Black Rock Foreshore Masterplan
At the May 2016 Council Meeting, Council noted the Masterplan Community Consultation Report and adopted the Masterplan, with the following amendments:
- the retention and maintenance of the Gordon Crescent beach access stairs and maintenance of the Coastal Path as a compacted gravel/sand walking path up to 2.0 metres in width (site specific), inclusive of pruning to either side;
- remove the references to a new public toilet on the foreshore in the area near Quiet Corner; and
- install appropriate signage to indicate Quiet Corner.
The adopted Masterplan is available here
The Masterplan will inform Council’s future capital works program, funding applications and priorities for infrastructure renewal, replacement and redevelopment over the next decade.
Quick Poll
As part of this plan we are proposing to remove and replace two separate, male and female toilet blocks with a single facility containing three cubicles (male, female and all ability) closer to the playground and picnic area. Do we need another toilet blo
This poll has concluded.
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No, one toilet block in this precinct is enough
60% (49 votes)
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Yes, we need another toilet block on the shared trail, north of Quiet Corner (Please see action 15 on the Black Rock Foreshore Masterplan - Summary Implementation Plan)
40% (32 votes)
Recommendations to improve Pedestrian, Vehicle and Cycle Access
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Recommendations to upgrade existing facilities
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Recommendations to protect and enhance the areas Cultural Heritage
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Recommendations to protect and enhance the areas Flora and Fauna
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Q&A
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The Project Team
Terry Quigley asked
Can you please advise on what other options were considered with respect to the closing of the steps down to the beach adjacent to Gordon Crescent?
caffelatte789 asked
Do Bayside residents with a beach parking permit have to buy parking tickets in Beach Rd?
Pope asked
Why is it that the showers now located south of the life saving club to be relocated when the present location provides a sheltered area for those swimmers who youse it all year ?
Jan Burne asked
I note that the timber steps opposite Gordon Crescent are to be closed "when major repairs are required to reduce ongoing maintenance costs". These stairs are regularly used by many and would be a great loss in terms of beach access for local residents and visitors. This proposal sounds to me like Council are proposing not to undertake regular maintenance and repairs to these stairs, which is surely not a major cost impost when combined with other maintenance programs, and will therefore leave these stairs to deteriorate to such an extent that the Council can 'justify' their removal on the basis of health and safety. I completed disagree with this approach and would urge Council to regularly maintain these stairs and ensure that they remain for the future use of the community.
The Project Team
jgoldin asked
The stairs that you have designated on your map as "Quiet Corner Stairs" are not timber stairs, but bluestone. Are these the stairs that Council ultimately intends to remove? The stairs across from Third St and the stairs across from Fourth St are both made from bluestone, not timber. It would be a shame if either of these stair cases were removed, as they are used by many people on a regular basis to access the ramp near the Third St stairs (across from 330 Beach Rd)
The Project Team
There is only one set of timber stairs at Gordon Crescent in the study area. The stairs at Quiet Corner - opposite 330 Beach Road are stone and the reference to timber is a typo on the plan. This will be amended in the final Masterplan.
There are six sets of access ramps and four sets of beach access stairs throughout the foreshore precinct covered in the draft Black Rock Foreshore Masterplan, none of which are compliant with the current universal access standard as defined in AS1428. Replacement of the stairs in their current form in their current location is not feasible due to the requirement for new infrastructure to comply with universal access codes. This would mean an increased footprint which will result in significant disturbance and loss of vegetation on the slope.
The stairs will continue to be monitored on an ongoing basis and for the above reasons, it is intended that this access is closed once major repairs are required.
Noelle asked
Re: proposed new toilet block between playground and view of the water!! A view that should be left for everybody!! Suggest, more than strongly, that the toilet block be located next to the car park south of playground locked in the corner there - almost invisible with very easy sighted access from the carpark upon entering or leaving that area - seems common design sense to me? please tell me why the current location was drawn in to create an ugly construction blocking views from every angle when my suggested area exists?? Please reply - I have already canvassed many locals who all agree!! No one disagreed!!
The Project Team
The exact location of the proposed toilet
facility adjacent to the playground is yet to be determined and following
feedback to date, Council will review alternate locations during the detailed
design stage. Residents are also invited to attend the drop in session at
Black Rock Life Saving Club on Tuesday 23 February from 4-6pm, where they will
have the opportunity to speak to Council staff and consultants involved with
the two toilet proposals contained in the draft Masterplan.
pmgibbs57 asked
Can you advise more detail in relation to what it means exactly by "maintaining the existing character of the walking trail" along the top of the beach from Fourth St back to Arkaringa Crescent. What if any changes will be made? The existing very natural aspect of the existing path should be maintained. Phillip Gibbs Fourth St.
The Project Team
The draft Masterplan recognises that the Black
Rock foreshore is highly valued by the community for its remnant coastal
vegetation and the draft recommends further works to enhance native vegetation
to improve diversity and habitat. The intent of ‘maintaining the existing
character of the walking trail’ is to ensure that this natural amenity is
maintained whilst also ensuring that walking paths are safe for people to walk
along, which may require the pruning of vegetation in some areas to a 0.5 metre
clearance on either side of the walking trail in accordance with the Bayside
Coastal Management Plan (2014).
