Wadmore Park/Pulyonna Wirra Management Plan

Consultation has concluded

Community Engagement Outcomes

In March 2021, Council invited community to provide feedback on the Draft Wadmore Park/Pulyonna Wirra Management Plan. The final outcomes of the consultation are documented in the 2 August Council agenda on pages 17 - 222.

Project Details

Wadmore Park/Pulyonna Wirra is a popular Park in Athelstone adjacent to Black Hill National Park, and bounded by Maryvale Road and Addison Ave. It is an increasingly unique and important park being located in an urban area comprising significant biodiverse vegetation communities, and containing nationally threatened species and remnant vegetation.

There has been a lot of work undertaken within the Park over the past 20 years with countless hours contributed by both the Campbelltown Landcare Group and Council Staff. The Park is an important seedbank for Council, local groups and the Department of Environment & Water for local propagation.

What was proposed?

Council is considering how best to manage the park for the future with new threats emerging such as climate change. A draft management plan (entitled 'Strategic Plan for managing Wadmore Park/Pulyonna Wirra' and available from the Documents tab) has been developed in conjunction with a range of stakeholders.

Recent bushfires in South Australia have highlighted the value and risks associated with urban parks. Investigating alternative approaches to fire prevention and ecology management within the Park is an important consideration moving forward. The Park contains 30 fauna species of conservation significance and approximately one quarter of them are recognised as being threatened either regionally, within the State or under the Australian Governments Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.

Wadmore Park/Pulyonna Wirra is popular with local residents and there are a range of competing uses and interests prevalent for users of the park including nature enthusiasts, hiking, dog walking, orienteering and bike riding. Whilst activities such as motorbike riding are prohibited due to the nature of the park, the impacts of existing uses also need to be reviewed. The risk for the park is that it becomes overused.

About the plan

Council is conducting broad Community engagement to help us develop new Plan. We acknowledge that some proposals and issues raised will not be popular with everyone due to ongoing competing uses of the Park. The community engagement process will explore some of these areas in more detail to help inform the final plan and attempt to balance community desires vs environmental outcomes.

Further information is available from the documents link.

Consultation closed 4pm, Thursday 1 April 2021