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Acknowledgment 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. Published by the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council 8 Nicholson Street, East Melbourne, 3002, Victoria, October 2010 Also published on www.veac.vic.gov.au © The State of Victoria Victorian Environmental Assessment Council 2010 This publication is copyright. No part may be reproduced by any process except in accordance with the provisions of Copyright Act 1968. Printed by Complete Colour Printing Printed on 300gsm Monza Satin (cover) and 100gsm ecoStar (text) Design by Designgrant ISBN 978-1-74242-307-4 (print) ISBN 978-1-74242-312-8 (online) For more information contact the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council on (03) 9637 9902 or 1800 134 803 toll-free or email veac@dse.vic.gov.au Disclaimer This publication may be of assistance to you but the State of Victoria and its employees do not guarantee that the publication is without fl aw of any kind or is wholly appropriate for your particular purposes and therefore disclaims all liability for any error, loss or other consequence which may arise from you relying on any information in this publication. Photographic credits Mel Mitchell Alex Sykes Chris Ashe Tourism Victoria various pages Erika Anderson page 114 traffi c management barriers Andrea Canzano page 42 Eltham copper butterfl y Naomi Withers page 70 Yarra River at Warrandyte State Park Chris Tzaros page 116 orange-bellied parrot CityWide Service Solutions page 123 national tree day
Council members (left to right): G Ian Harris, Barry Clugston, Duncan Malcolm (Chairperson), Airlie Worrall, Ian Munro FOREWORD Melbourne has been the subject of several investigations by VEAC’s predecessor, the Land Conservation Council. The initial investigation in 1977 was followed by two more, in 1987 and 1994. The current study, however, is the fi rst investigation of public land in the inner and middle suburbs of metropolitan Melbourne and the fi rst investigation covering the area where most Victorians live. The majority of public land in the metropolitan area provides services and utilities for Melbourne’s 3.7 million residents. Some of this public land serves all Victorians. Places such as Parliament House, the Royal Children’s Hospital, the St Kilda Road arts precinct and the Melbourne Cricket Ground are just some examples. Public authorities own or manage considerable areas of public land in the investigation area. Crown land (excluding most roads) makes up about 65 per cent of the public land and the remaining 35 per cent is owned by more than twenty-two public authority landholders, including Melbourne Water, VicRoads, the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, VicTrack, the Department of Human Services and the Port of Melbourne Corporation. This is the fi rst time that detailed information about Melbourne’s metropolitan public land has been brought together in one inventory. This investigation is the fi rst to have terms of reference that require VEAC to report on the contribution of public land to Melbourne’s liveability and the opportunities for enhancing this contribution. The Community Reference Group for this investigation has provided valuable guidance to the Council. The Council and its staff have also been supported throughout the development of this discussion paper by signifi cant contributions from, and discussions with, government departments and agencies, public authorities and the 29 local councils covering the investigation area. Public land has contributed to Melbourne’s liveability since the early days of European settlement when Crown land was allocated for public purposes. But Melbourne is changing and population growth and increasing urban density put pressures on the lifestyles of residents. Public land has a role in alleviating this pressure and in protecting and enhancing Melbourne’s liveability. Land is being added to the public land estate in outer and growth areas to provide for new roads, schools and other public purposes for our growing population. Public open space, whether it is small neighbourhood parks, sports fi elds or large parks such as Warrandyte State Park, makes a particularly important contribution to Melbourne’s liveability. VEAC has mapped these open spaces across the investigation area, including areas owned by local councils. We believe this to be the fi rst time that this information on the location, type, and ownership of public open space across the investigation area has been brought together. It is important to protect the existing open space network and, where appropriate, take opportunities to enhance it. While additional open space will be needed in growth areas, opportunities to meet the open space needs of increasing populations in established municipalities are more limited than in outer and growth municipalities. Despite this, some opportunities have arisen – Federation Square and Birrarung Marr on the north banks of the Yarra River and the various open space areas in Docklands are the most prominent examples of new inner urban open spaces. Melbourne’s landscape has dramatically changed since European settlement, and protection of the remaining natural environments is critical. Within the investigation area, there are approximately 96,000 hectares of native vegetation. About a third of this vegetation is on public land, including 20 per cent which is managed for conservation within the protected areas system. Protected areas include large areas in the Churchill, Dandenong Ranges, Kinglake and Organ Pipes National Parks and the Bunyip, Lerderderg and Warrandyte State Parks. Outside protected areas, Melbourne’s naturally vegetated creeks and waterways, coastal reserves, and metropolitan and regional parks, are also key environmental and recreational assets. The Council invites interested groups and individuals to respond to this discussion paper. Views are sought, in particular, on the statements made in chapters 6 to 10. We are looking forward to engaging with you during the consultation period. Duncan Malcolm Chairperson 1
Page 1 and 2: Metropolitan Melbourne Investigatio
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Page 7 and 8: CONTENTS Foreword 1 The structure o
Page 9 and 10: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY picture of the us
Page 11 and 12: PART A INTRODUCTION This part provi
Page 13 and 14: Metropolitan Melbourne’s populati
Page 15 and 16: 1.4 Scope of the investigation This
Page 17 and 18: sporting facilities and parks, gard
Page 19 and 20: 1.7 Policy context 1.7.1 INTERNATIO
Page 21: A signifi cant, staged increase in
Page 24 and 25: 2 METROPOLITAN MELBOURNE - THE PLAC
Page 26 and 27: 22 Figure 2.1 Geology of the invest
Page 28 and 29: Beaumaris and Sandringham. This are
Page 30 and 31: 26 Figure 2.2 Geomorphological unit
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Page 34 and 35: Water quality Water quality is natu
Page 36 and 37: 2.3 Biodiversity Biodiversity refer
Page 38 and 39: 2.3.3 ECOLOGICAL VEGETATION CLASSES
Page 40 and 41: 36 Figure 2.6 Existing native veget
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Page 44 and 45: A total of 495 native vertebrate fa
Page 46 and 47: Box 2.3 Eltham copper butterfly The
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3 METROPOLITAN MELBOURNE - THE PEOP
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Box 3.1 Woodlands Historic Park Woo
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Figure 3.2 ‘Batman’s Treaty wit
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3.3.2 THE GROWTH AND URBANISATION O
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3.3.3 MELBOURNE’S PLANNING HISTOR
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3.4 The people of metropolitan Melb
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3.4.2 MELBOURNE’S FUTURE POPULATI
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4 PUBLIC LAND The Victorian Environ
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G Other government departments own
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4.4 Public land use categories An e
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National and state parks Victoria
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Other natural features reserves suc
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Table 4.5 Regional parks in the inv
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and tensions between user groups ar
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and utilities areas than elsewhere
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Table 4.6 Reference areas NAME AREA
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A summary of popular sport and recr
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Recycled water Melburnians use abou
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4.7.5 COMMERCIAL RESOURCE USES Acro
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PART D THE CONTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC L
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5.3 The contribution of public land
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LIVEABILITY GOAL: Dynamic resilient
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5.4 Opportunities for enhancing the
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Table 6.1 Open space categories CAT
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6.3 A history of Melbourne’s publ
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6.4 Open space strategies for metro
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Figure 6.2 Urban growth boundary an
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Trails are an important component o
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Public open space per capita Public
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Figure 6.7 Public open space per ca
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6.9 Providing new open space Box 6.
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COMMENTS INVITED The open space con
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Parklands and gardens The City of M
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Coastal impacts Sea-level rise in f
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8 ENHANCING BIODIVERSITY IN METROPO
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Climate change may also affect ecos
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Box 8.3 The National Reserve System
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Victoria’s Native Vegetation Mana
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Box 9.1 A short history of public l
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9.3 Scope of surplus public land Pu
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9.3.2 CHARACTERISTICS OF SURPLUS PU
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Box 9.3 Summary of Crown land asses
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government purchasers with suffi ci
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Biodiversity conservation Chapter 8
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10 DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS Public lan
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Regional park Regional parks are se
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Water production areas Water produc
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10.2 Recommendations to enhance the
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Figure 10.1 Proposed additions to K
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Figure 10.2 Proposed additions to B
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Figure 10.3 Proposed Point Cook Coa
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Figure 10.4 Proposed Bandicoot Corn
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Figure 10.5 Ryans Swamp and surroun
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Figure 10.6 Edithvale Wetland Legen
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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ABS BP C
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REFERENCES 1 Department of Infrastr
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80 Richardson, K., Steffen, W., Sch
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177 Parliament of Victoria (2008) S
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APPENDIX 1 COMMUNITY REFERENCE GROU
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APPENDIX 3 HISTORIC PLACES IN METRO
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Kings Domain Resting Place, Melbour
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ID SITE NAME PLACE TYPE Brimbank H0
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ID SITE NAME PLACE TYPE H0932 Retai
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ID SITE NAME PLACE TYPE H1051 Forme
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ID SITE NAME PLACE TYPE H0718 North
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PROTECTED AREA MUNICIPALITY AREA (H
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PROTECTED AREA MUNICIPALITY AREA (H
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Proportion of public open space in
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Public open space ownership within
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Public open space per capita (2006,
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Public consultation Land is general
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