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www.environment.sa.gov.au
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state of the trails
South AustraliaBrett Simes
Commercial Development & Partnerships
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What's been happening
• Department for Environment and Natural Resources (previous Department of
Environment and Heritage) – amalgamation between DEH and Natural Resource Management
• Office of Recreation and Sport – now sits
within Department for Planning and Local Government
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What's been happening
What do these changes mean for trails?
• DENR – increased access to volunteer base
• ORS – opportunity for trails to be promoted much earlier in planning process
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What's been happeningDENR
• Linking with Nature – trails strategy 2008-2012
• Planning – 10 whole of park trail plans
• Cycling policy
• Linking Adelaide With Nature
• Commercial tour operator trial
• Ongoing repairs and upgrades
• Sturt Gorge – case study
• Multi Day Walk
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Linking With Nature
•more visitors involved in conservation & planning
•minimise & manage potential impacts of trails & use
•design, construct and monitor sustainable trails
•partnerships
•develop expertise in trail management and impart to others
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Cycling Policy
• Formalises where cycling is possible
• Procedures to assess if cycling is appropriate in an area
• Standards for establishing cycling trails
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Linking Adelaide With Nature
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Cycling Tourism
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Better Trails
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•Stabilisation
•Reduces erosion
•Enables vegetation growth
Grassroots Turf Reinforcement
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Improving safety
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Building capacity
The Kokoda Initiative
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What's been happeningOffice of Recreation & Sport
Community Recreation and Sport Facilities Program
grant increase of $5m to $6.49m
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Guidelines for the Planning, Design, Construction and Maintenance of Recreational trails in South Australia
Planning Institute of Australia - State AwardEnvironmental Planning or Conservation
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Greater Adelaide Open Space System
• link, integrate & protect biodiversity assets & natural habitats
•Provide linkages to encourage walking & cycling to local activities & centres
Greenways
•Plan & develop a system of greenways to link open space, enhance biodiversity, encourage walking & cycling
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What's been happeningForestry SA
•Upgrade of many forest walking trails from to multi use
•Replacing trail marker system to meet Aust Standards
•Cudlee Creek MTB park- new XC trails- realignment of downhill- improvements to access- expansion of trail network being planned
•Improving some overnight stays on the Kidman Trail
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Where are we heading?
• Structured decision making
• Community engagement
• Delivering on user expectations and wants
• Broadening appeal – increased experiences
• Sustainable design
• Commercial partnerships
• Volunteers
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Volunteers installing rock armouring - cycling trail
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Kangaroo Island Multi Day Walk
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