Review of the Three Rivulet Plans 2016

The City of Hobart has three primary rivulets: Hobart Rivulet, New Town Rivulet and Sandy Bay Rivulet, which flow from the upper slopes of kunanyi/Mt Wellington to the River Derwent. This report is a review of the three rivulet plans: the New Town Rivulet Linear Park 1995; Hobart Rivulet Park Strategic Master Plan 2011 and the Sandy Bay Rivulet Park Feasibility Study 2007 and associated review of community feedback. The process undertaken included a review of each of the documents, meetings with Council officers and visiting the necessary sites to determine the status of the recommendations as well as consideration of specific site conditions. During the evaluation of the plans the following matters have been considered and addressed: o Identification of the status of each action, strategy and recommendation; o Identification of changes to land uses that have occurred since each of the plans preparation; o Identification of opportunities that have emerged since the plans preparation; o Consideration and re-evaluation of the priority/timing given; and o A brief summary of potential issues that have emerged. o Identification of key projects for funding Section 2 of this review summarises each of the documents and outlines key projects recommended to be funded in the short term. Section 3 assesses each plan, tabulates each action, strategy and recommendation, and comments and reviews its status and reviewed priority.