Community Land Management Plans

Have your say on how Community Land within the District Council of Grant is managed.

Recently, the District Council of Grant undertook a major review of all Community Land Management Plans (CLMPs) over land parcels within the district identified as 'community land'. This review has now been completed and amendments have been made to the existing CLMPs. In line with consultation obligations under the Local Government Act 1999, Council is now seeking feedback from the community and identified stakeholders on the draft CLMPs.

Background

Community Land as a concept was introduced to create a system which protects the interests of the community in the land, for which the Councils are custodians, for current and future generations and builds community consensus about the future management and use of such land. Essentially, Community Land is land to be retained and managed for the benefit of the community. Councils as the owners and custodians of Community Land must use that land consistently with the purpose for which the land is dedicated, or has been determined to be used.

The way Councils achieve this, is by establishing Community Land Management Plans for their parcels of Community Land. A CLMP is a plan that is required to set out Council’s approach to managing the land to which it relates. A CLMP should sit within, and facilitate the implementation of, other council strategy and planning documents. CLMPs are the public policy position of Council as to how it will use and manage its Community Land.

The Community Land Management Plan reviewed and amended by Council are listed below and have been grouped by usage type into the following categories, for ease of reference. Copies of these plans may be viewed in the 'Documents' section of this page.

Community Facilities:

• Port MacDonnell Cemetery
• Parklands & Community Facilities
• Emergency Services (CFS)
• Camping Sites
• Port MacDonnell Community Complex (PMCC)
• Sinkholes (Little Blue Lake, Sisters, Earls Cave)
• Port MacDonnell Soldiers Memorial
• Port MacDonnell Foreshore Tourist Park & Woolwash Interpretive Centre

Infrastructure:

• Community Wastewater Management Systems (CWMS)
• Quarry Reserve
• Drainage Reserve
• Boat Ramps
• Old Depot (Port MacDonnell)
• Timberlink (Tarpeena)

Environmental:

• Reserve (Vacant Land)
• Coastal Reserve & Beach Access
• River Reserve
• Boundary Reserve
• Cattle Reserve
• Kongorong Laneway

Sporting & Recreation:

• Mount Gambier Pistol Club
• Rising for the Disabled (Wandilo)
• Port MacDonnell Senior Citizens & EA Milstead Health Centre
• Port MacDonnell Sailing Club
• Port MacDonnell Sporting & Recreation Hub
• Tarpeena Sporting & Recreation Hub
• Mount Schank Tennis Club
• Yahl Sporting & Recreation Hub
• Mount Gambier Rifle Club
• Kongorong Sporting & Recreation Hub

Community Halls:

• Port MacDonnell Hall
• Carpenter Rocks Hall
• Donovans Stonehut
• Donovans Recreation Reserve

Get Involved

Prior to submitting feedback, please review the draft Plans uploaded on this Your Say page. Interested community groups and individuals are encouraged to review the following sections of the Community Land Management Plan in particular:

• Purpose for which the land is held by Council;
• Objectives for management of the land; and
• Leases, Licences and Permits over the land.

Have your say by:

• completing the online feedback form below
• emailing a completed feedback form to info@dcgrant.sa.gov.au
• submit a hard copy feedback form to:
  • Principal Office: 324 Commercial Street West, Mount Gambier
  • Port MacDonnell Community Complex: 5-7 Charles Street, Port MacDonnell
  • Post: PO Box 724, Mount Gambier SA 5290

Council encourages feedback from both individuals and groups, both within the communities directly affected by these plans and from further afield who may have an interest in or who utilise any of the affected areas. Submissions must clearly reference the CLMP or parcel of land which the submission relates to.

Feedback will be accepted from Friday, 28 April until 5:00pm Monday, 29 May 2023.

Council staff are available to speak to should any questions or concerns arise upon review of any plan. Staff can be contacted at the Principal office on on (08) 8721 0444.

It is envisaged all written submissions will be considered by Council at its Ordinary Meeting of Council on Monday, 19 June 2023.