Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water / Revision of Conservation Management Plan for the Old Great North Road - Tender_1983

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The Conservation Management Plan (CMP) for the Old Great North Road (OGNR) was completed in 2005 with an addendum in 2008. In 2010, part of the OGNR was World Heritage listed as part of the Australian Convict Sites World Heritage Property. The current CMP requires a revision to update this status and to ensure that the document can continue to guide the future management of this significant convict site.

The OGNR within Dharug National Park comprises 16km between Devines Hill and Ten Mile Hollow, and includes Finchs Line, Shepherds Gully Road and Simpsons Track. It is registered on the State Heritage Register, Historic Places Register and the Register of the National Estate. Devines Hill and Finchs Line are World Heritage Listed.

The Great North Road was constructed by convict labour to link Sydney to the Hunter Valley between 1826 and 1836. The OGNR within Dharug National Park is the most intact and original section of the road which has not been built over by modern roads.

Devines Hill, located at Wisemans Ferry on the northern bank of the Hawkesbury River was commenced in 1826 and completed in 1832. It consists of retaining walls of varying courses of sandstone blocks, an extensive drainage system comprising 42 culverts, buttresses nine metres high, a stockade site, a quarry site and Hangmans Rock.

Finchs Line was the original ascent up the escarpment with work commenced in 1829 and abandoned later that year in favour of a new route which became known as Devines Hill. It includes six culverts, sections with intact and collapsed retaining walls and other sections with little or no evidence of road construction, abandoned blocks and a stone hut.  The remainder of the road between Devines Hill and Ten Mile Hollow comprises of sections with intact retaining walls, collapsed retaining walls, picked drains, stone and timber culverts, and other sections with little or no evidence of road construction. Shepherds Gully Road comprises three roads which are not thought to have been built by convicts. Simpsons Track leads from Ten Mile Hollow towards Mangrove Creek, it comprises intact and collapsed retaining walls and sections with no evident features.

The OGNR is used by walkers and mountain bike riders. Over 13000 visitors per year walk or ride the World Heritage listed sections. Only one short section is accessible to public vehicles for visitors to access the Wat Buddha Dhamma Monastery.

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