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Acknowledgement of Country The Victorian Environmental Assessment Council acknowledges and pays its respects to Victoria’s Native Title Holders and Traditional Owners within the investigation area, their rich culture and their spiritual connection to Country. These include the Wurundjeri, Wathaurung, Boon Wurrung and Bunurong peoples. The Council also recognises and acknowledges the contribution and interest of Indigenous people and organisations in the management of land and natural resources.
Council members (left to right): G Ian Harris, Barry Clugston, Duncan Malcolm (Chairperson), Airlie Worrall, Ian Munro FOREWORD Public land in metropolitan Melbourne supports the lifestyles of its residents. The well known cultural and historic buildings, the natural environments of national and state parks on the urban fringes, and the bayside beaches make Melbourne a great city to live in. In addition the services and utilities on public land that support everyday life - the schools, roads, railways, local parks, hospitals, water catchments and sewage treatment plants - all contribute to Melbourne’s liveability. VEAC has comprehensively mapped all public land across the investigation area identifying its ownership (i.e. whether it is Crown land, or owned by a department or other government agency) and its primary use. This is the first time that this information has been compiled for urban Melbourne. This mapping and the database supporting it will be valuable information for government as it develops its new metropolitan strategy for Melbourne. A consistent and ongoing theme in the community views expressed to VEAC during the investigation was that Melbourne’s increasing urban density and expansion will negatively impact on the quantity and quality of Melbourne’s public open space and its remaining biodiversity values. Public open space, whether it is city squares, small neighbourhood parks, sportsfields or large national and state parks, is an important contributor to Melbourne’s liveability. The Council decided early in the investigation that to consider the issues associated with public open space, it needed to understand its extent and distribution. The Council concluded that it could not consider open space on public land without also considering open space on land owned by local councils. In the absence of an open space inventory for Melbourne, VEAC developed its own and has mapped public open space across the investigation area, including areas owned by local councils. The Council expects that the inventory will be maintained by government and utilised for future open space planning across the metropolitan area. Many of the recommendations contained in this report are concerned with changes to policies and strategies to protect Melbourne’s remaining biodiversity, meet the open space needs of Melbourne’s growing population and maximise the contribution of surplus public land to Melbourne’s liveability. VEAC has also made a small number of recommendations for changes to land use that will, if accepted by government, further protect some of Melbourne’s remaining natural values. Governmentaccepted recommendations from VEAC’s predecessor, the Land Conservation Council, have provided a framework for public land use and management for the outer areas of metropolitan Melbourne. The report completes this work by providing recommendations to confirm existing uses of public land across most of the metropolitan area, including inner and middle municipalities. The Council wishes to warmly acknowledge and thank the Community Reference Group for its valuable guidance, and those members of the wider community who took the time and effort to make their views known. We would also like to thank the government departments and agencies and the 29 local councils covering the investigation area for the information and assistance provided throughout the investigation. Completion of this final report and its submission to government concludes VEAC’s role in the investigation. Duncan Malcolm AM Chairperson 1
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7 PUBLIC LAND IN METROPOLITAN MELBO
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Table 7.1 Current extent of public
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RECOMMENDATION B General recommenda
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NAME PERIOD 1 PERIOD 2 Ms Kate Burn
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NAME PERIOD 1 PERIOD 2 Mr Alan Good
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