• The Glen
• Wooloonara
• Sabugal
• Freshwater
• Shackles
• Still Creek
• Burnum Burnum
• Connectors
• Potential Routes
• Loop Walks
• Canoe Routes

Feasibilty Study
• Exec Summary
• Introduction
• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4
• Chapter 5
• Chapter 6
• Glossary
• Appendices

Chapter Four

Community Loop Implementation Strategy

Jannali and Bonnet Bay Example

This section considers the practical implementation of the ideas discussed above, using the Jannali and Bonnet Bay Loops (W1-J) as an example.

The table below summarises a suggested staged approach involving a full range of stakeholders along the lines of Local Agenda 21 active community partnering initiatives.

Staging	Community Involvement
Stage One - Develop a Community Partnership
Identify key Community Groups Identify local champions Identify resource agencies: SSC SSEC/GREA DIPNR SSCMB Sydney Water Gandangara LALC DSR SESAHS DET CDEP CVA Formalise the Partnership	Kurrunulla Aboriginal Corporation Jannali and Bonnet Bay Community Halls Local bushcare groups Local schools and colleges Church groups Scouts and guides Sports clubs PCYC Family Centre Billies Bushies Sutherland Shire Canoe Club Sutherland Shire Bushwalking Club Private land owners.
Stage Two - Bare Foot Mapping
Community Partnership to organise Barefoot Mapping exercise, open to all interested groups and individuals "Barefoot Mapping" is a name given to ecosystem mapping, which does not rely on high-tech tools or specialised knowledge. Ecosystem mapping takes into account all of the natural and human-made features of a neighbourhood. Mapping is a way for local people to get to know and reconnect with the place they live in. It has potential to empower people to protect their community, its natural and built environment and shape it in ways that work now and for future generations.	A practical tool for exploration and awareness building. A way for the communities of Jannali and Bonnet Bay. to record walking tracks and nearby features, significant landforms, trees, vegetation communities, evidence of wildlife, cultural and historical features - items which are important to them. The idea is to build up a holistic picture of the immediate environment including threats such as weed infestation, pollution, dumping waste, vandalism and so on. From the findings of the mapping exercise the community can better choose suitable community access loops and become aware of environmental issues relating to the chosen routes.
Stage Three - Action Planning
Produce a Plan based on the findings of the mapping exercise as a tool for gleaning funding and support in the wider community: Routes selected by community Chosen themes and use of routes Priority of Development Private land tenure/consent requirements OHandS Risk Assessments of Routes Other Issues Estimated Costs and Funding Sources Actions and responsibilities Long term Stewardship and maintenance arrangements	Plan owned by Community Partnership Produced with support of SSC and SSEC/GREA resources
Stage Four - Completion
Secure funding for: Track construction and upgrade Signage, track infrastructure Brochures and educational material Involve state and commonwealth program in support of volunteers to carryout on ground works	Construct missing links with help of Conservation Volunteers Australia, CDEP, 1 st Offenders and other teams Seek VCA s with private landowners and Council where applicable Community partnership to organise naming and marking events. Build on Bushcare network to establish Stewardship Group to monitor use of trail and access support from Council for associated bush regeneration works

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