

SFNSW

Eden

Map

SFNSW

CampingRecreation

in

State

Forests

Barmouth Beach Pambula River /Ben Boyd National Park NP •Bittangabee Bay, ruins & old brick building / Ben Boyd NP M NP L/h • • • • • •Bittangabee Salt Water creek Walking track / Ben Boyd NP NP • • • •Bounda Lagoon, Beach, Bondi Lake /Bounda National Park NP • •Boyds Tower / Ben Boyd National Park H NP • •Burrawang Picnic Ground / Mt Imlay SF • •Cow Bail Trail/Big Jack / Coolangubra State Forest M NPDavidson Whaling Station /Twofold Bay H SF/

NP• •

Edrom Lodge /Twofold Bay SF L/h • • • •Fisheries Beach Walk /Twofold Bay SF •Goodenia Rainforest / Yurammie State Forest SF •Green Cape Lighthouse & build / Ben Boyd National Park H NP L/h •Haycock Point / Ben Boyd National Park NP •Heffernan's Hut / Tantawanglo State Forest H NPIndian Head / Bemboka M NPJingara Rock / Wyndham and Burragate H NPKangarutha Track / Bounda National Park NP • •Kingfisher old growth forest / Wyndham H SFLudwigs Creek / Nadgee State Forest SF • • • • •Mallacoota Lookout Picnic Area / Nadgee Nature Reserve SF/

NP• • •


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Maxwells Forest Walk / Vic Border Princes Hwy SF • • • • •Mount Imlay / Eden SF/

NP• • • • •

Mumbulla Mtn. Ck., W.Fall, W. Hole & Picnic Ground / BiamangaNP

H NP L/a • • •Myrtle Mountain Lookout / Wyndham H SF/

NP• • •

Nalbaugh falls / Nalbaugh State Forest NP •Nethercote Falls / Yowaka River NP L/n •Newtons Beach / Nadgee National Park H SF/

NPNewtons Crossing Camping Area / Timbillica State Forest SF • • • •Panbula Goldfield/ Pambula H SF/

NPPheasant's Peak / Coolangubra State Forest NP • •Pinnacles / Ben Boyd National Park NP • • • • •Pipers Lookout / Brown Mountain NP •Robinsons Hole / Wadbilliga National Park M NPRockton Falls 1,2,3 & Hites Sawmill site / Bondi SF H SF •Salt Water Creek Camping Area / Ben Boyd National Park NP • • •Scrubby Creek Picnic Area / Princes Hwy & Wonboyn Road SF • •Six mile Creek / Tantawangalo Mtn road NP •Stanton Rock / Wyndham M NPTantawangalo Mountain Road / Tantawangalo State Forest M NPWaalimma Mtn / Victorian Border & Nungatta SF •Wallaga Lake / Bermagui H • •Wog Way / Coolangubra State Forest NP •Wolumla Peak / Wolumla M SF/

NP• •

Total number of significant places43


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2.5 VERIFICATION AND ANALYSIS

The assessment method was based on crossreferencing data from a range of expert andcommunity sources.

Gaps in data or place types were identified andfilled through interviews with NSW SF and NPWSfield staff. Eight additional places were identifiedby agency staff as areas of consistently high publicusage and regard (see Table 2). Agency staff werealso able to help delineate and map appropriateboundaries for aesthetic values identified from therange of data sources.

Related areas or features in close proximity wereamalgamated and treated as a single place. Theseinclude, for example, Bounda Lagoon / Beach andBondi Lake; and Mumbulla Mtn, Picnic Groundand Falls.

Some places were not followed up because therewas insufficient data on which to base anassessment of significance. These included JaneSpiers Beach in Nadgee Nature Reserve,Nalbaugh Falls in Nalbaugh State Forests,Wonboyn in Wonboyn State Forest and PambulaRiver Picnic Ground in Yurammie State Forest.

2.6 SETTING THRESHOLDS FORHERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE

Data from all sources was combined, and placesidentified from multiple data sources highlightedas potentially significant. Thresholds were set onthe basis of the indicators contained in Table 3. Atotal of 146 identified areas was refined to yield alist of 43 places above threshold. The followingrulesets were used:

• places that were nominated through onecommunity heritage workshop at a mediumlevel were supported by other sources

• tourism and literature sources were evaluatedfor use as supporting sources. Identification ofthe place in literature sources alone wasinsufficient to nominate a site to the list

• no expert field study was undertaken in theEden region in accordance with thresholdindicator 5.

The Cultural Heritage Working Group reviewedand confirmed the final list of places that wererecommended as above threshold for heritagelisting.


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Table 3: Thresholds for the Eden CRAAesthetic value components(from definition)

Types of places Threshold Indicators

• Meanings, evocative qualities,symbolic values (eg inspirational,awe, majestic, untouched,pristine, fearful, age/time depth,naturalness, lushness, peace,tranquillity, mystery etc.)

• Cultural features, naturalfeatures or landscapes withevocative or symbolic qualities orother associated meaningsrecognised and regarded asoutstanding by communitygroups.

1 Identified at workshops by 2 ormore different workshop sub-groups and ranked high

2 Identified at 2 or more differentworkshops and ranked high.

3 Identified at workshops andranked medium, supported by atleast one other evaluated source.

• Symbolic landmark (egrepresented in art, poetry,photography, literature, folk-art,local identity imagery, folklore,mythology etc)

• Important as a local landmarkvalued by a community orcultural group

4 Identified or supported by 2 ormore evaluated sources - one ofwhich is agency field staff.

• Outstanding landform orfeature (eg dramatic, sublime,unusual shape, strong colour etc)

• An unusual or prominentlandform or feature which hasdistinct form, is prominent in thelocal area, or has symbolicimportance.

• Attribute and compositionalqualities (combinations ofcolour, form, texture, detail,movement, unity, animals,sounds, spatial definition, etc)

• When compared with other likeplace or landscapes of similarcharacter or characteristics thestrength of the aesthetic attributesis high.

• Qualifying as forest withspecial meaning or aestheticappeal.

.


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3. RESULTS

Forty three aesthetic areas of national estate andState heritage significance were identified. Theseranged from forest lookouts such as MyrtleMountain Lookout, to scenic touring routesthrough the forest, such as Wog Way Forest Drive,to waterfalls and picnic spots.

Delineated areas of aesthetic value are listed inTable 4 and shown on the accompanying map,(Map 1).

Twenty two of the aesthetic areas identified areon NSW State Forest and of these eleven arecurrently managed under the PreferredManagement Priority System (see Table 4).

Preferred Management Priority (PMP) System

The PMP system has been implemented on StateForests in NSW since 1980. The system is a map-based system of area classification which indicatesmanagement intent within State Forests. Areas areidentified as having particular values andappropriate management prescriptions are appliedto maintain or enhance such values. The PMPmaps (available for most areas on GIS at 1:25 000scale) together with Management Plans, arestrategic plans for State Forests ManagementAreas. The strategies are refined further in detailedoperational plans, including harvesting plans,hazard reduction burning plans, roading andrecreational plans and plans for the management ofFlora Reserves.

The PMP system is a three tiered system. The firstlevel categorises forest into indigenous, exotic ornon-forestry use. The second level under theindigenous heading has categories of multiple usenative forest; undeveloped native forest; preservednative forest and native species plantation. Thethird level incorporates the special emphasiscategories for management, which include

categories of relevance to aesthetic values. Theseinclude:

! recreation - areas which have natural featuresof special significance to forest recreation;

! education - areas which have special natural orcultural features, which demonstrate forestvalues and forestry practices or promoteenvironmental awareness;

! visual resource protection - areas of particularvisual sensitivity such as areas of vegetationalong roadsides, escarpments or hillsides,which form noticeable landscape componentsand require special consideration to maintainvisual quality;

! flora and/or fauna protection - areas containinghabitats of flora or fauna of special significanceand areas reserved for general habitatprotection, where the preservation of an area aspreserved native forest (2nd level PMP) is notwarranted or is under consideration;

! historical values - areas containing structures,ruins or artefacts of significance to the historyof exploration or settlement of Australia;

! Aboriginal sites - areas of establishedsignificance to Aboriginal history or culture.

Management of the special emphasis categoriesaims to protect or maintain the values identified.Special emphasis categories are applied to anyareas where special values are known to exist andwhere such values need to be formally recognised.

Where appropriate, the existing PMP boundarieshave been used to delineate aesthetic areas.


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TABLE 4: INDICATIVE AREAS OF AESTHETIC VALUE

Indicative Areas Theme or DescriptionBarmouth Beach Pambula River/Ben Boyd National Park

Aesthetic

Bittangabee Bay, ruins & old brick building/ Ben Boyd National Park

Pioneering remains and remote yet popular coastalrecreation site

Bittangabee Salt Water creek Walking track/ Ben Boyd National Park

Coastal camping area and termination point for walkingtrack to Bittangabee Bay

Bounda Lagoon, Beach, Bondi Lake /Bounda NationalPark

Serene natural lagoon and a remote pristine beach

Boyds Tower / Ben Boyd National Park Historic structure on the southern limit of Twofold BayBurrawang Picnic Ground / Mt Imlay Picnic ground and starting point for the Mount Imlay climbCow Bail Trail/Big Jack / Coolangubra State Forest An early trail linking the lowlands with the highlands.

Excellent views over the Towamba ValleyDavidson Whaling Station /Twofold Bay The remains of whaling activity on the shores of Twofold

BayEdrom Lodge /Twofold Bay Early residence linked with the whaling activity on the

shores of Twofold BayFisheries Beach Walk /Twofold Bay The remains of whaling activity on the shores of Twofold

BayGoodenia Rainforest / Yurammie State Forest Outstanding forest. Aesthetic valuesGreen Cape Lighthouse & build / Ben Boyd National Park Aesthetic social and historic values related to the theme

moving goods and people to and from ports

Haycock Point / Ben Boyd National Park Northern sea promontory of Ben Boyd NP. Extensive viewsof coastal scenery

Heffernan's Hut / Tantawanglo State Forest Links with early stock grazing and movement is now aremote picnic and fishing location

Indian Head / Bemboka Distinctive visual landmark on the skyline north fromBemboka

Jingara Rock / Wyndham and Burragate Aesthetic and social values of experiencing the naturalenvironment

Kangarutha Track / Bounda National Park Coastal walk with views of rugged coastal sceneryKingfisher old growth forest / Wyndham Outstanding native forest setting

Ludwigs Creek / Nadgee State Forest Picnic ground in a forest settingMallacoota Lookout Picnic Area / Nadgee Nature Reserve Lookout with broad southern views across Mallacoota

LookoutMaxwells Forest Walk / Vic Border Princes Hwy Outstanding forest scenic valuesMount Imlay / Eden Landmark visible from the sea and much of the coastal

strip. Summit views across the regionMumbulla Mtn. Ck., W.Fall, W. Hole & Picnic Ground /Biamanga National Park

Aesthetic, historical and social values related to the themeexperiencing the natural environment and recreating in theoutdoors

Myrtle Mountain Lookout / Wyndham Looking to the Bega Valley from within a forested setting .Aesthetic social and historic value related to the themeexperiencing the natural environment and recreating in theoutdoors

Nalbaugh falls / Nalbaugh State Forest Water falls adjacent to pine forestNethercote Falls / Yowaka River Popular recreation place and beauty spotNewtons Beach / Nadgee National Park Aesthetic, historical and social value related to the theme

experiencing the natural environment and recreating in theoutdoors

Newtons Crossing Camping Area / Timbillica State Forest Camping area, picnic ground and popular swimming placePanbula Goldfield/ Pambula Aesthetic, historical values related to the mining of goldPheasant's Peak / Coolangubra State Forest Moss covered boulder formation at the escarpment edge.

Tall attractive and photogenic forestPinnacles / Ben Boyd National Park Coloured sandy cliffs amid Long BeachPipers Lookout / Brown Mountain Tall forest surrounds the lookout. Photogenic spectacular

east views to the Bega Valley


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Robinsons Hole / Wadbilliga National Park Social value relating to the theme recreating in theoutdoors

Rockton Falls 1,2,3 & Hites Sawmill site / Bondi SF Water fall in a contained river gorge with traces of historicdevelopment. Aesthetic, historic and social themes relatedto the theme experiencing the natural environment andrecreating in the outdoors

Salt Water Creek Camping Area / Ben Boyd National Park Coastal camping area and termination point for walkingtrack to Bittangabee Bay

Scrubby Creek Picnic Area / Princes Hwy & WonboynRoad

Picnic place among forest area, adjacent to PrincesHighway. Bellbirds

Six mile Creek / Tantawangalo Mtn road Scenic drive through various forest types. Views out to theBega Valley

Stanton Rock / Wyndham Visual landmark in close proximity to Wyndham villageTantawangalo Mountain Road / Tantawangalo State Forest Scenic drive through various forest types. Views out to the

Bega ValleyWaalimma Mtn / Victorian Border & Nungatta Magnificent stand of cool temperate rainforestWallaga Lake / Bermagui Aesthetic and social values related to the themes

experiencing the natural environment and recreating in theoutdoors

Wog Way / Coolangubra State Forest ScenicWolumla Peak / Wolumla Elevated and central with circumferential views to coastal

escarpment and much of the Eden CRA


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Map 1: Indicative Areas of Aesthetic Value in Eden CRA Region

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4. CONCLUSIONS

This report presents the outcomes of the nationalestate and state heritage assessment of aestheticareas in the Eden CRA. This assessmentcontributes to meeting the Scoping Agreementrequirements in relation to the National Estate andcontribute s to the development of options for aCAR reserve system and RFA for Eden.

The results of the assessment show that themajority of the expressions of the value arealready protected in existing national parks or byoff reserve management such as inclusion inPMPs.

All the areas identified are considered to havenational estate value. However, aesthetic value isonly one of the values that will be used to identifynational estate places for listing in the Register ofthe National Estate.

These area will also be included in the NSW StateHeritage Inventory database and may be relevantfor inclusion on Section 170 registers maintainedby State agencies to meet statutory requirementsunder the NSW Heritage Act.


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Commonwealth of Australia (1996), ScopingAgreement for New South Wales Regional ForestAgreements Between the Commonwealth ofAustralia, and the State of New south Wales.

Forestry Commission of NSW (1993), P.M.P.Preferred Management Priority Classification.Circular No. 1100. Forest Planning andEnvironment Series No. 2. ForestryCommission of NSW, Sydney.

Pearson M., & Rosen S. for NSW NationalParks and Wildlife Service, (1997),Comprehensive Regional Assessment StatewideCultural Heritage Data Audit, Integration andAnalysis (Non-Indigenous), AnnotatedBibliography, NSW Government Sydney andCommonwealth Government, Canberra.

Ramsay J., & John Paraskevopoulos J., for theAustralian Heritage Commission (1994), MoreThan Meets the Eye: Identifying and AssessingAesthetic Value. Report of the Aesthetic ValueWorkshop held at the University of Melbourne on27 October 1993, Australian HeritageCommission Canberra.

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Marshall D.,(1997), Community HeritageWorkshop Report, Volume 2: Workshop Reports.Regional Forest Agreement Process for the Eden

Region, Environment forest Taskforce,Canberra.

Marshall D., (1997) Community HeritageWorkshop Report, Volume 3: PlaceDocumentation. Regional Forest AgreementProcess for the Eden Region, EnvironmentForest Taskforce, Canberra.

State Forests of NSW, (1994), EdenManagement Area, Environmental ImpactStatement, Proposed Forestry Operations, VolumeA - Main Report, SFNSW, Sydney.

Harris S., (1989), Town Improvement andTourism, A Case Study of Eden and Twofold Bay,University of NSW, Sydney

Kent J., (1997), Eden CRA Region OverviewThematic Forest History (non-Indigenous), SueRosen P/L, Sydney.

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APPENDIX 1

EXPERT WORKSHOP AGENDA, PARTICIPANTS AND SUMMARY OUTCOMESIDENTIFYING AND ASSESSING AESTHETIC VALUES AND PLACE IN NSW FORESTS

EXPERT WORKSHOPTHURSDAY 5 JUNE 1997

Board Room, Level 20 RACACGovernor Macquarie Tower

1 Farrer Place, Sydney (Cnr Bent and Phillip Streets)

9.30am - 9.45am: Welcome

Chair Prof Helen Armstrong - review of workshop objectives and introduce participants

9.45am - 10.45am: Works to date in the forests: approaches, issues and outcomes

Juliet Ramsay & Phillipa Watt, Environment Forest Taskforce

Overview of aesthetic assessments within the CRA/RFA process - the forests of Victoriaand Tasmania

Dr Richard Lamb, University of Sydney

A pilot study of aesthetic qualities of Old-growth in the Upper North East of NSW -outcomes and wider application

SFNSW (Kathy Lyons)

Scenic quality mapping: management approaches and issues, work to date, eg. MorrisetEIS

10.45am - 11.00am: Morning Tea

11.00am - 12.30pm: Proposed method for NSW CRA/RFAs and comment on datasources, assessment criteria and methods

Dr Sandy Blair

Brief introduction to the proposed method, outcomes required, constraints and issues


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Prof Elizabeth Webby & State Librarian (not confirmed)

Associative values - art. literature and other media as sources

Andrew Story, Environment Forest Taskforce

Using tourism sources for the aesthetic assessment project in the Southern Forests ofWestern Australia

Heritage Office

Heritage criteria for assessing significance and comment on work to date by HO

12.30pm - 1.30pm: Lunch provided

1.30pm - 3.00pm: Refining proposed method for NSW RFAs

Workshop discussion session - see focus questions

3.00pm - 3.30pm: Conservation and management issues

Workshop discussion session - see focus questions

3.30pm - 4.00pm: Conclusion and review of outcomes

FOCUS QUESTIONS

Data sources

What range of data sources is needed to fulfil the State and National Estate heritage criteria?

How can art, literature and other media be used?

How can tourism sources be used?

How can the data from the community heritage workshops be integrated with other data sources?

How can the expert knowledge of agency field staff be used effectively?

What qualitative data can be collected eg. use of focus groups?

How can generic information about community perceptions of forest types, eg. Old-growth, beused?

What other data sources are there?

Application of criteria

How can the criteria be implemented? What range of attributes need to direct the assessment?

Is the 1993 Aesthetic Workshop definition still appropriate?


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Wording of the criteria implies the use of both expert and community based data sources - howcan this be achieved?

Methods

Is the somewhat eclectic method proposed the best response to the constraints of time andresources, the need for coverage of all forested areas and the variety of data sources available?

What are the alternatives?

IDENTIFYING AND ASSESSING AESTHETIC VALUES AND PLACE IN NSW FORESTS

EXPERT WORKSHOPTHURSDAY 5 JUNE 1997

Board Room, Level 20 RACACGovernor MacQuarie Tower

1 Farrer Place, Sydney (Cnr Bent and Phillip Streets)

PARTICIPANTS LIST

Government AgenciesMs Sue McIntyre Phone: 02 9585 6465

Fax: 02 9585 6466ManagerCultural Heritage Services SectionNPWSLevel 6, 43 Bridge StreetHURSTVILLE NSW 2220

Michal TincupUS Intern

Phone: 02 9585 6465Fax: 02 9585 6466

Cultural Heritage Services SectionNPWSLevel 6, 43 Bridge StreetHURSTVILLE NSW 2220

Dr Margaret Kowald (asobserver)

Phone: 07 3227 6274Fax: 02 3227 6386

Conservation Strategy BranchDepart of EnvironmentPO Box 155BRISBANE ALBERT STREET 4002

Ms Juliet Ramsay Vic Team EFTDr Sandy Blair NSW/Qld Team EFTMs Phillipa Watt Heritage Standards Section EFTMr Andrew Story WA Team EFTMs Helen Grinbergs NSW/Qld Team EFTMs Merilyn Pantehis NSW/Qld Team EFTMr Grant Henderson NSW/Qld Team EFTMs Cath Snelgrove Phone: 02 9391 2051

Fax: 02 9391 2336Heritage OfficeLevel 21Governor Macquarie Tower1 Farrer PlaceSYDNEY NSW 2000

Ms Suzie Hoppy Heritage OfficeLevel 21Governor Macquarie Tower1 Farrer PlaceSYDNEY NSW 2000

Ms Catherine McArthur Heritage OfficeLevel 21Governor Macquarie Tower1 Farrer Place


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SYDNEY NSW 2000Mr Cameron White Heritage Office

Level 21Governor Macquarie Tower1 Farrer PlaceSYDNEY NSW 2000

Ms Kathy Lyons Phone: 065 510 074Fax: 065 512 326

CRA CoordinatorState Forests of NSWLocked Bag 23PENNANT HILLS NSW 2120

Invited Academics/ConsultantsDr Richard Lamb Phone: 02 9351 4114

Fax: 02 9351 38118 Southern Cross WayALLAMBIE NSW 2100

Prof. Helen Armstrong Phone: 07 3864 2613Fax: 07 3864 4308

School of LASQUTGPO Box 2434BRISBANE QLD 4001

Prof. Eliz Webby Phone: 02 9351 6835Fax: 02 9351 2434

University of SydneyDepartment of English (A20)John Woolley BuildingSYDNEY NSW 2006

Mr John Bates Phone: 02 9931 1463Fax: 02 9931 1543

Tourism NSW55 Harrington StreetThe RocksGPO Box 7050SYDNEY NSW 2001

Ms Colleen Morris Phone: 02 9660 0573Fax: 02 9566 2718

35 Bilka StreetLILLYFIELD NSW 2040

Mr Graeme Quint Phone: 02 9258 0123Fax: 02 9251 1110

National Trust of Australia (NSW)GPO Box 518SYDNEY NSW 2001

Prof. Ken Taylor Phone: 06 201 5148Fax: 06 201 5034

Faculty of Environmental DesignUniversity of CanberraPO Box 1BELCONNEN ACT 2616

Ms Sue RosenHistorian & HeritageConsultant

Phone: 02 9876 1655Fax: 02 9869 3818

76A Carlingford RoadEPPING NSW 2121

Summary Outcomes

At the Expert Workshop, there was broad agreement that:

• The definition of aesthetic significance called for a wide range of community and expert datasources to be used in heritage assessments. These sources include art and literature, tourisminformation, applied landscape research, community perception studies and information heldby land and natural resource managers.

• Past studies have also shown that local communities are a rich source of information.

• Preliminary discussion of approaches to establishing thresholds for the identification andassessment of heritage significance identified this as an area where more work was required.

• It was agreed that the method developed for NSW CRAs will need to encompass the aestheticqualities of all forested lands.


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• Participants recognised that this would be difficult given the limited budget and extensive areato be covered.

• It was agreed that further work would be required in the future and that CRA assessmentswould give preliminary results for setting priorities for land allocation and managementdecisions.


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APPENDIX 2

Eden CRA Region, National Estate and State Community Heritage Values, Identification andAssessment Project

List of Places identified at Workshops with Aesthetic Value

Number Name Location Value Place Type GroupVote

WorkshopVote

SocialValue

CBG01CBY14CBR1CBY08

Dromedary/Gulaga Mountain

near Tilba Tilba aesthetic,historic, natural,social, Koori

natural, Koori 4+5+1+1

13(6+6+1+0)

high

CBY10CBY22CBY07

Murrah StateForest

Murrah StateForest, Coast toQuaama

aesthetic,historic, natural,social?

natural 0+1+2 5(1+0+4)

high

BKY15BKB08BKR08

Nunnock RiverWaterfall

BrownMountain,Bemboka

aesthetic,historic, natural,social

Experiencing thenaturalenvironment,Recreating in theoutdoors, natural

3+2+2 9(2+2+5)

high

WY02WY10WG07

Old GrowthForest

Kingfisher,Myrtle Mountainand WolumlaPeak

aesthetic,natural, social


2+1+3 42(10+5+27)

high

CBG03CBB09CBR15

Peak Alone Peak Alone aesthetic,natural, social


4+4+1 17(11+2+4)

high

CBY15CBG09

Cuttagee Creekand Lake andcatchment

Cuttagee Creekand lake, S ofBermagui


natural? 1+2 4(4+0)

medium

WG05 RainforestGullies

Bobbins Road aesthetic, natural Experiencing thenaturalenvironment,natural

2 11 medium

BKB03 Robinsons HoleTrack

From YankeesFlat to RobinsonsCreek,Wadbilliga

aesthetic,historic, social

Moving goods andpeople by road

3 4 medium


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WY11WR03WB05WG02

Stanton Rock Gnupa Forest,SW of Wyndham

aesthetic, social,Koori

Experiencing thenaturalenvironment,Recreating in theoutdoors, Koori

1+3+5+3

12(0+9+3+0)

medium

CB05CG03

Wolumla Peak Wolumla Peak aesthetic Experiencing thenaturalenvironment

5+1 4(3+1)

medium

BGY19 Ackland StreetNorthern Part

Bega aesthetic, historic Settling 0 0 low

BGG09 Aragunnu Beach Mimosa RocksNational Park

aesthetic,historic, social,Koori

Experiencing thenaturalenvironment,Recreating in theoutdoors, Movinggoods and peopleto and fromAustralian ports,Koori

3 2 low

EB06 Aslings Beach Calle Calle Bay,Twofold Bay

aesthetic,historic, social,Koori

Disposing of deadbodies, Recreatingin the outdoors,Koori

1 1 low

CR10 Back CreekWaterfall

Nethercote aesthetic, social Experiencing thenaturalenvironment,Recreating in theoutdoors

0 0 low

CR04 Beaches Ben BoydNational Park,Pambula River Sto Disaster Bay

aesthetic, social Experiencing thenaturalenvironment,Recreating in theoutdoors

1 0 low

BGR09 Bega River Bega Valley aesthetic,historic, natural,social

Developing sheepand cattleindustries, Movinggoods and peopleon inlandwaterways,Experiencing thenaturalenvironment,Recreating in theoutdoors

2 2 low

EB32 Bell Bird Creek N of Eden aesthetic, natural Experiencing thenaturalenvironment,natural

0 0 low

BG13 Big JackMountainLookout

Big JackMountain,Coolangubra

aesthetic, natural Experiencing thenaturalenvironment,natural

2 3 low

EG26EY25

Big JackMountain Road

Wyndham,Rocky Hall,Cathcart


Experiencing thenaturalenvironment,Recreating in theoutdoors, Movinggoods and peopleby road

0+1 1(0+1)

low


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WR12 Big Trees Chalkhills RoadFire Trail W ofMyrtle Mountain

aesthetic Experiencing thenaturalenvironment

1 6 low

BGR04 Black Range SE of Bega aesthetic, historic Experiencing thenaturalenvironment,Mining for otherresources

1 1 low

BGG24 BlackfellasLagoon

Bega River aesthetic,historic, social

Experiencing thenaturalenvironment,Recreating in theoutdoors

1 0 low

CBY25 Blue Pool,Horseshoe Bay toThree Brothers

S of Bermagui aesthetic, social Experiencing thenaturalenvironment,Recreating in theoutdoors

1 1 low

EG09ER11

Boydtown,Seahorse Inn

Ben BoydNational Park


Settling ,Fishingand whaling,Developing sheepand cattleindustries

2+0 1(1+0)

low

CR08 Brittens FireTrail

TantawangloLane


0 0 low

CBG23CBB14

Brogo Dam Brogo River aesthetic, social,historic

Recreating in theoutdoors

1+2 3(1+2)

low

BKB01BKG23

Brown Mountain Brown Mountain aesthetic, historic Experiencing thenaturalenvironment,Moving goods andpeople by road

2+1 3(2+1)

low

BB15 Bruin Mountain Coolangubra aesthetic, historic Experiencing thenaturalenvironment,Mining for gold

1 0 low

WB19 Campbells Peak,Heath and SedgeSwamp

Reedy Creekcatchment

aesthetic,historic, natural

Experiencing thenaturalenvironment,natural

0 0 low

BB11 Cathedral Wog Way aesthetic natural? 3 5 lowBKR01 Cattlemans

Track CampingArea

near bridge overTantawangloRiver onCattlemansTrack

aesthetic Recreating in theoutdoors

1 1 low

BB04 Causeway, WogWog Creek

opposite WoeMountain

aesthetic natural? 1 2 low

CBR27 Caves Digmers Creek,Caves Road

aesthetic, historic Experiencing thenaturalenvironment, ?

2 1 low

WR11WG08

Coal Hole andPond

Head ofTowamba River

aesthetic,historic?, natural

?, natural 1+2 6(1+5)

low

BGR12 Coastline from Tathra toBermagui


1 1 low


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BGG03 Coastline Eden region aesthetic, social Experiencing thenaturalenvironment,Recreating in theoutdoors

1 0 low

CBG19 Coppins Creekorchid sites andrainforest

S side of MountDromedary


0 0 low

BGY07BGR02

Dr GeorgeMountain

E of Bega aesthetic,historic, natural

Mining for gold,Working in theforest, natural

2+3 2(0+2)

low

BB03 Genoa River areanear Bridge

Genoa River aesthetic, social Recreating in theoutdoors

1 0 low

BB12 Gold Mine HoneysuckleCreek

aesthetic, historic Mining for gold 0 0 low

WG09 Goldmine Creek TantawangloState Forest tooutflow atMataganah River



2 0 low

EY06 Granite Cascadesand Falls onPericoe Creek

Pericoe Creek onboth sides ofPericoe Road, upand downstream



2 0 low

BGG07 Granite Tors andArchaeologicalSites

Portion 140Murrabrine

aesthetic, Koori Experiencing thenaturalenvironment,Koori

0 0 low

ER15 GulagaMountainincluding WestSummit

Tilba area aesthetic,historic, natural,social, Koori

Experiencing thenaturalenvironment,Recreating in theoutdoors, Miningfor gold, natural,Koori

1 0 low

ER01 HangingSwamps inCoolangubra

Top of ReedyCreek near WogWay, includingcatchment

aesthetic,natural, social,economic


1 0 low

ER03 Harry's Hut Nadgee River,NadgeeWilderness

aesthetic, historic Settling 3 3 low

EB08 Haycock PointDam

Haycock Point,North Ben BoydNational Park,end of HaycockRoad


Recreating in theoutdoors,Providing water

2 2 low

BGB16 Hidden Valley Bunga Head N ofArraganu,Mimosa RocksNational Park



1 0 low

BKY07 Indian Head South East ForestNational Park


0 2 low


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BGR15 Jiguma - mouthof the PambulaRiver

mouth of thePambula River

aesthetic Experiencing thenaturalenvironment,natural

0 0 low

WB21 Jingo CreekWaterfall

Jingera-Lea aesthetic Experiencing thenaturalenvironment

1 2 low

BGR01 Kidnning(?) Bay Tathra aesthetic, social Experiencing thenaturalenvironment,Recreating in theoutdoors

2 0 low

WY09 Kununa Roadand Wog Way

CoolangubraNational Parkand State Forest


2 0 low

ER07 Leonards IslandNorth toHaycock

N of Eden, S ofPambula



1 1 low

BKB13 Mimosa RocksNational Park,southern part

Mimosa RocksNational Park


1 0 low

BGY02 MimosaRocks/BourndaNational Parkand corridorsincluding TathraForest Reserve

aesthetic,natural,economic


1 1 low

EY22 Moreton Bay FigTree

Pine Plantation,Burragate Road

aesthetic ? 0 0 low

CBY06 MountDromedary WestSide/CoppinCreek

MountDromedary westside


0 0 low

EG13EB15

Mount Imlay Mount ImlayNational Park, Sof Eden


2+1 1(1+0)

low

EG10 MountTumbledownLookout

Nadgee natureReserve


0 0 low

EB04 Mowary Point S of Eden aesthetic,historic, social


0 2 low

CBY28 Murrabrine andWandella oldforests

Murrabrine andWandella StateForests


2 2 low

BGG10 MurrabrineMountain Trigarea

MurrabrineMountain


1 1 low

BGG05 Murrah RiverWildlife Corridor

from MumbullaMountain to thecoast



3 1 low


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CBG15 MurrumbrineMountain - oldgrowth forestand flora reserve

aesthetic natural 1 0 low

BB16BG12

Myamba Gorge Myanba Creekoff KanoonahRoad


Experiencing thenaturalenvironment,Mining for otherresources

0+5 0(0+0)

low

WR18 Myanba Falls South EastForests NationalPark


1 1 low

BG11 Nalbaugh Falls Nalbaugh aesthetic, social Experiencing thenaturalenvironment

5 0 low

CBY17 Nelson Lagoon Tanja, MimosaRocks NationalPark


BGB15BGG26

Nethercote Falls Yowaka River,Nethercote FallsFlora Reserve, Wof Pambula



1+0 0(0+0)

low

BKY13BKB19

NumbuggaWalls

NE of Bemboka,SE Forests

aesthetic,natural?


2+1 3(1+2)

low

CY02 Numbulla Falls Numbulla CreekRoad

aesthetic, social,Koori

Experiencing thenaturalenvironment,Recreating in theoutdoors, Koori

3 2 low

BGY18 Old BegaHospital and HillSite

Bega aesthetic, historic Settling 0 0 low

CBR25 Old GrowthForest

Murrabrine andDampier


EB28 Old GrowthForest

Coolangubra aesthetic Experiencing thenaturalenvironment

1 3 low

EG16 Old Hut CreekGorge

headwaters ofthe YowakaRiver


2 1 low

BKR16 Old SassafrasForest

near XI Road andBemboka RiverRoad intersection


3 3 low

ER22 PambulaCreamery

Pambula-Wyndham Road,5 kms fromPrinces Highway

aesthetic, historic Developing sheepand cattleindustries

1 2 low

EB33 Pambula LakeMidden Sites

Pambula Lake aesthetic, historic Koori 0 0 low

WR16 Pheasants Peak CoolangubraNational Park


1 6 low

BKR06 Pigeon Box WadbilligaNational Park -N of Bemboka


1 1 low

CBG17 Pipers Lookout Brown Mountain aesthetic Recreating in theoutdoors

1 2 low


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CB08 Plum CreekCatchment

Area bounded byPostmans Track,Brittens Firetrack and TantaCreek


2 0 low

CBY02 Rainforest inBodalla StateForest

Dignams Creek aesthetic natural 1 0 low

BGG01 Remnant OldGrowth Forest

Mumbulla StateForest


2 2 low

WR10 Russell CreekWaterhole

CoolangubraNational Park


2 9 low

WB12 Russell Falls Below Big Jack,CoolangubraNational Park


1 0 low

BKY09 RutherfordCreek Rockpooland Waterfall

Brown Mountainescarpment


0 0 low

ER16 Saltwater Creek Ben BoydNational Park


1 0 low

EB29 Saltwater toBittangabeeWalking Track

? aesthetic, natural Experiencing thenaturalenvironment,natural

0 3 low

BGG16 Spotted Gums Gillards Beach,Mimosa RocksNational Park


1 0 low

CB03 TantawangloGorge

TantawangloCreek


1 0 low

CG11 TantawangloRiver

Area belowjunction of SixMile Creek andTantawangloRiver

aesthetic,natural, social,


3 0 low

BKB11 Tathra Wharf Tathra aesthetic,historic, social

Moving goods andpeople to and fromAustralian ports

1 0 low

EB01EG30

The Pinnacles Haycock Road,North BenBoyd/South BenBoyd NationalPark?


1+0 0(0+0)

low

CY13 Tuross River WadbilligaNational Park


1 0 low

EY07 Two MileLookout overTowamba Valley

Pericoe Road,Towamba


1 0 low


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EB05 Twofold BayHarbour andWharves

Snug Cove, Eden aesthetic,historic, natural,social

Moving goods andpeople to and fromAustralian ports

2 2 low

BGR10 Wadbilliga andotherendangeredspecies habitat

BrogoWilderness andNational Park



1 1 low

BGY04 WadbilligaNationalPark/Wilderness


2 2 low

CBY13 WadbilligaPicnic Site

WadbilligaNational Park,river crossing


0 2 low

BKY18 Wadbilliga Road WadbilligaNational Park

aesthetic Recreating in theoutdoors, Movinggoods and peopleby road

1 0 low

CBY03 Wallaga Lake-Bermagui CoastWalk

Wallaga Lake-Bermagui coast

aesthetic?, social? Experiencing thenaturalenvironment,Recreating in theoutdoors

1 1 low

EB07ER20

WallagaraughRiver

NSW-VictoriaBorder, SW ofEden


1+0 0(0+0)

low

CBR03 Wandello Creekand Tuross Riverjunction, PortPhillip Neddy'sgrave site,Wandella BridleTrack

Wandella StateForest

aesthetic, historic ?, Disposing ofdead bodies,Moving goods andpeople by road

2 3 low

ER06 Waratahs onLetts Mountain

Letts Mountain,Yambula StateForest


1 0 low

WB22 Waterfall Causeway Road,Dingo(?) Creek


0 0 low

EY23 White Gum Flat extension ofPericoe Road,Towamba


3 0 low

BGB09 Yellow Pinchand WolumlaPeak Fire Trailand WolumlaPeak Road

Yurramie StateForest, MyrtleMountain


1 0 low


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APPENDIX 3

Cultural Heritage Places in the Eden CRA RegionAreas & Places within State Forests

(for inclusion in Cplan)

Place Name Value Tenure Boundary ManagementImplications forSFNSW

ResourceImplications

Comments

Old GrowthForest Patches -KingfisherRoad, MyrtleMt, WolumlaPeak

SocialAesthetic

SFNSW Await outcomes ofNat assessmentsbut use currentPMP 1.2 boundaryto indicatecommunityinterest.

Can’t bedelineatedas related tonaturalvalues inarea

PanbulaGoldfield

SocialHistoricAesthetic

SFNSW Current RNEboundary

Forest managementby prescription

Nil additionalimpact onresource - areaalready identifiedand managed asPMP 1.1.8 Forestmanagement byprescription andhas conservationplan

SFNSWneeds toreview andimplementcurrentconservationplan

GoodeniaRainforest

Aesthetic SFNSW Indicativeboundary asdelineated by GHto highlightaesthetic valueduring integration

Forest managementby prescriptionMaintenance ofviewing lines

Moderate impacton surroundingeucalypt forest

Tannery Site,Gnupa SF

Historic SFNSW As delineated byDG as anindicativeboundary


Moderate -conservation ofrepresentativearea of forestaround sitesought, needs tobe clearlydelineated,included in PMPand managed byprescription

Requiresconservationassessment


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Comments

YambullaGoldfields &Township



Substantial - someareas within areadelineated by DGcurrently PMP 1.1.8Forest managementby prescription, 1.2excluded fromharvesting, 1.3excluded fromharvesting, and1.1.7 excluded fromharvesting

SFNSWconcernedwhetherwhole areaas delineatedis significantandconsidersthat currentreservationis adequate.Significantfeaturesshould bedelineatedclearly andmanagedappropriately underprescription.Requiresfurtherassessment ifconsideringextendingoutsidecurrent PMPareas


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Whipstickmines andvillage site



Moderate - needs tobe clearlydelineated,included in PMPand managed byprescription

SFNSWexpressedsomeconcernabout extentof mineboundary asdelineatedby DGwould likesignificantareas to beclearlydelineatedandboundaryreduced totheminimumsizenecessary toprotectsignificantsites.Furtherinvestigationandconservationassessmentrequired.


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Cultural Heritage Places in the Eden CRA RegionAreas & Places within State Forests

(for inclusion in Context layers)



Comments

HitesWaterwheelSawmill Site &Rockton Falls


SFNSW As delineatedby DM

Maintenance ofvalue in delineatedareaMaintenance ofviewing lines

Nil, currentlyprotected bystreamside bufferand excluded fromharvesting.

Currently noton PMPsystem.Locatedwithin PinePlantationacquired bySFNSW

Murrah StateForest

SocialAesthetic

SFNSW Await outcomesof Natassessments

Can’t bedelineated asrelated tonatural valuesin area.

MyrtleMountainLookout

SocialAesthetic

SFNSW Current PMPboundary

Maintenance ofvalue in delineatedarea

Nil, currently PMP1.1.2 and excludedfrom harvesting.

Wallaga Lake SocialAesthetic

SFNSW,Crownland &NPWS

Current PMP1.1.6 boundaryto be partiallyextended by200m.


Moderate impact onresource due toextensions of PMP1.1.6 boundaryoutside currentdelineated area andif it is intended thatcurrentmanagementprescriptions bechanged to entailexclusion fromharvesting orstricter prescriptionsthan currently exist

Concernexpressed bySFNSW overextent ofboundary asoriginallydelineated byDM & GH.Agreed tohigh watermark easternand northernportions oflake, fieldvistitationwasundertakenand anegotiatedextension ofcurrent PMPvisualboundary wasagreed.

Davidson’sWhaling Station


NPWS &SFNSW

As delineatedby DG


Nil - Moderate if itis proposed thatcurrentmanagementprescriptions bechanged - boundarycontained withincurrent PMP 1.1.6area


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Comments

Cow bail trail /Chimneys trail/ cuttings

HistoricAesthetic

NPWS &SFNSW

Indicativeboundary asdelineated byGH for aestheticvalueas delineated byDG for historicvalue


Moderate - 5mbuffer for pine areaswithin State Forest,20m buffer fornative forest areaswithin State Forest -requiresidentification asPMP 1.1.6harvesting byprescription

Small portionof aestheticboundary fallsin area ofnative forestrecentlyacquired bySFNSWrequires sitevisitation tofinaliseboundary 5mfor pine, 20mfor nativeforest.

Edrom Lodge HistoricAesthetic

SFNSW As delineatedby DG

Forest managementby prescriptionMaintain historicvaluesMaintain viewinglines

Nil, currently PMP1.1.3 educationharvesting byprescription.

ConservationPlan requiredfor site

BurrawangPicnic Ground

Aesthetic SFNSW Current PMP1.1.2 and 1.1.6boundary

Forest managementby prescriptionMaintain viewinglines

Nil - Moderate if itis proposed thatcurrentmanagementprescriptions bechanged - boundarycontained withincurrent PMP 1.1.6and 1.1.2 harvestingby prescription.

SFNSW wasconcernedaboutextension ofboundarybeyondcurrent PMParea - sitevisitation hasbeenundertakenand agreementmet on usingthe currentPMPboundaries.

Fisheries Beachwalk

Aesthetic SFNSW As containedwith DG’sDavidsonwhaling stationboundary

Forest managementby prescriptionMaintain viewinglines

Nil - Moderate if itis proposed thatcurrentmanagementprescriptions bechanged - boundarycontained withincurrent PMP 1.1.6harvesting byprescription.


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Comments

Ludwigs Creek Aesthetic SFNSW As delineatedby GH

Maintenance ofvalueMaintenance ofviewing lines

Nil - containedwithin current PMP1.1.7 boundary andexcluded fromharvesting

Maxwells forestwalk

Aesthetic SFNSW As delineatedby GH


Nil - containedwithin currentforest preserve andexcluded fromharvesting

NewtonsCrossingcamping area

Aesthetic SFNSW As delineatedby GH


Nil - containedwithin current PMP1.1.7 boundary andexcluded fromharvesting

Scrubby Creekpicnic area

Aesthetic SFNSW As negotiatedduring meeting


Nil - Moderate if itis proposed thatcurrentmanagementprescriptions bechanged - containedwithin current PMP1.1.6 & 1.1.2boundary,harvesting byprescription

Nethercote Falls Aesthetic SFNSW Current RNE &Flora reserveboundary


Nil - current florareserve, excludedfrom harvesting

Nalbaugh Falls Aesthetic SFNSW Current PMPboundaries 1.1.7and 1.1.2.


Nil - Moderate if itis proposed thatcurrentmanagementprescriptions bechanged - containedwithin current PMP1.1.6 & 1.1.2boundary,harvesting byprescription

SFNSWdisputed needto includenative forestbeyondimmediategullysurroundingfalls. Sitevisitation wasundertaken todeterminewhether areasof native forestneed to beincluded.Agreedexistingboundariessufficient.


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Management &ResourceImplications

Comments

Wog WayForest Drive

Aesthetic NPWS &SFNSW

As delineatedby GH - PMP1.1.6 buffer onarea of nativeforest.

Forest Managementby prescriptionMaintenance ofvalueMaintenance ofviewing lines

Significantdepending onnature ofreservation andextent of buffer.

Wog Way iscontainedwithinNational Parkand StateForests butroad andeasement iscurrentlyundermanagementof SFNSW.SFNSWagreed to avisualPMP1.1.6buffer innative forestas per Imlayroad withharvesting byprescription

MontrealGoldfields

Historic SFNSW,CrownLand &Private

As delineatedby DG


Mostly private &crown land issue, ifdetermined to bepartly on StateForest may requirePMP

Requiresfurtherinvestigationto determinetenureConservationassessmentrequired

Prison Farm,Bondi SF

Historic SFNSW As delineatedby DG

Maintenance ofvalue

Nil - on clearedland within pineplantation

Needsconservationassessmentwithindelineatedarea

Quarry Site Historic SFNSW As delineatedby DG

Unrestrictedlogging

Nil - no change tocurrentmanagementpractices

Razor-back FireTrail

Historic SFNSW& NPWS

As delineatedby DG

Unrestrictedforestry

Nil - no change tocurrentmanagementpractices

Sleeper cuttercamps, MurrahSF

Historic SFNSW As delineatedby DG


Negligible - needsto be clearlydelineated includedin PMP andmanaged byprescription

Requiresfurtherinvestigation& assessmentof significantareasConservationplan andmanagementguidelines


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Management &ResourceImplications

Comments

Wolumlagoldfield

Historic SFNSW,andpossiblysomeprivate

As delineatedby DG as anindicativeboundary


Potentiallysubstantial if entireboundary asdelineated by DGapplied - some ofthe area is currentlyPMP 1.1.6harvesting byprescription

SFNSW hassome concernabout extent ofmineboundary asdelineated byDG cancurrent PMP1.1.6 boundarysuffice ratherthan 1kmradius. Minesappear toextend westinto privateproperty .

WoolingubrahInn

Historic SFNSW As delineatedby DG as anindicativeboundary -requires furtherdiscussion


Potentiallysubstantial on pineresource) if buffersuggested by DG(300m) isconsidered, sitecurrently has 50 -100m buffer.

Highlysignificant siteurgentlyrequiringstabilisationandconservationplan.

TantawangaloRoad andLookout

AestheticHistoric

SFNSW& NPWS

As delineatedby GH andnegotiated atmeeting


Nil - moderate if itis proposed thatcurrentmanagementprescriptions bechanged - withincurrent PMP 1.1.6boundaryharvesting byprescription

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APPENDIX 4

AUSTRALIAN HERITAGECOMMISSION CRITERIA FOR THEREGISTER OF THE NATIONALESTATE

Without limiting the generality of sub-section (1)of the Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975,a place that is a component of the natural orcultural environment of Australia is to be taken tobe a place included in the national estate if it hassignificance or other special value for futuregenerations as well as for the present communitybecause of:

Criterion A: Its importance in the course,or pattern, of Australia’s natural or culturalhistory.

A.1 Importance in the evolution of Australianflora, fauna, landscapes or climate.

A.2 Importance in maintaining existing processesor natural systems at the regional or national scale.

A.3 Importance in exhibiting unusual richness ordiversity of flora, fauna, landscapes or culturalfeatures.

A.4 Importance for association with events,developments or cultural phases which have had asignificant role in the human occupation andevolution of the nation, State, region orcommunity.

Criterion B: Its possession of uncommon,rare or endangered aspects of Australia’snatural or cultural history.

B.1 Importance for rare, endangered oruncommon flora, fauna, communities, ecosystems,natural landscapes or phenomena, or as awilderness.

B.2 Importance in demonstrating a distinctive wayof life, custom, process, land-use, function ordesign no longer practiced, in danger of being lost,or of exceptional interest.

Criterion C: Its potential to yieldinformation that will contribute to anunderstanding of Australia’s natural orcultural history.

C.1 Importance for information contributing to awider understanding of Australian natural history,by virtue of its use as a research site, teaching site,type locality, reference or benchmark site.

C.2 Importance for information contributing to awider understanding of the history of humanoccupation of Australia.

Criterion D: Its importance indemonstrating the principalcharacteristics of:(i) a class of Australia’s natural or culturalplaces; or(ii) a class of Australia’s natural or culturalenvironments.

D.1 Importance in demonstrating the principalcharacteristics of the range of landscapes,environments or ecosystems, the attributes ofwhich identify them as being characteristic of theirclass.

D.2 Importance in demonstrating the principalcharacteristics of the range of human activities inthe Australian environment (including way of life,custom, process, land-use, function, design ortechnique).


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Criterion E: Its importance in exhibitingparticular aesthetic characteristics valuedby a community or cultural group.

E.1 Importance for a community for aestheticcharacteristics held in high esteem or otherwisevalued by the community.

Criterion F: Its importance indemonstrating a high degree of creative ortechnical achievement at a particularperiod.

F.1 Importance for its technical, creative, designor artistic excellence, innovation or achievement.

Criterion G: Its strong or specialassociations with a particular community

or cultural group for social, cultural orspiritual reasons.

G.1 Importance as a place highly valued by acommunity for reasons of religious, spiritual,symbolic, cultural, educational, or socialassociations.

Criterion H: Its special association withthe life or works of a person, or group ofpersons, of importance in Australia'snatural or cultural history.

H.1 Importance for close associations withindividuals whose activities have been significantwithin the history of the nation, State or region.

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Completed AssessmentsDocumented for the CRA

Inventory Database

The final assessment of places of aestheticvalue in the Eden CRA Region is stilloccurring. It is anticipated that the finalversion of this report will contain theseassessments.

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