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Draft open for public comment


Have your say on the Badimia parks and reserves draft joint management plan.

You are invited to have your say on a draft joint management plan for the Badimia parks and reserves which cover almost 293,000 hectares of former pastoral lease and unallocated Crown lands in the Murchison, Yalgoo and northern Wheatbelt.

The Badimia parks and reserves were created under the State Government’s Plan for our Parks initiative, which will create five million hectares of new national and marine parks and conservation reserves across Western Australia.

The draft joint management plan has been prepared by the Department and Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions and the Badimia Bandi Barna Aboriginal Corporation, and covers Lakeside National Park, Lakeside, Barnabinmah, Thundelarra and Gurdurdu conservation parks and Gagarlagu and Biluny Wells nature reserves.

The draft joint management plan will be reviewed in light of the submissions, according to the criteria outlined below. A report summarising the public submissions and outcomes will be made available along with the final joint management plan.

Making your submission
How do I make a submission?

Submissions on the Badimia parks and reserves draft joint management plan can be made during the two month public comment period to Friday 8 November 2024.

To ensure your submission is as effective as possible:

  • be clear and concise
  • refer your points to the page numbers or specific sections in the plan
  • say whether you agree or disagree with any or all of the management objectives and strategies – clearly state your reasons, particularly if you disagree
  • give sources of information where possible
  • suggest alternatives for those aspects of the plan with which you disagree
  • be respectful – submissions with abusive or racist comments will not be considered.

The joint management plan may be modified if a submission: 

  • provides additional information of direct relevance to management 
  • provides additional information on affected user groups of direct relevance to management
  • indicates a change in (or clarifies) government legislation or management policy 
  • proposes an alternative approach that was considered would better achieve the objectives for the planning area than that proposed
  • indicates omissions, inaccuracies or a lack of clarity.

The joint management plan may not be modified if a submission: 

  • clearly supports the plan
  • addresses issues beyond the scope of the plan, or recommends the inclusion of detailed or prescriptive information that is not appropriate for a plan of this type 
  • refers to issues that are already noted within the plan or already considered during its preparation 
  • proposes an alternative approach, but the approach in the plan is still considered the best option
  • contributes options that are not feasible (generally due to conflict with legislation, government or departmental policy, lack of resource capacity, or lack of knowledge to support decision-making) 
  • is based on unclear or factually incorrect information, or information that was unable to be validated
  • makes general, open or neutral statements, or no change was sought. 

Online survey: 
dbca.wa.gov.au/badimia

 

Post:
Planning Unit 
Aboriginal Engagement, Planning and Lands Branch 
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions 
Locked Bag 104 
BENTLEY DELIVERY CENTRE WA 6893

 

Badimia parks and reserves draft joint management plan:

 

Badimia parks and reserves planning area map 1:

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Badimia parks and reserves location map

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