Roadside Environmental Management

A suite of resource on management of roadside environments including a resource kit, strategy and implementation guide.

 

Regional Roadside Environment Resource Kit

The Roadside Environment Resource Kit provides a suite of practical resources to assist councils when undertaking road related environmental assessment and planning activities. In particular, it aims to assist councils to comply with key Commonwealth and State environmental legislation and to facilitate the early identification and assessment of environmental values and impacts by councils when planning and designing road construction and maintenance programs.

The particular resources included in the kit include:
  • Regional Roadside Environment Policy template;
  • GIS Attribute Layer (to assist with the spatial identification of environmental issues);
  • REF templates for routine maintenance activities (slashing and grading).
  • Management guidelines covering the following focus areas:
    • Water Crossings
    • Wetlands
    • Protected Areas
    • Fauna
    • Threatened Flora
    • Vegetation Management During Road Construction
    • Vegetation Management During Road Maintenance
    • Re-establishing Vegetation
    • Salinity
    • Acid Sulfate Soils
    • Erosion and Sediment
    • Control – Road Construction
    • Grazing
    • Environmental Law
  •  Roadside training manual.

To access this resource please contact admin@hunterjo.nsw.gov.au. An administrative fee may be charged to provide this resource.

 

Management of Roadside Environments

The Regional Roadside Environment Strategy provides the strategic framework, direction and priorities for implementation of the Regional Roadside Environment Program. The Strategy incorporates a suite of recommendations to meet and address the needs and management issues that have been identified by councils, and incorporate and build upon existing roadside management initiatives, programs and systems identified during literature reviews and consultation processes. The strategy aims to:
  • Build a consistent and comprehensive understanding, suite of skills, and information resources within councils to facilitate improved environmental assessment, protection, management and rehabilitation of council managed roadside environments.
  • Recognise the considerable potential that exists for collaboration and resource sharing between councils to achieve multiple benefits including cost savings and efficiencies, avoidance of duplication of effort, and consistency in policy and practises.
The Strategy also includes an implementation plan that focuses on developing tools and resources to enhance the capacity of councils in regard to the assessment, management and protection of the environmental and NRM values that are found within roadside environments, and to promote a culture of information and resource sharing between councils in this regard.

 

2007 An Evaluation of Icon Roadside Environments in the Hunter, Central and Lower North Coast Region

Linear road reserves and Travelling Stock Reserves (TSRs) contain important biodiversity, social/cultural and economic values. To promote these values and develop best practice management of linear road reserves, HCCREMS completed 28 Systematic biodiversity assessments to evaluate the vegetation condition and biodiversity value of high quality roadside vegetation remnants across 14 Local Government Areas, as an initiative of the Roadside Environment Committee.

The key activities of the program included:

  • Promotion of biodiversity values and development of best practice management of linear road reserves
  • Updating and developing roadside planning instruments and management tools
  • Providing accredited training for council staff responsible for managing and maintaining roadside environments and TSRs

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