Invitation for Public Comment
26 October 2009
Western Treatment Plant Land Use Strategy Referral to the Commonwealth Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (EPBC Reference 2008/4221)
Under Section 95A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act 1999, Melbourne Water invites public comments relating to the planned implementation of its Land Use Strategy on agricultural land at the Western Treatment Plant at Werribee, Victoria.
Melbourne Water intends to undertake a phased land use conversion from exclusive livestock grazing to a diversified land use system that will incorporate cropping, grazing and wildlife conservation areas.
The Land Use Strategy is a Controlled Action under Part 3 of the EPBC Act 1999. Public comments are invited on Matters of National Environmental Significance including:
- Wetlands of International Importance
- Listed Threatened Species & Communities
- Listed Migratory Species.
Hard copies of The Land Use Strategy Referral documentation may be viewed on business days from 26 October to 20 November 2009, between 8.30am and 5.00pm, at:
- City of Greater Geelong (30 Gheringhap Street, Geelong, Victoria)
- Wyndham City Council (Civic Centre, 45 Princes Highway, Werribee, Victoria)
- EPA Victoria (40 City Road, Southbank, Victoria)
All documentation is available below to download and read before making comment. Please call 131 722 for assistance.
1. Read Land Use Strategy Referral documentation
Original Referral Documentation 2008
- Western Treatment Plant Land Use Strategy Referral 2008 Section Pages (PDF, 128kb)
- Western Treatment Plant Land Use Strategy Referral 2008 (PDF, 427kb)
- Attachment 1. Map of WTP Zones (PDF, 155kb)
- Attachment 2. Map Showing Proposed Land Use 2010 - 2030 (PDF, 273kb)
- Attachment 3. Melbourne Water Land Use Strategy Brochure (PDF, 800kb)
- Attachment 4. Excerpt from Melbourne Water Expressions of Interest Documentation (PDF, 76kb)
- Attachment 5. Stakeholder Consultation (PDF, 38kb)
- Attachment 6. WTP Ramsar and Conservation Management Plan (PDF, 1.73mb)
- Attachment 7. Management Plan for the Growling Grass Frog at the WTP (PDF, 10.0mb)
- Attachment 8. Flora Assessment of Northern Grassland Area (PDF, 2.43mb)
- Attachment 9. Review of Waterbird Use at WTP in Relation to Changes to Sewage Treatment Processes (PDF, 2.13mb)
- Attachment 10. Review of EPBC Act Compliance Plan at the WTP (PDF, 1.07mb)
- Attachment 11. Review of Growling Grass Frog Management at the WTP (PDF, 238kb)
- Attachment 12. Growling Grass Frog Monitoring 2006 - 2007 (PDF, 770kb)
- Attachment 13. Spiny Rice Flower Monitoring on Lake Borrie Spit (PDF, 669kb)
- Attachment 14. Spiny Rice Flower Population Census (PDF, 686kb)
Melbourne Water Response to DEWHA Request for Further Information (RFI) 2009
- Western Treatment Plant Land Use Strategy Referral 2009 (PDF, 1.73mb)
- RFI WTP Land Use Strategy Referral Map 1 (PDF, 731kb)
- RFI WTP Land Use Strategy Referral Map 2 (PDF, 961kb)
- RFI WTP Land Use Strategy Referral Map 3 (PDF, 887kb)
- RFI WTP Land Use Strategy Referral Table A1 (PDF, 15kb)
2. Submit your comment (closes 20 November 2009)
Or
Submit written comment by post to:
Catherine Hollywell
Manager Strategic Projects Planning
Melbourne Water
PO BOX 4342
Melbourne VIC 3001