15 November 2007
MORE SUGARLOAF PIPELINE INFO SESSIONS ANNOUNCED
A further round of community information sessions along the potential Sugarloaf Pipeline corridor have been scheduled, Sugarloaf Pipeline Project Director Rod Clifford said today.
Mr Clifford said the five sessions would take place in the week commencing November 26 and were a further opportunity for members of the community to discuss the Sugarloaf Pipeline project with members of the project team, including engineers and designers.
“As with the previous sessions, these will be informal, drop-in events that will be open for three hours, providing members of the community with an opportunity to meet with key project team members and talk about any questions or concerns they may have.
“We will have representatives from our engineering and design teams on hand to update community members on the work prepared to date.”
Mr Clifford said the sessions were part of a detailed program of consultation that would be vital to ensuring the best possible outcome for this project.
“This is the third round of information sessions we have held since July and follows many meetings with property owners and individuals throughout the pipeline corridor, as well as briefings with Councils and other key stakeholders.
“All of these meetings, along with the survey works currently underway, will help determine a final pipeline route, so we encourage everybody to come along.”
Mr Clifford said the Sugarloaf Pipeline was a key plank of the Government’s Our Water Our Future: Next Stage plan to boost Melbourne’s water supply by 240 billion litres annually by 2011.
“It will bring up to 75 billion litres of water to Melbourne from 2010, available from the Food Bowl Modernisation Project, which is expected to realise 225 billion litres of water to be divided between the environment, irrigators and Melbourne."
Mr Clifford said the water that will be delivered via the Sugarloaf Pipeline would not have been available to irrigators because it would have been lost to seepage and evaporation, which will be addressed by the Food Bowl Modernisation Project.
In exchange for the 75 billion litres of water per annum, the Victorian Government is contributing $600 million toward the first stage of the Food Bowl Modernisation Project and Melbourne Water is contributing $300 million. The remaining $100 million will be paid by Goulburn-Murray Water. .
| Date | Time | Menu |
|---|---|---|
| 26 November | 4pm – 7pm | Kinglake Kinglake Neighbourhood House |
| 27 November | 4pm – 7pm | CJ Dennis Hall Toolangi |
| 28 November | 4pm – 7pm | Glenburn Glenburn Community Hall – Melba Highway |
| 29 November | 4pm – 7pm | Yea Council Chambers The Semi Circle - Yea |
| 30 November | 4pm – 7pm | Memorial Hall Melba Highway – Yarra Glen |