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61/24353/111455 Emu Point DevelopmentPreliminary Documentation

Appendix D

Enhancement of Possum Habitat –Landscape Master Plan

17 November 2010

Tim WyndhamAssessment OfficerDepartment of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and CommunitiesGPO Box 787Canberra ACT 2601

Our ref: 61/24353/105164Your ref: 2010/5479

Dear Tim

Emu Point DevelopmentAdditional Information for EPBC Act Assessment

Further to our recent correspondence and additional information, dated 5 November 2010, and themeeting held between Sharon Clark of LandCorp, Andrew Weavers and Vicki Middleton of SEWPAC onTuesday 9 November, it is understood that SEWPAC requires confirmation of the proposed approachrelating to the following aspects of the Emu Point development:

Enhancement of possum habitat within green spines;

Detail regarding street trees; and

Reasoning for the location of the development footprint within the site, specifically the retention of thenorth-west corner of the site as Public Open Space.

Enhancement of Habitat within Green Spines

Green spines, degraded areas and redundant walking trails will be revegetated by Landcorp followingfinal civil works using locally occurring native species that are endemic to Emu Point (with localprovenance to within 5 km of the site). Lists of suitable tree and shrub species are provided in section10.2.1 (Table 2) and 10.2.2 (Table 3) of the Landscape Masterplan (attached). The proposed treespecies to be used in revegetation of bush corridors and reserves are identified in Table 1, below.

Table 1 Proposed Bush Corridor and Reserve Tree Species

Species Common Name Provenance Dieback Resistant

Agonis flexuosa Peppermint Emu Point Yes

Allocasuarina fraseriana Sheoak Emu Point Yes

Banksia attenuata Slender Banksia Emu Point No

Banksia ilicifolia Holly-leaved Banksia Emu Point No

An Environmental Management Plan will be prepared to provide detail on revegetation, species selectionand use, and ongoing weed management in bushland reserves. This management plan will beimplemented initially by Landcorp during landscape construction phase for a two year period and thenfollowing handover of the site, by the City of Albany.

At the request of SEWPAC, LandCorp has committed to undertaking a watering & fertilisation programwithin the green spines, with the aim of maximising vegetation growth and carrying capacity of possumhabitat. A granular native plant fertiliser will be applied to establishing plants on an annual basis, at the

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manufacturers recommended rate per hectare. Establishing plants within the revegetated areas will bewatered monthly during the summer months using water sourced from mains water supply.

LandCorp will undertake the watering and fertilisation program for a two year period following thelandscape construction phase. Following handover of the site to the City of Albany, a Special Area Ratewill provide funding for the City to continue this program in perpetuity. No watering or fertilisation ofestablished vegetation is proposed as this may potentially have a detrimental effect on the health andsurvival of native plants.

Street Trees

LandCorp have identified tree species to be used in street tree planting along with planting strategies foreach area within the development, as identified in section 10.2.1 (Table 1) of the Landscape Masterplan.A list of the proposed species to be used in street tree planting is included in Table .

Table 1 Proposed Street Tree Species


Australian Native Species

Acmena smithii Lilly Pilly Australian Native Yes

Agonis flexuosa Peppermint Emu Point Yes

Allocasuarina fraseriana Sheoak Emu Point Yes

Brachychiton acerifolius Illawarra Flame Tree Australian Native Yes

Casuarina cunninghamii River Sheoak Australian Native Yes

Casuarina obesa Swamp Sheoak Western AustralianNative

Yes

Corymbia calophylla Marri Western AustralianNative

Yes

Corymbia ficifolia Flowering Gum Western AustralianNative

Yes

Eucalyptus forrestiana Fuchsia Gum Western AustralianNative

Yes

Eucalyptuslandsdowniana

Crimson Mallee Australian Native Yes

Eucalyptus scoparia Wallangarra White Gum Australian Native Yes

Eucalyptus Sideroxylon‘rosea’

Red Ironbark Australian Native Yes

Hymenosporum flavidus Native Frangipani Australian Native Yes

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Melaleuca lanceolata Rottnest Island TeeTree

Western AustralianNative

Yes

Syzygium oleosum Blue Lilly-pilly Australian Native Yes

Syzygium paniculatum Magenta Cherry Australian Native Yes

Exotic Deciduous Species

Cersis siliquastrum Judas tree Exotic Unknown

Prunus cerasifera nigra Red-flowering Plum Exotic Unknown

Pyrus ussurensisor calleryana Ornamental Pear Exotic Unknown

Ulmus parvifolia Chinese Elm Exotic Unknown

Fire Retardant Species

Acmena smithii Lilly-Pilly Australian Native Yes

Brachychiton acerifolius Illawarra Flame Tree Australian Native Yes

Casuarina cunninghamii River Sheoak Australian Native Yes

Casuarina obesa Swamp Sheoak Western AustralianNative

Yes

Cersis siliquastrum Judas Tree Exotic Unknown

Hymenosporum flavidus Native Frangipani Australian Native Yes

Melaleuca lanceolata Rottnest Island Tee tree Western AustralianNative

Yes

Location of the Development Footprint within the Site

The development footprint has been designed with the following sustainable principles in mind:

Building on appropriately zoned land;

Working with the natural contours of the site;

Reducing the visual impact; and

Minimising impacts on native flora and fauna.

The north-west corner of the site supports a ridgeline which screens the proposed development fromEmu Point Drive and closer existing development. The development has been designed to takemaximum advantage of the site topography, positioning buildings in micro-valley swales as far as

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Abbreviations Glossary

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BPZCPTEDDECDGLDRDUP / SUPEPRAEPRDESDFESAHSZLWMSMIODPPERPOSPr.WRP WSUD

Building Protection ZoneCrime Prevention Through Environmental DesignDepartment of Environmental ConservationDesign GuidelinesDieback ResistantDual Use path / Shared Use PathEmu Point Redevelopment AuthorityEmu Point Residential DevelopmentEnvironmentally Sensitive DesignFire and Emergency ServicesHazard Separation ZoneLocal Water Management StrategyMunicipal InventorOutline Development Plan (Structure Plan)Public Environmental ReviewPublic Open SpaceProvenanceWestern Ringtailed PossumWater Sensitive Urban Design

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01 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1

02 BRIEF 3

03 LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT 5 3.1 Project Background 5

3.1.1 Project Location 5 3.1.2 Site Development History 5

3.2 Site Analysis 7 3.2.1 Fauna 7 3.2.2 Flora 8 3.2.3 Soil type and drainage 10 3.2.4 Cultural Heritage 11 3.2.5 Visual Quality & Landscape Character 12 3.2.6 Land Use / Development Type 13

04 DEVELOPMENT STATUS 17 4.1 May 2010 17

4.1.1 Current Project Status 17 4.1.2 Future Stages 17

05 LANDSCAPE ISSUES 19 5.1 Summary 19

06 LANDSCAPE PRINCIPLES 21 6.1 Guiding Principles 21

6.1.1 Building Social Capital 21 6.1.2 Protecting the Environment 24 6.1.3 Supporting Economic Objectives 35

07 LANDSCAPE MASTERPLAN 39 7.1 Design Philosophy 39 7.2 Urban Design 40 7.3 Precinct Landscapes 41

7.3.1 Village Centre & Terraces 41 7.3.2 Medium Density Precinct – Beach Side 42 7.3.3 Existing Residential Zone 42 7.3.4 Single House Precinct 42 7.3.5 Cluster Housing Precinct 43 7.3.6 Hazard Protection Zone 43

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7.4 P.O.S Landscapes 45 7.4.1 Within the Subdivision 45 7.4.2 Surrounding the Subdivision 46

7.5 Access Networks 48 7.5.1 Road Reserves 48 7.5.2 Pedestrian and Cycling Networks 48 7.5.3 Median Islands 49

08 PRIVATE GARDENS 51 8.1 Landscaping Guidelines 51

8.1.1 Over Arching Aims 51 8.1.2 Food Gardens 52 8.1.3 Garden Characteristics 53 8.1.4 Conclusion 55

09 STAGING & FURTHER WORKS 57 9.1 Construction Staging 57

9.1.1 Design Briefs 57 9.1.2 Demolition 57 9.1.3 Possible recurring Issues 58

9.2 Additional Design Work 60 9.2.1 Public Art Programme 60 9.2.2 Interpretation 61

10 PALETTES 65 10.1 Colour & Material Palette 65

10.1.1 Background 65 10.1.2 Colours 66 10.1.3 Materials 67

10.2 Planting Palette 68 10.2.1 Tree Palette 72 10.2.2 Shrub, strap leafed & ground covers 73 10.2.3 City of Albany Weed List 85

11 APPENDIX 89 11.1 Attachments

DRAFT Landscape Masterplan Drawing Outline Development Plan #7 Site Contour Plan (ODP Superseded) Sustainability Checklists

11.2 References

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY01

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There is a growing awareness that “building housing without considering its landscape setting will not produce the sustainable communities of the future”1.

Researchers, policy makers and professional institutes are advocating a ‘landscape-led’ approach to development in order to address:

• food and energy security;

• water management and fl ood risk;

• climate change adaptation and mitigation;

• safeguarding against biodiversity loss, and

• enhancing community cohesion.

The need to consider the whole of the development’s setting, not just the built form, has underpinned LandCorp’s approach to the Emu Point Residential Development and is part of the Landscape Masterplan’s brief.

Well designed ‘Green Infrastructure’ elements - parks, street trees, shared use paths, swales, verges, retained bushland etc - have the potential to be able to deliver a range of benefi ts to the community and this Landscape Masterplan aims to provide recommendations that will result in the maximum benefi t gained from green infrastructure, and ensure that the new landscape responds to the character and ecological values of the site.

This report includes:• a summary overview of other studies (such as

the PER) as they pertain to the landscape;

• a set of landscape design principles and recommendations to guide decisions throughout the landscaping and urban design process;

• a landscape masterplan which sets out the character and qualities of different zones and public spaces (see Appendix 1);

• recommendations for staging and further design work such as public art and interpretation, and

• detailed colour, material and plant species palettes, including plants for bushfi re control, dieback infected areas and drainage swales.

This document has been prepared in parallel with the Outline Development Plan, the Public Environment Review and the Design Guidelines, and aims to complement and strengthen the recommendations found in those documents.

1 Landscape Institute (UK) ‘Making it home – the power of landscape to create the communities of the future’ March 2010.

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X BRIEF 02


The brief for the Landscape Masterplan for Emu Point essentially followed the preparation of a Draft Concept Plan developed with community and local government feedback in 2006 and 2007. The subdivision Concept Plan comprised of around 91 residential lots1 of a variety of styles and densities, set in the site to conserve approximately 60% (or 20ha) of the existing native vegetation and sited to avoid development on the higher dunal ridges.

The new development is adjacent to a small residential subdivision released in the 60’s and the brief required that this older area be integrated with the new development. It is envisaged that the development will be staged over a 5 ~ 10 year construction period.

Sustainability was a core objective of the brief and LandCorp list the following objectives as key elements of all design aspects of the development, including the Landscape Masterplan:

Social• a place that integrates with existing surrounding areas;

• a place that feels welcoming and accessible to everyone;

• a community, not simply a housing estate;

• a place with a great “feel” about it;

• a community made up of a diverse range of people.

Environmental• respect topography;

• protect signifi cant vegetation;

• protect signifi cant fauna habitat;

• include wildlife corridors in development;

• Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) in houses and outside of lot boundaries.

Economic• support and not detract from existing facilities at Emu Point;

• revenue to assist with funding the Waterfront;

• relative affordability - ranges of lot sizes and housing options;

• reduction of building life cycle costs for owners through ESD.

This Landscape Masterplan has been prepared with the above objectives in mind, and in conjunction with parallel processes including preparation of the Outline Development Plan (ODP), Design Guidelines (DGL), Public Environmental Review (PER), sustainability checklist and civil engineering design.

1 This number has increased as the subdivision was further designed.


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3.1.1 PROJECT LOCATION

This development is proposed for Albany, Western Australia, which is situated approximately 450km from Perth, in the Great Southern region of WA and on King George Sound.

The Emu Point Residential Development (EPRD) site comprises Lots 3000 and 1523 Emu Point Drive, which is situated some 5 km northeast of the Albany CBD. The development site is 33.1 ha with Lots 3000 and 1523, being 25.9 ha and 7.2 ha in area, respectively.

The EPRD is located 1 km south of Emu Point itself, which is at the northern end of Middleton Bay at the entrance to Oyster Harbour. Emu Point has a range of amenities including cafes, restaurants, a marina, tennis courts, lawn bowls and a protected swimming beach.

3.1.2 SITE DEVELOPMENT HISTORY

The development site comprises mainly bushland of various quality, but also includes an existing development on Hope and Griffi ths Streets. These lots were created in about 1962 and built on in the early to mid 60s. This early subdivision allowed for extension into the subject site and indicative road layouts are shown on plans dating from the 1970s.

Site Location (Map C/o GHD)

3.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND


The layout was based on contemporary residential designs of the time (characterised by curvilinear design principles and cul-de-sacs) and plans show that development was proposed to encompass the entire subject site with Public Open Space (POS) being located along the Emu Point Drive frontage. The intention to develop the site for residential purposes was subsequently confi rmed in the various residential strategies for Albany including the State Planning Commission’s Residential Expansion Strategy (1994) and City of Albany Housing Position Paper (2005).

A full history of the site can be read in the Outline Development Plan (ODP), which also contains a history of the most recent subdivision concept design process undertaken by LandCorp.

Aerial view of the development site


A number of studies on the site have been completed to date including environmental scoping, fl ora and fauna surveys, dieback testing, bushfi re risk management and storm water management. A summary of the sections of these studies as relevant to the Landscape Masterplan follows:

3.2.1 FAUNA

The site acts as habitat for a number of species and in a regional context is part of an almost unbroken coastal corridor of vegetation from Walpole to the South Australian border, which has been recognised in a DEC initiative called the ‘South Coast Macro Corridor Project’. Habitat corridors or green spines have been retained in the site as part of the concept design process for the development, and additional linkages are proposed within the residential development to provide better permeability for native species.

Animals identifi ed on-site in surveys or predicted to some degree are;

• Baudin’s Black Cockatoo

• Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo

• Carpet Python

• Chuditch, Western Quoll

• Eastern Curlew

• Forest Redtailed Black Cockatoo (unlikely to occur on the site)

• Grey Plover

• Masked Owl

• Osprey Migratory

• Peregrine Falcon

• Quenda, Southern Brown Bandicoot

• Quokka (unlikely to occur on the site)

• Rainbow Bee Eater

• Southern Brushtailed Phascogale

• Western Brush Wallaby (unlikely to occur on the site)

• Western False Pipistrelle

• Western Ringtail Possum

• White-bellied Sea Eagle

Of these the one with perhaps the most interest to the community is the Western Ringtailed possum which builds nests or ‘dreys’ in the Peppermint thickets and is listed as a vulnerable species.

Baudin’s Black Cockatoo

3.2 SITE ANALYSIS

Western Ringtailed Possum Drey


The Landscape Masterplan is primarily concerned with the development footprint and will identify ways to conserve and protect vertebrate habitat where possible. In the subdivision the plan will incorporate elements which aim to assist animals in moving about the site safely and minimise disturbance to nest areas in the bushland zone.

Invertebrates were also assessed as part of the PER and background research for the project, in particular Short Range Endemic Invertebrates. These are species with restricted distribution and therefore potentially under more threat than wider ranging species. No species considered to be short range endemics were found within the proposed development area of the site and the large amount of habitat that will remain as part of this development will also ensure that the invertebrate diversity of the site is unlikely to be unduly compromised. Specifi cally, it was noted that the Schedule 1 listed spider Austrachea mainae (Main’s Assassin spider) does not occur on the site.

3.2.2 Flora

Flora communities at Emu Point have been classifi ed into two main character groups1:• Allocasuarina fraseriana / Banksia ilicifolia / Agonis fl exuosa

• Peppermint thicket [ i) Limestone heath and ii) Agonis fl exuosa over Lepidosperma gladiatum sedgeland]

Allocasuarina / Banksia / Agonis

Primarily described as a canopy of open forest Allocasuarina fraseriana (Common Sheoak) and/or open shrubland predominated by Agonis fl exuosa (Peppermint) mixed with Banksia ilicifolia (Holly Leafed Banksia) and Banksia attenuata (Slender Banksia) trees with an understorey that includes:• Acacia cochlearis & pulchella

• Adenanthos cuneatus

• Bossiaea linophylla

• Dasypogon bromeliifolius

• Desmocladus fl exuosus

• Eutaxia obovata

• Hakea oleifolia

• Jacksonia horrida

• Lepidosperma squamata

• Leucopogon revolutus

1 Refer to PER, April 2010 for more detail Banksia attenuata


• Leucopogon spp.

• Lyginia barbata

• Lysinema cilataum

• Melaleuca striata & thymoides

• Pimelea rosea

• Spyridium globulosum

• and open mixed herbs and sedges.

Peppermint thicket

This vegetation character runs parallel to the beach and differs from the Allocasuarina fraseriana / Banksia ilicifolia / Agonis fl exuosa woodland in that it is a denser canopy, rarely includes Banksias and is in the zone where the majority of possum drays were found. It includes understorey plants such as:• Acacia cochlearis & littorea

• Hibbertia cuneformis

• Leucopogon parvifl orus

• Phyllanthus calycina

• Sedgeland of Desmocladus fl exuosa and Lepidosperma costale / gladiatum

• Spyridium globulosum

Vegetation quality and health

The quality of the southeast portions of the site are identifi ed as being excellent to very good (pristine is the highest rating) and as much of this area as possible has been removed from the development footprint as part of the design process.

Hickman (2005) commented that the Sheoak Woodland at Emu Point is an unusual example of this vegetation association, as it is very close to the coast. There were no endangered species from DEC’s rare fl ora database found, but two plants listed as vulnerable ‘priority’ species were identifi ed on-site). These are:• Andersonia depressa

• Adenanthos x cunninghamii (Albany Woollybush)

and are located at the fringe area of new road construction zones.

The roadside edges and the areas surrounding existing residents are listed as degraded; the area bounded by residential back fences has evidence of garden weed and waste dumping. A total of 10 weed species were recorded within the site including Ursinia (Ursinia anthemoides), Flatweed (Hypochaeris glabra), Victorian Teetree (Leptospermum laevigatum), Watsonia (Watsonia bulbilifera), Sydney Wattle (Acacia longifolia) and Kikuyu (Pennisetum clandestinum).

Allocasuarina fraseriana

Agonis fl exuosa


Dieback

Dieback (Phytophthora cinnamomi) a soil borne pathogen is present in the some areas of the site. A survey undertaken in late 2009 found that the land adjacent to Emu Point Drive is infested with dieback (see page 27 for a plan of this area) but that the southeast areas appear clear.

Bushfire Risk

A (Draft) Fire Management Plan (FMP) has been prepared for the Emu Point Subdivision2. In summary the site is situated in a low fi re risk zone EXCEPT FOR the north east cluster home precinct. This part of the subdivision is adjacent to retained bushland and in the path of northeasterly or northwesterly winds, which in a fi re situation would pose a risk of ember attack to buildings.

Implementing a 100m Hazard Separation Zone (HSZ) for these homes would require clearing of large areas of bushland. Instead the Outline Development Plan and FMP propose a 32m HSZ and recommend that homes be built to AS 3959 for fi re protection and safety. The HSZ will utilise perimeter roads and footpaths as well as fuel reduced verges and building setbacks to maintain a low fuel zone between existing bushland and new homes.

Fire management in bushland areas and during staged construction is also discussed in the FMP.

Summary

In summary, the quality of coastal character bushland is very good in parts of the site. At least 20ha of the best quality vegetation will be conserved and needs to be protected and managed into the future. Threats to the native vegetation include pre-existing infection with dieback and the possible impact of a new community whose access to the bushland will need to be managed to prevent bushland degradation.

3.2.3 Soil type and drainage

There is no known risk of acid sulfate soils, or evidence of soil contamination on the site.

Groundwater depth ranges from 2.19 ~ 5.80 m below ground level and the hydraulic gradient of the site is relatively fl at. A groundwater mound probably exists in southwest corner of the site and the ‘beachside’ location of the site suggests that the shallow aquifer will be underlain by a salt water wedge.

The soil in the site is predominantly permeable, medium grained sand which will allow infi ltration of storm water through the 2 OPUS November 2009

Where there is no passive surveillance, weed and rubbish dumping in bushland is a risk (rear of Hope Street properties).

in the HRZ, thick undergrowth and tree canopies in bushland areas will need to be managed to reduce the fuel load.


shallow aquifer into the ocean. The 1:100 year storm event is calculated at 40mm rainfall per hour and the soil is capable of infi ltrating up to 180mm/hr rainfall. No surface water bodies were identifi ed (wetlands, sump lands or damp lands) and due to the high permeability of the soil, no ‘creeks’ were found, natural drainage is via inter dunal swales.

A Local Water Management Strategy (LWMS) has been prepared for Emu Point and storm water disposal is expected to be easily facilitated through the aquifer, with no direct discharge into the foreshore reserve. Site drainage has been designed with water sensitive urban design principles (WSUD) optimising in situ infi ltration and minimising discharge to Oyster Harbour.

3.2.4 Cultural Heritage

Non~Indigenous Heritage

The Heritage Council of WA maintains the Places Database, which includes heritage places listed in the State Register, the City of Albany’s Municipal Inventory, the Commonwealth Register of National Estate and the National Trust’s List of Classifi ed Places. No heritage places listed on the Register of the National Estate are located within or in close proximity to the development site.

Adjacent to the development site are four cottages, (which while not on the register, are listed in the database) and the St. Martin campsite at Emu Point, which is listed in the City’s MI.

Indigenous Heritage

LandCorp commissioned Anthropos Australis Pty Ltd to undertake ethnographic and archeological surveys at the site in 2007. The surveys were undertaken with the cooperation and participation of selected representatives of the Southern Noongar native title claimant group.

While the surveys did not identify any new Aboriginal ethnographic or archaeological sites within the site, it is on the Dreaming Track of the Palyark Ancestral Being who walked east from Mt. Clarence, creating lakes, swamps and waterways. These sites are important in their association with Palyark, in ceremonial uses and as camping and food gathering places to the Noongar people.

The PER notes; “As confi rmed by the Southern Noongar Consultants, it is considered that the EPRA site would have been extensively and intensively used in the past by Aboriginal people travelling along the coast between Mt. Clarence and Emu Point, following

The site soil is predominantly permeable sand which will allow rapid infi ltration of storm water.

Lakes, swamps and waterways adjacent to the development are important to the cultural history of the Noongar people.


Palyark’s track, to congregate on the coast and estuaries down to the King River during summer and autumn, when fi sh and other aquatic resources were abundant (Anthropos Australis, 2007).

The site is wholly owned by LandCorp as freehold estate, so Native Title is extinguished on the site.

3.2.5 Visual Quality & Landscape Character

A visual impact assessment of the site was made by a registered landscape architect in September 2009. Both the wider context of the site (including the seascape of King George Sound) and the development site were assessed.

The site itself is characterised by uncleared remnant native bushland of which the densest portion runs parallel and adjacent to the beach front, and a less intact area exists along Emu Point Drive to the north of the site. In high quality areas on the site, trees (Peppermint, Sheoak and Banksia) are only small to medium sized and there is a thick understorey of shrubs and ground covers over rolling dunal sandy soil.

The site is bordered by the Sound to the south, and low-lying wetlands and drainage systems to the north. Developed areas border to the northeast and southwest. The proposed subdivision as a whole is only is visible from elevated terrain in an arc from

The development site will be visible from elevated locations.


the southwest to due north (portions of the residential areas from Mt. Clarence, Seppings, Spencer Park, and Collingwood Heights to Bayonet Head).

The overall landscape when viewed for an elevated site comprises of a mix of built residential urban development, large areas of natural vegetation, freshwater wetland bodies, and dramatic seascapes. This mix of natural and built character set on a spectacular natural harbour, means the overall setting is exceptionally valuable to the local and wider community of Western Australia. It is a complex and diverse landscape, and as such is less likely to be impacted by small changes within the wider context, than a site of less diversity.

The assessing landscape architect makes the point that the existing residential development in the area is ‘unremarkable’ and depends heavily on natural visual quality for character, without contributing to the amenity of the location itself.

The assessment concludes that; “the quality of individual developments or structures will not signifi cantly or noticeably impact (positively or negatively) on this wider landscape character, unless exceptionally out of scale, prominent, or by virtue of signifi cant encroachment into the key natural elements that underpin the overall landscape quality.”

3.2.6 Land Use / Development Type

Residential Options

LandCorp have been through a process of concept design and consultation with various stakeholders and regulatory authorities, and this has resulted in the proposed delivery of 133 lots with 260 housing units for approximately 650 people. These are divided into R40, R30 and R20 lots to provide diversity of choice and affordability and therefore variety of community.

The R40 lots will be terrace or apartment homes and can be designed as ‘Lock & Leave’ homes; a house style popular with empty nesters looking for low maintenance secure homes that allow them to be away for extended periods.

Medium density housing (R30) is planned adjacent to the existing residential area and will be within walking distance of the Village Centre and the beach to take advantage of the amenity provided by the surrounding POS and help integrate the existing housing development.

The R20 lots are split into two precincts of single house properties and strata titled cluster homes (in groups of 7 to 9 lots). Both can be

Higher density R40 lots will be located at the Griffi ths Street entry to the development.


built as single or double storey and the majority of the cluster homes will abut a bushland ‘green spine’ corridor.

LandCorp’s aim has been to provide a variety of homes for buyers to choose from, and balance density (with a smaller areas per lot and therefore less clearing required) against refl ecting the coastal bushland character of the site and allowing larger gardens and verges. The fi nal mix of zonings and home types aims achieve this goal, as well as take into account Liveable Neighbourhood guidelines and respond to the need to settle the development into the natural topography of the site.

Design Guidelines will be prepared for new buildings and gardens. These will encourage environmentally sustainable building practices (ESD), ensure all homes can take advantage of solar passive design and enable a cohesive character that responds to the natural setting to develop in the subdivision. An added advantage of incorporating ESD in building guidelines is that home and garden running costs for householders will be reduced.

Mixed Use Possibilities

Within the R40 / Village area, zoning will provide an opportunity for a cafe/deli (amoung other mixed use options) to establish at street level. This facility may not be viable until the subdivision is nearing completion and families have moved in (estimated at 8 - 10 years) but has the potential to provide an important community meeting place within walking distance of all homes. To be able to walk to buy a paper and milk or share a coffee, is an advantage that many new subdivisions don’t afford. The streetscape adjacent to this zone will be designed to support this community asset.

The development zoning will allow for a corner deli or cafe to be established.

The amenity of the development will rely on appropriate built form as well as high quality landscape settings.


Subdivision Amenity

LandCorp’s core objectives (see Brief on page 2) have a strong emphasis on sustainability, which also has the potential to help create a housing estate with a high degree of amenity for its residents and visitors. Walkability, sympathetic buildings integrated with the landscape, wildlife conservation, a broad diversity of residents, accessible fi ne-grained streetscapes, retained bushland, and POS ‘bumping places’ all add to the liveability of a place. Other ‘public’ spaces such as road verges and reserves, entry points to the subdivision off Emu Point Drive and access points to the beach are also key elements in building amenity and will be addressed in the Landscape Masterplan.

POS Character and Role

Over 20ha of public open space (POS) will be provided within the site. This includes the beachside reserves, wildlife corridors and new, more formal parks. Middleton Beach is immediately adjacent to the subdivision and so large open active recreation areas (for ball sports etc.) were not considered necessary within the site. The majority of POS’s will be for passive activity (walking, picnicking etc) but it is intended to provide specifi c small ‘active’ activity nodes to fulfi l particular social roles. These will be detailed further in the Landscape Masterplan following.

The POS also plays an important environmental role in helping to conserve fauna habitat and vegetation.

POS landscapes will refl ect the coastal character of the site, while still providing highlight areas with special plantings.


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4.1.1 CURRENT PROJECT STATUS

This Landscape Masterplan is being produced in parallel with a number of other reports and processes. These are:

• the Public Environmental Review1 (released for comment May 10 2010), which discusses the environmental impact of the development and makes recommendations for protection and conservation of the natural environment;

• the Outline Development Plan2, which establishes the structure of the subdivision and is the document which will be used in the statutory planning process needed to gain approval for development from the City of Albany and the state planning authorities, and

• the Design Guidelines3, which are a set of recommendations for buildings and gardens that establish preferred materials, built form, sustainability requirements and visual character for private development within the subdivision.

4.1.2 FUTURE STAGES

The Landscape Masterplan will progress through the approvals process with the ODP and will feed back into environmental protection processes via the recommendations contained in the Landscape Principles section following.

The Landscape Masterplan will form the basis for briefs for detailed landscape design, documentation and fi nally construction. It also makes recommendations for public art and interpretation projects and will act as a background document for briefs for any projects undertaken in that fi eld.

Elements of the Masterplan, such as the plant lists and colour palette, will be a useful tool for new home-owners, and these will be incorporated into the Design Guidelines and made available in other ways to new residents as the subdivision develops.

1 PER2 ODP3 DGL

4.1 MAY 2010


X LANDSCAPE ISSUES05


In summing up all the previous studies and reports, referring to Landcorp’s brief for this stage of the project, and drawing out elements relevant to the Landscape Masterplan, the key issues can be identifi ed as:

SOCIALHow to build social capital?

Social capital is about creating the opportunity for neighbours to interact. So how are existing Hope and Griffi ths Streets. residents welcomed to the wider site, how are places provided for people to come together, is walking and passive surveillance easy, are people with a variety of needs and abilities included, is ‘ownership’ of bushland habitat and shared spaces encouraged, and is a ‘corner store’ catered for?

ENVIRONMENTALHow to protect the environment?

That is, how to balance bushfi re protection against vegetation retention and new plantings, how to accommodate storm water drainage and plant for attractive verges, how to protect fauna and allow vehicle access through the subdivision, how to accommodate private homes and gardens without creating weed infestations in bush areas and, how to build over 250 homes in a way which respects and responds to the natural environment?

ECONOMIC How to support economic objectives?

The development needs to provide an income to the State Government, while at the same time offering a range of attractive housing types and take into account affordability and reduced life cycle costs.

These key issues are discussed in more detail in the section following and recommendations to address each issue provided. These recommendations form the basis for the Landscape Masterplan’s design.

5.1 SUMMARY


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6.1.1 BUILDING SOCIAL CAPITAL

Cultural Heritage in the Landscape

The development site will become a beachside home for Albany families. The nature of the development provides an opportunity to draw out narratives of Australia’s coastal culture, and embed these narratives in the landscape so as to provide a richness of environment for residents.

Soft coastal plantings, narrow, winding trails to the beach, shady benches under Peppermint trees, communal places for families to gather, structures with a maritime aesthetic and a walkable local environment are elements that will refl ect contemporary beachside culture.

Pre-dating this culture is the Noongar people’s use of the ocean’s edge. The site is on the Dreaming Track of the Palyark Ancestral Being who walked east from Mt. Clarence, creating lakes, swamps and waterways, which were used in ceremonies and as camping & food gathering places. The contemporary Noongar community retains this important link to the landscape and is seeking stronger connection through processes such as ‘caring for country’. Therefore there is also an opportunity to involve local Noongar groups in environmental conservation on the site and in interpreting suitable ‘cultural’ elements.

Social Sustainability

Social sustainability is created when neighbours have good connections. This allows them to network to share resources, monitor each other’s safety and wellbeing and develop a sense of shared ownership and responsibility for their environment. It also has signifi cant benefi ts for quality of life and can help break down barriers between different demographic groups.

Activities such as car pooling, passive surveillance, baby sitting, bush-caring and house minding while neighbours are away are easy when neighbours connect on a regular basis and a neighbourhood has a strong sense of community.

6.1 GUIDING PRINCIPLES


The built streetscape and landscape can play a signifi cant role in:• supporting informal social interaction (‘Bumping Places’);

• enabling safe, non-intrusive encounters;

• ensuring users with a variety of abilities have access to public spaces, and

• providing settings for special events such as street parties or club gatherings.

Existing residents in Hope and Griffi ths Streets will be connected to public facilities in the new development via footpaths and roads, and have been incorporated into the subdivision through adjacent home building and street planting so as to draw them into the neighbourhood. In time, these existing residents should benefi t from improved facilities and infrastructure and the advantages of being part of a wider community.

Unexpected beachside discoveries provide an opportunity for social interaction.

Special events bring communities together and help capacity building.


Recommendations

In order to help build social capital, the Landscape Masterplan therefore recommends:• enhancing a sense of local identity by using plants,

materials and fi nishes that refl ect a coastal culture;

• involving local Noongar groups in revegetation, bush care and ongoing landscape maintenance - particularly in the fauna corridor zones;

• undertaking a cultural interpretation project to draw out ‘Dreaming Track’ narratives with the Noongar community, possibly linking to the Kinjarling Project;

• planning for future public art / community art projects that will involve new and existing Emu Point residents;

• providing an environment that is attractive to walk, including walk circuits, direct routes to facilities, routes that are suitable for parents with prams or people with disabilities, paths through a variety of settings and resting places at suitable intervals;

• providing public open spaces that support community interaction, including:

• a community garden in the R40 zone (where residents will have less private garden space available);

• a ‘bush tucker’/indigenous plant showcase garden in the eastern cluster home bushland corridor;

• a local park with active and passive areas adjacent to the mixed use higher density area;

• an active play / meeting node within walking distance of the eastern cluster homes and;

• a potential ‘refreshment’ lease-hold area with public toilets close to the beach, and

• providing a community notice board in the Village zone POS to allow residents to network and communicate from an early stage in the subdivision’s development, and

• ensuring Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles are embedded in the subdivision design (such as housing overlooking public places and paths, permeable front fences, adequate night lighting, and community ‘ownership’).

Community gardens can be both practical and beautiful.


6.1.2 PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT

Protection of the environment and bushland revegetation will be achieved through a separate environmental management plan (including POS and Reserves) to be developed prior to construction commencing and will be supported by the recommendations in the following sections of this Masterplan.

Protection of the environment concerns both the immediate setting of the development, and also the wider ‘global’ environmental setting. Sustainability principles have been included wherever relevant in the recommendations. The following City of Albany documents must be referred to in environmental enhancement and management:• Environmental Weed Strategy for City of

Albany Reserves (2005 - 2010);

• Environmental Code of Conduct (September 2006), and

• Subdivision and Development Guidelines (April 2009).

Fauna Habitat Protection

The PER lists specifi c mitigation measures to help minimise impacts on fauna at Emu Point, in summary these are:• Fauna corridors for habitat linkage will be retained;

• Clearing will be undertaken in stages to allow fauna to move away from the area of disturbance;

• Less than 1 ha of Banksia sp. and Hakea sp. will be cleared as the preferred foraging species for Whitetailed Black Cockatoos;

• Approximately 79% of Peppermint closed thicket habitat will be retained. This means the majority of habitat preferred by the Western Ringtailed Possum (WRP) will remain;

• Within the development footprint, 3.12 ha will be rehabilitated or landscaped with plant species native to the site. This will include Banksia sp. (Banksia ilicifolia and Banksia attenuata) and Hakea sp, the seeds of which are a preferred food for Whitetailed Black Cockatoos and Peppermint trees which are preferred by WRPs for dreys and as a food source;

• Bushfi re planning has been incorporated in the design of the development, and

• Environmental Management Plans for the construction stage and ongoing management stage (once residents move into the site) will be implemented to address potential future impacts.

Sundews (Drosera)

Pink Spider Orchid (Caladenia sp)

Slender Baksia (Banksia attenuata)


Recommendations

In addition, the Landscape Masterplan will incorporate the following design measures to support fauna habitat:• a planting palette has been prepared for the subdivision

(see “10.2 Planting Palette” on page 68). This palette takes into account the different character zones (i.e. fauna corridor / street verge etc) and zone roles, and recommends species that will be suitable for the site;

• planting designs and recommendations to help reduce bushfi re risk in the developed area have been prepared. In areas such as the fauna corridors, a balance will need to be struck between fuel reduction and fauna link conservation;

• while Banksias are an important food source for Cockatoos, much of the development site is infected with dieback. Banksias are a particularly susceptible species and so as well as planting B. ilicifolia and attenuata as recommended in the PER, the Landscape Masterplan suggests additional Banksia planting in bushland areas which appear less affected by dieback. This may be a better long term plan for food sources, as studies have shown that 70 % of B. attenuata (for example) die within 12 months of infection with dieback. Over planting for expected loss is another strategy that can be used;

• vegetated median refuges will be located adjacent to fauna corridors to reduce the road width that needs to be crossed and allow animals refuge half way;

• fenced paths from the new residential area to the beach will be kept to a minimum so as to disturb habitat areas as little as possible. Well located formal paths are an essential tool in preventing multiple ‘desire lines’ from being created by people forging their own trails to the beach, and

• suggestions for living with native fauna will be included in the design guidelines to assist new residents in protecting fauna.

Rattle Beak Orchid (Lyperanthus sp sp)


Flora and Vegetation Protection

The PER lists specifi c mitigation measures to help minimise impacts on vegetation at Emu Point, in summary these are:• approximately 61% of vegetation at the site will be retained;

• vegetation clearing controls will be developed and clearing will be minimised as far as practicable;

• removal of signifi cant fl ora will be avoided where possible, or these plants will be re-established within the site;

• aggressive weed species, such as Victorian Teetree, Watsonia, Sydney Wattle and Kikuyu, will be removed from areas of vegetation to be retained;

• if required, a dieback management plan will be developed for the development. Where possible, topsoil from areas free of dieback will be removed prior to those areas determined to contain the dieback pathogen. Material removed will be segregated and all dieback infected material quarantined in a designated location. Stockpiles will be appropriately signed, contained and bunded;

• dieback and weed hygiene measures will be implemented to ensure all vehicles and equipment are cleaned/washed down prior to mobilising to site, and when moving from dieback infected to dieback free areas within the site;

• any fi ll material brought to site for the development will be certifi ed dieback free;

• an environmental weed management plan will be implemented to control the spread of weeds ;

• topsoil will be stockpiled and used for rehabilitation;

• areas identifi ed for rehabilitation will be revegetated using locally occurring species;

• existing and any new beach access tracks will be fenced to prevent uncontrolled access to dune areas;

• fi re management controls will be developed for the site;

• construction and residential living (or operations) phase Environmental Management Plans will be implemented to address potential impacts including vegetation trampling and weed and dieback spread.

Holly Leafed Banksia (Banksia ilicifolia)

Access through bushland reserves will need to be managed to prevent the spread of dieback into uninfected areas.


While a further study into dieback on the site1 made the following comments:

Dieback hygiene management in road building in the core of development would not be benefi cial in the long term as there is no control after initial development in the use of driveway raw materials, gardening soils, mulches and nursery stock that can be applied in each lot. Hygiene management (dieback free gravel) in the road construction stage would be mitigated by these factors.

the study does go on to recommend that Landcorp should compile a hygiene management plan completed after approval of the proposal and prior to operations commencing. The purpose of this plan is to document appropriate dieback hygiene management measures for the project. The objective of the plan is;

“To minimize as much as possible the impact of dieback disease on protectable retained native vegetation, so as to allow there long term existence for perpetuity.” ( Simon Watkin November 2009)

Strategies for management to be considered but not limited to are:• road construction, earth moving and clearing in dry soil

conditions as there is less chance of soil adhering to machinery;

• clean all machinery prior to commencement;

• clearing, earth moving to be undertaken with no interaction between hygiene categories. Barrier loading during removal of cleared vegetation will be required;

1 Ficifolia Consulting for GHD, November 2009.

Banksias are particularly susceptible to dieback infection.

The banded area on the plan above is affected by dieback.


• raw materials used for roading adjacent to retained protectable areas are to be certifi ed as dieback free and road drainage from infested areas is not allowed to be directed to these areas, and

• raw materials for construction of walkways which traverse protectable areas are to certifi ed dieback free and of limestone base.

Cotyledon orbiculare is listed as an environmental weed.

Recommendations

In addition, the Landscape Masterplan recommends the following design measures to support fl ora and vegetation conservation:• the City of Albany’s weed species list will be consulted and

no species from this list will be included in landscaping;

• harvesting of suitable species from construction areas (such as road reserves) for immediate re-planting in areas to be revegetated is recommended. Ideally this would be carried out in autumn/winter. Care needs to be taken not to introduce dieback infected material into un-infected zones (as per the Dieback Management Plan);

• during pegging of the road alignments, specimen trees will be identifi ed and where possible, alignments will be adjusted with the Engineering team to preserve signifi cant mature trees;

• where clearing is necessary for development, plants not suitable for harvesting and relocation should be chipped and stored as a mulch stockpile on site. Mulch must be allowed to age (raw mulch leaches nitrogen from the soil and has a detrimental effect on plants) but ideally should be used within 12 months for the seed bank to still be viable. Dieback & weed management hygiene must be undertaken to protect new plantings and un-infested areas;

• the plant species selection prepared for the Landscape Masterplan will utilise as many locally occurring species as possible, taking into account that some species may be unsuitable for reasons of fl ammability or dieback susceptibility among other issues;

• a mechanism for funding ongoing fl ora and habitat conservation and management should be established - this may take the form of initiatives such as differential rates applied to the lots to ensure long term environmental and landscape management and, should also include support for a ‘Friends Of ’ group to encourage local stewardship of the environments;

• strategic fencing of the bushland reserves with signage discouraging access away from paths and illegal weed dumping, and

• the design guidelines will include recommendations to encourage residents to protect and conserve existing vegetation.

Secure fencing which is not visually intrusive can be used to manage access.


Typical section showing storm water fl ows (Not to scale)

Water Use and Management

Storm Water Management

A Local Water Management Strategy (LWMS) has been developed for the Emu Point Residential Area and includes both storm water and groundwater management strategies to ensure the existing hydrology and water quality are maintained. In summary recommendations include:• no groundwater abstraction will be carried out during

the site establishment or development of the site;

• LandCorp will ensure that no groundwater abstraction via garden bores occurs (bores have the potential to draw down the freshwater aquifer and cause saltwater intrusion);

• storm water disposal will be through the aquifer, with no direct discharge into the foreshore reserve. Site drainage has been designed with water sensitive urban design principles (WSUD), optimising in situ infi ltration and minimising discharge to Oyster Harbour.

The Strategy also recommends the quality of the infi ltrate will be maximised by:• adopting a treatment train approach to runoff, through

the use of Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) Best Management Practices (BMPs) such as permeable pavements, buffer strips, bioretention swales, rain gardens, biofi ltration pockets, median swales, gross pollutant traps and infi ltration basins, where appropriate and

• xeriscaping to avoid the use of fertilisers and excessive water requirements.


Reticulation

The LWMS found that harvesting and storing storm water for re-use in landscape irrigation was not practical. Quality landscapes in new developments require irrigation for establishment, and while the use of ‘water-wise’ plants can reduce the need for irrigation in the long term, irrigation of public spaces, verges and entry point plantings will be necessary for establishment. The average rainfall per annum in Albany is 950mm (although this may be falling). The recorded monthly minimum (av) is 14mm and the monthly maximum (av) is 157mm.

Recommendations

The Landscape Masterplan recommends:• scheduling planting for late Autumn to Spring

so as to take advantage of natural rainfalls;

• conditioning the topsoil with wetting agents and organic matter to increase water retention;

• surface mulching of landscapes to retain moisture;

• specialist design of irrigation systems, a with a view to detailing cheaper temporary establishment irrigation in some zones, sub-surface and dripper systems, systems which can be seasonally adjusted and are easily maintained by the City of Albany and designs that can be ‘rolled out’ with each stage of work, and

• planting designs that utilise local and low water need plants in hydro-zones for more effective irrigation design.

New swale planting.

Grouping plants with similar water needs and using a variety of mulches can reduce water requirements.

Sedges and rushes can assist with nutrient and pollutant stripping from storm water.

This resident has installed a vertical rain garden!

Recommendations

In addition, the Landscape Masterplan recommends:• developing landscape designs for drainage swales

that help manage scouring, correct hydrophobic soils, facilitate rapid water infi ltration and assist with nutrient and pollutant stripping, and

• providing concepts or demonstration gardens for rain gardens in private properties to encourage new home owners to use WSUD principles in their gardens.


Visual Quality / Landscape Character

The Emu Point Subdivision will be set within an area of high visual quality characterised by low growing coastal Peppermint thickets, rolling dunal ridges and sandy soils. As noted earlier, the assessing PER landscape architect concluded that;

“the quality of individual developments or structures will not signifi cantly or noticeably impact (positively or negatively) on this wider landscape character, unless exceptionally out of scale, prominent, or by virtue of signifi cant encroachment into the key natural elements that underpin the overall landscape quality.”

Based on the preliminary fi ndings of the Landscape and Visual Assessment, the following management measures are proposed in the PER with regard to structure planning and planting design of the proposed development:• vegetation cover adjacent to Emu Point Drive

will be signifi cantly enriched to create an effective visual buffer along this transport route;

• landscape treatment around the building envelopes (i.e. immediately adjacent to buildings, within the landscape portion of the development) will focus on high canopy plantings/species as much as possible in order to screen buildings and walls (of the taller structures), from westerly and northerly vantage points, and

• upper/tall canopy tree species will be selected for use in constructed landscape zones. If only use of endemic native species is required, then tallest Agonis species (subspecies) possible would be preferred, with planting conditions prepared to encourage maximum growth possible,

• however, given the overall viewshed is eclectic and that Middleton Beach to Emu Point landscape unit includes the presence of some taller canopy introduced species (e.g. tall eucalypts and Norfolk Island Pines which lend iconic landscape character and legibility to the viewshed), these should not be automatically passed up as acceptable landscape plantings (i.e. restricting species to only endemic species might be counter productive if they fail to provide desirable visual mitigation objectives).

Tall canopy trees can be used to help screen new buildings.


Recommendations

The issues of scale, prominence and encroachment also apply to the new landscape in the development (when viewed both from within the site and from an elevated distance). While there is a desire to utilise tall growing species to screen new walls and buildings, this must be balanced against sustainability requirements for allowing solar passive building design. The Masterplan recommends the following approach:• the use of large scale exotic or non-endemic trees should be

avoided in mass groups or for extended avenue planting as these have the potential to change the landscape character from the existing low growing coastal thicket, and to be highly visible from a distance. This includes Norfolk Island Pines (Araucaria heterophylla), which while used traditionally at beachfronts, would be out of scale at this site in mass plantings, and Australian species such as tall growing eucalypts, which would also be overly prominent. Single tall trees may be suitable as features or in POS reserves however;

• plantings of highly coloured deciduous trees will not be used as en-mass they will be too visually prominent - particularly in autumn. Winter deciduous species have their place however as key tools in solar passive design, and so may be used in specifi c locations in small numbers for this purpose;

• weedy species will not be used, as the risk of their encroachment into the bushland is high;

• large areas of open turf would be visually prominent and so lawn is proposed for two locations only ~ parts of the high use zone adjacent to the R40 ‘Village’ and in the southeast bushland POS node (which will also provide open space for active recreation). Both these locations are separated from the bushland reserves by roads or concrete footpaths and so the grass is unlikely to encroach into the bush (with mowing to prevent seeds forming). Kikuyu is a signifi cant weed on the site and will not be used for lawn.

• coastal character plants which bring the bushland theme into the development have been listed for use in the development planting palette ( see 10.2 Planting Palette on page 68). These are not rigidly ‘local’ or endemic as many bushland species do not perform well in developed landscapes. In addition, the plants need to bring some colour to the streetscape, be dieback resistant, be water-wise and meet low bushfi re fuel requirements in some areas, and

• recommendations will be provided in the design guidelines to assist residents in designing gardens that are complementary to the existing Emu Point environment.

Planting which refl ects the visual character of the adjacent bush will be encouraged in private gardens.


Colours and Materials

In addition to the planting palette, a colour and materials palette has been prepared as part of the Landscape Masterplan (see 10.1 Colour & Material Palette on page 65). These elements have the potential to refl ect the landscape character of a place and enhance its visual quality. Colours and materials need to be sympathetic with the local environment and also with the materials proposed in the Development Guidelines for housing development.

Recommendations

The Masterplan recommends:• the use of materials that will harmonise with the sandy

soils of the site; laterite stone is not compatible for instance. Stabilised limestone, precast sand blocks (such as ‘Timbercrete’), sandy coloured concrete pavers with exposed aggregate or walls rendered with sand tones are more suitable;

• that landscape structures sit lightly in the environment and respect the topography. Tall retaining walls will be avoided and large paved surfaces will be broken up with patterning and landscaping;

• the use of highlight materials that have a ‘beachside’ character, i.e. weathered timber, boating rope or stainless steel features reference the coast and feel ‘light’;

• the use of colours that refl ect the ocean and seaside bush, for example black is too harsh and urban. In the local bush, bright colours are found in smaller proportions and are there to attract attention. Streetscape and landscape colour can be used in a similar way, i.e. bins coloured to be less prominent, and signage or a comfortable bench given a bright, welcoming colour, and

• the principles above be incorporated into the Design Guidelines for private properties.

Shape also can be used to build character, and special elements may need to be designed for the subdivision to draw out the coastal feel. For example, sail forms, wave shapes or Peppermint tree silhouettes could provide inspiration for streetscape elements in the landscape.

Street Furniture

The City of Albany is in the process of preparing a standard collection of street furniture for use throughout the City. A short list of suggestions is included in their Subdivision and Development Guidelines but variations that respond to individual locations are permitted. Selection of individual street furniture elements should be made in the detailed landscape design stage, with reference to the Colour and Material Palettes included in this Landscape Masterplan.

The way materials are used is important to landscape character - here terracing adds texture and softens what would otherwise be a very high and intrusive retaining wall.


SustainabilityA key objective of the brief was to maximise environmental sustainability in all aspects of the development.

Recommendations

In addition to the recommendations made in the previous sections, the Landscape Masterplan recommends the selection and use of products and processes that have:• a low embodied energy;

• a reduced carbon footprint

• low water use (particularly in plantings) and

• utilise recycled materials - or are recyclable.

Plant species selected will be ‘water-wise’, non weedy and used to support sustainability principles (such as solar passive building objectives). Where possible, local suppliers should be used.In selecting streetscape and landscape fi tting and fi nishes, the emphasis will be on quality rather than quantity. Well designed robust items have a longer life-span and require less maintenance.

The sustainability checklist used in preparing this Landscape Masterplan are in included in the appendix.


6.1.3 SUPPORTING ECONOMIC OBJECTIVES

The development needs to provide an income to the State Government, while at the same time offering a range of housing types for affordability and reduced life cycle costs. The landscape and streetscape design has a role to play in supporting these objectives by providing a high quality setting that will be attractive to buyers.

Providing a Desirable Product

Recommendations

The Landscape Masterplan recommends:• designing high amenity landscapes which

refl ect the ‘sense of place’ at Emu Point;

• ensuring that the two entry points to the subdivision are attractively landscaped and that elements such as public art are incorporated into the development;

• focusing on quality fi nishes and streetscape items which will endure coastal conditions;

• managing bushfi re risk to private properties;

• developing an urban design approach which utilises hard paved spaces and more furniture elements in the streetscape adjacent to the mixed use high density zone, and gradually becomes less urban as the density falls and the residential area takes on a more bushland character;

• establishing measures to protect the development landscape and bushland during the infrastructure and extended home construction stages (such as requiring bonds and construction management plan from builders for verge protection);

• ensuring that landscapes and streetscapes will be able to be maintained by the City of Albany into the future (this may be assisted by establishing funding/ management structures), and

• developing Design Guidelines for housing development so as to help build a quality, cohesive character and make it easy for new home builders to ‘be a good neighbour’, and therefore helping retain individual site amenity (such as being able to use solar passive design) in the long term.

Additional economic benefi ts to the community may be possible by involving local Noongar groups in revegetation, bush care and ongoing landscape maintenance - particularly in the fauna corridor zones.

Welcoming, well designed spaces encourage use and activity, and build an expectation of quality in a development.


Managing Bushfire Risk

The (Draft) Fire Management Plan (FMP) makes recommendations for those homes within the high fi re risk zone. It notes that the City of Albany recommends the following actions for fi re hazard reduction within a Building Protection Zone (BPZ) of 20m:

• Bush fi re fuels must be maintained below a height of 100mm;

• Trees and branches that could fall on the house to be removed;

• Lower branches of remaining trees must be trimmed;

• All leaves and tall grass are to be removed; and

• The parkland clearing and slashing should provide for ten metres separation distance to the crowns of individual trees.

The Emu Point subdivision will require all houses in the high fi re risk zone to have a 20 m BPZ. Landscaping adjacent to housing in the high risk areas will need to be designed to reduce the fi re hazard; the Fire Management Plan recommends that plants are established which are low growing and are fi re retardant species.

The FMP also makes recommendations for the wider Hazard Separation Zone (HSZ) - which can incorporate the BPZ - and will require buildings within this zone to be built to the AS3959-2009 specifi cations. The FMP states;

“The road reserve is proposed to be the primary area of Hazard Separation Zone. The urban side of the road reserve will be planted with fi re retardant species and have low shrubs (less than 300mm height). The outer side of the road reserve will consist of drainage structures (swale drains), occasional street trees (trees and banksias retained where possible however there will be no connecting canopy) and dual use path. .... The design guidelines for the subdivision will be developed to specify a 6 metre setback of housing from the front boundary in the high risk areas.”

The recommendations above are primarily aimed at reducing the fuel load around homes. Requiring plants to be less than 100mm high is a good ‘rule of thumb’ for general bushfi re hazard reduction, but severely restricts the choice of species that can be used. This is signifi cant on a site such as Emu Point, where the species list also has to be dieback resistant, suitable for drainage swales, water-wise, non-invasive and aesthetically pleasing. It also removes the opportunity to use many recognised fi re resistant species which could actually be benefi cial in a fi re situation.


Stone mulch can add colour and texture, as well as help manage bushfi re risk.

RecommendationsA landscape approach for the HSZ has been developed in consultation with OPUS and FESA which focuses on managing fuel loads through a mixture of surface treatments, planting designs and plant selection, rather than plant height alone.

Therefore, in order to help manage fi re threat, in the HSZ in particular, the Landscape Masterplan will:• provide lists of plant species that are fi re ‘retardant’ for

use in public and private landscapes (see section 10);

• suggested materials and fi nishes as an attractive method to reduce continuity of fuel ( such as stone and organic mulch banding);

• recommend planting designs in consultation with FESA that will help reduce bushfi re risk through fuel reduction, and

• provide recommendations in the Design Guidelines to assist residents in managing their bushfi re risk.

The sketch above shows how stone mulching can reduce the fuel load to allow a wider variety of plants to be used. This means a more aesthetically pleasing landscape can be designed.

See page 44 for Section A ~ A.


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The Emu Point development site is set in a region of outstanding beauty. The Landscape Masterplan aims to make the most of this asset and establish new landscapes in such a way as to ensure the natural beauty of the setting remains an asset for the community into the future.

Recommendations for landscape treatments will complement the existing landscape character while at the same time recognizing the need for practical considerations such as: • the ongoing maintenance of the subdivision;

• fi re prevention considerations, and

• provision of areas that will accommodate higher recreation intensity levels.

The landscape design aims to: • strengthen site legibility (i.e. through entry point highlights);

• support fauna safety;

• support community use (ensuring accessibility and the creation of ‘bumping places’ to build interaction);

• incorporate CPTED principles (allowing for passive surveillance etc.);

• support sustainability principles (by designing for walkability etc.); and

• respect the topography and character of the site (i.e. though sensitive material and fi nish selection).

Plant species selection focuses on: • protection of the existing bushland quality (for

instance by avoiding weed species);

• ESD principles (such as using ‘water-wise’ plants); and

• the development of a palette of plants to build a landscape character that will refl ect the quality of environment and setting envisaged for the development.

7.1 DESIGN PHILOSOPHY


Urban design is concerned with the built form of a development, which includes not only homes but also the streetscape. The character of new buildings needs to work in harmony with elements such as paving, street furniture, signage, colour and material palettes and landscaping.

Urban design also relates to the function of a place, including the design of pedestrian movement, activity nodes, key views and vistas and the interface between private and public places.

Urban design considerations have been incorporated into the ODP and the Landscape Masterplan, and will be further developed in the Design Guidelines.

7.2 URBAN DESIGN

High quality street furniture, shady trees and pedestrian paving create places that encourage ‘street life’,

Well designed streetscape elements such as shelters should refl ect the ‘sense of place’ of the site and add to the visual amenity of the subdivision.


In broad terms, the design rationale aims to ‘grade’ development treatments from more urban to more ‘bushland’ across the site. That is; the proportion of hardscapes & formal planting to naturalistic treatments & softscapes reduces as the residential density of the development decreases. Thus the treatment of the setting for the Village Zone is much more ‘urban’ than that of the Cluster Homes Zone, which are envisaged to nestle into the bushland as much as possible.

In terms of plant species choice, there will be a preference for indigenous and native species to complement the site’s setting, but selected Australian and exotic species will also be used to manage fi re risk, allow for solar passive housing design and help visually screen new buildings.

Guidelines for private gardens will refl ect the public landscape character established in the development and will encourage the use of native and indigenous plants, waterwise and fi re prevention principles, and solar passive design. While guidelines will acknowledge that not all home-owners will want bush gardens, they will be encouraged to plant gardens that refl ect the character of their new home’s setting, as private landscapes will be highly visible and will impact on the landscape character of the whole site.

A brief description of the landscape characters envisaged for each development zone follows.

7.3.1 Village Centre & Terraces

The landscape in this precinct will be more ‘urban’ in character, that is more formal boulevards, hard paved areas, street furniture and built forms (such as low sitting walls) than in other precincts. This refl ects higher pedestrian intensity and use levels, and will complement the denser built form character of the precinct.

Landscaping and urban design will also be used to provide pedestrian amenity (shade, detail, comfort), give cues to motorists to moderate speeds, support community interaction and encourage walking / cycling. Car parks will be planted with trees to provide shade, reduce refl ective heat, assist with stormwater management and visually soften paved areas.

As this precinct is also at a major gateway to the development, the landscape facing Griffi ths Street needs to be of a high quality.

7.3 PRECINCT LANDSCAPES

The character of the precincts grades from more ‘urban’ in the Village, to informal and more natural in the Cluster zone.

A mixture of paved through routes, places to sit and dense planting make this urban space practical and beautiful.


7.3.2 Medium Density Precinct – Beach Side

This precinct is adjacent to an older residential development and fronts onto bushland and public open space. A development exclusion zone east of the existing development is proposed to provide separation between existing homes and new buildings. This zone will be revegetated during lot creation and protection caveats placed on building licences to ensure the new plantings are not destroyed during construction.

A widened lane is proposed north of the existing homes to provide separation for these residents. The lane will be two way and 4.5m wide only, to reduce traffi c fl ows and vehicle speeds (overtaking pockets are provided by parking bays and driveways). Widened verges in this lane will be planted to complement the adjacent bushland and provide a green buffer for existing Hope Street residents.

7.3.3 Existing Residential Zone

The existing residential zone was built as the fi rst stage of a larger (unfi nished) development in the 1960’s. LandCorp’s aim is to incorporate existing residents into the new development, both to share new facilities and to meet Liveable Neighbourhood requirements. The streetscapes in this older development could be enhanced with additional tree planting and some traffi c calming measures. Residents will be offered new tree planting on their verge (optional) and the lower section of Griffi ths Street will be narrowed, parking bays formalised and tree planting and bollards introduced to improve the appearance of the street and manage motorist behavior.

The head of Hope Street will be landscaped as ‘pocket’ park with seating, a street light, feature planting and a formal path to connect existing residents to the SUP system and facilities in the new development.

Hope Street cul-de-sac

The lighter grey ‘Beach Side’ precinct abuts the existing subdivision. See the section drawing A-A below left for more detail.

Section A-A. Existing Hope Street properties are the far right boundary.

Village Park New Home Access Lane

Winter sun angle

Summer sun angle

Deciduous planting

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7.3.4 Single House Precinct

The Emu Point subdivision is set in a wonderful bushland environment and community feedback has indicated that there is a call for a residential character quite different from the usual suburban subdivision which often sells as a bare block with large retaining walls and a hydro-mulched verge. There is an opportunity in this precinct to be more responsive to the local topography and move away from suburban lawn verges, to verges planted with low growing native species and street tree avenues that in time will create leafy home addresses with a distinctly Albany coastal character.

In addition, where possible, existing levels and mature trees will be retained and protected during construction so as to build a character of an established residential street and create landscape connections back to the existing landscape. Details such as shared driveways, local colour and material palettes and suggestions for managing weedy species will aim to result in a residential character that respects the surrounding environment and creates a housing choice not available elsewhere in Albany.

7.3.5 Cluster Housing Precinct

The Cluster Housing precinct has been located in an area of high landscape value and positioned so as to ‘nestle’ into the topography as much as possible. Green spines of existing vegetation frame the clusters and will provide habitat, movement corridors and bushland linkages with the surrounding reserves.

The opportunity with the development of these homes in sets of seven to nine, is to create an almost seamless interface between the private and public landscape, refl ecting the importance placed on bushland and habitat in the public spaces of this precinct.

Details such as typical garden set-outs, fencing options and weed management will illustrate the potential for these lots to become ‘eco-clusters’, providing home buyers with a unique opportunity to live in a manageable naturalistic setting within minutes of a regional city. Two activity nodes set within the Cluster Precinct will create destination points along link trails, helping to provide passive surveillance and a meeting places for the new community.

Natural verges are planned for the development instead of standard grassed verges.

Cluster Housing is bounded by habitat corridors.

Section B-B Cluster Housing. Deciduous trees can provide winter sun and summer shade.

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Roadway New homes Winter sun angleSummer sun angle

Deciduous plantingHabitat corridor


7.3.6 Hazard Protection Zone

Part of the Cluster Precinct falls within a high bushfi re risk area, the buildings within this zone will need to comply with AS 3959 and two landscape protection zones - the City of Albany’s Building Protection Zone and FESA’s Hazard Separation Zone - also apply in this area.

The issues and requirements in this area have been outlined previously and the approach to the public (essentially the road reserve) landscape in this zone is to use a designed pattern of stone mulch banding with planting to manage the fuel load.

The proportion of hard surfaces (stone mulch, road pavement and SUP) to planted surfaces will be up to 50%, which allows a wider variety of plant types to be used. This is important if sustainability is to be achieved as these areas need to be planted for:• fi re retardance;

• dieback resistance;

• storm water inundation;

• water-wise planting and;

• high quality visual amenity.

In addition, the stone mulching will allow for the inevitable short-cuts that residents will make from their homes to the SUP.

The alternate to the approach recommended above is regular slashing of the bush understorey in the HSZ to 100mm high.

This typical section from the plan on page 37 illustrates the Building Protection Zone and the Hazard Separation Zone.

Stone mulch bands can be used to manage fuel loads and as a landscape feature.


7.4.1 WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION

Village Centre Bushland Park

This park will be bounded by the highest density area of the development and will act as a breakout area for residents and their visitors, as well as a potential picnic area if a café/deli opens adjacent. As such it will have a fairly high use level and so two small active POS turfed areas under retained trees, sitting at the ends of a large area of retained and managed bushland is envisaged. The area of the park fronting Griffi ths Street will act as a gateway to the community and needs to be of a high visual quality. The park has a low ridge running east~west though its centre and this can be used as a feature and an asset. Park furniture and special elements, such as a look-out tower and play equipment, will also be considered.

This public reserve will also play a role as a habitat corridor and the bushland should be conserved and managed as part of the wider habitat of the site. A planted median island on Griffi ths St. would strengthen corridor links.

The reserve also needs to be named, ideally the name should relate to the history of the site (natural or cultural).

A second, smaller POS is proposed in a central area behind the apartments. This could be developed as a community garden so as to provide new residents on the denser lots with the opportunity to plant herbs and vegetables. There is growing evidence that shared gardens play a signifi cant roll in community sustainability and capacity building, as well as contributing to environmental sustainability through recycling (composting) and growing food locally.

Bushland Nodes

Two nodes are proposed to support community interaction and provide more formal landscapes at key points in bushland areas.

The fi rst is central to four Cluster groups at the junction of access trails. This POS is intended as a mini eco-park with elements such as: • bush tucker gardens and/or ;

• a showcase for native plants suitable for gardens;

• possum and bird nest boxes;

• a shelter which may also be designed as a lookout with views to the ocean;

• resting benches for walkers;

• interpretation elements and

• community artwork opportunities.

7.4 P.O.S LANDSCAPES

This bushland node will create a destination point for residents of the new subdivision.

Griffiths Street

Village Centre Terraces

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Nodes such as this play an important role in supporting neighbourly interaction, passive surveillance and education on bush care. Additionally, in this section of the subdivision residents are at the limit of a typical ‘ped-shed’ of 400m from the main active POS at Griffi ths Street so a second local POS is recommended.

A second node is provided near the trailhead to the beach. This node will have a more open and active recreation character and can accommodate a small turfed area with facilities such as:• play equipment;

• park furniture;

• a tap for washing sandy feet and salty dogs, and

• a community artwork/interpretation element.

This node will also act as a ‘bumping zone’ where residents can meet and interact and there will be a small number of parking bays adjacent for visitors.

Bushland Corridors/Green Spines

Retained bush corridors draw the character of the surrounding reserves into the Cluster Home residential area and play a role in habitat protection. These corridors need to be managed for fi re, weed invasion and degradation from multiple tracks and short-cuts so as to conserve their value as much as possible. Existing vegetation will be protected during housing and road construction and structures for the ongoing management of these corridors (such as differential rates to fund ‘bush carers’ ) will be explored. The ideal situation will be one where adjacent residents and the new community take ownership of the management and protection of these areas as key assets for their enjoyment and enhancement of their private land values.

7.4.2 SURROUNDING THE SUBDIVISION

Retained Existing Bushland & Reserves

These areas will be protected during the construction phase and managed as undeveloped bushland1. A key element in their protection will be the installation of fences and the construction of formal pedestrian access routes to the beachfront so as to discourage informal trails being pushed through the bush and over fragile fore-dunes. Where possible, formal trails have been located along the alignment of existing tracks so as avoid clearing additional bush.

1 AS per the Environmental Considerations of the ODP

This more active POS will have a small amount of visitor parking adjacent.

Bushland corridors are an important habitat resource.

Gates such as these can help ensure only walkers use beach trails.


Look-out towers could be provided at high points near trails and SUPs. These do not need to be roofed, and can be low-key, well designed platforms with railing, seating and stabilised or stepped access routes. Look-out towers are ideal locations for interpretive elements.

Beachfront Area.

The beachfront essentially functions as a large active recreation POS and will be a key destination for the majority of residents; the beachfront access points will act as secondary ‘gateways’ to the new subdivision. The beach southwest of the subdivision is a designated animal exercise area and is used by dog and horse owners from the wider Albany area.

As noted in ‘Retained Existing Bushland & Reserves’, provision of carefully located formal pedestrian paths to the beach will be essential for easy access and dunal protection. Structures such as steps and boardwalks at the fore-dune may need to be considered where these will help prevent dunal erosion and provide amenity for beach users (i.e. benches). The ODP provides more detail on coastal protection and foreshore management, but essentially the aim should be to balance provision of quality infrastructure for beach users with the protection of the environment and beach setting.

The beach southwest of the subdivision is a designated animal exercise area.

The beach will act as the major active public open space reserve for the development.

Well designed deck structures, such as this one with its gentle curving lines, can help protect fragile dune access points.

Dog? What dog?

Look-outs can sit on high points, but still be visually unobtrusive as the section above illustrates.


7.5.1 ROAD RESERVES

Roads are a major built element in the site’s setting and the landscaping of road reserves plays an important role in reducing their visual impact, improving legibility, helping to manage motorist speeds, reducing bushfi re risk and accommodating stormwater.

The character envisaged for road reserve landscapes is discussed in 7.3 and applies to subdivision entry points, roundabouts, paved streetscapes, verges, verge parking and cul-de-sacs. Special attention needs to be paid to the entry points to the subdivision off Emu Point Drive in the detailed landscape design phase, as these are key gateways and high quality landscapes will be an asset to the community.

The road reserves also play a key role in storm water management and plant species which can accommodate seasonal inundation and water fl ows have been listed in the planting palette (page 79).

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7.5.2 PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLING NETWORKS

Pedestrian and cycling networks are essential for creating a walkable (and cyclable) environment for residents, but importantly they double as a landscape tool for buffering the subdivision for fi re management purposes, and also buffer the bushland from residential gardens for weed control. The eastern trail link is a strategic fi re access path and will need to be fuel reduced to 10m wide and have a 4m wide stabilised surface for fi re vehicle access.

Three types of trails are proposed:• Shared Use Paths to 2.5m wide and hard

paved (fully accessible), and

• trails to 1.5m wide with the natural surface stabilised1 and the path following natural contours as much as possible.

Tracks and trails should sit as lightly in the environment as possible, winding gently, built without over-clearing and their margins revegetated in areas where the bush has become degraded. The aim should be to create an experience of walking through a bush track, with the advantages of a stabilised surface. Trails may not necessarily be fully accessible due to restrictions of the natural topography, but the stabilised surface will make them easier to negotiate for parents with pushers and infi rm older adults.

1 Products such as SOILBOND may be suitable.

7.5 ACCESS NETWORKS

Entry points to the subdivision need highlight landscaping.

Families using the Middleton Beach SUP are forced onto Griffi ths St at this point. Ideally, the SUP would be separate from the road and parking area.

This section of Griffi ths St. is used by horses, pedestrians, cyclists and cars.


7.5.3 MEDIAN ISLANDS

Landscaped median islands have been recommended at junction points to assist pedestrians and cyclists to cross roads and create ‘friction’ on straight road alignments so as to help moderate vehicle speeds. Planting will be designed to ensure visibility to pedestrians.

These median islands have also been located adjacent to the bush corridors as a tool to help provide safe crossing points for native animals. They will only need to negotiate a single lane at a time and the median will provide a degree of refuge and cover.

Planted medians make crossing roads easier for people and fauna.


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Design Guidelines (DGL) are being prepared for the Emu Point Development. These will guide the form of buildings, and will also list requirements and recommendations for private gardens. Following is a brief overview of the landscape guidelines in order to show how requirements for private gardens aim to support and complement the Landscape Masterplan recommendations.

8.1.1 OVER ARCHING AIMS

The setting for a new home has the potential to add value to the property, bring great pleasure to the resident and contribute to the overall quality and character of a development. The Emu Point Residential Development is fortunate in being located adjacent to a stretch of high quality coastal reserve, which is an asset both to be protected and also ‘drawn into’ private spaces and gardens.

Garden design should aim to be:• responsive to the site (i.e. following natural

landforms and avoiding retaining walls);

• responsive to the climate (i.e. using plants that only need minimal supplementary watering);

• responsive to the setting (i.e. planting so that the boundary between the garden and the bush is blurred), and

• responsive to lifestyle needs (i.e. designing the garden to provide outdoor ‘rooms’ that can be enjoyed all year round).

A well designed garden can have immediate fi nancial and lifestyle benefi ts including:• improving the energy effi ciency in the home (i.e. by using

deciduous trees to provide summer shade and winter sun);

• assisting with storm water discharge;

• ameliorating the climate by creating micro-climates around the home (i.e. wind screens to protect from strong easterly summer winds);

• providing privacy without the need for high fences;

• extending the ‘footprint’ of the home into outdoor rooms to provided added space;

• providing opportunities for residents to grow their own food and herbs, and

• providing habitat for native fl ora and fauna.

It is hoped that in years to come, the homes in this subdivision will settle into the landscape, and be characterized with leafy, quiet streets framed with natural verge planting, gardens which fl ow into each other and have a distinct south-coast character, and habitat corridors which support native birds and mammals and are a rich asset for residents.

8.1 LANDSCAPING GUIDELINES


Residents will be required to landscape the area between the front of their home and the road kerb, this must be done in a way which refl ects the character and landscape values of the site as outlined in this Masterplan and the DGL’s. A set of ‘tips of the trade’ have been offered to help new homeowners design their gardens sympathetically and a rebate will be offered by LandCorp for landscaping of the verge in line with DGL recommendations.

8.1.2 FOOD GARDENS

Many new home owners will want to be able to grow their own food and herbs. A community garden is propose for new residents (particularly in the Village Zone) who may not have gardens or space on their lots for vegetables.

The advantages of a food garden include:• being more sustainable by composting waste,

recycling water and reducing ‘food miles’;

• being able to provide habitat for benefi cial insects (such as pollinating bees) and animals;

• being able to combine aesthetic values with practical requirements, such as planting a tree that is beautiful and provides edible fruit, and

• being able to manage fi re risk - vegetable gardens can provide a buffer in high fi re risk zones.

Suggestions for conditioning soil in a sustainable way are made in the DGLs and the following discussion is also included to address possible issues with possums:

DGL / Your Home / Landscape:“Keep in mind that if you think its delicious, the chances are your friends the possums will fi nd it irresistible. If you would rather not share your home grown produce with your Ringtailed neighbours you can try the following – please remember possums are a protected species:• place 1m tall plastic collars around tree trunks to stop

them climbing, clear plastic is less visually obtrusive;

• net fruit trees;

• don’t leave uneaten pet food out;

• cover your compost – especially if it includes fruit and vegetable scraps;

• don’t feed possums, or install nesting boxes;

• install motion activated sprinklers in the vegi patch;

• try spraying plants with a mixture of chili and garlic (for this and other recipes see Gardening Australia, June 2005, page 42), or

• install sonic devises such as StrayBan which emit a sound inaudible to humans but irritating to possums.

‘Let us’ line up.

Native verge planting.


The bushland surrounding the subdivision is home to the Western Ringtailed possum, which builds small nests (or dreys) in trees and is listed as a vulnerable species. This little mammal is a special resident on the site and care needs to be taken to protect it. Ideally you should avoid having cats as pets and if you do own one – it must be locked into the house at night and fi tted with hunting prevention devices (such as bells and bibs). Dogs also need to be kept on a leash when being walked to prevent them hunting possums. Care should be taken when driving too, as possums will be crossing roads and moving about the subdivision.”

8.1.3 GARDEN CHARACTERISTICS

Ecological Values & the Garden

The Emu Point Residential Development is set in an area of high ecological value. It is habitat to a number of animal species, including the Western Ringtailed Possum, and the reserve around the development are characterized by signifi cant stands of Peppermints, Sheoaks and Banksias. A key element of the development brief was the protection of these reserves and provision of habitat corridors to allow animal movement through the subdivision.

The ‘vision’ for the subdivision is that new homes will nestle into the natural topography and landscape as much as possible, and take their design inspiration from their setting.

In gardening terms, this means gardens – particularly those visible from the roads and reserves - will:• be predominantly native (ideally local species);

• be informal and coastal in character;

• use soft surface fi nishes, such as compacted limestone or sand paths;

• be planted with habitat species for local wildlife, and

• incorporate water-wise elements such as rain gardens and dry plantings.

Elements such as turf or lawn verges, ‘English’ cottage gardens, ‘Balinese’ or tropical plantings and hard paved front gardens will be out of character for the site and are not suitable.

Many residents will need some areas of grass for pets and children, and it is suggested that these be restricted to the private (rear) areas of the property and substitutes such as Dymondia, Dichondra or synthetic turf be considered. If turf is still desired it must be buffered from adjacent bush and Kikuyu (which is highly invasive) must not be used. A table of alternates to turf is included in Table 6 Lawn Substitutes on page 84.

Native gardens can be colourful.


Guidelines on elements in private gardens such as: • rainwater tanks;

• fi re retardant plants and designs;

• weed management;

• dieback management, and

• colour and material palettes

are also in included in the DGL’s

Landscape Qualities & the Garden

The site is characterized by thickets of Peppermint trees and stands of Sheoak and Banksia which lend a soft green with grayish overtones to the landscape. Texture such as the soft leaves of the ‘woolybush’, spiky sedge grasses and rough bark of the banksias add interest and contrast over a topography of low rolling dunes. Sounds of the waves, sea breezes and ocean birds reinforce the distinct coastal character of the site, although there are no sea views from the development.

This character can be refl ected in the choice of materials in private gardens.

Surface treatments and pavements can be:• stone chip mulch (i.e. rainbow rubble);

• stabilized limestone;

• sand trails;

• fi nely crushed local granite;

• timber decking, or

• in-situ concrete with exposed aggregate.

Walls should be as low as possible and could be:• stone (granite or limestone);

• rendered blockwork;

• terraced drystone,or

• rammed limestone/earth.

Fences should not be visually intrusive and can be:• weathered or painted timber open pickets;

• timber post & rail with wire stands,or

• closed timber pickets or colourbond fencing may be used for privacy along rear & less visible property boundaries.

‘Astro’ turf is more natural looking than it used to be.

This stone bund is a much gentler solution to level changes than an upright retaining wall.


8.1.4 CONCLUSION

Encouraging appropriate garden and landscape design on private properties can be a diffi cult process. The vision for Emu Point is very much one of a naturalistic approach that aims to sit lightly in the landscape, but it will not be possible to enforce a particular approach to garden design in the same way that the details of building design can be controlled with planning regulations.

Achieving the quality and character of private landscapes desired by LandCorp will rely on:• education, showing new home owners the benefi ts of

being ecologically sensitive and helping to reinforce the existing landscape character of the site;

• example, showing beautiful gardens, perhaps as part of display homes or elements of the POS landscape design;

• reward, by providing landscaping rebates to help home owners install sympathetic gardens, and

• peer pressure, as residents start to connect with each other and hopefully develop a culture of caring for their new neighbourhood.


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In summary, the following stages need to be undertaken prior to commencement of the landscape construction:

9.1.1 DESIGN BRIEFS

This Landscape Masterplan will be the document that will inform detailed briefs for the design and construction of the landscape and streetscape of the development Detailed conservation and management plans for the bushland reserves, including elements such as revegetation and weed control, can be undertaken as part of the detailed landscape design and documentation process, or prepared separately by specialist environmental consultants. Briefs generally cover four stages:• detailed concept design, with broad cost estimates

for construction so that the affordability of the designs can be assessed;

• fi nal design, with detailed cost estimates, schedules of materials and plants, and specifi cation/design of items such as street furniture;

• documentation for issue for tendering by landscape construction contractors, and

• awarding of the contract and contract management during construction.

LandCorp may split the design process into stages coinciding with the release of each stage of development, or issue a brief for the whole project.

9.1.2 DEMOLITION

This report recommends that where possible (and in keeping with dieback hygiene) areas that are to be cleared for roads and level changes are treated in the following way:• where the species is suitable, plants should be harvested

for transplanting into areas to be revegetated;

• where this is not possible, plant material should be either mulched and stockpiled on-site (to allow it to mature) for re-use in the development, or used as seed bank and brushing over tracks that are to be closed and revegetated, and

• any clean, weed free topsoil removed should be stockpiled for use in the site where needed.

The timing of the above recommendations (particularly plant harvesting) is critical and the details of how this is achieved may need to be fi nalised with DEC and environmental advisors.

In addition, it is highly desirable to retain signifi cant existing trees and stands of trees where possible in road reserves. Ideally the conceptual kerb alignments and road reserves should be surveyed and

9.1 CONSTRUCTION STAGING


pegged and so a team can walk these and adjust the road alignments (as much as is practicable) to conserve specimen trees or stands of trees. The detailed road design can then be made taking these trees into consideration. The soil around trees to be conserved should be altered as little as possible and they should be fenced off to at least 2m beyond the drip line to prevent soil compaction during road construction.

Plant Availability

Many of the indigenous Emu Point plants recommended in this report will not be available from nurseries and may need to be grown for this project. In addition, the large numbers of plants needed for landscaping and revegetation will require pre-planning to ensure adequate supply. This report recommends that as soon as possible, plant lists should be fi nalised and a local supplier contracted to grow and harden-off plants for the development. This may also include sourcing advanced tree stock so that good sized trees can be planted early in the landscape construction, giving the subdivision a more established character.

Utilising a local grower will allow local expertise to be applied and is a more sustainable practice than trucking plants from Perth.

Hope and Griffiths Streets Enhancement

It is suggested that these streets be enhanced as a priority so as to provide residents with benefi ts from the development and begin the process of drawing the existing residential streets into new home development LandCorp will need to work with the City of Albany in implementing enhancements.

9.1.3 POSSIBLE RECURRING ISSUES

Landscaping Timing - Verges

Verges are to be landscaped with low-growing native plantings (as opposed to turf) and street trees. During the construction of individual homes there is a risk that material stockpiling, vehicle parking and skip bin placement will damage any landscape or reticulation installed.

It is suggested that residents be provided with their rebate for verge planting once their home is built, however, street trees should be planted by the developer to ensure consistency and correct placement. The timing for tree planting is problematic given the above issues and trees will need to be protected as part of the builder’s construction plan, and a bond held to cover any damage. The developer will need to water and maintain the trees until the home owner takes over management of their verge.

Large volumes of plants will need to be ordered for the development landscape - contract growing by local nurseries may be the way to ensure supply.


Landscape Protection - Access and Dumping

The landscape in general will need protection from uncontrolled parking, waste blowing accidentally across the site and deliberate dumping. A construction plan from each builder showing how they plan to manage material stockpiling and waste removal will be necessary to ensure that items are not just piled onto the adjacent reserve or lot. Some temporary fencing may be put in place in fragile areas and builders may appreciate a short brochure explaining the need to protect the bushland corridors and reserves and suggesting ways to be site sensitive.

Tree Retention - Private Lots

New home owners are encouraged to conserve mature trees on their lots for both sustainability reasons and also aesthetics - the subdivision will take on a more established and less ‘hardscaped’ character if mature trees are common on lots.

However, there is no easy way to enforce this and rewarding home-owners through a proposed ‘green point’ system won’t guarantee that the tree remains in the longer term. The Design Guidelines state as a mandatory requirement that;

Gardens must be designed to retain signifi cant trees so as to conserve habitat and reinforce the character values of the development

and information showing their strategies to protect the fl ora, fauna and topography of the site are required to be submitted by the home owner with various application forms. A Construction plan - which should show how trees to be conserved will be protected during building - is required of the Builder.

It will be essential that the developer takes a fi rm and consistent line on this requirement early in the process so as to build a culture of tree conservation. If it is easy to cut trees down and no-one seems to mind, the chances of the subdivision retaining a mature canopy are slim.

A peppermint tree of this size should be conserved on private lots to provide habitat and lend the development an established character,


9.2.1 PUBLIC ART PROGRAMME

Role of Public Art

Public art has the potential to help build on the character of a place and add a layer of richness and meaning that improves the quality of life of residents and visitors.

Well planned public art should aim to:• build community capacity and engagement;

• provide civic leadership – by celebrating what the community values;

• enhance the quality of life for residents;

• enrich the natural and built environment;

• enhance community pride and identity, and

• raise the profi le of the subdivision – which benefi ts land sales and property values.

Public art can be incorporated into development in three main ways:• during the detailed landscape and streetscape design

stage, in which an artist/s can be brought onto the team to provide a fresh perspective to the design and build in special fi nishes, design details and a layer of meaning that become embedded in the streetscapes;

• after the infrastructure (roads, street furniture etc) have been designed and installed, to work in a specifi cally defi ned space (such as the centre of a roundabout), and/or

• after a signifi cant number of residents have moved into the subdivision, an artist can be employed to work with the community to develop artworks that involve them, have meaning for them, help to bring the new community together and give them a sense of ownership in their new suburb.

The approach taken could involve one or a combination of the above but the key should be that the artworks are site responsive. ‘Neutral’ artworks that could be placed in any location and have no meaning for the Albany community should be avoided.

Artworks may range from a highly ‘intellectual’ character; such as a beautiful abstract sculpture, to utilitarian in character; such as a bench with skillfully crafted details. The brief should make it clear what is required.

The ongoing maintenance and management of the artwork also needs to be considered in the brief stage and in consultation with the City of Albany.

9.2 ADDITIONAL DESIGN WORK

Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe

Wool Bomb, Alice Springs

Sculpture Trail, Northcliffe


9.2.2 INTERPRETATION

The Role of Interpretation

When people move about a site they require information on two levels; fi rstly to use the space and fi nd their way, and secondly to understand their environment. This understanding is achieved though interpretation, which draws out the sense of place and meanings of a site.

Interpretation is most commonly provided in written form on a sign or in a brochure but can also be:• oral, through recordings or a tour guide;

• electronic, through the internet or via mobile phone link or

• artistic, through public artworks, performances or design details.

The aim is to provide people with easily accessed details that add to their enjoyment of a place as well as improve their understanding and in some cases, modify their behaviour.

Interpretation should:• extend the community’s understanding of a place;

• record and conserve local knowledge;

• provide insights into natural heritage;

• highlight cultural signifi cance;

• provide a dialogue between the past and the present and

• help create places which are rich with meaning and valued by the community.

This sign is part of a set with a unifying style and decorative elements.

This interpretation sign has a tactile element.


Interpretation can be undertaken:• during the detail design stage of a project, so that

infrastructure such as signage, trail markers and shelters can be built as part of the project or

• retrofi tted once the project is completed and elements such as viewing platforms or SUP’s are fi nished and their level of use can be assessed.

This Landscape Masterplan recommends two specifi c interpretive elements:• The ‘Bush Garden’ at the eastern public open space node. This

node is sited to a provide public recreation area close to eastern residencies and act as a destination point to encourage path use in this area and hence passive surveillance and security. The aim is to showcase native, indigenous and ‘bush tucker’ plants so as to encourage and support their use in private gardens.

Interpretation of traditional Noongar plant use, interesting facts on the plant’s biology and information about its relationship to native fauna could be included. The node needs to be designed in an engaging, attractive way with shaded seats, bird attracting features, and possibly a small shelter and artwork elements.

This interpretation sign is also a bench.

Woodlands signage


• The Kinjarling Trails project is currently at the concept stage and is supported by a broad group of stakeholders. It aims to create a cultural interpretive pathways across the three harbours of Albany so as to “promote reconciliation, enhance cultural understanding and create economic opportunities for Noongar (Nyungar) and non-Noongar community”. There is an opportunity to work with this group to draw out narratives at the Emu Point in an interpretation project.

Artworks can be interpretive, and vice versa. (Northcliffe)


PALETTES10


10.1.1 BACKGROUND

A cohesive and locally responsive colour and material palette has the potential to help build on the ‘sense of place’ and create a characteristic style for built elements that ties a new development together over time.

The colours and materials recommended following have been chosen specifi cally for Emu Point and are designed to allow for:• the strong light in Albany, which ‘washes out’ paler colours;

• the natural backdrop of the site with its green/grey tones;

• the proximity to the ocean, with its changing moods, and

• the need to include highlights for special features.

The palettes complement those in the Design Guidelines and can be used for shelters, street furniture, signage, interpretation & artworks and built elements such as retaining walls.

10.1 COLOUR & MATERIAL PALETTE

Unusual materials with a marine theme have been used as mulch in this garden.


10.1.2 COLOURS

The colours below have been inspired by the natural environment at Emu Point and have been grouped into sets which work together, or can be mixed with colours from other sets so as to provide a wide choice of effects.

When choosing paint colours, adjacent material colours must be taken into account and trials using paint samples is recommended. The colours below have been listed from the DULUX for ease of identifi cation (printed colours will not be accurate) but other paint companies can match these colours.

Base Colours Highlight Colours

P39.B3

P35.B5 P16.F3

PG2.D7

P38.E8

PG2.D8 P20.D5

P27.B3 P18.D3 P17.D3 P16.D1

P31.E6

PG2.F6 PG2.D4 P10.B1 P04.B3

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10.1.3 MATERIALS

The materials below have been selected for their suitability for the environmental conditions at Emu Point and their references to the ‘Albany Vernacular’. Sustainability has also been considered and therefore some materials have been selected for use as feature materials only, where they are likely to be used in smaller amounts and in a detailed way.

*Colorbond colours between 0.40 and 0.62 on the Colorbond BCA table for solar absorbency are permitted. See www.colorbondcolours.com.

Feature Materials

Retaining and Feature Walls

Pavements

Built Elements

Limestone Granite Rammed earth / rendered Blocks

Asphalt Concrete; insitu / unit pavers

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The following planting palettes have been collated:• to suit the growing conditions at Emu Point;

• refl ect the coastal character envisaged for the landscape, and

• meet specifi c requirements, such as fi re retardance.

In addition:• their resistance to dieback has been noted where known (DR);

• their provenance identifi ed (Pr.) so that locally endemic plants can be selected if desired1, and

• they have been checked against the City of Albany’s weed species list to ensure that no weed species are recommended (This list is included on page 85).

10.2.1 TREE PALETTE

Street Trees

The character at Emu Point after development can be broken into roughly three zones:• Dense building development ~ urban character;

• Single lot homes ~ suburban character, and

• Clusters lots ~ bushland setting.

Street tree planting will need to refl ect these characters (as well as address a number of other requirements as per section 6.1) both in species selection and tree placement. The following approach is recommended:

Village Zone, R40 & R30 Areas and Subdivision Entry Drives

Trees should be planted in formal, symmetrical avenues and large growing species should be used to help soften the visual prominence of new walls and buildings. The exception would be immediately adjacent to the lots where a large tree would remove the opportunity for solar gain in homes. In these cases a smaller complementary tree or a deciduous tree may be used within the planting pattern.

Hope and Griffiths StreetsThese existing streets fall within this area, but have overhead power so large trees will be unsuitable. LandCorp has offered to plant street trees on verges where existing residents would like a new tree. Where power lines are not an issue, tree species can be chosen from the list on page 70.

1 These plant lists have been prepared with the assistance of Ellen Hickman.

10.2 PLANTING PALETTE

Street trees add value to properties as well as having numerous environmental benefi ts.

Formal street tree avenues are in keeping with the more urban character of the Village


Where trees are being placed under powerlines the following species are recommended;

• Callistemon Edna Walling ~ Scarlet Willow

Soft graceful weeping foliage bearing masses of large scarlet blooms in spring and autumn. Bird attracting. 2.5-3m x 2m.

• Eucalyptus ~ Euky Dwarf

Light open canopy of fi ne foliage bearing masses of deep pink to red blossom from late autumn to early summer. Height 6m width 3-5m.

• Eucalyptus forrestiana ~Fucshia Gum

Small mallee 3-5m high. Thick glossy green leaves, yellow fl owers with bright red buds and fruit.

Single Lot R20 Zone

This zone is oriented east-west so as to sit within the dune form and allow solar passive principles to be used in building design. Trees to the north of homes need to be lower growing so as not to shade front living areas and solar panels.

The typical tree planting alignment is 2.7m from the front of the lot (to allow for underground services etc) and homes will have a 4 ~ 6m setback from the front boundary so a 6 - 8m high tree, or a deciduous tree, would be suitable for the southern verges (which are north of homes). Taller trees (to 15m) can be used on the northern verges as the distance to homes to the south increases with the road width.

The street tree planting pattern can still be formal, but need not be rigidly so to allow for crossovers and for the retention of signifi cant existing trees where possible. This informality of approach, as compared to the Village Zone, may mean more than one species of tree is used in a street. This has the advantage of allowing species to be selected for need (solar access, drainage swale, dieback resistance, wall screening) and will make linear street avenue planting in this zone less visually prominent from a distance.

Tree planting in the Beachside Zone (adjacent to the existing Hope and Griffi ths Street subdivision) will be similar to the Single Lot Zone.

Cluster R20 Zone

This zone is bounded by retained bushland, the HSZ and bush corridors and as such has a much more natural character. It is hoped

Natural verges reinforce connections to the adjacent bushland reserves.

Street trees are informally planted in the Cluster zone.

The Fuchsia Gum has beautiful fruit.


that existing trees can be retained in the verges and HSZ ( ensuring canopies don’t touch as per Managing Bushfi re Risk on page 36) which means an informal street tree pattern will develop where new trees are planted between existing trees.As with the Single Home zone above, trees to the north of houses need to be lower growing so as not to shade front living areas and solar panels, 6 - 8m trees will be suitable.

New trees planted in the HSZ zone should not be a fi re risk - species such as paperbarks and eucalypts which shed large amounts of bark are unsuitable. Trees which are fi re retardant have been identifi ed in a separate table following.

KeyProvenance:EP ~ Emu Point development site plantWA ~ Western Australian plantAu ~ Australian native speciesEx ~ Exotic species

Table 1 ~ Street Tree Recommendations

Latin name Common Name

Ht (m) Features Pr. DR

Australian Native Trees:Acmena smithii Lilly-Pilly 12 to

15pink edible fruit

Au Y

Agonis flexuosa Peppermint 6 to 10 weeping foliage

EP Y


Sheoak 5 to 15 needle-like leaves

EP Y

Brachychiton acerifolius

Illawarra Flame Tree

30 masses of red flowers

Au Y

Casuarina cunninghamii

River sheoak 20 needle-like leaves

Au Y

Casuarina obesa Swamp sheoak 5 to 10 needle-like leaves

WA Y

Corymbia calophylla

Marri 20 to 40

rough bark, glossy leaves

WA Y

Corymbia ficifolia Flowering gum 12 masses of flowers

WA Y

Euc. forrestiana Fuchsia gum 5 red fruit WA Y

Euc. landsdowniana

Crimson mallee 5 spreading tree Au Y

Euc. scoparia Wallangarra White gum

12 white bark Au Y

Euc. sideroxylon ‘rosea’

Red Ironbark 25 furrowed bark, grey-green leaves

Au Y

Hymenosporum flavidus

Native Frangipani

10 perfumed flowers

Au Y

Melaleuca lanceolata

Rottnest Island Tee tree

6 excellent habitat tree

WA Y

Corymbia fi cifolia (Red Flowering Gum)




Syzygium oleosum

Blue Lilly-pilly 10 blue edible fruit

Au Y

Syzygium paniculatum

Magenta cherry 10 pink edible fruit

Au Y

Exotic Deciduous TreesCersis siliquastrum

Judas tree 5 pink or white flowers

Ex ?

Prunus cerasifera nigra

Red-flowering plum

5 dark red foliage

Ex ?

Pyrus ussurensis or calleryana

Ornamental Pear

6 to 10 spring flowers, autumn red foliage

Ex ?

Ulmus parvifolia Chinese elm 10 to 15

yellow autumn foliage

Ex ?

Fire Retardant TreesAcmena smithii Lilly-Pilly 12 to

15pink edible fruit

Au Y

Brachychiton acerifolius

Illawarra Flame Tree

30 masses of red flowers

Au Y

Casuarina cunninghamii

River sheoak 20 needle-like leaves

Au Y

Casuarina obesa Swamp sheoak 5 to 10 needle-like leaves

WA Y

Cersis siliquastrum

Judas tree 5 pink or white flowers

Ex ?

Hymenosporum flavidus

Native Frangipani

10 perfumed flowers

Au Y

Melaleuca lanceolata

Rottnest Island Tee tree

6 excellent habitat tree

WA Y

Melaleuca lanceolata (Rottnest Island Tee Tree)

Pyrus ussurensis (Manchurian Pear)


POS & Reserve Trees

Parks and Public Open Spaces

There are four ‘developed’ public open spaces in the subdivision:• the Village Centre Bushland Park, with a mix of

retained bushland and open parkland over turf;

• the Village community garden which may have fruiting or ‘herb’ trees;

• the Bushland node in the cluster zone corridor, and

• a more active Bushland node POS to the south of the cluster zone which will be open parkland and turf.

Each of these POSs will have specifi c community uses and characters and detailed landscaping design will need to be undertaken for them at a later stage. Guidelines for tree species selection can be taken from the Street Tree lists above and the Bush Corridor list below.

Bush Corridor / Reserve Trees

The aim is to retain as many of the existing trees in these zones as possible. New planting should aim to revegetate degraded areas, old trails and areas disturbed by road / lot construction. To this end, only trees that are indigenous to the site should be used.

Table 2 ~ Bush and Reserve Recommendations



Agonis flexuosa Peppermint 10 weeping foliage

EP Y


Sheoak 5 to 15 needle-like foliage

EP Y

Banksia attenuata

Slender Banksia

10 yellow flowers EP N

Banksia ilicifolia Holly-leaved Banksia

12 yellow flowers EP N

Agonis fl exuosa (Peppermint Tree)

Allocasuarina fraseriana (Sheoak)

Banksia attenuata (Slender Banksia)


10.2.2 SHRUB, STRAP LEAFED AND GROUNDCOVERS

The following palettes are for use in selecting shrub planting in verges, corridors, parks and POS reserves. Lists have been broken into four broad uses:• general coastal planting;

• drainage swale planting;

• fi re retardant plants for the HSZ, and

• lawn substitutes.

In habitat corridors, bushland reserves and bushland areas to be revegetated, only plants that are endemic to Emu point should be used. These must have local provenance (harvested from within 5km of the site)2 and are identifi ed as EP under Pr. in the tables following.

The exception to this rule are the high use POS areas at either end of the Village Centre Bushland Park, where an open parkland character with visitor facilities will result in a more ‘developed’ landscape character.

A separate environmental and conservation management plan will be prepared to provide detail on revegetation, species selection and use, and weed management in bushland reserves.

KeyProvenance (Pr.):EP ~ Emu Point development site plantWA ~ Western Australian plantAu ~ Australian native speciesEx ~ Exotic species

Table 3 - Coastal Planting Palette



Acacia cognata ‘Limelight’ or ‘Fettuccini’

1 Bright green or wavy foliage

Au Y

Acacia drummondii ssp drummondii

Drummond's Wattle

0.3 to 1

yellow flowers WA Y

Acacia lasiocarpa Panjang 0.15 to 1.5

yellow flowers WA Y

Acacia leioderma _ 0.3 to 1.5

yellow flowers WA Y

Acacia pulchella Prickly Moses 1.5 prickly with yellow pom-pom flowers

EP Y

Actinodium calocephalum

Swamp Daisy 1 white, pink flowers

WA Y

2 As per the City of Albany ‘Environmental Code of Conduct’.




Actinodium cunninghammii

Albany Swamp Daisy

0.15 to 1

white & pink flowers

WA Y

Adenanthos obovatus

Basket Flower 0.3 to 1.5

red flowers WA ?

Agrostocrinum scabrum

Blue Grass Lily 1 purple flowers WA Y

Amperea ericoides

_ 0.1 to 0.4

EP Y

Anarthria prolifera

_ 0.3 to 0.6

yellow & brown flowers

EP Y

Anarthria scabra _ 0.4 to 1.5

green strappy foliage

EP Y

Andersonia caerulea

Foxtails 0.5 to 1

pink & blue flowers

WA N

Andersonia depressa

_ 0.1 blue & white flowers

EP ?

Anigozanthos bicolor

Little Kangaroo Paw

0.5 green & red flowers

WA Y

Anigozanthos humilis

Catspaw 1 yellow, orange, red flowers

WA Y

Anigozanthos preissii

Albany Catspaw

1 yellow, orange, red flowers

WA Y

Anthocercis viscosa

Sticky Tail Flower

0.5 to 1

white flowers WA Y

Astartea fascicularis

_ 0.3 to 3

white, pink flowers

WA Y

Astroloma baxteri _ 0.05 to 0.6

red flowers EP ?

Astroloma pallidum

Kick Bush 0.05 to 0.4

cream flowers EP ?

Atriplex cinerea Grey Saltbush 0.2 to 1.5

grey foliage EP Y

Austrostip elegantissima

Feather Speargrass

1 pink grass heads

WA ?

Austrostipa compressa

_ 0.15 to 0.7

EP Y

Banksia drummondii

Drummonds Dryandra

1.5 yellow flowers WA N

Banksia dryandroides

Dryandra-leaved Banksia

1 brown flowers WA N

Banksia nivea Honeypot Dryandra

1.5 yellow flowers WA N

Baumea articulata

Jointed Rush 1 to 2.5

brown flowers WA Y

Baumea juncea Bara Twigrush 0.2 to 1.2

brown flowers EP Y

Billardiera heterophylla

Australian Bluebell

? blue flowers EP Y

Boronia crenulata Aniseed Boronia

0.25 to 1.2

pink flowers EP Y

Caladenia flava Cowslip Orchid 0.05 to 0.3

yellow flowers EP Y

Caladenia latifolia

Pink Fairies 0.2 to 0.45

pink flowers EP Y




Caladenia pectinata

King Spider Orchid

0.35 to 0.7

white flowers EP Y

Callistemonviminalis

‘Little John’ 1 bright red bottlebrush flowers

Au Y

Calothamnus quadrifidus

One-sided bottlebrush

0.5 to 3

red flowers WA Y

Carpobrotus virescens

Coastal Pigface

0.1 to 0.3

pink flowers EP Y

Centrolepis drummundiana

_ 0.12 swampy EP Y

Chamelaucium uncinatum

Geraldton Wax 0.5 to 4

white, pink flowers

WA Y

Chorizema cordatum

_ 0.3 to 1.5

orange & pink flowers

WA ?

Chorizema ilicifolium

Holly Flame Pea

0.1 to 0.3

yellow, orange, red flowers

WA ?

Comesperma virgatum

Milkwort 0.3 to 1.6

pink/purple flowers

EP Y

Conospermum caeruleum

Blue Smokebush

0.1 to 1

blue flowers WA N

Conostylis aculeata

Prickly Conostylis

0.06 to 0.6

yellow flowers EP Y

Conostylis candicans

Grey Cottonhead

0.05 to 0.4

yellow flowers WA Y

Cyrtostylis huegelii

Midge Orchid 0.1 to 0.3

EP Y

Dampiera linearis Common Dampiera

0.15 to 0.6

purple/blue flowers

EP Y

Darwinia citirodora

Lemon Scented Darwinia

1.5 yellow, green, red flowers

WA Y

Dasypogon bromeliifolius

Pineapple bush 0.3 to 1.5

flowers drumsticks

EP Y

Daviesia decurrens

Prickly Bitter Pea

1 orange, red flowers

WA N

Desmocladus flexuosus

_ 0.2 to 1.5

EP Y

Dianella revoluta Blueberry Lilly 1.5 blue, purple flowers

WA Y

Drosera erythrorhiza

Red Ink Sundew

0.12 red rosettes EP Y

Drosera macrantha

Bridal Rainbow 0.6 to 1.5

white flowers EP Y

Ficinia nodosa Knotted Club-rush

1 brown flowers EP Y

Frankenia pauciflora

Seaheath 0.08 to 0.5

pink flowers WA Y

Gahnia trifida Coastal Saw-sedge

1.5 brown flowers WA Y

Gastrolobium celsiaum

_ 1.2 red flowers WA Y

Gompholobium knightianum

Handsome Wedge Pea

0.1 to 0.5

pink to purple flowers

WA ?




Gompholobium polymorphum

Showy Pea to 1.2 yellow, orange, red flowers

WA ?

Gompholobium scabrum

Painted Lady to 1.5 pink flowers WA ?

Gompholobium tomentosum

Hairy Yellow Pea

0.3 to 1

yellow flowers EP Y

Hardenbergia comptoniana

Native Wisteria ? purple flowers EP Y

Hemiandra pungens

Snakebush 0.05 to 1

pale purple flowers

WA ?

Hibbertia racemosa

Stalked Guinea Flower

0.1 to 0.75

yellow flowers EP Y

Hibbertia scandens

Snake vine(ground cover)

0.1 to 0.5

yellow flowers WA ?

Hovea trisperma Common Hovea

1 purple flowers WA ?

Hydrocotyle alata _ 0.01 to 0.05

swampy EP Y

Hypocalymma angustifolium

White Myrtle 1.5 white flowers WA ?

Hypolaena exsulca

_ 0.25 to 0.75

brown flowers EP Y

Isolepis inundata Swamp Club Rush


Isolepis marginata

Coarse Club-rush

0.01 to 0.3

brown flowers EP Y

Isopogon dubius Pincushion Coneflower

0.3 to 1.5

pink flowers WA N

Isotropis cuneifolia

Granny Bonnets

0.05 to 0.3

yellow, orange, red flowers

EP Y

Johnsonia lupilina

Hooded Lily 0.3 to 1


EP Y

Juncus kraussii ssp. australiensis

Sea Rush 1 brown flowers WA Y

Kennedia beckxiana

Cape Arid Kennedia

0.5 red flowers WA Y

Kennedia nigricans

Black coral pea 4 black flowers WA Y

Kennedia prostrata

Scarlet Runner 0.1 red flowers WA Y

Kunzea ambigua Fairy star kunzea

1 to 3 white star flowers

? ?

Kunzea baxteri _ 1 to 4 red flowers WA Y

Lechenaultia expansa

Crinkly Leschenaultia

0.15 to 0.6

white flowers WA Y

Lepidosperma costale

_ 0.2 to 0.7

brown flowers EP Y

Lepidosperma squamata

_ 0.15 to 1

brown flowers EP Y

Leucophyta brownii

Cushion bush 1 grey foliage, yellow flowers

WA Y

Levenhookia pusilla

Midget Stylewort

0.01 to 0.1

pale pink flowers

EP Y




Logania serpyllifolia

_ 0.05 to 0.4

white flowers EP Y

Lomandra integra _ 0.05 to 0.5

white flowers EP Y

Lyginia barbata _ 0.2 to 1

brown flowers EP Y

Lyperanthus serrata

Rattle Beak Orchid

0.25 to 0.5

EP Y

Lysinema ciliatum

Curry Flower 0.1 to 1.6

white flowers EP ?

Melaleuca armillaris

Bracelet honey myrtle

8 white flowers Au ?

Melaleuca hypericifolia

Hillock bush 1 to 2 pin/orange flowers

Au ?

Melaleuca nesophila

Mindiyed 1 to 5 pink, purple flowers

WA Y

Melaleuca nesophila

‘Little Nessie’ 1 to 2 pink, purple flowers

WA Y

Melaleuca thymoides

_ 0.2 to 2

yellow flowers EP Y

Mesomelaena stygia

_ 0.1 to 0.5

black flowers EP Y

Microtis media Tall Mignonette Orchid

0.1 to 0.6

green flowers EP Y

Millotia tenuifolia Soft Millotia 0.02 to 0.1

yellow, white flowers

EP Y

Myoporum parvifolium

creeping myoporum

0.1 to 0.4

white flowers Au Y

Needhamiella pumilio

_ 0.05 to 0.25

white flowers EP Y

Opercularia hispidula

Hispid Stinkweed

0.15 to 1

green flowers EP Y

Patersonia occidentalis

Purple Flag 0.15 purple flowers EP Y

Pelargonium australe

Wild Geranium 0.1 to 0.9

white, pink flowers

EP Y

Petrophile ericifolia

_ 1.5 yellow flowers WA N

Petrophile seminuda


Petrophile serruriae


Phlebocarya ciliata

_ 0.2 to 0.6

white flowers EP Y

Phyllangium paradoxum

_ 0.05 to 0.3

white flowers EP Y

Phyllanthus calycina

False Boronia 0.2 to 1.2

white, cream flowers

EP Y

Pimelea ferruginea

_ 0.3 to 1.5

pink flowers WA Y

Pimelea rosea Rose Banjine 0.3 to 1

pink flowers EP Y




Poa poiformis Coastal Poa 0.15 to 0.9

green flowers EP Y

Poranthera microphylla

Small-leaved Poranthera

0.02 to 0.2

white flowers EP Y

Pterostylis vittata Banded Greenhood

0.45 green & white striped flowers

EP Y

Pyrorchis forrestii Pink Beaks 0.1 to 0.3

pink flowers EP Y

Rhagodia baccata

Berry Saltbush 0.3 to 2

cream flowers EP Y

Rhagodia spinescens

Spiny Saltbush 0.3 to 1.5

spinecent WA Y

Rhodanthe citrina _ 0.05 to 0.5

yellow flowers EP Y

Scaevola nitida Shining Fan Flower

0.3 to 3

purple/blue flowers

EP Y

Schoenus curvifolius

_ 0.4 brown flowers EP Y

Schoenus grandiflorus

Large Flowered Bog Rush

0.4 to 1.5

brown flowers EP Y

Schoenus sublateralis

_ 0.05 to 0.2

brown flowers EP Y

Spinifex hirsutus Hairy Spinifex 0.3 to 0.9

green flowers EP Y

Spyridium globulosum

Basket Bush 0.3 to 5

white flowers EP Y

Stylidium repens Matted Triggerplant

0.1 pink flowers EP Y

Stylidium violaceum

Violet Triggerplant

0.2 to 0.5

purple flowers EP Y

Templetonia retusa

Cocky’s tongue 0.3 to 4

red flowers WA Y

Tetragonia decumbens *

Sea Spinach 0.1 to 0.3

yellow flowers EP Y

Thelymitra crinita Blue Lady Orchid

0.7 blue flowers EP Y

Thryptomene saxicola

Rock Thryptomene

0.3 to 1.5

white, pink flowers

WA Y

Thysanotus patersonii

Twining Fringe Lily

0.15 to 0.5

purple flowers EP Y

Trachymene pilosa

Native Parsnip 0.02 to 0.3

white flowers EP Y

Velleia trinervis _ 0.1 to 0.5

orange flowers EP Y

Westringia fruiticosa

Native Rosemary

0.5 to 1.5

green/grey foliage

Au ?

Westringia Wyngabbie Gem

One of many cultivars

1 mauve flowers,hedges well

Au ?

Xanthosia huegelii

_ 0.05 to 0.25

green, white, cream flowers

EP Y

Xanthosia rotundifolia

Southern Cross 1 white flowers WA Y


Table 4 - Swale Planting Palette

Plants in drainage swales need to be able to cope with seasonal inundation as well as dry periods. Many of these plants would also be suitable for use in private gardens for Rain Garden plantings.



Actinodium calocephalum

Swamp Daisy 1 white & pink flowers

WA ?

Actinodium cunninghamii

Albany Swamp Daisy

0.15 to 1


WA Y

Adenanthos obovatus

Basket Flower 0.3 to 1.5

red flowers WA N

Anarthria prolifera

Tangle Rush 0.25 to 0.6

rusty red flowers

WA Y

Anigozanthos bicolor

Little Kangaroo Paw

0.5 green & red flowers

WA Y

Anigozanthos humilis

Catspaw 1 yellow, orange & red flowers

WA Y

Anigozanthos preissii

Albany Catspaw

1 yellow, orange & red flowers

WA Y

Baumea articulata

Jointed Twig Sedge


Baumea juncea Bare Twig Rush


Baumea preissii Broad Twig Sedge

1 brown flowers WA Y

Baumea rubiginosa

River Twig Sedge

1 brown flowers WA Y

Baumea vaginalis Sheath Twig Sedge


Boronia megastigma

Scented Boronia

0.2 to 2

brown flowers WA Y

Centrolepis drummundiana

_ 0.12 tufted flowers EP Y

Chaetanthus aristatus

Bearded Twine Rush

0.3 to 0.8

white or brown tufts

WA Y

Chordifex amblycoleus

Bristle Cord Rush

1 red spikelets WA Y

Chordifex isomorphus

Ironstone Cord Rush

0.6 to 1.2

dark rest tufts WA Y

Eleocharis acuta Spike Sedge 0.6 creeping habit WA Y

Hopkinsia anoectocola

Steel Rush 0.8 blue/grey stems

WA Y

Hypocalymma angustifolium

White Myrtle 1.5 white flowers WA Y

Hypolaena exsulca

Rope Rush 0.8 chocolate spikelets

WA Y

Isolepis inundata Swamp Club Rush


Isotoma fluviatalis

Swamp Isotome

0.1 lillac flowers Au Y

Juncus kraussii ssp. australiensis

Sea Rush 1 brown flowers WA Y




Leptocarpus diffusus

Tall Mop Rush 2 WA Y

Loxocarya magna Curly Rush 1 curly foliage WA Y

Meeboldina scariosus

Velvet Rush 1 rusty red flowers

WA Y

Melanostachya ustulata

Bobtail Rush 0.8 large russet tufts

WA Y

Patersonia occidentalis

Purple Flag 1.5 purple flowers WA Y

Tremulina tremula

Quiver Rush 0.7 bronze spikelets

WA Y

Verticordia plumosa

Plumed Featherflower

0.2 to 1.5

purple flowers WA ?

Xanthosia rotundifolia

Southern Cross 1 white flowers WA Y

Xyris lanata Xyris 1.5 yellow flowers WA Y


Table 5 - Fire Retardant Palette

This list has been collated from a number of sources to provide choices of plants with a low fuel load or low fl ammability for use in the HSZ.


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Acacia glandulicarpa

Hairy Pod Wattle

1 to 2 yellow flowers AU Y

Ajuga australis Austral Bugle 0.1 to 0.25

blue flowers AU Y

Ajuga reptans Blue Bulge 0.2 blue flower Ex Y

Anigozanthos spp.

Kangaroo paw 0.2 to 1.5

red, orange, yellow or green flowers

WA Y

Asplenium bulbiferum

Mother Spleenwort

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Atriplex cinerea Grey Saltbush 0.2 to 1.5

cream, yellow flowers, grey foliage

WA Y

Atriplex vesicaria Bladder Saltbush

0.7 grey succulent foliage

AU Y

Blechnum cartilagineum

Gristle Fern 0.3 feathery leaves

AU Y

Bulbine bulbosa Golden Lily 0.2 to 0.75

yellow flowers Au Y

Carpobrotus glaucescens

Angular Pigface

0.15 pink flowers AU Y

Carpobrotus modestus

Inland Pigface 0.1 pink flowers AU Y

Carpobrotus rossii

Pigface 0.15 pink flowers AU Y

Carpobrotus virescens

Coastal Pigface

0.1 to 0.3

pink or white flowers

AU Y

Chrysocephalum apiculatum

Yellow Buttons(was Helichrysum)

0.1 to 0.6

yellow flowers AU Y

Comprosma 'kirkii'

Kirk's Comprosma

0.1 green low-growing

Ex Y

Correa alba White Correa 1.5 white tubular bell flowers

AU Y

Delosperma 'alba'

Iceplant 0.15 white flowers Ex Y

Dianella caerulea Blue Flax Lily 0.2 to 1

blue flowers, purple berries

AU Y

Dianella longifolia

Smooth Flax Lily

0.2 to 0.8

blue flowers, purple berries

AU Y

Dichondra repens

Kidney Creeper 0.15 greenish yellow flowers

A Y

Dichopogon (Arthropodium) fimbriatus

Nodding Chocolate Lily

1 purple flowers AU Y

Drosanthemun floribundum

Purple Carpet 0.15 Pink flowers Ex Y



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Einadia (Rhagodia) hastata

Berry Saltbush 0.15 tiny flowers AU Y

Einadia (Rhagodia) nutans

Climbing Saltbush

0.15 small red flowers

AU Y

Enchylaena tomentosa

Ruby Saltbush 1 red berrys AU Y

Eremophila (Myoporum) debile

Winter Apple 1 white, pale mauve flowers

AU Y

Grevillea aquifolium

Holly Grevillea 1 to 2 red &greenish flowers

AU ?

Hardenbergia violacea

Happy Wanderer

1 + lillac flowers,climber

AU Y

Isotoma fluviatalis

Swamp Isotome

0.1 lillac flowers AU Y

Kennedia prostrata

Running Postman

0.15 red flowers WA Y

Kennedia spp. Coral Peasclimbers

0.2 + red or black flowers

AU Y

Lampranthus multiradiateus

Noonflower 0.15 pink flowers Ex Y

Lasiopetalum macrophyllum

Shrubby Velvet-bush

1- 2 rusty flowers, grey foliage

AU Y

Lomandra longifolia

Spiny Mat-rush 1 white, cream flowers

AU Y

Maireana aphylla Leafless Bluebush

1.5 blue/grey foliage

AU Y

Maireana brevifolia

Small-leaf Bluebush

1.5 blue/grey foligae

AU Y

Maireana pyramidata

Black Bluebush 1.5 black flowers AU Y

Maireana sedifolia

Pearl Bluebush 1.5 straw-colour flowers

AU Y

Maireana spp Bluebushes 1 pink or white flowers

AU Y

Microlaena stipoides

Weeping Grass 0.7 AU Y

Myoporum boninense (insulare)

Common Boobialla

0.10 white, pale mauve flowers

AU Y

Myoporum parvifolium purpurea

Creeping Boobiala

0.15 white flowers, purple tinged foliage

AU Y

Oleraria spp Daisy ? AU Y

Orthrosanthus spp

Morning iris to 0.6 blue or white flower

AU Y

Patersonia spp Native iris to 0.8 purple or yellow flowers

Au Y

Pelargonium australe

Wild Geranium 0.1 to 0.9

white, pink flowers

EP Y

Phyla nodiflora (canescens)

Lippia 0.15 white, pale mauve flowers

AU Y



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0.3 to 2

red berries WA Y

Rhagodia spinescens

Spiny Saltbush 0.3 to 1.5

red berries AU Y

Rosmarinus officinalis prostratus

Rosemary 0.8 mauve flowers Ex Y

Santolina spp Lavender Cotton

0.1 to 0.6

yellow flowers Ex Y

Sarcozona praecox

Sarcozona 0.15 pink flowers AU Y

Scaevola aemula Fairy Fan-flower

0.5 blue flowers AU Y

Scaevola albida Pale Fan-flower


Scaevola calendulacea

Dune Fan-flower


Scaevola hookeri Creeping Fan-flower

0.3 blue or white flower

AU Y

Scaevola ramosissima

Purple Fan-flower

0.4 purple flowers AU Y

Scleranthus biflorus

Canberra Grass

0.1 cushion plant AU Y

Sedum spp Stone crop var. colourful foliage

Ex Y

Selliera radicans Swamp Weed 0.15 lillac flowers AU Y

Stylidium graminifolium

Grass-leaf Trigger Plant

0.25 to 0.4

pink flowers AU Y

Thelionema (Stypandra) caespitosum

Tufted Blue Lily 0.3 to 0.9

blue, white, yellow flowers

AU Y

Themeda australis

Kangaroo Grass

1.2 soft grassy foliage

AU Y

Viola hederacea Native Violet 0.1 white, pale mauve flowers

AU Y

Zygophyllum billardieri

Coast Twin-leaf 0.2 to 0.4

AU Y


Lawn Substitutes

The vision for Emu Point does not include lawn verges and turfed front gardens, although turf may be necessary in back-yards and high use public spaces. The following plants are suggested for use in private gardens and landscapes as a substitute for lawn, they are also useful as low-fuel plants in the HSZ.

Table 6 Lawn Substitutes


Features

Dichondra repens

Kidney weed Shade to semi-shade, grow from seed or runners. Tolerates light foot traffic.

Dymondia marguerite

Mini Gazania Full sun to part shade. Yellow and grey variegated leaves, very tough. Grow by division. Tolerates light foot traffic.

Hemiandra pungens

Snake bush(Prostrate form)

Full sun to light shade. Dieback tolerant spreading plant to about 10cm with pink or white flowers. Will not tolerate foot traffic.

Myoporum parvifolium

Creeping Boobiala

Full Sun, trailing plant to about 15cm high. Tolerates very light foot traffic. White flowers.

Phyla nodiflora Lippia Full sun, good for binding slopes. Small pink flowers. Grow by division. Tolerates light foot traffic.

Themeda australis mingo

Blue Kangaroo grass

Soft informal grass to 30cm. Sterile seed head, grow by division. Will tolerate light foot traffic.

Thymus Wooly Thyme Full sun, aromatic. Grow from tip cuttings. Will tolerate the occasional footstep.

Viola hederacea Native violet Shade and plenty of organic matter in the soil. Grow from runners. Will not tolerate traffic.

Synthetic Turf

(Rear courtyards of private gardens only)

Eg:

Aussie Grass.

Australian Outdoor Living.

New varieties of synthetic turf with a much more natural, ‘long grass’ look are now available. Synthetic turf is hard wearing, green all year round, doesn’t need water, fertiliser or pesticides and some brands include recycled material in their structure.

Dymondia marguerite (Mini Gazania)

Themeda australis (Kangaroo grass)


10.2.3 CITY OF ALBANY WEED LIST3

The following list of species is deemed unsuitable for use within the Albany district due to their propensity to invade and destroy pristine bushland.

It must be noted that this list is in addition to the declared weed list published each year by the Department of Agriculture. A copy of this list can be found at;

http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/content/PW/WEED/DECP/DECLAREDPLANTS_INDEX.HTM

and should be consulted by developers as a matter of course.

Scientific name Common Name

Acacia baileyana Cootamundra wattle

Acacia dealbata Silver Wattle

Acacia iteaphylla Flinders Ranges Wattle

Acacia longifolia Sydney Golden Wattle

Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood

Acacia pycnantha Golden Wattle

Agave americana Agave

Agapanthus praecox Agapanthus

Allamanda cathartica Golden Trumpet, Yellow Bell, Angels Trumpet

Allium spp Allium

Amaryllis belladonna Easter Lily

Ammophila arenaria Marram Grass

Antigon leptopus C orky Passion Vine, Chain of Love

Arctotis stoechadifolia African Daisy

Canna hybrids incl. C.x generalis, c.x orchioides

Canna

Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeper

Carex testacea Orange Sedge

Carpobrotus edulis Pigface

Celtis sinensis J apanese Hackberry

Chasmanthe floribunda African Cornflag

Chamaecytisus proliferus Tagasaste

Cinnamomum camphora Camphor tree

Colocasia esculenta Taro, Kalo

Conyza spp Fleabane

Cotyledon orbiculare Cotyledon

Cortacderia selloana Pampass grass

Cyperus rotundus Cypres

Dietes bicolor Dietes

3 As per ‘Environmental Weed Strategy for City of Albany Reserves’



Dietes grandiflora Dietes

Dietes iridoides Dietes

Dimorphotheca ecklonis current name for Osteospernum ecklonis

Cape marguerite, River daisy, White daisy bush, Blue-and-white daisy bush

Dipogon lignosus Dolichos Pea

Dittrichea viscose Yellow-flowered Stinkwort

Emex australis Double Gee

Erigeron karvinskianus Daisy fleabane

Eucalyptus camaldulensis River Red Gum

Eucalyptus citridora Lemon Scented Gum

Eucalyptus cladocalyx Sugar Gum

Eucalyptus grandis Flooded Gum, Rose Gum

Eucalyptus maculata Spotted Gum

Euphorbia spp Euphorbia

Freesia spp Freesia

Gaura lindheimeri Whirling Butterflies, White Gaura, Butterfly Gaura

Gazania spp Gazania

Genista stenopetala Sweet Broom, Easter Broom, Leafy Broom

Gladiolus spp Gladiolus

Gleditsia triacanthos Common Honeylocust

Hedera helix Ivy, Common Ivy, or English Ivy

Khaya senegalensis Senegal mahogany

Koelreuteria elegans subsp. Formosa

Formosa Firethorn, Golden Rain Tree

Lantana montevidensis Trailing Shrub Verbena, Trailing Lantana

Lathyrus tingitanus Tangier Pea

Lavendula stoechas French Lavender, Spanish Lavender

Leptospernum laevigatum Victorian TeaTree

Limonium lobatum, L sinuatum Sea Lavender

Lomandra longifolia Spiny-Headed Mat-Rush

Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle

Narcissus spp Daffodils

Nerium oleander Oleander

Oenothera spp Oenothera

Osteospermum ecklonis Daisy Bush, African Daisy

Osteospermum fruticosum Trailing African Daisy

Pelargonium capitatum Rose Pelargonium

Pennisetum alopecuroides Fountain Grass, Chinese Pennisetum, Swamp Foxtail

Phytolacca octandra Inkweed

Pinus radiata Monterey pine

Pittosporum undulatum Sweet Pittosporum

Polygala myrtifolia Myrtle-leaf Milkwort, Butterfly Bush



Populus alba White Poplar

Psoralea pinnata Taylorina

Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust

Rubus spp Blackberry

Schinus terebinthifolia Chinese Pepper

Senecio elegans Purple Groundsel

Senecio glastifolius Holly-leaved Senecio

Senecio tamoides Canary Creeper

Senna alata Candlebush

Solanum aviculare Kangaroo Apple

Soleirolia soleirolii Baby's Tears

Syzygium jambos Malabar plum

Tipuana tipu Rosewood, Pride-of-Bolivia, Tipu Tree

Tropaelum majus Nasturtium

Typhus orientalis Bull Rush

Vinca spp Vinca

Watsonia spp Watsonia

Yucca aloifolia Yucca

DISCLAIMER

This Weed information sheet is a guide only. Verifi cation with original Local Laws, Acts, Planning Schemes, and other relevant documents is recommended for detailed references.

The City of Albany accepts no responsibility for errors or omissions.

© City of Albany 2008


APPENDIX11


11.1 Attachments

DRAFT Landscape Masterplan Drawing

Outline Development Plan #7

Site Contour Plan (ODP Superseded)

Sustainability Checklists

11.2 References

• Banksias (2008) Book by Collins, Collins & George. Bloomings Books.

• Emu Point Design Guidelines (May 2010). Howard and Heaver Architects.

• Emu Point Development Traffi c Study (2009). Wood and Grieve Engineers

• Emu Point Fire Management Plan (2010). OPUS

• Emu Point Level 3 Phytophthora Assessment (November 2009) Ficifolia Consulting for GHD.

• Emu Point Local Water Management Strategy (December 2009) Wood and Grieve Engineers.

• Emu Point Outline Development Plan (Draft April 2010)Harley Global.

• Emu Point Public Environmental Review.(April 2010) GHD

• Environmental Code of Conduct (2006) City of Albany.

• Environmental Weed Strategy for the City of Albany Reserves (2005 - 2010) City of Albany.

• Fire Retardant Tree and Planting List. FESA.

• Grow What Where (3rd Edition 2006) Bloomings Books.

• Native Garden Plants Resistant to Dieback (2003) Murdoch University.

• Planting for Bushfi re Protection (2009) www.ilda.com.au

• Subdivision and Development Guidelines (2009) City of Albany

• The Complet Bushfi re Safety Book. Joan Webster.

• Zanthorrea plant lists. www.zanthorrea.com.au

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