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state of the trails

South AustraliaBrett Simes

Commercial Development & Partnerships

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What's been happening

• Department for Environment and Natural Resources (previous Department of

Environment and Heritage) – amalgamation between DEH and Natural Resource Management

• Office of Recreation and Sport – now sits

within Department for Planning and Local Government

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What's been happening

What do these changes mean for trails?

• DENR – increased access to volunteer base

• ORS – opportunity for trails to be promoted much earlier in planning process

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What's been happeningDENR

• Linking with Nature – trails strategy 2008-2012

• Planning – 10 whole of park trail plans

• Cycling policy

• Linking Adelaide With Nature

• Commercial tour operator trial

• Ongoing repairs and upgrades

• Sturt Gorge – case study

• Multi Day Walk

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Linking With Nature

•more visitors involved in conservation & planning

•minimise & manage potential impacts of trails & use

•design, construct and monitor sustainable trails

•partnerships

•develop expertise in trail management and impart to others

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Cycling Policy

• Formalises where cycling is possible

• Procedures to assess if cycling is appropriate in an area

• Standards for establishing cycling trails

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Linking Adelaide With Nature

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Cycling Tourism

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Better Trails

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•Stabilisation

•Reduces erosion

•Enables vegetation growth

Grassroots Turf Reinforcement

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Improving safety

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Building capacity

The Kokoda Initiative

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What's been happeningOffice of Recreation & Sport

Community Recreation and Sport Facilities Program

grant increase of $5m to $6.49m

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Guidelines for the Planning, Design, Construction and Maintenance of Recreational trails in South Australia

Planning Institute of Australia - State AwardEnvironmental Planning or Conservation

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Greater Adelaide Open Space System

• link, integrate & protect biodiversity assets & natural habitats

•Provide linkages to encourage walking & cycling to local activities & centres

Greenways

•Plan & develop a system of greenways to link open space, enhance biodiversity, encourage walking & cycling

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What's been happeningForestry SA

•Upgrade of many forest walking trails from to multi use

•Replacing trail marker system to meet Aust Standards

•Cudlee Creek MTB park- new XC trails- realignment of downhill- improvements to access- expansion of trail network being planned

•Improving some overnight stays on the Kidman Trail

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Where are we heading?

• Structured decision making

• Community engagement

• Delivering on user expectations and wants

• Broadening appeal – increased experiences

• Sustainable design

• Commercial partnerships

• Volunteers

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Volunteers installing rock armouring - cycling trail

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Kangaroo Island Multi Day Walk

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