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Under council’s latest policy, Victoria Park will remain dual use – both a public park and place for campers – but the latter will be restricted to smaller areas than in the past to allow for protection of existing vegetation and the revegetation of other areas.<\/p>\n
There will also be an increase in the vegetated areas where no foot traffic will be allowed.<\/p>\n
Councillor Isabelle Tolhurst noted it was a “hot issue” in the community; campers are frustrated by a reduction in available space while others have called for camping to be banned to protect vegetation there.<\/p>\n
“There’s been a strong push by the community to have the park’s greenery protected,” Cr Tolhurst explained.<\/p>\n
“We want the plants that go in now to be established… we will be planting both natives and exotics, but there’s no assurance we’ll get back what we lost.<\/p>\n
“We’ve proscribed that this policy be reviewed in a year, to abide with the wishes of campers, and people passionate about the park’s botanical history.”<\/p>\n
After the one-year review, council has committed to reviews every two years thereafter at a minimum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BY TIM LAMACRAFTTHE Borough of Queenscliffe has […]<\/p>\n