Caretaker Conventions

Current ACT Water Management Areas. Water Resources (water Management Areas) Determination 007 (No1).
This data defines the boundaries of catchments used for management of ACT Water Resources.
The areas help determine how much water is available for use at a particular location.
Last updated December 2013.
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The ACT Parks & Conservation Service (PCS) manages about 73% or roughly 187,000 ha across the ACT and the Googong Foreshore, NSW. PCS implements an extensive ongoing bushfire fuel management program. Fuel management can reduce fire behaviour and severity, improve firefighter safety, increase the probability of suppression and reduce the impacts of bushfires on natural and built assets. The three means for managing bushfire fuels are reduction, removal and conversion to a less flammable type, and are achieved by undertaking the slashing, grazing, physical removal, and/or prescribed burns.
These activities are described in a yearly program of work referred to as the Bushfire Operations Plan (BOP), which sets out activities to meet the requirements of theStrategic Bushfire Management Plan for the ACT (SBMP).The Bushfire Operational Plans map shows the Territory and Municipal Services Directorate (TAMS) Bushfire Operations Plan (BOP) for the current financial year.
The TAMS BOP is derived from the 5 year Regional Fire Management Plans, which can also be viewed on this site. The TAMS BOP details the specific timing, type and location of fuel-reduction, access and infrastructure activities proposed to be undertaken in the ACT in the current financial; year, in accordance with Version 3 of the Strategic Bushfire Management Plan (SBMP).

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This dataset contains the location of barbeques that are managed by the ACT Government. Attributes include division name, location description, BBQ type and creation date. Transport Canberra and City Services (TCCS) is responsible for the installation and upkeep of barbecues in many of Canberra's high use town and district parks. These barbecues, most of which are electric, and constructed from brick with a stainless steel top, are available to be used free of charge. While barbecue facilities vary depending on location, they are generally located near seats, tables, bins and a tap for convenience. These assets are captured and maintained in the TCCS asset database through the Works as Executed (WAE) process and field audits.

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Land and emergency management agencies in Australia and overseas recognise the importance of an access network to support bushfire management activities. Ground and aerial access provides a platform for fire reduction and readiness activities and provides opportunities to contain fires before they escalate into major fires that could otherwise incur significant costs and potentially significant losses to community, cultural and environmental values.

Fire access within the ACT consists of a network of roads, tracks and trails that support fire prevention, readiness and response activities. The identification and maintenance of fire access is an integral element of fire management across the ACT.

Access management is divided into four areas:

1. maintenance

2. upgrade

3. construction

4. vegetation removal.

ACT PCS Fire Management Unit currently manage and maintain approximately 3,218 kilometres of roads and fire trails within the ACT. The classification of fire roads, tracks and trails is performance based to provide clear guidance to response agencies during incidents.

Ground access is defined in four classes:

1. Float road – an access road or trail accessible to a low loader float carrying a large bulldozer or other heavy equipment.

2. Tanker road – a fire trail of strategic importance accessible to a heavy tanker and a tipper carrying a small bulldozer.

3. Light unit trail – a fire trail accessible at minimum standard for a light unit.

4. Dormant fire trail – a trail that has been deliberately closed or not maintained and can be quickly re-opened with minimal works.

The objective of ground access works are to upgrade and maintain road pavements within the parks and reserves of the ACT to the above four classes standard under the current Bushfire Operational Plan. Many areas require ongoing general maintenance or upgrading to an appropriate standard. This is done principally to provide reliable access for operational requirements and for fire suppression activities in the event of a wildfire that may threaten the ACT.

Vegetation removal work is conducted by mechanical mulchers that reduce vegetation on roads and trails that impede access for operational and fire suppression requirements identified under the current Bushfire Operational Plan. The Parks and Conservation Service Fire Management Unit also commit a number of other contracted resources (graders, trucks, rollers, excavators and backhoes etc) to conduct daily scheduled maintenance as well as upgrade and construction services on a yearly basis within the ACT.

The Bushfire Operational Plans map shows the Territory and Municipal Services Directorate (TAMS) Bushfire Operations Plan (BOP) for the current financial year.

The TAMS BOP is derived from the 5 year Regional Fire Management Plans, which can also be viewed on this site. The TAMS BOP details the specific timing, type and location of fuel-reduction, access and infrastructure activities proposed to be undertaken in the ACT in the current financial; year, in accordance with Version 3 of the Strategic Bushfire Management Plan (SBMP).

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The physical boundary between two road reserve segments that prevents vehicular access; or the boundary of applicability of a road name between two road reserve segments that do not belong to the same road where one road runs into another (and hence there is no physical boundary or indication). The type of physical boundary relevant in each case is defined by the VEHICULAR_ACCESSS_FLAG attribute.
The second use of the ACCESS_RESTRICTION table, as a barrier between applicability of road name is used simply for the purposes of graphical presentation. The difference in road name applicability can be determined from the links between the road reserve segment and the road to which it belongs.
However, in most cases the barrier between roads would not be displayed on a map because it is obvious from the shapes of surrounding roads. This second use of the table caters for the case where it is not visibly obvious where one road ends and the next begins.

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Prescribed Burning

PCS conducts a number of prescribed burns each year in and around urban and rural areas across Canberra and Googong Foreshore (NSW) to prepare for the upcoming fire season. For more information view the About prescribed burns page, or view the Schedule of Prescribed Burns.
The SBMP requires regional fire management plans (RFMPs) to provide a link between the strategy of this plan and the more detailed bushfire operational plans (BOPs). RFMPs will be updated to cover the entire ACT to reflect boundaries based on bushfire risk and geography. RFMPs detail the five-year program (2014–19) of work for fuel reduction, access and infrastructure in the ACT. RFMPs for 2019–24 will be prepared during the life of the SBMP.
The ACT Emergency Services Commissioner (the Commissioner) is responsible for approval of RFMPs. They will be reviewed as required to reflect significant changes. These may include unplanned bushfires, which may provide strategic advantages or changes to the location or extent of assets – for example, the development of new estates.
IMPORTANT NOTICE

The ACT Government is providing this bushfire management map for information purposes only. This data is derived from the best available vegetation. The ACT Government cannot and does not guarantee the accuracy and completeness of any data and information contained on this site as, among other reasons, there may have been changes to land use and vegetation since the map was produced. The ACT Government disclaims liability to any person who acts in reliance on the information provided on this site or contained within the reports or plans on it whether that liability is in negligence or on any other legal basis.
Persons who would otherwise seek to rely on the data and information contained on this site should make their own inquiries and seek their own expert advice.
[1] BPA is already declared over the Rural Areas of the ACT for the purposes of AS 3959 assessment

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Sections are a small grouping of blocks (usually less than 50) defined for land administration purposes. Section boundaries do not overlap each other or Districts and Divisions. They exist only within urban areas. Section boundaries are often defined using physical features such as roads, so as to aggregate a manageable number of blocks of similar type.

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Location of public toilets managed by the ACT Government. Attributes include division name, location description, access hours, type, water supply and creation date. These assets are managed by City Presentation, Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate (TCCS) and Parks and Conservation Service, Environment and Planning Directorate (EPD). These assets are captured and maintained in the TCCS asset database through the works as executed (WAE) handover process or field audits.

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The Cat Containment Areas defines the areas in which a cat must be confined. In a cat containment area cats must be confined to their owner's or keeper's premises at all times.

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Location of skate parks that are publicly managed by the ACT Government. Attributes include name, Division and location description. These assets are managed by City Presentation, Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate (TCCS). Privately managed facilities and facilities managed by other ACT Government Directorates are not included in this dataset. These assets are captured and maintained in the TCCS asset database through the works as executed (WAE) handover process or field audits.

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