FAQs

A reserve management plan sets out how Council intends to provide for and ensure the use, enjoyment, maintenance, protection, and preservation of a reserve. It details the objectives and policies that guide Council in making both day-to-day decisions, as well as long-term decisions about how reserves and open spaces are to be used, managed, or developed.

Council is required under section 41 of the Reserves Act 1977 to develop reserve management plans for any reserves under its control, management or administration. Reserve management plans establish how reserves will be managed by Council and provide the community with certainty about the future use and protection of reserves.

The current RMP for these reserves was adopted by Council in 2005 and is now outdated. Due to the high-profile nature of these reserves and the growing level of public and commercial use, the Parks team have updated the existing plan so it better reflects the needs of users now and for generations to come.

The plan includes a set objectives and policies setting out how the reserves will be administered by QLDC. This is to ensure a consistent approach to management decisions and compliance with the Reserves Act requirements.

QLDC has a partnership agreement with local mana whenua and have been in discussions throughout engagement of the project to incorporate their values and feedback into the draft Reserve Management Plan.

A submission is formal feedback, and it’s the way you can influence the future direction of the reserves. It’s your chance to present your opinions, observations, and recommendations on the draft Reserve Management Plan, to help elected members make an informed decision.

Any individual or group/organisation can make a submission, and your submission can support, oppose, or express a point of view on the draft Reserve Management Plan. This process is directed by the Reserves Act 1977. 

You have the opportunity to attend a hearing where you can speak to the decision makers (hearings panel) about your submission. The hearings panel for the draft RMP is made up of three Community & Services Committee members. 

If you choose to speak at a hearing, someone from Council will be in touch to arrange an appropriate speaking time and confirm the time allocation afforded to each submitter wishing to be heard.   

The hearings are open for the public (including media) to attend.  

All submissions have equal weight, whether you have chosen to speak at a hearing or not.  

Hearings offer the opportunity for submitters to highlight the key points of a submission, and where appropriate elaborate on or clarify any matter raised therein. They also allow for a dialogue between the submitters and the hearings panel to ensure submitter requests are clearly understood and considered.