Overview

The Landscape Improvement Plan for The Bight Cemetery enhances the amenity, accessibility and visitor experience of the cemetery. The Landscape Improvement Plan for The Bight Cemetery is one of the agreed outcomes for the restoration of the cemetery.

full scope of works

The full scope of works included in The Bight Landscape Improvement Plan are as follows:

1. Replacement of boundary planting with Cupressus sempivirens (a species of cypress)
2. Replacement of existing entrance signage. This will include the cemetery name, Council’s contact details and opening hours.
3. Addition of small native garden at entrance to the cemetery.
4. Addition of interpretive signage and mapping to enable visitors to orientate and locate areas.
5. Replace and relocate bin at entry/remove old bin stand to north.
6. Replace existing vehicle gate, add pedestrian gate.
7. Area defined for temporary stockpiling of spoil.
8. Formalisation of vehicular / pedestrian access into the site (stabilised gravel and low-profile edging) with bollards to control vehicle access.
9. Close off access at west of site (remove vehicle access gate/extend post and wire fence along boundary).
10. Remove debris from bush area flanking western side of the cemetery.
11. Remove tree impacting on grave.
12. Include a memorial wall.
13. Repair wire fence.
14. Seating incorporated along the tree boundary.

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Exhibition period

The draft plan was on public exhibition for community feedback from Monday 19 February until Sunday 24 March, where we received 8 formal submissions.

The feedback received from the community was considered and some changes were made to the draft plan.

The plan was then adopted by the elected Council at the 22 May 2024 Ordinary Meeting.

COMMUNITY FEEDBACK

Feedback from submissions was mainly expressing community concerns about the plans potential impact on the critically endangered Pale Yellow Doubletail orchid (Diuris flavescens).

Other feedback included request for Koala food trees to be planted instead of Cyprus Pine trees, request for inclusion of seating, toilets and portable water supply included in the cemetery and requests for different materials to be used for the entrance gate.

Changes in response to submissions

No changes were needed to protect the critically endangered Pale Yellow Doubletail orchid (Diuris flavescens). An external ecological assessment of the draft Landscape Improvement Plan to review the impacts on the native vegetation and threatened species habitat has already been completed. The assessment concluded that the proposed draft was unlikely to lead to a significant impact on the threatened species.

Seating has been incorporated into the plan based on community feedback.

A sandstone memorial wall has been included with a new cemetery identification sign fixed to road side of the wall.