Cockatoo Island Management Plan 2017 (Cth)

Cockatoo Island Management Plan 2017 I, JOSH FRYDENBERG, Minister for the Environment and Energy, acting pursuant to section 316(1) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, hereby make the Cockatoo Island Management Plan 2017, to manage Cockatoo Island, a property that is included in the World Heritage List and is entirely within a Commonwealth Area. I, DAVID WILLIAMS, Assistant Secretary, Heritage Branch, Heritage, Reef and Marine Division of the Department of the Environment and Energy, acting pursuant to section 324S(2) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, hereby revoke the Cockatoo Island Management Plan 2010 and replace it with the Cockatoo Island Management Plan 2017, to protect and manage the National Heritage values of the National Heritage place, Cockatoo Island. I, MARY DARWELL, Executive Director Sydney Harbour Federation Trust, acting pursuant to section 341S(2) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, hereby revoke the Cockatoo Island Management Plan 2010 and replace it with the Cockatoo Island Management Plan 2017, to protect and manage the Commonwealth Heritage values of the Commonwealth Heritage place, Cockatoo Island. This instrument commences on the day after it is registered. JOSH FRYDENBERG Dated 21 December 2017 DAVID WILLIAMS Dated 14 December 2017 MARY DARWELL Dated 3 November 2017 The Sydney Harbour Federation Trust acknowledges the development of this Cockatoo Island Management Plan by staff at the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust, and is grateful to all those organisations and individuals who have contributed. A special thankyou is given to the members of the Community Advisory Committee and Friends of Cockatoo Island for assisting with the development of the Plan and for their invaluable comments and suggestions throughout the drafting period. Thank you also to the members of the community who attended information sessions or provided comment, and to the staff of the Department of the Environment and Energy, who made a valuable contribution to the preparation of the Plan. Authors: Staff of the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Main Consultant Providers: Government Architect's Office, NSW Department of Commerce Godden Mackay Logan Pty Ltd John Jeremy For full list of consultants see Related Studies section of Plan Copyright © Sydney Harbour Federation Trust 2017. This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission from the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust. Requests and enquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to: Director Marketing, Communications & Visitor Experience Sydney Harbour Federation Trust PO Box 607, Mosman, NSW 2088 or email info@harbourtrust.gov.au For more information about the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust or to view this publication online, visit the website at: http://www.harbourtrust.gov.au Table of Contents 1. Introduction 8 2. Aims of this Plan 12 3. Planning Framework 14 Relationship with the Harbour Trust's Comprehensive Plan 14 Related Harbour Trust Policies and Guidelines 14 Statutory Planning Context 14 Plans Prepared for Neighbouring Lands 17 4. Site Description 20 5. Site History 26 6. Analysis and Assessment 44 Heritage Listings 44 Conservation Management Plans 45 Archaeological Assessments 46 Cultural Landscape 46 Natural Values 47 Site Contamination 48 Remediation & Decontamination Works Undertaken to Date 55 Compliance with the Building Code of Australia 56 Repairs to Buildings and Structures 56 Condition of Services 57 Transport Management 59 Noise Impact Assessment 61 7. Heritage Values 64 Cockatoo Island's Character 64 Summary Statement of Significance, Convict Buildings and Remains CMP 64 Summary Statement of Significance, Cockatoo Island Dockyard CMP 66 World Heritage Listing 67 World Heritage Values 69 World Heritage Listing - Summary Statement of Significance 70 National and Commonwealth Heritage Values 73 Condition of Values 77 Management Requirements and Goals 80 Conservation Policies 81 8. Outcomes 100 Vision 101 Design Outcomes 104 Precinct Outcomes 109 Accessibility 130 Noise 131 Water Sensitive Urban Design 132 Water Sensitive Urban Design 132 Remediation and Management Strategy 132 Ecologically Sustainable Development 135 Interpretation 137 9. Implementation 141 Implementation Plan 142 Monitoring and Review of the Plan 147 10. Images and Acknowledgements 149 11. Related Studies 153 12. Appendices 157 Table of Figures Figure 1: Management Plan Area 10 Figure 2: The Harbour Trust's Comprehensive Plan 18 Figure 3: Drawing by JS Prout of Cockatoo Island and Spectacle Island 20 Figure 4: Precinct Areas 23 Figure 5: Local Area Context 24 Figure 6: 1869 engraving depicting convict life on Cockatoo Island 27 Figure 7: Phases of Development 28 Figure 8: Section through No 5 silo 29 Figure 9: Photograph of quarried sandstone (1890s) 29 Figure 10: Drawing of Cockatoo Island in 1845 31 Figure 11: Photograph of young boys from old ship "Vernon" 32 Figure 12: Photograph of young boys from training ship "Sobraon" (1898) 32 Figure 13: Photograph of main walkway through Plateau (1890s) 34 Figure 14: Photograph of weatherboard workroom in the female gaol precinct (1890s) 35 Figure 15: HMS Galatea in the Fitzroy Dock (1870) 35 Figure 16: Engineers' & Blacksmiths' Shop (Building 138) c.1870 36 Figure 17: Photograph of interior of Machine Shop (Building 141) (1914) 37 Figure 18: Photograph of publication: "Cockatoo Docks Sydney 1939-1945 War Record" 38 Figure 19: USS New Orleans 39 Figure 20: Dockyard apprentices assembled at the Fitzroy Dock (1947) 40 Figure 21: Drawing Office (Building 10) 40 Figure 22: Workers involved in refit of the Oberon Class submarines 41 Figure 23: Launch of HMAS Success (1984) 42 Figure 24: Environmental Considerations 50 Figure 25: Land Bases and Passenger Transport Routes 60 Figure 26: Outcomes – Overall 106 Figure 27: Public Domain Structure 107 Figure 28: Outcomes – Southern Apron 110 Figure 29: Southern Apron Ideas 111 Figure 30: Southern Apron – Possible New Building Envelopes 112 Figure 31: Outcomes – Eastern Apron 117 Figure 32: Eastern Apron Ideas 118 Figure 33: Eastern Apron – Possible New Building Envelope 119 Figure 34: Outcomes – Northern Apron 122 Figure 35: Northern Apron – Ideas 123 Figure 36: Outcomes – Plateau 127 Figure 37: Convict Trail 128 Figure 38: Possible Convict Trail on Plateau 129 Figure 39: Interpretation Opportunities 139