Warburton Mountain Bike Destination – Environment Effects Statement (EES) 2021
The Shire of Yarra Ranges Council and Ride Yarra Ranges documentation
Yarra Ranges Council prepared an Environment Effects Statement (EES) for the Warburton Mountain Bike Destination Project in 2021 to present to the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP). These studies review environmental concerns, health, bushfire management, traffic management, social and economic impact, etc. They supersede the documentation of 2019 (below). To view click here.
Older documentation
For older, superseded documentation for the Warburton Mountain Bike Destination from 2019, click here.
The Warburton Urban Design Framework
The Warburton Urban Design Framework was developed from the Warburton Town Plan. This document was one of the documents required as preparation for the Warburton Mountain Bike Destination. It contains the vision for how the Warburton Township will be developed in the next 10 years with particular emphasis on how to accommodate a large influx of visitors. One giant car park and a cycling bridge spanning two roads and the Yarra River – infrastructure for the Warburton Mountain Bike Destination. Plans include removing parkland for parking, creating parking in River Reserve, demolishing the football and netball clubhouses, demolishing the tennis courts at the entrance of the town and to use the 120 year old Tennis Club (built, extended and maintained with labour and funds from local tennis club members} for a commercial interest. The tennis courts is desired to create an entrance to Thomas Avenue at the back of the shops creating a throughway. A new Clubhouse is planned for all sports together – Football, Netball, Tennis, etc.
Warburton Urban Design Framework/draft
The Draft Warburton Urban Design Framework Communications and Engagement Plan sets out the plans for community engagement for the Warburton Urban Design Framework. The community information sessions were cut short due to Covid shutdown.
Draft Warburton Urban Design Framework – Communications and Engagement Plan
Mountain Bike & Sports/Recreation Documentation
Economic Assessments
Economics are a – the most important – driver of decision making by our Government. These economic assessments are essential reading to understand why mountain biking is being promoted throughout Australia. After all, mountain bikes are expensive and mountain bikers, predominantly men in the age group of 30-50 years old (ie at their peak earning capacity). To view, click here.
IMBA (International Mountain Bike Association)
The Warburton Mountain Bike Destination is planned to be a Gold Level Ride Centre. If it achieves this it will be the only one in Australia and one of only seven in the world. Also, also to achieve this it will have to have a minimum of 165 kms of trails along with other criteria it needs to gain this evaluation. This is why for the project, there is no backing down from making this project too big. To view, click here.
Other
Australian-Sports-Participation-Rates – Roy Morgan-June-2021
Australian Sports–Activities-Participation-Rates-Among-Older-Australians- Roy Morgan March-2020
Active impacts The economic impacts of active recreation in Victoria – the Marsden Jacob Report 2018
Bushwalkings perennial popularity latest sportaus survey results – hikewest
General Yarra Ranges Council Documentation
Let’s talk about Warby Final Report
Yarra Ranges_advocacy_agenda_-_November_2017
Yarra Rangers_Gender Equity Action Plan
Yarra Ranges 10 year Long Term Plan
Yarra Ranges Draft Annual Budget 2018-19
Yarra Ranges draft-action-plan-2017-21-including-strategic-resource-plan
Yarra Ranges Equity Access Inclusion Strategy_2014_disability
Yarra Ranges Councillors Contact Details
Yarra-Ranges-Tourism-Partnership
Yarra Ranges Affordable Housing Background Report 2019
Yarra Ranges Council Housing_Strategy 2009
Yarra Ranges Statistics
Little Yarra Trail
Concept Design for Little Yarra Trail
Planning Scheme Documents
Yarra Ranges_Planning Scheme_Ordinance
YRC Municipal Strategic Statement – Planning Scheme
Upper Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges Regional Strategy Plan (planning.vic.gov.au) 30 June 2022
Post Code Population Stats 3799
https://postal-codes.cybo.com/australia/3799_warburton-victoria/
Risk Management
Fire Risk Documentation
Warburton is a high risk area for bushfire and with only one appropriate road for evacuation out of our town this is of even greater concern. Add to that our one road is cut into the side of Mt. Little Joe which is not only the most fireprone mountain in the area but also the mountain that will be covered with mountain bike trails for the Mountain Bike project. The CFA has requested that the trails be located elsewhere – not on this mountain and not on its neighbour, Mt Tugwell, which is highly fireprone as well. To view, click here
Health
The Warburton Mountain Bike Destination gives six objectives as reasons for its development. One of these is to: “Enhance the health and wellbeing of the community”. But it won’t. To view documentation on this, click here.
Parks Victoria
Yarra Ranges National Management Plan
Visitor_guide_Yarra-Ranges-NP-Healesville-Area
Parks Victoria Fact Sheet on Closure of Parks on Code Red Days
Guide-to-Healthy-Parks-Healthy-People
Parks Victoria Public Land Mountain Bike Guidelines 2012
Gender Equality
Gender Equality Act 2020
Yarra Rangers_Gender Equity Action Plan
Environment
Over Tourism
Hunters
Bike Track Warning – Mountain Views Mail
Bendigo Bank (Upper Yarra Community Enterprise)
Upper Yarra Community-Enterprise Ltd Community Balance Sheet 2016-17
Funding Bodies
Eastern Metropolitan Partnership – State Government
Heritage
Cultural Heritage Management Plans
Conservation Management Plans
Biosis Cultural Heritage Assessment
Cement Creek Plantation – Redwoods
Cement Creek Plantation (Redwoods) Report – Victorian Heritage Database
National Trust Register of Significant Trees – Redwoods Cement Creek
National Trust Register of Significant Trees – Pinus Muricata
Yarra Ranges Heritage Study and Map – Cement Creek Plantation
Taking-action-to-stem-Redwood-Forest-crowding
Other Mountain Bike & Mountain Sport Destinations
Blue Derby
Problems in Derby – N.E.Advertiser 21 02 18
Notes Blue Derby MTB Forum
Notes MTB Forum Tasmanian government bike trail fears … _ Tasmanian Times
www.northeastbioregionalnetwork.org.au
Forrest
Neerim East
Trail Bike Trails for Neerim East
Step Position Paper on Mountain Biking Trails
(Community Based Environmental Conservation)
STEPs Track and Trail Position Paper
SOB – Save Our Bushlands
SOB_MountainBiking_Degradation
New Zealand
Rethink Warburton Mountain Bike Destination 