Williamstown Foreshore Strategic Plan 2010 - Parks Victoria

FOREWORDWilliamstown is a vibrant tourist and residential destination with many land and water based usesoccurring along the foreshore.This plan provides a long term vision for improvements to the foreshore, which will ensure thatWilliamstown remains an attractive place to live, play and work.The key features of the plan include improved pedestrian access to waterfront areas previously closed tothe public, the definition of fairways and transit lanes and the installation of navigational aids to improvesafety on the water, definition of additional marina berth areas and realignment of the mooring groundto accommodate more moorings more efficiently.This plan takes account of the environmental, physical and social values of Williamstown. In particularI am pleased that the community has been engaged throughout the process to ensure that this Planmeets their needs.The Bays and Maritime Initiative – Our Bays Vision identifies Williamstown as a maritime precinctdesignated in the State Planning Policy Framework of the Planning Scheme. This plan provides thedirection required for delivering the Williamstown maritime precinct.I wish to thank the community, the project steering committee and consultant team for their hard workin the development of this plan for the future of the Williamstown foreshore.Gavin JenningsMinister for Environment and Climate ChangeApril 2010i