Online Form - Draft Point Reserve Foreshore Plan – Consultation Survey

Question 1: What best describes your use of Point Reserve?*

Question 2: If you visit Point Reserve, why do you visit? (pick up to 3 activities)*

Walk/Run for exercise
Meet friends and family
Relaxation
Spend time in nature
Boating (motorised)
Swimming
Use the playground
Convenient location (close to home/ work/ passing by/ children's school, etc)
Fishing
Kayak/ Paddle boarding
Picnic/ BBQ
Other

(Please note that the river at Point Reserve is rated as ‘Poor or Very Poor’ for bacterial water quality with a Department of Health recommendation to avoid swimming. For details refer to: Beach grades for Swan and Canning Rivers (health.wa.gov.au)).

Question 3: How far do you live from Point Reserve?*

If more than 1km, please provide your postcode:

Options

In developing the Point Reserve Foreshore Plan, we have identified options for the community to provide feedback on.

Please refer to Section 7 of the attached Draft Foreshore Plan for an explanation of each option, as well as images and concept plans to assist in visualisation of the plan elements. Please note these are provided for indicative purposes only and may not represent the actual outcome.

Question 4: Please indicate your level of support for each of the following options (Refer to Section 7 of Draft Foreshore Plan for details):

Area for improvement

Option 1: Limit the plan to the Town’s land (existing park area): Shown on Plans 1 and 2*

Option 2: Include the adjacent State Government-owned land: Shown on Plan 3*

Would you like to provide any comments?

Location of playground and carpark

Option 3: Relocate the seating and barbeque so they are closer to the playground and move the carpark to the end of the access road with reduced bays: Shown on Plan 1*

Option 4: Relocate the seating and barbeque so they are closer to the playground and move the carpark to west with reduced bays: Shown on Plan 3*

Option 5: No change to current location or size of the carpark but upgrade the playground (Plan 2)*

Would you like to provide any comments?

Jetty/ boardwalk options

Option 6: Jetty to be angled into the river with a pontoon*

Option 7: Create a boardwalk adjacent to the riverbank (Plan 1)*

Option 8: Create a jetty into the river similar to historic jetty: Shown on Plan 2*

Would you like to provide any comments?

Different path configurations

Option 9: Provide access without boardwalks (concrete path)*

Option 10: A circuit within the Town Managed land with boardwalks where the area becomes inundated: Shown on Plan 1*

Option 11: A circuit around the whole area: Shown on Plan 3*

Option 12: Single path to the end of DPLH land.*

Would you like to provide any comments?

Path material (options 11 and 12)

Option 13: Limestone coloured Concrete*

Option 14: Low Boardwalk*

Would you like to provide any comments?

Question 5: Additional Elements

Please select whether you support inclusion of the following proposed elements:

Retaining beach access at three locations*

Lighting around car park and amenities (must be at low levels and wildlife friendly)*

New playground with shade structures*

Seating nodes*

Celebration of Noongar stories through art and interpretation*

Unobtrusive educational signage*

Small timber deck*

Bird Hide (open structure to path side)*

Increased shade through additional planting*

Foreshore stabilisation. This is likely to include rock in areas with visible erosion (around a few of the trees)/ either side of river access points. May also need some sand nourishment.*

Riparian planting between the foreshore and the path, wetland planting in low-lying areas and some reduction of grassed areas (and mowing needs) by adding vegetation around mature trees*

Creation of places for local animals including bat and bird boxes, insect hotels, fauna tunnels, sheltered areas and frog habitat*

Planting along northern and western fence lines adjacent private property*

Open area for multiple uses (upper park area)*

Would you like to provide any comments?

Question 6. Do you have any other suggestions for Point Reserve? If yes, please list your top 3 priorities (optional)?

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Question 7. Would you like to provide any other feedback?7

The Town is investigating options to re-home the geese that visit Point Reserve. Artificial feeding has resulted in some of the geese being affected by “angel wing”, a deformity caused by an unhealthy diet high in protein and carbohydrates (most likely bread). The deformity is caused by rapid wing development that outgrows proper bone support.

In addition, as geese are domestic birds they can disrupt local food webs/ the natural ecosystem, their droppings contribute nutrients that cause poor water quality/ algal blooms in the river and they can be aggressive.

For more information on wildlife health please visit Wildlife Health - Healthy Wildlife, Healthy Lives (perthnrm.com)

Question 8: Do you have any comments about the plan to re-home the geese?

Engagement from here:

Would you like to receive updates on the outcomes of the consultation and future works?

YesNo

Would you be interested in being part of a Bushcare Volunteer Group for Point Reserve?

YesNo

We are interested in seeking input on Aboriginal/ dual naming and inclusion of cultural elements for multiple open space areas in Bassendean, including Point Reserve. Are you an Aboriginal person with a connection to the area, who is interested in providing ideas/ suggestions?

YesNo

(If yes to any of the above), please provide your contact details:

Name

Email:

Postal Address

Next steps:

All survey responses will be considered by the Town of Bassendean, together with input from the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage and the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

A final Point Reserve Foreshore Plan will then be prepared for endorsement by Council, following which detailed design development will commence. The timing for implementation will be staged and guided by external funding sources and available budget.