Draft Land Management Plan - Fassifern Reserve
Consultation has concluded
Community engagement results:
Thank you to everyone who shared their feedback on the Draft Land Management Plan for Fassifern Reserve. We are excited to provide you with an update on the Draft Land Management Plan for Fassifern Reserve, prepared by Council as the trustee for the reserve, to effectively manage interests and activities on trust land.
Community consultation was conducted via the Let's Talk Scenic Rim platform from 25 November 2024 to 2 January 2025. During this period, we invited community members to share their feedback on the proposed additional uses of Fassifern Reserve to assess support or opposition for Council consideration.
We are pleased to report that the feedback received indicates strong support for the Draft Land Management Plan, with 87 per cent of respondents in agreement. While two respondents expressed their opposition to the proposed additional uses, Council is considering all feedback to update the plan and address community concerns.
The updated plan will focus on current and future land management activities and will inform Council in relation to any potential future lease for part of the site, on appropriate terms.
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Scenic Rim Regional Council has prepared a Draft Land Management Plan as the trustee for Fassifern Reserve to manage interests and activities on trust land.
Council invites you to provide feedback on the proposed additional uses of Fassifern Reserve, situated at Cunningham Highway, Fassifern to inform the Draft Land Management Plan.
What is a Draft Land Management Plan?
Land management plans outline proposed strategies for the use, conservation, and development of land within a specific area, in this case, Fassifern Reserve.
To view the Draft Land Management Plan - click here.
The Draft Management Plan - Fassifern Reserve outlines the proposed uses within the reserve and includes additional activites, such as:
- Vegetation rehabilitation
- Koala habitat creation
- Koala fodder production
- Depot for environmental group to occupy under a lease arrangement.
Reserve 7455 is a Reserve for Camping and Water and the Draft Land Management Plan is to support the use of the reserve for depot storage, nursery and other purposes.
Existing authorised uses within the reserve are proposed to continue. The trust land is primarily used for:
- Overnight camping and rest stop
- Roadside amenities (toilets) adjacent camping area
- Historical cemetery
- Main Roads depot (use discontinued from circa 2022 to 2024)
- Cultivation
- Grazing
- Riparian land
The Land Act 1994 was amended in April 2024, which means that a Trustee (Council) is no longer required to seek approval from the State for land management planning and trustee leases, in most circumstances. To read more about the changes to the Land Act 1994, please visit (https://www.resources.qld.gov.au/)
By having your say you will inform Council in making a decision, enabling a trustee lease be issued to an environmental group for occupation of part of the site, formerly occupied by the Department of Transport and Main Roads.
Councill will accept feedback between 25 November 2024 and 2 January 2025.
You can visit one of Council's Administration or Customer Contact Centres and ask to view a hard copy of the Draft Land Management Plan siutated in:
Once all feedback has been reviewed, Council will consider community feedback to inform the final Land Management Plan for Fassifern Reserve.
We encourage individuals, local community groups and organisations to share this information with their networks.
