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acknowledgements

This plan has been written by Knox City Council in association with Context Pty Ltd and in partnership with the community.

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knox open space plan

May 2012

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Executive summary 7

1. Introduction 8

Creating a new plan for Knox’s open spaces 8

Reading this Plan 10

Consultation 13

2. Vision for Knox’s open space 14

Drivers for change 14

A vision for Knox 15

Strategic Direction 1:

Create healthy creek corridors that people love 16


Activate community hubs 16


Empower the community to be stewards

of open spaces 17


Engender a network of sustainable open spaces 17

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3. Knox’s open spaces – a spatial framework 18

Types of open space 18

Municipal open space 20

Neighbourhood open space 22

Local open space 24

Creek corridors 25

Community hubs 26

Stakeholders perspectives of open space 28

Provision of open space 30

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4. Lenses on open space 32

Biodiversity 34

Connections 38

Culture 42

Economy 46

Leisure 50

People 54

Play 58

Sustainable 62

Water 66

5. Implementation 70

Participation principles 72

Partnership principles 74

Identifying open spaces 80

Selection criteria 82

Prioritise 96

Plan deliver and manage open spaces 100

Scope 100

Design Principles 103

Maintaining the place 108

Action Plan 110

References 122 Abbreviations & glossary of terms 126 Appendix 128

Disclaimer:

The maps included in this plan are based on information

available in Knox City Council’s Geographic Information

System at October 2011. This information may have

changed, have been subject to review at the time, or

be inaccurate, and as such should not be wholly relied

upon. Please refer to Council’s current planning scheme

for the most accurate up to date information.

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Executive summary The Knox Open space Plan (2012-2022) represents a new

approach to open space planning and management for

the City of Knox.

The vision for our open space is one which will be

sustainable, attractive and green. It will provide for a

diversity of leisure activities, and enable people to enjoy

nature, engage with others, learn and play. Our open

space network will be well-connected and accessible,

and contribute to the natural systems of the city.

To achieve this Vision we need to:

Share our open spaces

Nurture our natural places

Activate community use

Plan for great open spaces

This Plan aims to achieve this Vision by proposing four

City Council working with the community. The strategic

directions are:

1. Create healthy creek corridors that people love

2. Activate community hubs

3. Empower the community to be stewards of open

space

4. Engender a network of sustainable spaces

These strategic directions encompass themes of

sustainability, community involvement, greater

community use of open space and linkages between

open space areas, which appear throughout this Plan.

Achieving this vision will require a sustained effort over

many years.

Open space has many facets and the relationships

between these are often complex. Recognising this,

the Plan looks at open space through nine lenses. Each

describes current issues and opportunities, offers a

will enable the vision and each strategic direction to be

achieved. The lenses are:

Biodiversity, Connections, Culture, Economy, Leisure,

People, Play, Sustainability, and Water.

This Plan outlines a methodology and ranking mechanism

to prioritise open space planning delivery. Delivering

the Plan will involve active community involvement and

key partnerships with other land managers. Good open

space design combined with effective planning and

management will be needed.

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1. Introduction

Knox City Council manages more than 700 hectares of

open space, both for informal leisure activities and active

sports, on behalf of the community. This is a substantial

and challenging task. Council has to balance competing

pressures - for development, protection, recreation and

leisure needs, services and access - together with its

statutory responsibilities.

Understanding what the Knox community desires, needs

and expects is important, and equally Council wants to

build the community’s appreciation of the practicalities

of open space management and how they can contribute

to this task. As well, Knox City Council is seeking to

continually improve how it uses its resources.

Creating a new plan for Knox’s open spaces

The Knox Open Space Plan (2012-2022) will guide how

open space is used and developed in the future. This

Plan is being developed by the Council in collaboration

with the community. It seeks to recognise the strong

relationship that the community has with their open

space and, for Council, the complexities in delivering the

open space services, places and amenity that people love.

The Knox Open Space Plan (2012-2022) builds on the

2004-2014 Open Space Plan and provides the framework

piece of open space. It will operate alongside Council’s

Council’s open space asset and service management

performance .

many levels including simply enjoying the outdoors,

participating in active recreation, protecting our natural

heritage or adding value to the local economy. As such

this plan aims to bring together the many aspects of

open space planning into a strong framework, harnessing

existing key strategic and technical plans and uniting

them towards a clear vision.

The Knox Open Space Plan (2012-2022) is designed to help

achieve all of the key themes outlined in Vision 2025 and

to deliver elements of the City’s three guiding strategies:

the Community Health and Well-Being Strategy, the

Economic Development Strategy, and the Sustainable

Environment Strategy.

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Knox’s City Landscape

Social Sustainability

Knox’s open space contributes to community

wellbeing, social interaction, belonging and

identity.

Economic Sustainability

Knox’s open space makes Knox a desirable place

to live and work, helping employers to attract and

retain workers.

Environmental Sustainability

Knox’s open space creates habitat, supports

biodiversity, improves storm water quality and may

help to reduce the effects of climate change.

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Reading this Plan

The Knox Open Space Plan (2012-2022) has been designed

for several distinct audiences:

For the Knox community, to help them understand

and get involved in open space planning and

management

For government agencies, institutions and other land

managers to help engage them in partnerships with

Council to improve the open space values across

Knox

For the Council itself as a forward looking guide to

the planning and management of Knox’s open space.

for Knox’s open space and four major strategic directions.

These can be found in Section 2.

The four strategic directions are:

1. Create healthy creek corridors that people love

2. Activate community hubs

3. Empower the community to be stewards of open

spaces

4. Engender a network of sustainable spaces

Open space spatial framework

Open space serves many purposes. Section 3 describes

open space and describing their distinctive roles as part

of the network:

Municipal

Neighbourhood

Local

Creek corridors

Community hubs

Community members in Knox at the Knox

Festival

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lenses considered holistically

= integrated outcomes

Lenses

In Section 4, open space is examined through nine distinct

lenses, each focusing on a different aspect of open space.

These lenses help focus our vision. This section details

and strategic directions, and provides the indicators that

will be used to measure success. The nine lenses are:

Biodiversity

fauna in our open spaces across the city.

Connections: improving the open space network for

journeys – walking and cycling – and linking interesting

destinations.

Culture: enriching open spaces through arts and culture

Economy: enhancing our open space network as a

valuable part of our City’s attractiveness for business and

residents.

Leisure: opportunities for diverse and engaging leisure

activities.

People: celebrating community well-being and diversity

by recognising open spaces as part of identity and

belonging.

Play: enhancing open spaces as places for play for all

generations.

Sustainable: employing innovation, new technologies

and ways of delivering open spaces as integrated, holistic

places.

Water: focusing healthy water quality through holistic

approaches to water management systems.

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Delivering the Plan

Section 5 Implementation, describes how the Plan will be

delivered.

Implementing the Plan will require a concerted connected

effort and strong partnerships between Knox City

Council, other land owners and managers and the Knox

community. Such partnerships are not unique to open

space planning, however the importance of open space

to the community, makes partnerships vital. Section 5

partnerships between Council and others.

on open spaces, and establish integrated processes, good

design principles and integrated management practices

for all open spaces.

Relationship to other Council documents

This Plan will enable an integrated approach to open

space planning and management. To do this, it draws

on many other Council strategies, plans and guides,

including: Draft Open Space Asset Management Plan

(2011); Arts and Culture Plan; Bike Plan; Drainage Plan;

Economic Futures Study; Heritage Plan; Housing Strategy;

Integrated Travel Plan; Liveable Streets Plan (Draft); Play

Strategy; Recreation and Leisure Plan; Shared Path Plan;

Facilities Guidelines; the Water Sensitive Urban Design

Plan and more.

This Plan sits alongside these documents, is informed

by them and conversely informs how they are realised

in open space using the device of the lenses. Some of

on individual pieces of open space depending on the use

of that space. For example, the Recreation and Leisure

others. The key to good open space planning is the way

that alternative uses such as recreation and bushland

management are able to coexist in the one piece of open

space.

Change in Knox

The open space network that we currently enjoy is

massive change over the last 30-40 years changing from

a municipality of townships within a rural landscape to

a vibrant fully developed series of activity centres and

business/employment hubs and suburbs with 156,000

people.

Over the next 20- 30 years, there will be a substantial

change in the population. Currently change in Knox is

as a result of demographics and lifestyle choices, such

as ageing and increasing single person households.

This change is likely to predominately come from within

the existing Knox community. This change is evident in

centres in accordance with Vision 2025.

The open space network could be improved to meet

both current and future community use, hence the

development of the Knox Open Space Plan 2012-2022.

The Knox Open Space Plan has sought to identify what

this change means for open space planning provision,

and management. It is known that there will be changes

in the way we plan and manage Knox’s open space but

those changes won’t necessarily be about quantity but

about how we get the best out of our existing open space

Findings from community consultation for the 2004-2014 Open Space Plan included that the highest

priority of open space were small/local parks, and that sports grounds were well catered for.

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Open Space Plan

LensesBiodiversity

Sustainable

People

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Vision 2025

Council Plan, 2009 - 2013

Sustainable

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Implementation

A vision for open space

share; nurture; activate; plan

Strategic directions

Create healthy creek corridors that people love

Activate community hubs

Empower the community to be stewards of open spaces

Engender a network of sustainable spaces

Good design guidelines

Good management practices

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assets. This simply means ensuring that there are the right

amount of paths, seats and open space leisure facilities.

In areas that may undergo change, open space provision

will be about more than just the parks and gardens.

What currently constitutes road reserve will play a

crucial role in open space provision. Collectively this

will be the community’s experience of the Public Realm.

The opportunity to unlock these new public realm

experiences will be realised in future planning and capital

works allocations for change areas .

Consultation

This Plan has been developed collaboratively by teams

from all of Council’s directorates. Community Advisory

Committees have also played a key part in identifying

challenges and setting directions in planning and

developing open space. A list of those involved can be

found in the Appendix.

This Plan, as a draft, will be presented to the Knox

community, agencies and land managers for review and

comment.

In the implementation of this Plan, Knox City Council will

continue to engage with the community in developing

the actions needed for realisation of the overall visions

and strategic directions. Community engagement will be

a key to the successful implementation of this Plan.

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This section explains how the Knox Open Space Plan

will help deliver Vision 2025, the guiding vision for our

City. It summarises important city-wide changes, looks

at the Vision 2025 framework and proposes a vision and

strategic directions for open space.

Drivers for change

history more people live in cities than in rural areas.

Our cities are growing, producing and consuming at an

unprecedented rate. Melbourne is considered one of

the most liveable cities in the world but is not immune

to these global drivers of change. Knox is no exception

and needs to respond to both local and global changes:

climate change, peak oil dependence, available agricultural

land, loss of biodiversity, urbanisation and demographic

changes.

Knox aims to be a sustainable city. Resilience – that is

the ability to adapt, respond and rebound in the face

of expected and unpredictable changes – will become

increasingly important.

Our open spaces support our well-being. They are the

places where people can meet and gather, enjoy active

recreation and leisure activities, learn and experience

2. Vision for Knox’s open space

arts and culture. Our open spaces are equally vital for our

environment: providing habitat and helping create our

‘green and leafy’ city landscapes.

Open space is a platform for sustainable living. To do this,

it needs to be able to respond to four key changes that

are affecting Knox:

Our population is changing: Knox continues to attract

new residents and our community is ageing; both these

changes mean more and a greater diversity of types of

housing will be needed, which may effect the way open

space is used.

Community aspirations are changing: people want to

be more involved in making decisions about their local

area and community.

Work and leisure is changing: changes in the nature

and location of work, the increase in part-time and casual

employment, and changing technologies are affecting

our patterns of work and leisure. Open space needs to be

available to us at home and at work.

Natural systems are at risk: with the environment under

increasing pressure from the effects of climate change

and urbanisation, our open space network will need to

play a stronger role in sustaining natural systems.

high- uality pu lic en ironment can ha e a signi cant impact on the economic life of urban centres big or small… As towns increasingly compete with one another to attract investment, the presence of good parks, squares, gardens

and other public spaces becomes a vital business and marketing tool.’

CABE, UK

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Open space is increasingly multi-functional: each

part of the open space network already serves many

purposes: it provides public infrastructure (e.g. drainage),

supports natural systems, creates a platform for economic

activity and offers places for leisure; in the future these

will include demonstrating new ways of managing water,

energy and waste, producing food, providing walking and

cycling links.

These drivers are considered further under each of the

nine lenses in Section 4.

A vision for Knox

Vision 2025

Vision 2025 describes our community and Council’s

long-term vision for the future of Knox. It was originally

developed in 2003, and updated in 2006 and 2010

to ensure it remains relevant and focused on current

community priorities.

Our vision for Knox is for a sustainable city.

Knox City Council and the community: a partnership

in progress; creating a safe, healthy and connected

community with high quality services, transport options,

facilities and culturally rich experiences; committed to

protecting our green, leafy neighbourhoods and natural

environment; and enhancing economic sustainability for

future generations (Vision 2025).

This shared vision is premised on the belief that we can

positively shape our future through the concerted efforts

and joint commitment of individuals, organisations,

businesses and governments.

Vision 2025

actions of the City of Knox so as to move us towards a

sustainable future for our city. Vision 2025 focuses on

seven key themes:

1. Healthy, connected communities

2. Culturally rich and active communities

3. Dynamic services and facilities

4. Accessible transport choices

5. Sustainable natural environment

6. Attractive and vibrant places

7. A prosperous modern economy

To help achieve Vision 2025, three key strategies have

been developed to guide the City of Knox. These are:

Social: Community Health and Wellbeing Strategy

Environment: Sustainable Environment Strategy

Economy: Economic Development Strategy

Municipal Strategic Statement. The Appendix provides a

short introduction to the purpose and content of each of

these documents.

A vision for open space

Knox Open Space Plan (2012-2022) is part of delivering

Vision 2025. The vision for Knox open space is:

Knox open space will be sustainable, attractive and green.

It will provide for a diversity of leisure activities, and enable

people to enjoy nature, engage with others, learn and

play. Our open space network will be well-connected and

accessible.

Put simply, this means:

Share our open spaces

Nurture our natural places

Activate community use

Plan for great open spaces

Knox Open Space Plan 2012-2022 turns this vision into

tangible outcomes through the four strategic directions

(below) and then, in Section 3, through a vision, goal and

approaches for each of the nine lenses to create a holistic

approach to the complex task of open space planning.

The strategic directions outline open space innovations

that respond to the drivers for change in Knox. These are:

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Strategic Direction 1: Create healthy creek corridors that people love

Healthy creek corridors that people love means focusing

on our major creek and drainage lines to improve

biodiversity, habitat, and water quality, and to create a

network of well-designed shared paths linking key places

and offering enjoyable experiences.

Open space innovations

Rehabilitate our creek corridors holistically, involving

the community and other stakeholders.

Enhance and revegetate creek corridors, plant more

indigenous shade trees and vegetation – especially

near hard surfaces.

Encourage the community to plant local shade trees

and plants in their gardens to extend the habitat links

provided by our creek corridors.

Protect our creek corridors as the lungs of the city.

Invest in infrastructure that will support increased

use and enjoyment of creek corridors: for example,

drinking fountains, benches and shade trees.

Develop and innovate ‘green infrastructure’ in creek

corridor open spaces.

Strategic Direction 2: Activate community hubs

Activating community hubs means bringing together

services, infrastructure and activities at key locations –

community hubs – and activating the interface between

buildings, open space and other infrastructure.


Encourage a diversity of open space activities so as to

increase usage at all times of the day.

Broaden the variety of open spaces – for example,

more plazas and urban squares – suited to new styles

of living and types of housing.

and interactive forms of communication.

Develop community hubs as a focus for a range of

indoor and outdoor community activities, with good

connections to shared paths and links to other key

community destinations and facilities.

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Strategic Direction 3: Empower the community to be stewards of open spaces

Empower the community to become stewards of open

space means developing a framework through which

Council will engage with the community, and listen to

and work with them in improving local, neighbourhood

and municipal open spaces.


Promote play as an activity for all ages, encouraging

people to be active outside.

Use open space as links to encourage people to walk

and cycle to work and the shops.

Enable the community to take an active role in their

open spaces, driving sustainable projects.

Invest in infrastructure to encourage activity:

drinking fountains, benches, and facilities for informal

group activities such as bocce and outdoor gym

equipment.

Provide access for all.

Promote and develop Knox’s open spaces as a venue

for cultural community activities such as events, food,

and public and community art.

Strategic Direction 4: Engender a network of sustainable open spaces

Engender a network of sustainable spaces means valuing

the variety of spaces found in Knox and recognising their

value as a network of diverse and connected spaces that

support a range of activities and the city’s economy.

This network of open spaces will provide opportunities

for new sustainable infrastructure such as local energy

production, community education and engagement in

sustainability activities.


Retain water in our open space areas, and capture,

reuse, and recycle it. Install passive water treatment

systems such as Water Sensitive Urban Design.

Seek ways that open space can support sustainable

transport options.

Value open space for its role in countering the ‘urban

heat island effect’.

Plant fruit trees in our open spaces and streets,

foster community gardens and explore other local-

scale productive uses in our open spaces. Invest in

local treatment of sewage where water and waste

products are recycled locally.

Create multi-sector partnerships between the

community, commercial and industrial sectors,

Council, authorities and institutions to broaden and

connect the network of open spaces.

Protect and invest in our open spaces and enable

them to produce ecosystem services.

Invest in local means of production and reduce our

consumption of energy, water, etc.

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Knox’s open spaces are a vital asset for the community.

Open space provides habitat, links people to places,

creates spaces for meeting, places to feel healthy and

exercise. Open spaces are drainage corridors, shared

trails, opportunities for coffee, art and recreation. Open

space includes urban plazas and squares.

Streets are an important part of Knox’s public open space

and are discussed in detail in the Draft Liveable Streets

Plan.

Put simply, the sum of the parts is greater than the

whole.

Moving from the community’s aspirations expressed

in Vision 2025 to the actual creation, management and

maintenance of an area of open space is a complex task,

requiring careful planning and the involvement of many

parts of the whole Knox City Council organisation.

This section describes a framework of open space types

that guide Council in the assessment, planning and

management of open spaces.

3. Knox’s open spaces – a spatial framework for Knox

Types of open space

types:

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Creek corridors, and

Community hubs.

open space network, supporting particular activities and

uses.

It also should be noted that Council’s Sporting Reserve and

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and accompanying provision of supporting infrastructure.

Consequently there are examples where a reserve may

passive perspective.

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This map illustrates the network of Knox’s open spaces. It shows the

distribution of open space types – municipal, neighbourhood and

local – together with community hubs and creek corridors. Open

spaces, roads and drainage are part of the wider creek system.

Melbourne Water drainage

Local open spaces

Creek corridors

Neighbourhood open spaces

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unique function of the space. Generally, they accommodate a large number of people and can be considered a

destination that people would travel from across the municipality or beyond to visit. Municipal open spaces have a

place based relationship.

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Play space

Marie Wallace (Bayswater Park) is a municipal type of open

space because of its:

Relationship to Bayswater Town Centre

Proximity to Bayswater Train Station

Connection to a shared path

Location on two major roads

Facilities – for example, two large ovals

Connection to community facilities

Example: Marie Wallace Park, Bayswater

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Municipal open space

Regional open space - Parks Victoria

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Boronia Park

Eastern Recreation Precinct

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Wantirna Reserve

Stamford Park

Stud Park Reserve

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Neighbourhood open space

Neighbourhood open spaces are large parks that are used by a suburb-scale catchment. They can accommodate multiple

users and types of activities. They should have some special features unique to the suburb. These open spaces have place

based relationship involving immediate family, neighbours and friends.

Neighbourhood open spaces

Liverpool Road Retarding Basin

Wicks Reserve

The Basin Triangle

Old Joes Creek Retarding Basin

Colchester Park

Chandler Park

Koolunga Reserve

Tormore Reserve

Guy Turner Reserve

Kent Park: Is a neighbourhood open space because of

its:

Location on a busy road

Accommodation of multiple user groups

Accommodate of a range of activity types

Proximity to local shops

Special character

Cambden Park Parade

Milk Bar

Example: Kent Park, Ferntree Gully

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Benedict Reserve

Kent Park

Lakewood Reserve

Carrington Park

Glenfern Park

Koolamara Waters

Karoo Park

Windermere Reserve

Pickett Reserve

Greenbank Retarding

Basin

Hillside Park

Sutton and Hill Lake

Kings Park

Quarry Park

Talaskia Reserve

Gilmore Park

Starlight Reserve

Liberty Avenue Reserve

Emerson Reserve

Peregrine reserve

Pine Hill Reserve

Egan Lee

Fair Park

Jenola Reserve

Templeton Reserve

Park Ridge

Ferntree Gully Square

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Local open space serves the local neighbourhood. Local

open spaces can be a range of sizes. Generally, local

open space is designed to accommodate a maximum

of 3 groups. These open spaces have a place based

relationship that may involve immediate family and

neighbours.

Legend

Municipal boundary

Railway


Local open space

Creek corridors

Neighbourhood open space

Muncipal open space


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Creek corridors can provide a continuous network of

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corridors can serve a variety of functions: they provide

key links through trails and circuits, and may provide

municipal, neighbourhood and local open spaces. Over

time, creek corridors can be extended to include drainage

and swale lines that are currently underground or have

no paths or vegetation.

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Municipal boundary

Railway

Knox open spaces


Creek corridors


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Community hubs

Community hubs can be created in any type of open space, and house multiple users and multiple activity types. The kind

of space can be in any form such as grassy parkland or paved urban spaces. Community hubs should have the ability to

host community meetings, community events and community programs in open space. Connections to shared path and

bicycle networks are strongly recommended. Connections with a building are desired. A sense of place will develop as

people develop stewardship of the place. Community hubs must respect the overall role or function of the open space

whether it be municipal, neighbourhood or local. As the city changes community hubs will become more important to the

community. Urban community hubs such as Ferntree Gully Square is an example of an important space that is at the heart

of the community. Any future development should include these public open spaces in the form of promenades, piazzas

The Basin Triangle is an example of a community hub as

it is:

Located in an neighbourhood activity centre

Is adjacent to main roads

Encompasses multiple community uses including

festivals and events

Is in close proximity to community facilities

Example: The Basin Triangle

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Knox open spaces


Community centres

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Marie Wallace

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Chandler Park

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Stakeholders perspectives of open space

Across the city, there are other landholders, authorities

and stakeholders who care for open space and contribute

to our public open space network.

The three major landholders play an important role in

open space provision: Melbourne Water, Parks Victoria

and VicRoads. Each operates under state government

legislation and policies.

Melbourne Water’s principal open space responsibility

is to provide safe and healthy waterways and to control

the banks in creek corridors and drainage lines, and to the

perimeter of retarding basins.

Parks Victoria manage land primarily for recreational and

conservation purposes. The majority of their landholdings

are located along the Eastlink corridor. They manage a

the adjoining City of Monash. Parks Victoria also manages

land on the south-eastern and eastern perimeters of the

Lake Park, Dandenong Police Paddocks Reserve and

Dandenong Ranges National Park.

VicRoads manages major road infrastructure and safety is

a key focus. In Knox, VicRoads either manages or controls

roadside vegetation and designated road easements.

Council-managed roads.

Living Links is a large-scale environmental improvement

program in Melbourne’s South East. It is a collaborative

project involving municipal councils, government

agencies and community organisations. Living Links

aims to build collaboration so as to establish a world-class

ecosystem in the urbanised and industrialised landscapes

between the coast of Port Phillip Bay and the foothills of

the Dandenong’s. The municipality of Knox occupies a

large part of the study area, including Dandenong Creek,

Corhanwarrabul Creek and Blind Creek catchments.

The Living Links Master Plan will become an important

consideration in open space planning in Knox (CMA,

2011).

For the development industry, open space can be a

major driver of land values and demand if it contributes

underpinning sales momentum. This is particularly true in

the residential market, but can also be a factor in industrial

and commercial real estate transactions.

Knox Council also leases land to groups for different

schools.

In order to realise the above drivers the timing of the

delivery of open space is a critical factor in creating these

place based outcomes. However balancing the issues of

with the communities aspiration and Council’s capability,

space and new development.

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W E STD .S .


D .S .L Y ST E R F IE L D W

E S TD .S .


D .S .

L Y S TE R F IEL D

W E STD .S .



D . S.



D . S.

L Y S TE R F IEL D

W E STD .S .


D . S.


D . S.

L Y S TE R F IEL D

W E STD .S .

L Y S TE R F IEL D

W E STD .S .




D .S .

L Y S TE R F IE L D WE S T

D .S .


D .S .


D .S .


D .S .

L Y S T E R F I E L D W E S T D . S . L Y S T E R F I E L D W E S T D . S . L Y S T E R F I E L D W E S T D . S .

F E R N Y C R E E K






LYST ER FIE LD

WE ST D

.S .LY

ST ER FIE LDW

E ST D.S .

LYST ER F

IE LDW

E ST D.S .

LYST ER FIE LD

WE ST D

.S .LY

ST ER FIE LDW

E ST D.S .

LYST ER FIE LD

WE ST D

.S .



F E R N TR E E

G U L L Y

S O U T H D . S.

FER

N TRE

E G

ULLY

SO

UTH

D

.S .

LYST ER FIE LD

WE ST D

.S .

LY

S TERFIEL D

W

EST

D .S.


LY

S TERFIEL D

W

EST

D .S.

L Y S T E R F I E L D W E S T D . S . L Y S T E R F I E L D W E S T D . S .



U P W E Y C R E E K

U P W E Y C R E E K

UPW

EY

C

REEK

F E R N T R E E G U L L Y C R E E K




FER

NTR E

E GUL

L Y C

R EEK



F ER N YC RE E K

F E R N Y C R E EK

F ERN Y

C REE K

F ERN Y

C REE K

F ERN Y

C REE K


F E RN T R E E G U L LY C R EE K

F E RN T R E E G U L LY C R EE K

F ERN Y

C REE K

F ER NY C R

E EK

F E R N Y C R E E K

F ER N TRE E GU L L Y

CR E EK

F ER NT R EE G

U L LYC RE EK

F E R N Y C R E E K F E R N Y C R E E K

B LI N D CRE EK (U /S

B UR W OO D H

W Y)

F O R E S T R D D R A IN

LYSTE RFI ELD

WE ST D

.S.

L Y S T E R F IE L D W E ST D .S .


L Y S TE R F IEL D

W E ST

D .S .

L YS TE R FI EL D

W ES T

D.S .

L Y S T ER F I EL D

W E S T D .S .

BLIND CREEK (U/S BURWOOD HWY)



F E R N Y C R E E KF E R N Y C R E E K


L Y S T E R F I E L D W E S T D . S . L Y S T E R F I E L D W E S T D . S .

F E R N Y C R E E K

F E R N Y C R E E K

B L IN D

C R E EK (U / S B U R W O O D

H W Y )

B LI ND

C R EE K

(U /S B U

R W O O

D H

W Y )

B LI ND

C R EE K

(U /S B U

R W O O

D H

W Y )


B LIN D

CR EE K

(U /S

BU RW

O O

D H W

Y)



B L IN D

CR E E K

( U /S B U R W O O D

H W Y )

B L IN D C R E E K ( U / S B U R W O O D H W Y ) B L IN D C R E E K ( U / S B U R W O O D H W Y )

M

O NB U LK

C RE E K




F ERN Y

C R EEK

F E R N Y

C R E E K

F E R N Y

C R E E K

F E R N Y C R E E K

F E R N Y C R E E K



M

O NB U LK

C RE E K

LY

S TERFIEL D

W

EST

D .S.




L Y S T E R F IE L D W E ST D .S .

LY

S TERFIEL D

W

EST

D .S.

LY

S TERFIEL D

W

EST

D .S.


L Y S TE R F IE L D W

E S T

D .S .

LY

S TERFIE

LD

W

E ST

D.S .

LY

S TERFIEL D

W

EST

D .S.

LY

S TERFIEL D

W

EST

D .S.

LY

S TERFIEL D

W

EST

D .S.

LY

S TERFIEL D

W

EST

D .S.

LY

S TERFIEL D

W

EST

D .S.

LY

S TERFIEL D

W

EST

D .S.

LY

S TERFIEL D

W

EST

D .S.

LY

S TERFIEL D

W

EST

D .S.

LY

S TERFIEL D

W

EST

D .S.






L Y S T E R F I E L D W E S T D . S . L Y S T E R F I E L D W E S T D . S . L Y S T E R F I E L D W E S T D . S .






LY

S TERFIEL D

W

EST

D .S.

L Y S T E R F I E L D

W E S T D . S.

L Y S T E R F I E L D

W E S T D . S.






RO

W V

ILLE

M .D.


LY

ST ER FIE LD

W

E ST D

.S .

F E R N T R E E G U L L Y S O U T H D . S . F E R N T R E E G U L L Y S O U T H D . S .

W I N D E R M E R E D .S .

W I N D ERM E R E

D .S .


W IN D E R M E R E D . S.

WINDERMERE D.S.


WIN DER

MERE

D. S.


WINDER

MERE

D .S.

WIN DER

MERE

D. S.

WIN DER

MERE

D. S.

W

IN D

ERM ER

E

D .S.

K E N T PAR K D . S .

K E N T P A R K

D .S .




L Y STE RF

IE L D

W E ST D . S.







RO

W V

ILLE

M.D.

R O W V I L L E M

. D .

KNO X

FIELD

OUTFAL L

DRAIN

KNO X

FIELD

OUTFAL L

DRAIN

KNO X

FIELD

OUTFAL L

DRAIN

K N O X F IE L D O U T F A L L D R A I N K N O X F IE L D O U T F A L L D R A I N


RO

W V

IL L

E M

. D

.

KELLETT

S RDD

.S.






K N OXF IE L D

O UTF AL

L DR A IN






KEL LE

TTS

RD D

.S.



KEL LE

TTS

RD D

.S.



R O W

V I L L E M . D .



K ELL ET

T SRD

D.S .

KEL LE

TTS

RD D

.S.

KEL LE

TTS

RD D

.S.


ROW V

ILLE

M .D.






KEL LE

TTS

RD D

.S.

KEL LE

TTS

RD D

.S.

KELL

ETTS

R D D

.S .

KEL LE

TTS

RD D

.S.

KEL LE

TTS

RD D

.S.


K E LL E T TS R D D . S.

KEL LE

TTS

RD D

.S.

KEL LE

TTS

RD D

.S.


ROWV

ILLE

M.D.





R O W V I L L E M . D . R O W V I L L E M . D .

ROWV

I LLE

M .D.



ROW V

ILLE

M .D.

ROW V

ILLE

M .D.

ROW V

ILLE

M .D.

ROW V

ILLE

M .D.

ROW V

ILLE

M .D.







R O W V I L L EM . D .

R O WV IL L E M

.D .


R O WV IL L E M

.D .

R O WV IL L E M

. D.






F O R E S T R D D R A I N

F O R E S T R D D R A I N


F E R N Y C R E E K



B L I N D C R E E K ( U /S B U R W O O D H W Y ) B L IN D C R E E K ( U / S B U R W O O D H W Y )



BLIN

D CREEK

(U/S BURW

OOD

HWY

)


S A S S E S A V E D .S .

S A S S E S A V E D . S .

S ASSE

SA VE

D .S.

S ASSE

SA VE

D .S.


BLIN

D C R

EEK

( U/S

BUR

W OOD

HWY )



U P P E R D A N D E N O N G C R E E K U P P E R D A N D E N O N G C R E E K

D A N D E N O N G C K ( U /S B O R O N IA R D )

S T U D R D N O R T H D . S .

STU

D RD N

ORT

H D.S .

S T U D R D N O R T H D .S .


S T U D R D N O R T H D . S .




STUDRD

NORTHD.S.

STUDRD

NORTHD.S.


W A N T IR N A N O R T H D .S .

WANTIRNA

NORTHD.S.

LYS TE

RFIE

L D W

EST

D .S.

LYS TE

RFIE

L D W

EST

D .S.

L Y S T E R F I E L DW E S T D . S.

LYS TE

RFIE

L D W

EST

D .S.



F ERN Y C

R EE K

F E R N Y C R E E K

F ERN Y C

R EE K


LYSTER FIEL D

WE ST

D .S.

LYSTER FIEL D

WE ST

D .S.

LYSTER FIEL D

WE ST

D .S.

KENT

P ARKD

.S.

LYS TERFIEL D

WEST

D .S.

R I D D E L L R D D

.S . ( U / S R B )

R I D D E L L R D D .S . ( U / S R B )

R ID DE LL R D

D. S. (U /S RB )

R I D D E L L R D D .S . ( U / S R B )

R IDDE

L LR D D

.S.(U

/S RB)


R I D D E L L R D D .S . (U /S R B )

R I D D E L L R D D .S . (U / S R B )

R ID D E L L R D D .S . (U /SR B )


R I D D E L L R D D . S.

R I D D E L L R D D . S .



RIDDELLRD

D.S.

OLD

JOE'S

CRE

EK D

.S.

OLD

JOE'S

CRE

EK D

.S.

O L D J O E 'S C R EE K D .S .

OLD JO

E'S C

REE

K D.S.

O L D J O E 'S C R EE K D .S .



D A N D E N O N G C K ( U /S B O R O N I A R D )


D A N D E N O N G C K ( U / S B O R O N I A R D ) D A N D E N O N G C K ( U /S B O R O N IA

R D )

D A N D E N O N G C K ( U /S B O R O N IA

R D )

S T U D F IE L D W E S T D . S .

STU

D FIE LD

WE

ST D

. S.

WAN

T IRN A

NO RT H

D. S.

WAN T IRN A

NOR TH D

.S.

W A N T IR N A N O R T H D .S .W

ANTI

R NA N

ORTH

D.S .

WAN

TIR N

A NOR

TH D.

S .

WAN

TIR N

A NOR

TH D.

S .

WAN

TIR N

A NOR

TH D.

S .

WAN

TIR N

A NOR

TH D.

S .

WAN

TIR N

A NOR

TH D.

S .

WAN

TIR N

A NOR

TH D.

S .


S T U D F I E L D W E S T D .S .




WAN

T IRN A

NO RT H

D. S.

WA N

TIRN A

NORT

H D

.S.

S TU D FIE L DWE S T

D .S .

WAN

TIRNA

N ORT

H D

.S.

K O O M B A R D D .S .






D .S .

ROW V

ILLE

M.D

.

ROW V

ILLE

M.D

.

ROW V

ILLE

M.D

.

ROW V

ILLE

M.D

.


R O W V IL L E M .D.

ROW V

ILLE

M.D

.



ROW V

ILLE

M.D

.


ROW V

ILLE

M.D

.


R O WVI LL E M .D .

R OWV IL

LE M

.D .




R OWV

IL LE M

.D.

R O WV IL L E M

.D .

ROWV

ILLE

M.D

.




R OWV ILL E

M. D.

R O W V I L L E M. D .


R O W V I L L E M. D .








RIDDELLRD

D.S.


STU

D FIEL

D W

EST D

.S.


TEM

P LET O

NST

D.S .

TEMPLETON

STD.S.

TEMPLETON

STD.S.

T E M PL E T ON ST D.S .

TEMPLE

TON ST

D.S.

B L IN D C R E E K ( D / S B U R W O O D H W Y ) B L I N D C R E E K ( D / S B U R W O O D H W Y ) B L I N D C R E E K ( D / S B U R W O O D H W Y )

TEMPLETON

STD.S.

TEMPLETON

STD.S.

WANTIRNA

SOUTHD.S.

WA N TI RN A

S OU T HD .S .

RIDDELLRD

D.S.


R ID DE L LR D D

.S.








GEORGEST

D.S.

GEORG E

STD.S .

K E N T P A R K D .S .

RIDDELLRD

D.S.RIDDELL

RDD.S.

R ID DE LLR D

D. S.

RIDDELLRD

D.S.


KEL LE

TTS

RD D

.S.


KEL LE

TTS

RD D

.S .


R ID D E LL R DD .S .






RIDDELLRD

D.S.


RIDDELLRD

D.S.RIDDELL

RDD.S.

WAN

TIRNA

SOU TH

D.S.W

ANTIRNASOUTH

D.S.

WANTIRNA

SOUTHD.S.


C O P P E L I A S T D . S . COPPELIA ST D.S.

G E O R G E S T D . S .

GEOR G

E ST D

.S.

GEORGEST

D.S. G E O R G E S T D . S . G E O R G E S T D . S .

C O P P E L I A S T D . S .

W A N T I R N A S O U T H D .S .W A N T I R N A S O U T H D . S .

BLIN

D C R

E EK(U

/ SB UR

WOOD

HWY )










SAS

S ES A

VED.

S.


STU

D RD N

ORT

H D.S .



WAN

T IRN A

NO RT H

D. S.

WAN

T IRN A

NO RT H

D. S.


W A N T I R N A N O R T H D . S .


WAN

TIRN

ANO

RTH

D.S.

K O O MB A R D

D . S.



K OO M

B AR D

D .S.




KOOM

BARD

D .S.

K O O M B A

R D D .S .

K OO M

B AR D

D .S.


K O OM B A

R DD .S.

K OO M

B AR D

D .S.

STU

D FIE LD

W EST

D. S.

WA N

TIRN A

NORT

H D

.S.

STU

D RD N

ORT

H D.S .

STUDRD

NORTHD.S.

STUDRD

NORTHD.S.

STUDRD

NORTHD.S.

W AN T IR N A

N O R TH D . S.



W A N T IR N A

N O R T H D .S .

WAN

TIRNA

NOR TH

D.S.


WAN

T IRN A

NO RT H

D. S.


LY

S TERFIEL D

W

EST

D .S.

LY

S TERFIEL D

W

EST

D .S.


K E N T P A R K D . S .

FERN

Y

CREEK

KNOX

FIELD

OUTFALL

DRAI N


F E R N Y C R E E K

F E RNY CR

E E K

F E R N T R E E G U L L Y S O U T H D . S .




L YS TE RF IEL D

WES T D

.S .





WIN DER

MERE

D. S.

K E N T P A RK

D .S .

KNO X

FIELD

OUTFAL L

DRAIN

KNO X

FIELD

OUTFAL L

DRAIN

K E N T P A RK

D .S .

K E N T P A R K

D .S .

KENT

PARK D

.S.

K E N T P A R K

D .S .

K E N T P A R K

D .S .


LY

S TERFIE

LD

W

E ST

D.S .

LY

S TERFIEL

D

W

EST

D .S.

LY

S TERFIEL D

W

EST

D .S.


LY

STERF IE

LD

W

EST

D.S.


L Y STE RF

IE L D

WE ST D . S.






LYSTE RFI ELD

WE ST D

.S.

KELLETTSRD

D.S.

KELLET T

S RD D

.S.



K E L LE T T S R D D .S .


K ELL ET TS R

D D. S.

K ELL ET

TS

R D D

. S.

KE

L LETTS

RD

D

.S.

KE

L LETTS

RD

D

.S.


K E L L E T T S R D D .S .KE

L LETTS

RD

D

.S.








RO

WV

ILLE

M.D.




KE

LLETT S

RD

D

.S.

K EL

L ETTS

RD

D.S .


K EL LE TT S RD

D .S .

K N O X F IE L D O U T F A L L D R A IN

K N O X F IE L D O U T F A L L D R A IN


KNO X

FIELD

OUTFAL L

DRAIN


R I D D E L L R D D .S . (U / S R B )



KE

L LETTS

RD

D

.S.



KE

L LETTS

RD

D

.S.

KE

L LETTS

RD

D

.S.








B LIN D

C REE

K (U/S B U

R W

OOD

H W

Y)

STU

DFI EL

D

W

EST

D.S.

RIDDELLRD

D.S.


RI DDE LL

R DD .S.

RIDDELLRD

D.S.


STU

D FIE LD

WE

ST D

. S.

STU

D FIE LD

WE

ST D

. S.



STU

D FIE LD

WE

ST D

. S.

RIDDELLRD

D.S.

R I D D E L L R D D . S . R I D D E L L R D D . S .

RIDDELLRD

D.S.

S TU DF IE LD

WES T D .S .

ST UD FIE LD

WEST D

.S.

RIDDELLRD

D.S.RIDDELL

RDD.S.

B L IN

D C REE K

(D /S B U R W

O O D H

WY)

B L IN

D C REE K

(D /S B U R W

O O D H

WY)

B L IN

D C REE K

(D /S B U R W

O O D H

WY)

C O P P E L I A S T D .S . C O P P E L I A S T D . S . C O P P E L I A S T D . S .

C O P P E L I A S T D . S . C O P P E L I A S T D . S .

S T U D F IE L D W E S T D . S .

TE MPLE

TON ST

D .S.

T E M PL E T O N S T D.S .

TEM

P LETO

N

S T D

.S.

T E M P L E T O N S T D . S .

R O WVI LL E M .D .




R O W V I L L EM . D .

R O W V I L L E M . D .R O W V I L L E

M . D .

R O WVI LL E M .D .

T E M P L E T O N S T D .S .





T E M P L E T O NS T D .S .




T E M PLE T O N S T D .S

.

WANTIRNA

SOUTHD.S.

WA N

T IRN A

SO U

T H

D .S .

WA N T I R N A S O U THD .S

.

WANTIRNA

SOUTHD.S.

WAN

TIRNA

S OUTH

D .S.

WANTIRNA

SOUTHD.S.

WANTIRNA

SOUTHD.S.

WA N TI RN A

S OU T HD .S .

W A N T I R N A S O U T H D .S .

WA N

T IRN A

SO U

T H

D .S .

W

ANTIRNA

SOUTH

D.S.

W A N T I R N A S O U T H D . S .

W

ANTIRNA

SOUTH

D.S.

W

ANTIRNA

SOUTH

D.S.


K O O

M B A

R D

D .S.

W

ANTIRNA

SOUTH

D.S.

W

A N

TIR

NA

SO

UT H

D. S.

W

AN TI RN

A SO

UT H

D.S .

W

ANTIRNA

SOUTH

D.S.

W

ANTIRNA

SOUTHD.S.

W

ANTIRNA

SOUTH

D.S.

W

ANTIRNA

SOUTH

D.S.

W

ANTIRNA

SOUTH

D.S.

W A

N T IR N A

SO U

T H

D .S .





C O P P E L I A S T D .S .

C O P P E L I A S T D .S .


G E O R G E S T D . S .

GEORGE

ST

D.S.

G E O R G E S T D . S . G E O R G E S T D . S . G E O R G E S T D . S . G E O R G E S T D . S . G E O R G E S T D . S . G E O R G E S T D . S . G E O R G E S T D . S . G E O R G E S T D .S .

W

ANTIRNA

NORTH

D.S.

STUD

RD

NORTH

D.S.

STU

D FIE LD

WE

STD

. S.

STU

D FIELD

W

EST

D.S.

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D FIE LD

WE

ST D

. S.

S TU D F IE LD

W ES T

D .S .



STU

D FIE LD

WE

ST D

. S.

S TU D F IE LD

W ES T

D .S .

T E M P L ET O

N ST D . S .

T E M P L E T O N

S T D .S .

T E M P L E T O N S T D . S .




T E M P LE T O N S T D

.S .

TE M

P LET O

N

ST D

.S .

TEM

P LETO

N

S T D

.S.

TEM

P LETO

N

S T D

.S.



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BA

RD

D

.S.

KO

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BA

RD

D

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W

ANTIRNA

SOUTH

D.S.

W

ANTIRNA

SOUTH

D.S.




W

ANTIRNA

SOUTH

D.S.




WAN

TIRNA

SOUTH

D.S.

K O O M B A R D D . S . K O O M B A R D D .S .

RO

WV

ILLE

M .D.

RO

WV

ILLE

M .D.

RO

WV

ILLE

M .D.

RO

WV

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M .D.

RO

WV

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M .D.

RO

WV

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M .D.

RO

WV

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M .D.


R O W V I L LE M .D .

R O WV I L L E M

. D .




RO

WV

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M .D.

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K E N T P A R K

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This map illustrates the wider open space network available to the

community. Knox’s spaces are complimented by Parks Victoria, Melbourne

Water, VicRoads and other agencies that manage land that is open for use to

the community.

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Municipal boundary

Railway

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Melbourne Water drainage

Knox open spaces

Knox open spaces managed by

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provision of open space

Provision of open spaces across Knox and relationship to

commercial and industrial areas

The map over shows the proximity of open spaces within

different areas of the municipality. It is important to

consider the types of open spaces needed in different

areas, such as industrial areas, and how these spaces

contribute to the health of the overall network. Open

spaces are shown together with shared paths to

demonstrate sustainable transport accessibility.

In the Knox Open Space Plan 2004-2014 eighteen areas

access to open space. The benchmark used is a maximum

distance of 500m between a residential property and an

open space. This benchmark is employed across Australia

as a good practice guide.

one was in a rural area. Three residential areas have

subsequently gained access to open space (‘informal

recreation facilities’) through the development of new

reserves.

This Plan recognises that most industrial areas are

underserved by passive open space and/or have barriers

such as fences that limit access. This Plan recommends that

partnerships between private landholders are investigated

to provide access to open space for workers.

There are nine areas shown on this Plan where provision

of open spaces needs to be addressed:

In four of these areas, access to open space is

restricted by barriers such as main roads and railway

lines. These barriers can be overcome by better

pedestrian crossings;

Two of these areas have access to open space

regional open space along Dandenong Creek and

Eastlink, however the quality of the amenity may

need to be improved; and

Three areas are adjacent to the Dandenong Ranges

National Park just outside of the municipal boundary.

Open Space provision in areas of change will be

addressed in individual structure plans and urban

design frameworks. It is worth noting that the existing

open space provision in these areas may be deemed as

adequate to accommodate change, given the potential

to improve the functionality of these open spaces

through better design and management. However this

potential to accommodate change is dependent on the

level of change proposed.

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Documents

knox open space plan 2012-2022...4 4 Executive summary 7 1. Introduction 8 Creating a new plan for Knox’s open spaces 8 Reading this Plan 10 Consultation 13 2. Vision for Knox’s