jacana valley master plan visioning framework - Hume City Council

Appendix A
Policy Document
Moonee Ponds Creek Strategic Plan
2011
Planning for Broadmeadows:
Emerging Strategic Directions 2010
Broadmeadows Central Activities
District Structure Plan: Context and
Discussion Report 2010
Meadowlink Master Plan
Broadmeadows Structure Plan (Draft)
November 2011
Landfill Bore & Water Quality Reports
Hume City Council Open Space
Strategy 2010 – 2015
Key Policies and Objectives
• This Strategic Plan recommends adopting an integrated approach to
the Moonee Ponds Creek and the surrounding environs.
• Specific strategies for the Jacana Valley include weed management,
increase crossing opportunities, advocate to underground existing
power lines, increase connectivity and linkages, incorporate policy
into planning scheme and implement interpretation and revegetation
strategies.
• This document encompasses the community aspirations for the
Broadmeadows Activity Centre.
• Specifically, the main points are to create linkages (walking, cycling
and biodiversity) between established areas and recreational areas
along the Moonee Ponds Creek in the study area.
• Future directions from this document include investigation of using
small frontages of the study area to facilitate additional residential
development fronting the public open space areas.
• This Master Plan provides an over arching framework for the
development of a walking, cycling and open space link between the
Metropolitan Trail Network at Moonee Ponds Creek and Merlynston
Creek via the Broadmeadows town centre and railway station which
includes the study area.
• The Master Plan encourages linkages between activity areas,
recreational space and residential areas, on a macro scale around
the broader area. The Jacana Valley will build on these principles on a
micro scale for the study area.
• The Draft Structure Plan includes the Johnston Street Reserve within
the study area. Similar to other policy documents and strategies,
the key to utilisation and better planning for the Johnston Street
Reserve and the broader study areas is the improvement of linkages,
biodiversity and usage of these recreational spaces.
• The Jacana Valley Master Plan will build on these principles, on a
micro scale and would not be contrary to any objectives or themes
from this document.
• Study area needs to respond to/reflect CAA’s regional catchment.
• Methane risks to adjoining properties from the former landfill are
generally low
• Gas monitoring indicates that there is a low risk impact to adjoining
residential dwellings however future development of this area is
unknown and would require further environmental investigations
• The Hume City Open Space Strategy 2010-15 has been prepared to
provide a framework for the future planning and provision of open
space across the municipality.
• In relation to the Johnstone Street Reserve, the Strategy identifies the
need for additional facilities.
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