Dandenong STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS STATEMENT SEPTEMBER 2018

Integrated Water Management Forums Acknowledgement of Victoria’s Aboriginal communities

The Victorian Government proudly acknowledges Victoria's Aboriginal communities and their rich culture and pays its respects to their Elders past and present. The government also recognises the intrinsic connection of Traditional Owners to Country and acknowledges their contribution to the management of land, water and resources.

We acknowledge Aboriginal people as Australia’s ﬁ rst peoples and as the Traditional Owners and custodians of the land and water on which we rely. We recognise and value the ongoing contribution of Aboriginal people and communities to Victorian life and how this enriches us. We embrace the spirit of reconciliation, working towards the equality of outcomes and ensuring an equal voice.

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Photo credit Cover photograph: Mornington Peninsula Photographer: Greg Brave Integrated Water Management is a collaborative approach to water planning and management that brings together organisations with an interest in all aspects of the water cycle. It has the potential to provide greater value to our communities by identifying and leveraging opportunities to optimise outcomes. Contents

Foreword 1 Acknowledgements 2

Chapter 1 The way forward 3 Introduction 4 Overview 4 What is a Strategic Directions Statement? 4 Enduring collaboration 5 How we’re working together 5 Recognising Aboriginal values in water planning and management 5 Guiding principles for collaboration 6

Chapter 2 IWM in the region 7 Regional context 8 Population 8 Climate change 10 Vision and strategic outcomes 11 Collaboration to develop the shared vision and strategic outcome areas 11 Strategic outcomes for IWM 12 The case for IWM in the Dandenong catchment 14

Chapter 3 IWM opportunities 19 Priority Portfolio 20 Impact of IWM opportunities on the Forum’s strategic outcomes 21 IWM opportunities: An overview of projects and strategies 22 Priority Portfolio of IWM opportunities 28 Strategic enablers to put IWM into practice 41 Success stories 42 Continued success through collaboration 44

Appendix 46 Additional IWM opportunities in the Dandenong catchment 46 Glossary of terms 48 Foreword

Water is essential to the prosperity of our catchment and the liveability of our communities.

The long term goal of the Dandenong This is a dynamic document that Integrated Water Management Forum reﬂ ects our experience and current is to design and deliver eff ective priorities, and it will be continually solutions to address the combined assessed to ensure the Dandenong challenges of population growth, IWM Forum remains on track to rapid urban development and further advance IWM in the region. climate change in this unique region I would like to acknowledge the of Victoria. outstanding contribution of the The wealth of knowledge and Dandenong IWM Forum Partners experience that our Forum Partners who collaborated over many bring to water planning and months to develop the shared management will ensure that vision and strategic objectives our catchment is protected and for the Dandenong catchment. enhanced for future generations I thank you for your continued to succeed and thrive as we have. commitment to collaborate to As Chair of the inaugural Dandenong progress the IWM opportunities IWM Forum, I am pleased to present included in this document, and this Strategic Directions Statement your dedication to shaping the as a demonstration of the passion, future of our catchment. determination and innovation of our Forum Partners to collaborate, invest and implement IWM initiatives that will address the complexities facing our region and deliver the highest-quality Shaun Cox IWM solutions for Victoria. Chair of the Dandenong IWM Forum

Dandenong Strategic Directions Statement 1 Acknowledgments

The inaugural The Forum Area includes catchments The Forum Area covers the traditional ﬂ owing into Port Phillip Bay from Port lands of the Wurundjeri people and Dandenong Integrated Melbourne to Point Nepean. The the Bunurong people of the Kulin Water Management region covers some of Victoria’s fastest Nation. The region is abundant in Forum was convened urbanising areas and will be the Aboriginal cultural sites with a majority in December 2017 with site of substantial sub-metropolitan of these found near waterways and population growth and economic the coast. The Dandenong IWM subsequent Forums development in the coming years. Forum acknowledges these Traditional meeting throughout Owners as traditional custodians Situated in the foothills of the 2018 to discuss and who have managed land and water Dandenong Ranges and stretching sustainably over thousands of prioritise integrated to the coast of Port Phillip Bay, the generations and maintain an water planning and Dandenong catchment contains a active connection to Country. breadth of iconic Victorian landscapes management in the ranging from cool temperate The Dandenong Integrated Water Dandenong Forum Area. rainforests and wet heathlands to Management Strategic Directions sandy bay beaches. Preservation Statement has been developed by and management of the catchment’s the Dandenong Integrated Water landscapes will have a positive impact Management Forum. Members of this on the long term health and security Forum include the Chief Executive of the region’s waterways. Offi cers and Managing Directors of the following organisations:

2 Dandenong Strategic Directions Statement Chapter 1 The way forward

An unprecedented opportunity to progress water cycle planning and management in Victoria through collaboration.

Dandenong Ranges. Photographer: Cornelius Darrell Sunarjo Introduction

Overview The way in which land use and water planning occur will be fundamental to Integrated Water The Dandenong catchment is a ensuring these aspirations are realised. rich and varied geographic area Management encompassing coastal environments, The urban water cycle in the IWM is a collaborative natural forests, agricultural lands Dandenong catchment is overseen approach to water planning and densely populated urban and managed by several agencies. and management that brings areas. The extent of urban growth Enhanced communication and together organisations with and development across Greater collaboration is required to ensure an interest in all aspects of Metropolitan Melbourne, considered plans and investments are optimised the water cycle. It has the alongside challenges posed by global to enable shared benefi ts potential to provide greater climate change, will further impact on and outcomes. value to our communities the region’s water cycle and the health This approach is Integrated Water by identifying and of waterways entering both Port Phillip Management (IWM). The central leveraging opportunities Bay and Western Port. Balancing the premise of IWM is the overall to optimise outcomes. needs and function of the Dandenong acceptance that managing catchment's water cycle with future urban liveability and resilience growth and development is a is a shared responsibility. complex challenge requiring What is a Strategic careful management. The Integrated Water Management Directions Statement? Framework for Victoria 2017 is The region’s water sector, local This Strategic Directions Statement designed to help local governments, governments and Traditional Owners (SDS) articulates the regional water corporations, catchment are working collaboratively to plan context, shared vision and strategic management authorities, Traditional and deliver projects and strategies water-related outcomes for Owners and other organisations work that will enhance the resilience the Dandenong catchment. together to ensure that the water and liveability of the Dandenong cycle effi ciently contributes to the catchment and deliver enduring It includes a prioritised list of region’s liveability, with communities environmental, economic and social IWM oppotunities developed in at the centre of decision-making. benefi ts to local communities. Through collaboration by the Dandenong IWM Forum partners. ongoing engagement with their To assist organisations to deliver communities, these organisations these long term benefi ts, IWM Forums Partners of the Dandenong have heard that thriving waterways have been established across IWM Forum are committing are inextricably linked to community Victoria to identify, prioritise and their best endeavours to: identity, amenity, value and sustained oversee the implementation of critical economic benefi t for the catchment. collaborative water opportunities. • Ensure priority opportunities are progressed in line with the shared vision and strategic outcomes of the Dandenong catchment; and

• Support DELWP to progress priority strategic enablers for IWM in Victoria.

It is envisaged that the SDS will be a living document which will be updated to reﬂ ect the Dandenong IWM Forum’s current priorities and opportunities.

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Enduring collaboration

How we’re working together Collaboration across IWM Forum Recognising Aboriginal partners will ensure balanced values in water planning The Dandenong IWM Forum identifi es, consideration of the complex and management coordinates and prioritises areas economic, environmental, cultural that would most benefi t from and community benefi ts and impacts The Dandenong IWM Forum is collaborative and place-based water associated with the range of proposed committed to working in partnership management planning and projects. IWM projects and strategies. This with Aboriginal Victorians across collaborative process allows for landscapes, communities and The Forum brings together 21 integrated solutions that respond natural resources. organisations with an interest in to individual organisations’ water cycle management across The Forum recognises that Traditional needs, as well as the needs the Dandenong catchment. These Owners throughout the metropolitan of the broader catchment. organisations include four water Melbourne catchments, including corporations, 13 local governments, The Dandenong IWM Forum partners the Bunurong, Wurundjeri and the Port Phillip and Westernport will continue to work together to build Wadawurrung people of the Kulin Catchment Management Authority, inter-organisational trust and develop Nation, are unique to Country and representatives of Bunurong and productive, enduring relationships their involvement in IWM planning will Wurundjeri Traditional Owner to realise the shared vision for the be specifi c to each planning area. interests, the Department of Dandenong catchment. Organisations involved in IWM have Environment, Land, Water and obligations to involve Traditional Planning (DELWP) and the Further information on the IWM Owners and consider Aboriginal Victorian Planning Authority. Forum’s governance and planning framework is outlined in the Integrated values in their organisational activities. To ensure IWM is successful and Water Management Framework The Forum will continue to work with enduring across the region, the for Victoria 2017, available on the Traditional Owner groups to determine Dandenong IWM Forum partners internet at www.delwp.vic.gov.au. the appropriate approach and level have committed to the promotion of involvement in the broader IWM of a collaborative and shared values planning process for each Forum Area. culture within their own organisations and beyond through their work with key water cycle delivery partners and local communities.

The Dandenong IWM Forum is governed by an open and transparent IWM planning process.

This process assumes a holistic, whole-of-cycle approach to determine water cycle solutions, considering regulatory accountabilities and delivery responsibilities.

Each organisation has an important role to play in the decision-making and management of the catchment’s water, resources and assets. Port Phillip Bay. Photographer: David Paul

Dandenong Strategic Directions Statement 5 Guiding principles for collaboration

The purpose of the Dandenong IWM Forum is to provide a collaborative platform for overseeing, supporting IWM Forum and, where necessary, facilitating water’s contribution to resilience and liveability in Victoria.

Applying an IWM approach, the Forum will:

• Consider the collective community needs in the regional context IWM Working Group and develop an overall strategic direction accordingly.

• Complement and feed into existing water and land planning processes, collaborative networks, forums and associations.

• Commit best endeavours to facilitate IWM Project IWM Project IWM Project multi-stakeholder initiatives, share Group Group Group organisational expertise and advance sectoral learnings. IWM Forum governance structure • Respect Traditional Owner rights Further information on IWM Forum collaboration in water management planning. and planning can be found in Chapter 3 of this SDS. • Ensure multiple beneﬁ ts can be delivered to the community and the economy.

• Optimise investment in water management projects and strategies to deliver multiple beneﬁ ts and best community value solutions.

Port Phillip Bay wetlands. Photographer: David Paul

6 Dandenong Strategic Directions Statement Chapter 2 IWM in the region

Understanding why an integrated approach to water planning and management is critical to achieving better economic, environmental, cultural and community outcomes for the Dandenong catchment.

Agriculture on the Mornington Peninsula. Photographer: Craig Moody Regional context

The Dandenong IWM Forum Area encompasses some of Victoria’s most iconic waterways and landscapes. The catchment covers an area of approximately 1,236 km2, extending in the northeast from the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges south to Mornington Peninsula on Port Phillip Bay. It includes regional catchments ﬂ owing into Port Phillip Bay from Port Melbourne to Point Nepean. The landscape of the Dandenong catchment varies from mountainous forested areas, wetlands and coastal beaches, to densely populated and expanding areas on Melbourne’s fringe.

While the Forum Area includes several Population particularly those surrounding verdant national parks abundant in Dandenong, Cranbourne and native vegetation and wildlife, less The Dandenong IWM Forum Area Frankston. Large population increases than one quarter of the Dandenong has an estimated population of are also anticipated in the Moorabbin, catchment is devoted to the natural 1.6 million people and is predicted Cheltenham and Highett areas, environment and agriculture. Urban to rise to 2 million by 2040. The as well as the suburbs of Caulfi eld areas dominate land use here, region encompasses a major urban and Murrumbeena. Protecting with many of Melbourne’s major growth corridor and much of the the region’s distinctive character sub-metropolitan growth centres greenfi eld residential development while maintaining and enhancing marked for further development in southeast Melbourne will occur liveability and resiliency for its in the coming years. here over the next two decades. growing communities is a priority Signifi cant densifi cation is predicted for the Dandenong catchment. The region sustains a range of for many suburbs across the region, recreational activities, including tourism, fi shing, boating, cycling, walking and beach escapes. Commercial activities in the catchment include viticulture, horticulture and livestock production, as well as notable manufacturing, technology and education sectors.

The Dandenong catchment includes areas of signiﬁ cant value where Aboriginal people have lived for thousands of years. Archaeological evidence from the Dandenong Ranges shows Aboriginal people lived in this region over 35,000 years ago.

St Andrews Beach. Photographer: Ashley Dowle

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Maribyrnong

Yarra Werribee

Dandenong

Western Port

POPULATION GROWTH 1,600,000 NOW (2018) THE REGION 2,000,000 BY 2040 DANDENONG 1,236 SQUARE KM2 25% 1,236km2 INCREASE URBAN AREAS 40% INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURE 38% NATURAL VEGETATION 22%

SEA LEVEL TEMPERATURE RISE* BY 75% AN INCREASE OF OF THE CATCHMENT'S 1m WATER CONSUMPTION C IN THE NEXT BY RESIDENTIAL USERS 1.3˚ BY 2040 80 YEARS

* UNDER A MEDIUM CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIO

Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Healthy Waterways Strategy 2013/14-2017/18, Melbourne Water Victoria in future 2016 Guidelines for Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Water Supplies in Victoria, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, December 2016 Dandenong Strategic Directions Statement 9 Climate change Despite the predicted increase of rainfall events, the Dandenong To meet the challenge of By 2040, average temperatures catchment could experience a climate change and prepare across the Dandenong catchment reduction in average annual rainfall Victoria’s water system for are expected to rise by an average by 2040. As a result, droughts a range of possible climate of 1.3°C under a medium climate will become more frequent and futures, climate change change scenario. This will increase longer in duration, impacting the mitigation and adaptation the impact of the urban heat island region’s productive agriculture and actions will be embedded eff ect with higher density urban areas viticulture industries. Less rainfall in all IWM Forum decisions. experiencing greater heat vulnerability over the catchment, coupled with than areas in the cooler, mountainous fast-growing urban populations upper catchment. and industrial demands, will catchment and neighbouring regions place increased pressure on The region is predicted to see more in Australia’s southeast. The increased water services in the catchment. frequent and intense rainfall events risk of bushfi re poses a serious threat that will increase the risk of fl ooding in Climate change will also pose to the catchment’s communities, areas such as the Dandenong Creek a serious threat to the forested infrastructure and high-value Valley, Elster Creek catchment and the landscapes, creek environments native forests and ecosystems. Mornington Peninsula. Increased fl ows and wetlands of the Dandenong from heavy rainfall events will aff ect catchment. Projections for Victoria’s water quality, as well as the health future climate indicate an increase of waterways and marine species in the frequency and intensity from the upper reaches downstream of bushfi res for the Dandenong to Port Phillip Bay.

Blue ringed octopus, Port Phillip Bay. Photographer: Julian Finn

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Vision and strategic outcomes

By valuing water in its entirety, the Dandenong catchment is a well-planned, healthy, resilient and thriving environment for people and nature – now and into the future.

Collaboration to develop The seven primary strategic outcome These outcomes acknowledge the shared vision and areas to achieve this vision, as well the breadth of water plans, strategic outcome areas as the secondary outcome areas environmental strategies and nested beneath each primary area, land use plans developed by The IWM Forum demonstrates a were developed collaboratively each partner organisation. robust and transparent process by the IWM Forum partners. of collaboration amongst local governments and a range of stakeholders with an interest in water.

Central within this process are the community values, local interests and place-based opportunities represented by each Forum member organisation.

The IWM Forum recognises the valuable contribution of these many and diverse actors in supporting a transformative approach to the planning and management of our wider water cycle. Each of these organisations played a leading role in determining a shared vision for IWM unique to each of the ﬁ ve metropolitan Melbourne catchments.

Waterways Estate, Edithvale. Photographer: Christian Pearson. Courtesy Melbourne Water

Dandenong Strategic Directions Statement 11 Strategic outcomes for IWM

The Dandenong Forum notes that the following strategic outcome areas are not listed in order of priority or importance.

Outcomes

Safe, secure and Eff ective and aff ordable Existing and future ﬂ ood risks Healthy and valued waterways aff ordable water supplies wastewater systems are managed to maximise and marine environments in an uncertain future outcomes for the community

A diverse range of ﬁ t for Meets public health and Appropriate levels of ﬂ ood Impacts from urban, peri purpose water supplies environmental standards protection in urban areas urban, industrial, business and resources are utilised and transport activities are mitigated close to the source to protect our waterways and bays

Water quality meets Eff ective innovative, best Community and property Water quality at the regulatory standards and practice sewerage systems resilient to local ﬂ ood risk bays supports active community expectations for both septic and and passive recreation non-septic systems

Effi ciently managed Optimised and managed Resilient urban and Remnant higher stream values water and demand onsite domestic systems natural environments and habitats are rehabilitated and protected

Secure ﬁ t for purpose Waste-to-resource Flooding is managed to Reduced nutrient and sediment water supply for industry opportunities are maximised support environmental values discharges to aquifers, and economy waterways and bays

Water available to maintain A risk-based approach to Floodplains are managed to Wetlands and other aquatic valued green community assets sewerage and wastewater support aquatic ecosystems ecosystems are enhanced with management adopted sustainable populations of macroinvertebrates, iconic ﬁ sh, bird and frog species, and platypus

Traditional Owner and Aboriginal values, knowledge and practices are integrated and protected in waterway management and planning and embraced collectively

The waterways, wetlands and ﬂ oodplains provide a secure bio-link with a range of habitats resilient to changes in condition and climate

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The Dandenong catchment is seeking to achieve seven strategic outcomes through IWM. Each of these will have Low-emissionLow-emission solusolutionstions a signiﬁ cant role in shaping the liveability, prosperity and IWM opportunitiesopportunities that minimise the rereleaselease resilience of Victoria’s cities and towns. These outcome of ggreenhousereenhouse gasgas (GHGs) emissions will areas provide a guide to identify and assess the various be considered bbyy the Forum as solutions are evaluatedevaluated for impimplementation.lementation. IWM opportunities included in Chapter 3 of this SDS.

Healthy and valued urban Community values are reﬂ ected Diverse jobs, economic beneﬁ ts and rural landscapes in place-based planning and innovation

Aboriginal cultural values Diverse urban landscapes that Jobs and economic growth associated with urban landscapes enhance local conditions and supported by water and waterways are protected add value to community liveability

Urban landscapes are supported Exemplary leadership enables Innovative planning by water to retain moisture for informed, engaged and an empowered and operation cooler, greener cities and towns community who value water and connect with water environs

Waterways and coastal environments Local water related risks and Strong governance, collaboration accessible as valuable open space issues understood and managed and performance on a catchment scale

Active and passive recreation Empowered and engaged Empowered key industry groups to supported by ﬁ t for purpose water community who actively participate enable good water cycle management in collaborative decision-making through improved business practices

The waterways, wetlands and ﬂ oodplains Place-based planning considers and Actions in Water for Victoria 2017 with are inviting places that are connected, integrates urban stormwater runoff speciﬁ c regard to Traditional Owner and accessible and interconnected for public and retention to protect waterways, Aboriginal consultation, engagement, enjoyment and amenity enhance groundwater systems employment and economic development and support urban landscapes have been comprehensively implemented

Waterways form the basis for an Improved business water practices interconnected network of natural provide new opportunities for spaces where biodiversity is connected jobs and economic growth and resilient, and people can connect with nature

Riparian zones and ﬂ oodplains within the catchment continue to increase and expand the quality and connection of indigenous vegetation

Dandenong Strategic Directions Statement 13 The case for IWM in the Dandenong catchment

Over the coming years, signifi cant change and growth in the Dandenong region will put pressure on the Safe, secure Eff ective and catchment’s water cycle and resources, and aff ordable aff ordable impacting urban and rural landscapes, water supplies wastewater as well as communities, marine and in an uncertain systems woodland environments and industries. future Translating community objectives for water management into practice will involve working across organisational boundaries to achieve the following Four water corporations oversee The majority of wastewater strategic outcomes for the Dandenong water supply for the Dandenong generated in the Dandenong catchment. These include catchment is treated at Melbourne catchment. These outcomes are Melbourne Water, South East Water, Water’s Eastern Treatment Plant, aligned with those refl ected in the Southern Rural Water and Yarra located in Bangholme, a southeast strategic plans and environmental Valley Water. Rural water supplies suburb of Melbourne. Nearly half of strategies of the Forum's partner are managed by Southern Rural Melbourne’s sewage is treated here. organisations. Water, with South East Water Wastewater is treated to a level and Yarra Valley Water servicing high enough for re-use. Recycled communities in urban and peri- water produced by the Eastern urban areas. Treatment Plant is currently used to irrigate crops, parklands and Residential consumption remains sporting fi elds. Recycled water the biggest proportion of the supplies are also distributed to region’s water use, comprising housing estates in Cranbourne about 75 per cent of water for a range of domestic uses, usage in the catchment. such as laundry, washing cars and watering the garden. Changes to the water cycle driven by anticipated population growth The provision and effi cacy of and climate change mean more wastewater management services water will be needed across the vary across the catchment. More catchment for urban, agricultural than 16,000 unsewered properties Ensuring alternative sources and environmental fl ow purposes. along the Mornington Peninsula are fi t for purpose The catchment’s residential between Rye and Portsea, as well population is expected to grow The use of recycled water and as numerous rural properties in by 25 per cent over the next two stormwater will help Victoria the upper Dandenong catchment, decades, emphasising the need to meet its growing needs for continue to rely on septic tank diversify the water supply system. water over the long term. systems and on-site domestic treatment plants to manage There is an opportunity to plan The use of recycled water and household sewage. Many of for the provision of secure water stormwater needs to be ‘fi t for its these are poor-performing and sources to provide reliable and fi t for purpose’ – that is, an appropriate have the potential to pollute purpose supplies to Dandenong’s quality for the intended use. waterways, impacting public and growing communities, industries Appropriate opportunities for environmental health. To address and developing precincts. substitution of river and groundwater this, water corporations are working with treated recycled water or with their communities to connect stormwater include non–drinking properties to a reticulated sewer uses in households and industry, system, discharging into local and for agriculture, irrigating wastewater treatment plants. open spaces and gardens.

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Existing and future ﬂ ood risks are managed to maximise outcomes for the community

Flooding in the Dandenong property and infrastructure, as well catchment includes riverine fl ooding, as restricted access to community which occurs near a river, creek services and facilities, such as or stream during periods of heavy hospitals and shopping centres. and prolonged rainfall where water levels rise and overfl ow Chronic fl ooding issues in the banks of the waterbody. numerous other low-lying parts of the catchment routinely impact Superb fairy-wren. Coastal fl ooding can occur in the communities, infrastructure and Photographer: David Paul southern reaches of the catchment, amenities. Public and private particularly along the Mornington properties within the Elwood Peninsula coastline. Approximately Canal/Elster Creek catchment 40 per cent of this area is designated extending from Elwood to Carnegie as fl ood prone. Climate change and Moorabbin to Caufi eld North, impacts to the frequency and are regularly aff ected by storm intensity of rainfall events, coupled fl ood events. with the 1 m sea level rise expected for the region over the next 80 years There is a need to investigate under a medium climate change improved stormwater storage scenario, will place further pressure capabilities across the catchment, on coastal communities and particularly in areas where industries to safely manage high stormwater harvesting and storm surges and fl oodwaters. management could reduce the risk and cost of major rainfall events and Inland, the risk of fl ooding in the minimise impacts, such as pollution, catchment’s urban areas will continue to the bay’s marine environments. to be a challenge as land use and development change the fl ow and volume of stormwater during heavy downpours. Several areas within the local government areas of Casey and Dandenong, in which the populous urban centres of Dandenong, Cranbourne and Narre Warren are located, are particularly prone to fl ooding. A series of fl oods in the past decade resulted in major road closures, public transport disruptions, damage to public and private

Dandenong Strategic Directions Statement 15 Dandenong Ranges National Park in Further south, the Edithvale-Seaford the northeast of the catchment. Water Wetlands represent the largest Healthy quality in these headwaters remain freshwater wetland in the Port Phillip and valued in good condition, however, quality and Western Port basins and the waterways diminishes as the creek fl ows south last remaining example of the once and marine into Mordialloc Creek and Patterson extensive Carrum Carrum Swamp, environments River, before eventually meeting a shallow freshwater swamp drained in Port Phillip Bay. 1879. The Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands support a high diversity of waterbirds Many small creeks and waterways The Dandenong catchment contains and vegetation communities, including within the Dandenong catchment an array of signifi cant and biologically many threatened species. The have been straightened or concrete diverse waterways ranging from wetlands also perform an essential lined, contributing to decreased water expansive rivers, small ephemeral natural drainage function, controlling quality and loss of stream habitats in creeks and the eastern shoreline of fl ood waters and naturally treating the region. There is an opportunity to Victoria’s iconic Port Phillip Bay. On the surface runoff before these waters revitalise some of these waterways, western boundary of the catchment, drain to Port Phillip Bay. The wetlands returning natural vegetation to sandy bay beaches and rocky shores and nearby coastline are a signifi cant improve water quality and instream span the coast from St Kilda, recreational resource, providing habitats, as well as support the 6 km southeast of Melbourne, important open space that is highly natural movement of marine and to Portsea on the southern tip valued by local communities. bird species. Councils and water of the Mornington Peninsula. corporations are working alongside Stormwater is one of the major sources Despite the 4 million people living near their communities on several such of pollution to waterways within the its 333km coastline, Port Phillip Bay projects, creating further opportunities Dandenong catchment. According is generally in good health, off ering to enhance the environmental, to the State of the Bays 2016, 95 high water quality and an abundance cultural and recreational value per cent of litter on Port Phillip Bay’s of marine fl ora and fauna. Along the of the catchment’s waterways beaches, including those along the coast, water quality tends to be lower and marine environments. western reaches of the Dandenong than in the protected marine parks catchment, was transported from Since all waterways within the within the bay, and this is largely suburban streets through the Dandenong catchment fl ow to related to urban and rural infl uences stormwater system. Port Phillip Bay, the health and on stormwater runoff to the bay. The conservation of the region’s inland Increased sedimentation and Dandenong catchment contributes rivers, creeks and streams is critical nutrients from the stormwater approximately 4 per cent of nitrogen to the continued health of the bay discharges of nearby urban areas to Port Phillip Bay, considered among and the species it supports. Within pose serious threats the health of the greatest threat to the health the catchment’s coastal waters, these ecosystems, while climate of the bay and the marine species ecologically important marine change issues, such as extreme it supports. landscapes at Ricketts Point Marine weather events, and existing risks Elsewhere in the Dandenong Sanctuary in Beaumaris and the from invasive marine species are catchment, more than 97 per cent Ramsar-listed Edithvale-Seaford likely to be exacerbated in future. of waterways are in very poor Wetlands are a haven for several There is an opportunity to incorporate condition, according to the 2016-2017 species and communities improved planning and waterway environmental report card for the of conservation signifi cance. protection controls, as well as catchment’s waterways developed At Ricketts Point, seagrass meadows, strategies to manage sediment by the Environment intertidal reefs and rockpools shelter and pollution, as the catchment Protection Authority Victoria, small marine creatures, such as tiny continues to urbanise. Melbourne Water and DELWP under brittle stars, crabs, shrimp and schools the Yarra and Bay Action Plan (2012- of fi sh, while large pods of dolphins, 2017). The majority of waterways in whales and the occasional Fairy poor condition are found in urban Penguin can be observed further out areas of the catchment and show at sea. Eleven threatened bird species concentrations of nutrients and can be found in the sanctuary, as well metals often present in water due as several internationally important to runoff from nearby roads and migrant bird populations. industrial areas. A notable exception is Dandenong Creek, which originates as a series of springs in the Doongalla Forest on the western edge of the

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Healthy and valued urban and rural landscapes

The landscape of the Dandenong its soaring Mountain Ash trees and Local governments, water catchment varies from expansive lush fern gullies, the Dandenongs corporations and communities natural woodlands, temperate contain a range of exotic, native and continue to support a range of rainforests and sandy bay beaches, threatened plant species, including initiatives to enhance the remaining to densely populated urban areas nearly 370 native fl owering plant natural landscape in the Dandenong expanding from the Port of Melbourne varieties and 50 species of ferns. catchment. These include the to metropolitan satellite cities Dozens of native mammals such as creation of green corridors to better on the urban fringe. echidnas, wallabies and wombats, connect habitats, stabilise animal are at home through these cool populations and alleviate the heat The catchment covers an area of mountain ranges. Over 200 bird island eff ect in developed areas. 2 approximately 1,236 km and nearly species have been recorded in the 40 per cent of this land is zoned as park, including Kookaburras, Crimson The Dandenong catchment will residential. Much of the catchment’s and Eastern Rosellas, King Parrots, continue to address challenges built environment has developed Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos on the water cycle from rapid over fl oodplains and fertile soils due and the elusive Superb Lyrebird. urbanisation and intensive to its proximity to water. Less than agricultural activities which one quarter of remaining land in the Linking the Dandenong Ranges to the impacts the health of its urban Dandenong catchment comprises Dandenong Valley, Churchill National and rural landscapes. The high agricultural land or native vegetation. Park and the adjoining Lysterfi eld value associated with waterways, Park off er further conservation and green wedges and woodlands in Dandenong Ranges National Park, recreation value for the catchment. the Dandenong catchment has located 35 km east of Melbourne, The parks are typical of the region’s led to many councils prioritising represents a key natural landscape natural bush landscape region prior the protection of these areas as within the catchment and off ers to settlement and provide a vital environmental assets. enormous ecological and recreational refuge for wildlife in an otherwise value for the region. Renowned for highly urbanised region.

Community values are reﬂ ected in place-based planning

The Dandenong catchment area holds concentrations of Aboriginal people over the next two decades. The a wide range of values for Victorians, lived around the former Carrum Carrum region already encompasses some including nature-based tourism, Swamp, now the Edithvale-Seaford of the largest and fastest growing cultural heritage and recreation on Wetlands, throughout the region’s suburban populations in Australia, and near the water’s edge. fl oodplain and in elevated areas with communities in Cranbourne along Dandenong Creek. East and Greater Dandenong The catchment encompasses the accommodating much of this Traditional lands of the Wurundjeri and Maintaining liveability and enhancing population boom. Urban densifi cation Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation. the cultural, social, ecological and is also expected through Port More than 2,500 Aboriginal cultural recreational values of regional Melbourne and Albert Park, as well sites have been recorded across the waterways, parks and forests is a as throughout St Kilda and the catchment, a majority of which are signifi cant focus of planning in the Caulfi eld to Murrumbeena regions. found close to a waterway. Land use Dandenong catchment as urban patterns recorded in the region show growth and development continue Continued…

Dandenong Strategic Directions Statement 17 The catchment’s local governments, Other cross-government initiatives communities and water industry that seek to elevate community partners are working together to priorities and outcomes, as well as improve connections between people maintain a relationship with the and place during this period of Dandenong IWM Forum, include development. There is an opportunity the Living Links initiative to connect now to integrate water planning communities, green spaces and and management with incoming ecosystems, and the Metropolitan infi ll and greenfi eld development Partnerships advisory groups. The through the catchment. Examples Dandenong catchment is divided include water-sensitive urban design across the Southern Region and Inner in new residential estates, stormwater South-East Region Metropolitan harvesting to irrigate parklands Partnerships, an initiative that and sporting fi elds, the provision of brings together community and community amenities with water business representatives with state features and the maintenance of and local governments to identify open space and green wedges priorities for jobs, services and to support recreation and cooling infrastructure within the region. Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands. in the landscape. Among a range of priorities, the Photographer: Tony Proudfoot. Partnerships provide advice to Courtesy Melbourne Water ensure ongoing environmental benefi ts and connections to the environment within each region.

Diverse jobs, economic beneﬁ ts and innovation

The Dandenong catchment covers and contributes $9.4 billion to the and Frankston local government a major growth corridor in southeast Victorian economy. Ongoing urban boundaries. Manufacturing accounts Victoria comprising several areas and economic development through for one-third of major industries in the designated for population and the southeast growth corridor will South SSIP. The catchment's largest economic growth. The Dandenong support the Dandenong catchment’s manufacturing centres, Kingston and National Employment and Innovation self-suffi ciency by providing a range Dandenong, provide 44 per cent of Cluster (NEIC) currently employs of new services and employment Victoria’s total manufactured product. more than 66,000 people through opportunities. a range of international and Notable tourism and commercial domestic businesses spanning the The Dandenong region contains activities occur throughout the manufacturing, health and education state and nationally signiﬁ cant catchment, particularly along sectors, as well as wholesale trade, infrastructure and commercial the Mornington Peninsula where retail, transport, postal services industries, including the Port of recreation and tourism to the region’s and warehousing. The Dandenong Melbourne, the most important port coastal attractions and vineyards NEIC is located to the south of the in Victoria and the largest container contributed an estimated $700 million Dandenong Metropolitan Activity and automotive port in Australia. to the local economy. Centre, Victoria’s second largest Major roads and public transport Secure water supplies and adequate retail and commercial centre. The networks span the catchment, water management infrastructure Monash NEIC is also partly within including the Monash Freeway, the for water, wastewater and stormwater the Dandenong catchment and Princes Highway and the EastLink to support the Dandenong comprises Melbourne’s largest motorway. Several South State catchment’s key industries will be concentration of jobs outside the Signiﬁ cant Industrial Precincts (SSIP) critical to its continued economic central business district (CBD). That are located within the catchment's growth and success. area currently supports 75,000 jobs Dandenong, Casey, Kingston

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Chapter 3 IWM opportunities

A portfolio of priority IWM projects and strategies that the Dandenong catchment’s collaborative partners have committed their best endeavours to progress.

Swimming anemone, Port Phillip Bay. Photographer: Julian Finn Dandenong Strategic Directions Statement 19 Priority Portfolio

The following portfolio of priority projects and strategies represents a suite of IWM opportunities for which the Dandenong IWM Forum's collaborative partners are committed to progress within the next 12 to 18 months.

The status of each IWM opportunity such actions, particularly where The Forum acknowledges that this included in the Priority Portfolio opportunities could be lost if no is a dynamic list of IWM opportunities refl ects the phase of work to be action was taken, as well as the level and is subject to further assessment undertaken in this time period. of commitment demonstrated by by the IWM Forum Members. partner organisations to progress IWM The organisations listed as Additional opportunities that require initiatives over the next 12-18 months. collaborative partners in the further assessment are included IWM Priority Portfolio have been in the Appendix of this SDS. The projects and strategies within identifi ed by the Forum Members as acknowledge a number of existing important stakeholders to progress In developing this portfolio, the metropolitan-wide strategies and collaborative governance of the the individual initiative. For initiatives plans, such as the Melbourne Water in initial stages of development, Forum recognises the water cycle Systems Strategy and the draft complexities of the region and additional stakeholders may be Healthy Waterways Strategy 2018, included as the project progresses. considers the balance of outcomes, as well as the clear and measurable opportunities, roles and responsibilities targets identifi ed in the existing By co-delivering a range of water for Forum Members and their strategies. Targets may include planning and management initiatives, communities. alternative water use and stormwater the Dandenong IWM Forum seeks A Forum Area (or catchment-wide) harvesting and infi ltration. Further, to build on the strengths of the IWM Strategy is yet to be developed, climate change mitigation goals, community, the water sector and however the Dandenong IWM Forum including low emission IWM solutions governments to achieve better has agreed to initiate development of and those that support urban cooling value and long-term shared a strategy over the next 12-18 months. and greening, will be considered benefi ts for the region. by the Forum during the evaluation The Dandenong IWM Forum presents The IWM opportunities listed within of projects and strategies. the Priority Portfolio have not been an unparalleled opportunity for guided by an existing IWM Strategy, The IWM Forum recognises that the these organisations to build lasting rather they were developed based on contribution of this Priority Portfolio partnerships across sectors and the experience and knowledge of the to the seven strategic outcomes, geographical boundaries to enhance, Forum Members, and in consideration including the targets identifi ed in the accelerate and generate greater of their potential to impact on existing metropolitan-wide strategies, visibility for water cycle initiatives the seven strategic outcomes for has not yet been quantifi ed. It is the that will improve Victoria’s resilience IWM sought for the Dandenong intention of the Forum to consider and liveability. region. In addition, consideration a targeted evaluation of these IWM was given to the urgency of taking opportunities where the Forum agrees this is necessary. This work may occur in tandem with the development of a catchment-wide strategy.

20 Dandenong Strategic Directions Statement Chapter 3 Impact of IWM opportunities on Forum's strategic outcomes

Biodiversity Connections for Carbon Neutrality Living Links in Dandenong Catchment Recycled Water - Dingley Green Wedge Multi-party Solutions to Flooding Issues Upper Blind Creek Stormwater Harvesting Stormwater Outfalls Monitoring & Improvements EPP Stormwater Outfalls Upgrade - Mornington Peninsula Tarralla Creek Naturalisation Burwood Highway Shared Use Path Sandown Racecourse Development Finance & Funding Models to Enable IWM Redevelopment Drainage Schemes - Infill Development Protecting Upper Dandenong & Bungalook Ck Corridors Princess Highway Reserve Elster Creek Catchment Flood Management Moorabbin Reserve Stormwater Harvesting Monash NEIC IWM Strategy Mile Creek East Flood Mitigation Max Pawsey Stormwater Harvesting IWM Strategy for the Dandenong Catchment Green Wedge Infrastructure Upgrade Belgrave Stormwater Quality Improvement Greening the Greyfields Process for Shared Contributions to Stormwater Harvesting Mornington Peninsula Flood Risk Management Recycled Water to Open Spaces - Frankston/Mornington Peninsula Elsternwick Park Disconnecting High Value Waterways WSUD for Urban Amenity & Linkages Caulfield Park Development Blind Creek Naturalisation Alternative Water for Sporting Reserves (Framework) Alternative Water for Fountain Gate Seaford Wetlands Environs Planning Study Recycled Water to The Briars

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1

Relative impact on strategic outcomes (highest total impact = 1)

Safe, secure and Effective and Existing and future Healthy and Healthy and Community Diverse jobs, affordable water affordable flood risks are valued waterways valued urban and values are economic supplies in an wastewater managed to and marine rural landscapes reflected in benefits uncertain future systems maximise outcomes environments place-based and innovation for the community planning

1 Supply 0.9 0.8 Prosperity 0.7 Wastewater 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0

Community Flooding

Landscapes Waterways

Dandenong Strategic Directions Statement 21 IWM opportunities: An overview of projects and strategies

IWM opportunity Strategic outcomes Location Spatial scale

Alternative Water for Fountain Gate Urban renewal Fountain Gate - Narre Warren - Narre Warren Metropolitan Activity Centre Metropolitan Activity Centre

Alternative Water Opportunities Casey Sub-catchment for Greening Sporting Reserves - Prioritisation Framework

Belgrave Stormwater Belgrave Sub-catchment Quality Improvement

Biodiversity Connections Dandenong Forum area for Carbon-Neutrality catchment

Blind Creek Naturalisation Ferntree Gully Sub-catchment

Burwood Highway Wantirna and Sub-catchment Shared Use Path Vermont South

Cauﬁ eld Park Cauﬁ eld North Urban renewal Development

Disconnecting High Belgrave Sub-catchment Value Waterways

Elster Creek Catchment Elster Creek Sub-catchment Flood Management catchment

Elsternwick Park Elsternwick Park Sub-catchment North

Finance and funding models to Croydon Inter-forum enable putting IWM into practice

Green Wedge City of Greater Green wedge Infrastructure Upgrades Dandenong

Greening the Greyﬁ elds Maroondah Urban renewal

IWM Plan for the Dandenong Forum area Dandenong Catchment Forum area

Living Links in the Dandenong Forum area catchment Dandenong Catchment

The status of each IWM opportunity included in the Priority Portfolio reﬂ ects the phase of work to be undertaken in this time period.

Shade scale Level of shading refers to the degree of impact the IWM opportunity has on each strategic outcome area. Dark shading represents highest impact.

Low High

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Collaborative partners Status

City of Casey, South East Water, Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation (LCAC), Southern Rural Water, Wurundjeri Land and Compensation Cultural Heritage Council Aboriginal Corporation (L&CCHCAC)*

City of Casey, Melbourne Water, Bunurong LCAC, Southern Rural Water, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

Yarra Ranges Council, Knox City Council, Melbourne Water, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

PPWCMA, South East Water, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

Knox City Council, Melbourne Water, South East Water, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

Whitehorse City Council, Knox City Council, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*, VicRoads

Glen Eira City Council, Melbourne Water, South East Water, Victorian Planning Authority (VPA), Bunurong LCAC, Southern Rural Water, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

Melbourne Water, Knox City Council, Yarra Ranges Council, South East Water, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

City of Port Phillip, Glen Eira City Council, City of Kingston, Bayside City Council, Melbourne Water, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

Bayside City Council, City of Port Phillip, Glen Eira City Council, City of Kingston, Melbourne Water, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

Melbourne Water, Maroondah City Council, Knox City Council, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

City of Greater Dandenong, Melbourne Water, South East Water, Bunurong LCAC, Southern Rural Water, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

Maroondah City Council, Knox City Council City, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

Dandenong IWM Forum partner organisations

PPWCMA, Melbourne Water, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*, Parks Victoria, South East Water, local councils, local community groups and networks

*The Wurundjeri Land and Compensation Cultural Heritage Council Aboriginal Corporation will remain informed of progress related to this IWM opportunity.

Project opportunity status

Concept & Feasability Business case Detailed design Implementation Commission Beneﬁ t Realisation

Strategy opportunity status

Concept Commitment Prepare Draft Consult & Finalise Implement Evaluate

Dandenong Strategic Directions Statement 23 IWM opportunities: An overview of projects and strategies

IWM opportunity Strategic outcomes Location Spatial scale

Max Pawsey Narre Warren Sub-catchment Stormwater Harvesting

Mile Creek East Mulgrave Sub-catchment Flood Mitigation

Monash National Employment Clayton Urban renewal and Innovation Cluster IWM Strategy

Moorabbin Reserve Moorabbin Sub-catchment Stormwater Harvesting

Mornington Peninsula Mornington Sub-catchment Flood Risk Management Peninsula

Multi-party Solutions to New Dandenong Sub-catchment and Legacy Flooding Issues

Princes Highway Reserve Huntingdale Urban renewal

Process to Support Shared Metro Melbourne Inter-forum Contributions to Stormwater Harvesting Projects

Protecting Upper Dandenong Mooroolbark Sub-catchment and Bungalook Creek Corridors

Recycled Water to The Briars, Mount Martha Sub-catchment Mount Martha

Recycled Water to the Dingley Green Green wedge Dingley Green Wedge Wedge

Recycled Water to open spaces Mornington Urban renewal in Frankston and Mornington Peninsula and Frankston

Redevelopment Drainage Schemes City of Greater Urban renewal for Inﬁ ll Development Areas Dandenong

Sandown Racecourse Sandown Urban renewal Development

Seaford Wetlands Environs Seaford Sub-catchment Planning Study

The status of each IWM opportunity included in the Priority Portfolio reﬂ ects the phase of work to be undertaken in this time period.

Shade scale Level of shading refers to the degree of impact the IWM opportunity has on each strategic outcome area. Dark shading represents highest impact.

Low High

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Collaborative partners Status

City of Casey, Melbourne Water, Bunurong LCAC, Southern Rural Water, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

Monash City Council, Melbourne Water, VicRoads, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

South East Water, Victorian Planning Authority, City of Kingston, Monash City Council, Yarra Valley Water, City of Greater Dandenong, Melbourne Water, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*, VPA

City of Kingston, Melbourne Water, Bunurong LCAC, Southern Rural Water, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

Mornington Peninsula Shire Council, Melbourne Water, Bunurong LCAC, Southern Rural Water

City of Greater Dandenong, City of Kingston, Monash City Council, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*, Southern Rural Water, Melbourne Water, VPA

Monash City Council, South East Water, Yarra Valley Water, Melbourne Water, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

Yarra Valley Water, Melbourne Water, South East Water, City West Water, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*, DELWP (Planning), Southern Rural Water

Maroondah City Council, Whitehorse City Council, Knox City Council, Yarra Ranges Shire Council, Melbourne Water, VicRoads, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

Mornington Peninsula Shire Council, South East Water, Melbourne Water, Southern Rural Water

South East Water, City of Kingston, VicRoads, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*, Southern Rural Water

South East Water, Melbourne Water, Frankston City Council, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Bunurong LCAC

City of Greater Dandenong, Melbourne Water, South East Water, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*, VPA

City of Greater Dandenong, South East Water, VPA, Melbourne Water, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

Frankston City Council, City of Kingston, Melbourne Water, South East Water, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

*The Wurundjeri Land and Compensation Cultural Heritage Council Aboriginal Corporation will remain informed of progress related to this IWM opportunity.

Project opportunity status

Concept & Feasability Business case Detailed design Implementation Commission Beneﬁ t Realisation

Strategy opportunity status

Concept Commitment Prepare Draft Consult & Finalise Implement Evaluate

Dandenong Strategic Directions Statement 25 IWM opportunities: An overview of projects and strategies

IWM Opportunity Strategic Outcomes Location Spatial Scale

Stormwater Outfalls Monitoring Bayside, Frankston, Sub-catchment and Improvements – Eastern Port Kingston and Phillip Bay Port Phillip

Stormwater Outfalls Upgrade – Mornington Sub-catchment Mornington Peninsula Peninsula

Tarralla Creek Naturalisation Croydon Sub-catchment

Upper Blind Creek Sassafras Sub-catchment Stormwater Infrastructure

Using WSUD to Create Urban Fountain Gate Sub-catchment Amenity and Linkages - Narre Warren Activity Centre

The status of each IWM opportunity included in the Priority Portfolio reﬂ ects the phase of work to be undertaken in this time period.

Shade scale Level of shading refers to the degree of impact the IWM opportunity has on each strategic outcome area. Dark shading represents highest impact.

Low High

26 Dandenong Strategic Directions Statement Chapter 3

Collaborative Partners Status

Bayside City Council, Frankston City Council, City of Kingston, City of Port Phillip, Melbourne Water, Environmental Protection Authority, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

Mornington Peninsula Shire Council, Melbourne Water, PPWCMA, Bunurong LCAC

Melbourne Water, Maroondah City Council, Yarra Valley Water, Dept. Health and Human Services, Bunurong LCAC, Southern Rural Water, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

Knox City Council, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

City of Casey, Melbourne Water, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

*The Wurundjeri Land and Compensation Cultural Heritage Council Aboriginal Corporation will remain informed of progress related to this IWM opportunity.

Project opportunity status

Concept & Feasability Business case Detailed design Implementation Commission Beneﬁ t Realisation

Strategy opportunity status

Concept Commitment Prepare Draft Consult & Finalise Implement Evaluate

Dandenong Strategic Directions Statement 27 Priority Portfolio of IWM opportunities

All the IWM opportunities included support through the IWM Forum, capacity-building benefi ts for current in the Priority Portfolio demonstrate and from generating new, and future IWM initiatives; the ability value for the Dandenong catchment. or enhancing existing, cross- to be a mechanism for further IWM organisational collaboration. advocacy and policy innovation; All these projects and strategies will and a contribution of substantial be enhanced and accelerated by Some projects and strategies in benefi ts to the region as a whole, or collaboration and visibility through the Priority Portfolio off er unique specifi cally to its iconic natural assets. the IWM Forum process. They will all additional values. These include benefi t from additional resources and the potential to generate important cross-organisational learnings and

ACTION 1

Alternative Water for Fountain Gate – Narre Warren Metropolitan Activity Centre

The Fountain Gate-Narre Warren Central Business District (CBD) lies at the heart of the Status City of Casey. This activity centre includes Fountain Gate Shopping Centre, Bunjil Place Location Fountain Gate - Narre Arts and Entertainment Precinct, Narre Warren Business Park and the Narre Warren Village, Warren Metropolitan as well as several commercial and residential pockets. The site is projected to transition Activity Centre over the next twenty years with a strong focus on economic investment, job growth and Collaborative City of Casey, South high density residential growth. Stormwater management and drainage have been Partners East Water, Bunurong recognised as a key challenge for the precinct. Land Council Aboriginal Corporation (LCAC), The aim of this project is to plan a staged approach for delivery of a third pipe stormwater Southern Rural Water, supply network to Fountain Gate-Narre Warren CBD. The harvested stormwater can initially Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC* supply sporting ovals and the Casey Aquatic and Recreation Centre. In future, it can be Spatial scale Urban renewal extended to supply businesses and the wider Narre Warren community.

ACTION 2

Alternative Water Opportunities for Greening Sporting Reserves – Prioritisation Framework Status This project involves the development of a prioritisation tool to identify and prioritise recreational reserves that could be irrigated by alternative water. Location Narre Warren

The outcomes of this project will be coordinated with Council’s capital works program Collaborative City of Casey, Melbourne and may enhance potential funding opportunities with collaborative partners to Partners Water, Bunurong LCAC, Southern Rural Water, implement alternative water supply infrastructure at the prioritised sporting reserves. Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

Unique value: Spatial scale Sub-catchment

This project has the potential to generate cross-organisational learnings and capacity-building beneﬁ ts for IWM initiatives.

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ACTION 3

Max Pawsey Stormwater Harvesting

This project will collect stormwater runoff for treatment and reuse to irrigate Max Pawsey Status Reserve, one of the highest water-consuming reserves in the City of Casey. Location Narre Warren Stormwater runoff generated in the local catchment contains signifi cant pollutant loads, such as litter, oil, grease and nutrients. The proposed harvesting system will treat this Collaborative City of Casey, Melbourne water to best practice standards to use at the reserve, which fl ows into the Hallam Valley Partners Water, Bunurong LCAC, Southern Rural Water, Floodplain before discharging to Port Phillip Bay. The proposed stormwater harvesting Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC* system will help reduce the impact of nutrients and pollutant discharge through the landscape to Port Phillip Bay. It will also supply treated water to the Casey Aquatic and Spatial scale Sub-catchment Recreation Centre to refi ll swimming pools.

ACTION 4

Moorabbin Reserve Stormwater Harvesting

Moorabbin Reserve is undergoing signiﬁ cant redevelopment works as St Kilda Football Status Club prepares to return to its ‘spiritual home’. As part of the City of Kingston's Stormwater Master Planning, this reserve was identiﬁ ed as a potential location for a bio-retention Location Moorabbin system treating a 259 ha catchment and providing more than 4ML/yr of water for sports ground irrigation. Collaborative City of Kingston, Melbourne Partners Water, Bunurong LCAC, Southern Rural Water, This project explores funding opportunities to enable detailed design and implementation. Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC* There is a keen interest to deliver this project as part of the current precinct redevelopment, rather than opening and sectioning off part of the reserve for construction at a later time. Spatial scale Sub-catchment

Moorabbin Reserve will be a broadcast quality venue, hosting pre-season AFL matches and AFLW matches by 2020, giving potential exposure to this integrated water supply solution to thousands of visitors and spectators.

ACTION 5

Recycled Water to Open Spaces in Frankston and Mornington Peninsula

During the Millennium Drought, many of the open spaces within Mornington Peninsula Status Shire and Frankston City Council areas were provided with recycled water. There are opportunities to extend the existing network to other open spaces. However, currently, Location Mornington Peninsula these extensions do not stack up ﬁ nancially. This project explores obtaining support from and Frankston collaborative partners to realise many of these opportunities to ensure secure water Collaborative South East Water, supplies to these open spaces. Partners Melbourne Water, Frankston City Council, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council, Bunurong LCAC

Spatial scale Urban renewal

Dandenong Strategic Directions Statement 29 ACTION 6

Recycled Water to the Dingley Green Wedge

A unique opportunity exists to lay a recycled water pipeline, or ‘purple pipe’, in conjunction Status with the upcoming Mordialloc Freeway works to enable a strategic and cost-eff ective way to provide recycled water infrastructure to Kingston’s Green Wedge. The area is Location Dingley Green Wedge home to market gardens, golf courses and parklands, with potential for open space in future to host the Hawthorn Football Club. Within the broader Green Wedge landscape, Collaborative South East Water, City Partners of Kingston, VicRoads, the Dingley Bypass Green Wedge will have a shared bicycle and footpath along the Bunurong LCAC, 6.4 km length of the road. The proposed purple pipe could be extended north into Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*, Clayton to meet the needs of the Monash NEIC and new Clayton Business Park Southern Rural Water residential development planned by the Victorian Planning Authority. Spatial scale Green wedge This project investigates the cost-eff ectiveness of diff erent infrastructure options and the demand for recycled water in the area.

ACTION 7

Recycled Water to The Briars, Mount Martha

The Briars at Mount Martha is a water recycling demonstration site that will provide Status opportunities for research, training and trialling food crop irrigation using Class A recycled water. Location Mount Martha

This project aims to seek collaborative funding opportunities for capital budget Collaborative Mornington Peninsula allocation, a demonstration of crop types to be grown with recycled water, and Partners Shire Council, South East Water, Melbourne Water, agreement of the proposed master plan for The Briars site. The project will help Bunurong LCAC, Southern position The Briars as an Innovation Hub for Sustainable Living on the Peninsula. Rural Water

Unique value: Spatial scale Sub-catchment

This project has the potential to generate cross-organisational learnings and capacity-building beneﬁ ts for IWM initiatives. It may be a mechanism for further IWM advocacy and policy innovation for alternative water.

Dandenong Creek at Jells Park. Photographer: Christian Pearson. Courtesy Melbourne Water

30 Dandenong Strategic Directions Statement ACTION 8

Blind Creek Naturalisation

A collaboration between Melbourne Water, Knox City Council, South East Water and local Status community groups, this project will revitalise Blind Creek from Manuka Drive to Scoresby Road in Ferntree Gully through a process called ‘daylighting’. By replacing the existing Location Ferntree Gully piped waterway with an open and ﬂ owing channel, Blind Creek will be restored to a more a natural state. Revegetation of the surrounding creek area will improve the quality of Collaborative Knox City Council, Partners Melbourne Water, green open space and encourage more connectivity and interaction with the creek. South East Water, Bunurong LCAC, Unique value: Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

This project has the potential to generate cross-organisational learnings Spatial scale Sub-catchment and capacity-building beneﬁ ts for IWM initiatives.

ACTION 9

Living Links in the Dandenong Catchment

Living Links is an urban nature project working to create a web of green spaces across Status Melbourne’s southeast. By linking up the many parks, reserves and other natural places in the area, Living Links aims to create a world-class urban ecosystem. Location Dandenong catchment

This project focusses on creating a web of green spaces in Dandenong catchment. Collaborative PPWCMA, Melbourne It builds on and extends the work undertaken in the existing Living Links project undertaken Partners Water, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*, over the past 10 years. The aim is to improve tree canopy cover, as well as access to and Parks Victoria, South East along waterways and riparian corridors along Dandenong Creek and other tributaries in Water, local councils, local the catchment. community groups and networks Unique value: Spatial scale Forum area This project has the potential to generate cross-organisational learnings and capacity-building beneﬁ ts for IWM initiatives.

ACTION 10

Tarralla Creek Naturalisation

This project uses the daylighting process to naturalise a section of Tarralla Creek in Status Croydon. There are also opportunities to harvest stormwater to irrigate local sportsgrounds. The project’s benefi ts include place activation and beautifi cation, improved recreational Location Croydon opportunities, urban greening and habitat corridor enhancement, waterway health and water quality improvements, community social cohesion and improved connectivity. Collaborative Melbourne Water, Partners Maroondah City Council, Yarra Valley Water, Dept. Unique value: Health and Human Services, Bunurong LCAC, This project has the potential to generate cross-organisational learnings Southern Rural Water, and capacity-building benefi ts for IWM initiatives. Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

Spatial scale Sub-catchment

Dandenong Strategic Directions Statement 31 ACTION 11

Using WSUD to Create Urban Amenity and Linkages

The City of Casey is proposing to trial the concept of creating blue-green water Status sensitive urban design (WSUD) linkages at the Fountain Gate Activity Centre in Narre Warren’s CBD. Using a series of WSUD vegetated streetscape treatment Location Fountain Gate - Narre systems, the creation of blue-green linkages within the urban environment Warren Activity Centre will support walkability, cooling and enhance amenity through the precinct. Collaborative City of Casey, Melbourne Partners Water, Bunurong LCAC, Unique value: Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

This project has the potential to generate cross-organisational learnings Spatial scale Sub-catchment and capacity-building beneﬁ ts for IWM initiatives.

ACTION 12

Finance and Funding Models to Enable IWM

As agencies continue to work collaboratively to achieve multiple benefi ts through IWM, Status funding and fi nancing barriers are commonly encountered. This project aims to explore funding and fi nancing issues in the context of Dandenong catchment through two phases. Location Croydon

The ﬁ rst phase of the project will involve knowledge sharing of the signiﬁ cant work Collaborative Melbourne Water, underway by Melbourne Water, the CRC for Water Sensitive Cities and others regarding Partners Maroondah City Council, Knox City Council, barriers to the funding of IWM projects. The outcomes of this knowledge sharing Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri work will be explored and validated with Dandenong catchment participants. L&CCHCAC* Additional work may be undertaken to explore funding barriers for local government. Spatial scale Inter-forum The second phase of the project will explore collaborative funding mechanisms, with the potential to apply agreed mechanisms to a case study site within the Dandenong catchment (e.g. Taralla Creek or Blind Creek naturalisation projects).

Unique value:

This project has the potential to generate cross-organisational learnings and capacity-building beneﬁ ts for IWM initiatives, may be a mechanism for further IWM advocacy and policy innovation for alternative water.

Drainage improvement works, City of Frankston. Photographer: Christian Pearson. Courtesy Melbourne Water

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ACTION 13

Process to Support Shared Contributions to Stormwater Harvesting Projects Status Improved and coordinated management of stormwater has been identifi ed as a key issue and barrier in the IWM Forum and by Forum partner organisations. For water Location Metro Melbourne businesses, there are some drivers for involvement in stormwater, such as waterway Collaborative Yarra Valley Water, health, however, stormwater management is generally not core business for water Partners Melbourne Water, South retailers. Stormwater harvesting and stormwater use can potentially reduce potable East Water, City West demand as well as provide many other benefi ts. Water, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*, This project aims to develop a system or process to support future stormwater DELWP (Planning), harvesting projects by clearly understanding the value they bring to the catchment Southern Rural Water and articulating mechanisms for distribution of benefi ts. The approach could include Spatial scale Inter-forum working with water corporations to understand recent work valuing water in storage and how this could apply to stormwater harvesting. This project also aims to trial valuation techniques at two pilot sites in the Dandenong catchment, as well as develop recommendations for future funding mechanisms.

Unique value:

This project has the potential to generate cross-organisational learnings and capacity-building beneﬁ ts for IWM initiatives in all Forum areas. It may be a mechanism for further IWM advocacy and policy innovation for stormwater management.

ACTION 14

IWM Strategy for the Dandenong Catchment

The Dandenong IWM Forum recognises that the current Priority Portfolio of IWM projects Status and strategies is based on the experience of Forum Members. The contribution of these opportunities to the Forum’s strategic outcomes for IWM has not yet been quantiﬁ ed. Location Dandenong Forum Area

This project aims to address this limitation by developing a catchment-wide IWM Strategy. Collaborative Dandenong IWM Forum To negotiate the range of priorities and opportunities within the catchment, this project will Partners partner organisations fi rst defi ne an agreed plan for developing a catchment-scale strategy in collaboration with Spatial scale Forum area all IWM Forum partners. The plan will then be executed to develop a comprehensive IWM Strategy for the Dandenong IWM Forum Area. The strategy will be fully aligned with the Forum’s vision and will identify IWM opportunities with the potential to provide substantial impact and benefi ts to the region.

Where feasible, the strategy will quantify the impact of catchment-wide IWM opportunities using agreed approaches and datasets. This will help the Forum best understand the level of achievement of the strategic outcomes for IWM, as well as the contribution of high-impact IWM opportunities to various targets currently in place for metropolitan Melbourne. These targets include potable water saving targets and stormwater inﬁ ltration/capture targets.

Unique value:

This project will contribute substantial beneﬁ ts to the Dandenong region.

Dandenong Strategic Directions Statement 33 ACTION 15

Burwood Highway Shared Use Path

The connectivity of shared use paths between Dandenong Creek and the EastLink Status motorway provides an invaluable link that will improve community amenity and liveability. This project will connect paths along Dandenong Creek to key community facilities in the Location Wantirna and cities of Whitehorse, Knox and beyond. Vital to metropolitan Melbourne’s strategic cycling Vermont South corridor, this path allows users, visitors and the community to enjoy and experience what Collaborative Whitehorse City Council, Dandenong Creek has to off er. Partners Knox City Council, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri Funding for the construction of a shared path has been secured. The path will L&CCHCAC*, Vic Roads run from the south side of Burwood Highway between EastLink and Morack Road and will include a new bridge over Dandenong Creek. Spatial scale Urban renewal

ACTION 16

Princes Highway Reserve

Princess Highway Reserve is located in the Monash National Employment and Innovation Status Centre. The park and sportsground area is space-constrained with increasing demands on it from a number of uses. Whilst active space and place activation in the reserve is central Location Huntingdale for improved community amenity and security, sewer infrastructure and ﬂ ood management Collaborative Monash City Council, functons in the reserve are also important. Partners South East Water, Yarra Valley Water, Melbourne The project develops a master plan for the area and delivers Stage 1 of that plan. Water, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

Spatial scale Urban renewal

ACTION 17

Elster Creek Catchment Flood Management

The Elster Creek Catchment exhibits a disproportionate amount of fl ooding based Status on its relative size. Flooding events are disruptive to the local community and can cause signifi cant infrastructure and property damage. The increased stormwater Location Elster Creek catchment runoff passing through the catchment can also impact waterway health and the optimal function of the region’s water cycle. Collaborative City of Port Phillip, Glen Partners Eira City Council, City of Kingston, Bayside City This project investigates opportunities to respond to fl ood risk at a catchment-scale, Council, Melbourne Water, building a shared understanding of fl ooding in the Elster Creek Catchment and increasing Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri community and water sector stakeholder awareness of fl ood risks and responses. L&CCHCAC*

Unique value: Spatial scale Sub-catchment

This project has the potential to generate cross-organisational learnings and capacity- building beneﬁ ts for IWM initiatives. It may be a mechanism for further IWM advocacy and policy innovation for alternative water.

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ACTION 18

Multi-party Solutions to New and Legacy Flooding Issues

The legacy stormwater infrastructure within older established areas of Dandenong Status is designed to cope with low storm intensities. However, infi ll development in the area is now generating increased stormwater runoff s, leading to a surcharge of existing Location Dandenong systems and fl ooding. It is now imperative that land development proposals incorporate multi-party solutions to accommodate increased runoff s from such developments. Collaborative City of Greater Partners Dandenong, City of Kingston, Monash City This project investigates options for alternatives to fl ood retarding basins and other Council, Bunurong LCAC, traditional approaches, such as large below ground storages for water harvesting. The Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*, project will identify major risk areas by taking a total catchment perspective, and in doing Southern Rural Water, so, seeks opportunities to work together to enable catchment based solutions. This project Melbourne Water, VPA will also investigate broader catchment-wide benefi ts of lot-scale rainwater tanks. Spatial scale Sub-catchment Unique value:

This project has the potential to generate cross-organisational learnings and capacity-building beneﬁ ts for IWM initiatives in all Forum areas.

ACTION 19

Mile Creek East Flood Mitigation

Poor draining under the Monash Freeway has caused up to 80 residential properties Status near the road to be regularly inundated with storm and fl ood water, resulting in property damage and chronic fl ooding issues. Part of the challenge in the area near Brandon Park Location Mulgrave Drive is a lack of capacity in drains intended to carry excess water beneath the freeway to a downstream retarding basin. To address ongoing issues, Monash City Council has Collaborative Monash City Council, Partners Melbourne Water, installed retarding basins near the fl ood-prone area and upgraded open spaces to VicRoads, Bunurong LCAC, accommodate fl ood storage. Still, problems persist. Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

Council has identifi ed a need to achieve an agreed, functional and collaborative Spatial scale Sub-catchment solution for managing parts of the water cycle in this fl ood-prone area. This project seeks opportunities to raise the profi le of local fl ooding challenges with the relevant water cycle stakeholders, including Melbourne Water and VicRoads, and identify an agreed process whereby all parties can address and resolve the lingering fl ooding issues.

ACTION 20

Mornington Peninsula Flood Risk Management

This project aims to renew the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council’s ﬂ ood management Status and mitigation strategy. The renewal will provide a framework to investigate stormwater reduction and reuse opportunities. Location Mornington Peninsula

As part of this strategy, ﬂ ood models and maps used by the Mornington Peninsula Collaborative Mornington Peninsula Shire Shire Council will be updated and priority mitigation options will be identiﬁ ed. Partners Council, Melbourne Water, Bunurong LCAC, Outcomes of this project will inform capital works for design and construction, Southern Rural Water as well as promote stormwater as a valuable resource for the Peninsula community. Spatial scale Sub-catchment

Dandenong Strategic Directions Statement 35 ACTION 21

Stormwater Outfalls Upgrade - Mornington Peninsula

The Mornington Peninsula’s beach areas are a prime destination for locals, holidaymakers Status and visitors from near and far. Beach water quality has a signiﬁ cant impact on recreational use and the health of the marine environment. Improvements to water quality can improve Location Mornington Peninsula waterway health and reduce the instance of beach closures during the peak summer months when seaside recreation is most popular. Collaborative Mornington Peninsula Partners Shire, Melbourne Water, PPWCMA, Bunurong LCAC In the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council area, there are more than 150 stormwater outlets that ﬂ ow directly to Port Phillip Bay. Less than 15 per cent of these outlets contain Spatial scale Sub-catchment litter traps to prevent litter entering the bay.

A recent review of all direct-to-bay stormwater outfalls was undertaken, assessing their health and safety, aesthetics, functionality and impact on the environment. A costed action plan has been developed to upgrade each outlet in order of priority.

This project aims to investigate and maximise collaborative opportunities to implement mediation works identiﬁ ed in the action plan and improve the quality of stormwater entering Port Phillip Bay.

ACTION 22

Stormwater Outfalls Monitoring and Improvements – Eastern Port Phillip Bay Status The bayside beach areas of Port Phillip Bay are some of Victoria’s most iconic, well-loved and well-used seaside destinations. However, stormwater outfalls Location Bayside, Frankston, discharging directly to the bay can carry litter and pollutants to the water, impacting Kingston and Port Phillip on water quality, recreation and the health of this cherished marine environment. Collaborative Bayside City Council, Partners Frankston City Council, City This project aims to increase the frequency of water quality monitoring at stormwater of Kingston, City of Port discharge points to the bay. It will establish citizen science to monitor water quality. Phillip, Melbourne Water, In doing so, this project also aims to raise community awareness of pollution arising Environmental Protection from stormwater outfalls. Authority, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

Spatial scale Sub-catchment

ACTION 23

Belgrave Stormwater Quality Improvement

Monbulk Creek is a valuable urban waterway in the Belgrave area. The creek is currently Status under threat from high volumes of stormwater generated from the rapidly growing communities nearby. Location Belgrave

To protect the creek’s ecosystems before they degrade entirely, this project will identify Collaborative Yarra Ranges Shire stormwater management measures in the Belgrave area that will consider the importance Partners Council, Knox City Council, Melbourne Water, and sensitivity of the Monbulk Creek environment. The project aims to disconnect directly Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri connected impervious surfaces in the upper Dandenong Creek catchment at Belgrave. L&CCHCAC* The ﬁ rst stage envisions the management of stormwater quality and quantity discharging to creeks with an initial focus on Council property. Spatial scale Sub-catchment

This project links to Action 35, Disconnecting High Value Waterways.

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ACTION 24

Protecting Upper Dandenong and Bungalook Creek Corridors

The Upper Dandenong and Bungalook Creek corridors provide valuable amenity Status beneﬁ ts to the communities living in the upper reaches of the Dandenong Creek. Open space reserves along the creek corridors will likely be developed in future Location Mooroolbark for arterial roadways as Melbourne's population and transport needs grow. Collaborative Maroondah City Council, This project develops a concept plan to protect and enhance the environmental Partners Whitehorse City Council, Knox City Council, and social beneﬁ ts of the Upper Dandenong and Bungalook Creek corridors where Yarra Ranges Shire they align with the Healesville Freeway reservation. Council, Melbourne Water, VicRoads, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

Spatial scale Sub-catchment

ACTION 25

Seaford Wetlands Environs Planning Study

The Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands are internationally signiﬁ cant habitats for a diversity Status of birdlife, including several rare and endangered migratory water birds from as far aﬁ eld as Siberia. Melbourne Water has recently completed a management plan for the Location Seaford area, listed as a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention. Collaborative Frankston City Council, This project undertakes a follow-up investigation into stormwater impacts on the Partners City of Kingston, Melbourne Water, South East Water, Seaford Wetlands reserve from the surrounding residential area with a view to implement Bunurong LCAC, measures to reduce the impact of urban development on this important Ramsar site. Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

Outputs of this project will inform new planning controls on urban developments in the Spatial scale Sub-catchment surrounding area and capital improvement measures for the local drainage network.

ACTION 26

Upper Blind Creek Stormwater Infrastructure

Improving the quality of stormwater discharging into the upper reaches of Dandenong Status Creek is key to improving the health of waterways in the whole Dandenong catchment. Location Sassafras This strategy investigates the feasibility of building infrastructure for eff ective stormwater management in Blind Creek, which ﬂ ows from the Dandenong Ranges National Park Collaborative Knox City Council, into Dandenong Creek. This investigation will include areas where land is owned and Partners Melbourne Water, Parks Victoria, Bunurong LCAC, managed by other organisations, such as Parks Victoria. Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*

Spatial scale Sub-catchment

Dandenong Strategic Directions Statement 37 ACTION 27

Green Wedge Infrastructure Upgrade

The Greater Dandenong Green Wedge makes up 29 per cent of the total area of the Status City of Greater Dandenong and provides a green, spacious relief from surrounding urban development. The area supports a range of activities – agriculture, water treatment, Location City of Greater Dandenong recreation, education and rural living – that are carefully located and designed to respect the important environmental, cultural heritage, water management, landscape and Collaborative City of Greater Partners Dandenong, Melbourne amenity values, and functions of the region. Water, South East Water, Bunurong LCAC, Southern This project implements key actions from the Greater Dandenong Green Wedge Plan 2017 Rural Water, Wurundjeri and the Greater Dandenong Sustainable Stormwater Strategy 2016, which both contain L&CCHCAC* proposals for infrastructure development within the Greater Dandenong Green Wedge. Spatial scale Green wedge

ACTION 28

Cauﬁ eld Park Development

The Victorian Planning Authority is leading the preparation of a structure plan Status for the Caulfi eld Station Precinct. Located 10 km southeast of Melbourne’s CBD within the municipality of Glen Eira, the Caulfi eld Station Precinct is centred Location Caufi eld North around Caulfi eld Train Station and the recreational area of Caulfi eld Park. Collaborative Glen Eira City Council, This project investigates the possibility of including water sensitive aspects in the Partners Melbourne Water, South East Water, Victorian redevelopment of Caulfi eld Park. Water sensitive features may include improvements to Planning Authority, an ornamental lake that presently acts as part wetland and part irrigation storage pond. Bunurong LCAC, Southern Other features may include water quality treatment with fl ood retention and stormwater Rural Water, Wurundjeri harvesting to irrigate sports ovals, trees and garden beds within Caulfi eld Park. L&CCHCAC*

Spatial scale Urban renewal There are a range of benefi ts to implementing water sensitive features in this area. These include fl ood mitigation, improvements to sports fi eld drainage, enhancements to passive and active recreation, water quality treatments and stormwater harvesting for irrigation.

ACTION 29

Elsternwick Park

The four Councils in the Elster Creek catchment, Bayside City Council, City of Port Phillip, Status City of Glen Eira and City of Kingston and Melbourne Water, have agreed to oversee the redevelopment of Elsternwick Park North in the context of the Elster Creek Catchment Location Elsternwick Park North Action Plan. This Action Plan focusses on providing eff ective stormwater and fl ood management of the Elster Creek catchment. Bayside City Council has resolved to Collaborative Bayside City Council, Partners City of Port Phillip, close the Elsternwick Golf Course and create a passive recreation/environmentally Glen Eira City Council, focused park, with an aim to improve fl ood mitigation and water quality in the City of Kingston,Melbourne Elster Creek catchment. This site also has the capacity to deliver community Water, Bunurong LCAC, and environmental benefi ts including passive recreation and revegetation. Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC* Spatial scale Sub-catchment This project aims to explore water sensitive solutions for Elsternwick Park North by considering their impact of fl ooding within the Elwood area.

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ACTION 30

Greening the Greyﬁ elds

This project explores approaches to sustainably revitalise aging suburbs in the City of Status Maroondah. The project envisions using redevelopment works in the Eastﬁ eld precinct as a pilot site to explore water sensitive approaches to upgrade existing residential Location Maroondah areas and community public spaces. Collaborative Maroondah City Council, Partners Knox City Council City, Unique value: Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC* This project has the potential to generate cross-organisational learnings and capacity- building beneﬁ ts for IWM initiatives. It may be a mechanism for further IWM advocacy Spatial scale Urban renewal and policy innovation for urban design and land use planning in already developed areas.

ACTION 31

Monash National Employment and Innovation Cluster IWM Strategy

Can the presence of water in the urban environment attract employment and jobs to an Status area? This project develops an IWM strategy at the Monash NEIC to determine how water can infl uence infi ll development (e.g. Clayton Business Park) to improve local liveability Location Clayton and prosperity, as well as environmental and economic outcomes for the precinct. Collaborative South East Water, Partners Victorian Planning Unique value: Authority, City of Kingston, Monash City Council, This project has the potential to generate cross-organisational learnings and Yarra Valley Water, City capacity-building benefi ts for IWM initiatives. It may be a mechanism for further of Greater Dandenong, IWM advocacy and policy innovation for alternative water. This project will contribute Melbourne Water, substantial benefi ts to the Dandenong region. Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC*, VPA

Spatial scale Urban renewal

ACTION 32

Redevelopment Drainage Schemes for Inﬁ ll Development Areas

Dandenong’s older established residential areas are serviced by under capacity Status stormwater infrastructure systems. High density development, including multi-storey residential development, is creating increased stormwater runoff that surcharges existing Location Dandenong drainage infrastructure. Consequently, ﬂ ood risks for properties and road infrastructure have increased considerably. Collaborative City of Greater Partners Dandenong, Melbourne Water, South East Water, This strategy will investigate the formulation of redevelopment drainage schemes Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri that local government authorities could implement to address stormwater related L&CCHCAC*, VPA issues caused by inﬁ ll development. Spatial scale Urban renewal

Dandenong Strategic Directions Statement 39 ACTION 33

Sandown Racecourse Development

This project investigates IWM opportunities for Sandown Racecourse, located Status in south-eastern Melbourne between Dandenong and Springvale. The site is currently under consideration for redevelopment, with its current owner, Location Sandown Melbourne Racing Club, undertaking IWM planning investigations. Collaborative South East Water, City As the site contains major waterways of critical signiﬁ cance to the Monash NEIC, Partners of Greater Dandenong, VPA, Melbourne Water, redevelopment will require careful consideration of waterway sensitivity and health. Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC* IWM opportunities explored through this project include stormwater harvesting at Sandown Racecourse, naturalisation of Mile Creek and opportunities for coordination Spatial scale Urban renewal with other projects within the Monash NEIC.

South East Water will initiate work to develop an IWM Plan for the broader area covered by the Monash NEIC to complement the place-based IWM Plan under development for Sandown Racecourse.

ACTION 34

Biodiversity Connections for Carbon-Neutrality

Victoria’s water authorities are committed to becoming carbon neutral. Achieving Status this will require various actions to reduce carbon emissions. It will also likely require some off setting of carbon emissions. Location Dandenong catchment

Work has been under way over the past two years between water authorities Collaborative PPWCMA, South East and catchment management authorities to develop and trial arrangements Partners Water, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri L&CCHCAC* that see carbon off sets being achieved through revegetation whilst also providing other environmental and social beneﬁ ts in local areas. Spatial scale Forum area

This collaborative project will trial a process for revegetation in priority areas of the Dandenong catchment that can contribute to carbon off sets. It will also assess the costs and beneﬁ ts to enable improved decision-making regarding carbon off sets in the future.

ACTION 35

Disconnecting High Value Waterways

Protecting headwater streams is critical to ensure downstream waterway values Status are protected against the impacts of climate change and urbanisation. Location Belgrave This strategy seeks to share the learnings from prior catchment ‘disconnection’ initiatives and then develop a plan for stormwater management works, complemented by riparian Collaborative Melbourne Water, Knox and instream habitat works to protect platypus in the Monbulk Creek catchment. A novel Partners City Council, Yarra Ranges Council, South East Water, aspect of this is testing the use of ‘talking’ tank technology to achieve waterway health, Bunurong LCAC, Wurundjeri water supply and ﬂ ood mitigation beneﬁ ts. L&CCHCAC*

This project is focused on Melbourne Water land and residential rain water tanks. Spatial scale Sub-catchment It links to Action 23, Belgrave Stormwater Quality Improvement.

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Strategic enablers to put IWM into practice

The IWM Forums were established The DELWP Water and Catchments Barriers to IWM are reviewed, with in Victoria to identify, coordinate Group is responsible for addressing local implications and potential and prioritise place-based and these barriers to implementation state-wide resolutions, or strategic catchment-wide opportunities in a holistic manner alongside enablers, discussed. These discussions that would most benefi t from relevant government organisations will help DELWP determine potential collaborative water cycle involved in land use planning options for policy reform and planning and management. and land management. associated areas of impact for industry sectors and organisations. Alongside these opportunities, Advisory groups drawing on industry the IWM Forum Members identifi ed and independent expertise support Advisory groups provide advice a range of barriers that could DELWP in the development and regarding areas where planning, prevent eff ective implementation implementation of strategic initiatives water, local government and other of IWM across metropolitan to fi ll knowledge gaps and address arms of government need to work Melbourne and regional Victoria. issues identifi ed through the IWM more collaboratively to maintain and Forum process. enhance the liveability and resilience of Victoria’s cities and towns.

Frankston Pier. Photographer: Nils Versemann

Dandenong Strategic Directions Statement 41 Success stories

Community collaboration to The Enhancing Our Dandenong Creek creek environment, constructing Enhance Dandenong Creek program is a fi ve-year pilot of best new habitats for threatened fi sh practice sewerage management species and revegetating areas Dandenong Creek holds signifi cant to provide cost-eff ective pollution along the water’s edge. Improved historical, cultural and environmental management and enhance the creek recreational paths and facilities, value for communities in the and its natural surrounds for improved including drinking fountains, seating Dandenong catchment. The creek community amenity and accessibility. and gym equipment, encouraged is home to a variety of wildlife, trees At the heart of the project was the new recreational uses in the area. and plants, and provides a well-loved need to improve stormwater quality Additionally, informational signage area for passive and active recreation, and reduce pollutants entering promoted a connection with place, such as bike riding, running and dog the waterway. as well as environmental awareness walking. It also provides an important about pollution prevention activities drainage function for urban and Developed in partnership with in the area. residential developments, moving Melbourne Water and local excess storm runoff to protect the communities, businesses, Councils and The participatory-decision making region from fl ood. In line with best- the Environment Protection Authority, approach proved that local residents practice engineering at the time, the project focused on community- and businesses were driven to lead Dandenong Creek was straightened led decision making to defi ne and environmental and recreational and channelised in the 1960s to deliver a suite of measures to improve improvement projects to benefi t their improve its fl ood conveyance. The Dandenong Creek and welcome communities. Building community large concreted drainage channel new community uses. trust and capacity along the way, served this purpose, but detracted Melbourne Water and its collaborative Taking a cost-eff ective and hands- from the natural beauty and amenity partners successfully piloted the on approach, Melbourne Water and opportunities of the creek. transformation of a concreted its collaborative partners worked drainage channel into a well-loved directly with residents and businesses natural and community asset. to re-naturalise the concreted

Dandenong Creek construction. Courtesy Melbourne Water

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Elster Creek, City of Bayside. Photographer: Christian Pearson. Courtesy Melbourne Water

A whole-of-catchment City of Glen Eira, City of Kingston and The actions include the identifi cation partnership to manage Melbourne Water came together of inter-organisational opportunities fl ood risks in Elster Creek to form the Elster Creek Catchment to infl uence IWM and drainage Working Group, a collaborative projects, so that these projects include Elster Creek is a tributary of Port partnership that takes a whole- fl ood risk reduction objectives. The Phillip Bay, stretching from Bentleigh of-catchment approach to deliver delivery of a tailored community to Elwood in Melbourne’s southeast. fl ooding solutions and better develop fl ood awareness program focused The catchment covers an area of the community’s resilience to fl ooding. on education and response approximately 40 km2, fl owing through measures is a further action. the municipalities of Kingston, From the highest levels of involvement Glen Eira, Bayside and Port Phillip. at Council to community-level Without the commitment from senior Most of the catchment includes working groups, the collaborative representatives of each organisation highly modifi ed waterways. Elwood partners worked to devise an Action to overcome common barriers, this Canal, as the stream is known Plan to minimise fl ood risk across ‘one catchment, one plan’ response in its lower reaches, runs directly the catchment through innovation, could not have been achieved. This into Port Phillip Bay. research and collaboration in planning collaborative approach provided and design. each Council with greater certainty The catchment area is highly prone to progress fl ood mitigation works to fl ooding, and in recent years, The result of this collaborative together, sharing best practice infi ll development and increased arrangement is an endorsed Action knowledge and skills to meet the stormwater generation has further Plan which identifi es 18 actions to needs of multiple communities in raised the risk of fl ood and damage mitigate fl ood risks in Elster Creek. Elster Creek. to property and infrastructure in the Responsibility for delivering on region. To better manage complex these actions is shared through the fl ooding challenges in the Elster Creek partnership, crossing municipal and catchment area, the City of Port governance boundaries and enabling Phillip, Bayside City Council, a more holistic and eff ective approach to address shared challenges.

Dandenong Strategic Directions Statement 43 Continued success through collaboration

IWM is an evolving IWM Forums collaborate and oversee It is anticipated that the IWM Forum ongoing IWM planning. The IWM collaborative partners will continue process that seeks to Forum cycle is summarised at right. use their best endeavours to advance coordinate and balance priority IWM initiatives through regular Phase One of the IWM Forum meetings and future Forums. many views and interests cycle has established an enabling in the water sector environment for Victoria’s water Forum Members will also assess around common goals sector stakeholders to develop the feasibility of additional IWM and agreed outcomes. shared IWM objectives and overcome opportunities identiﬁ ed in Phase sectoral, institutional and geographic One (refer to Appendix). boundaries through collaboration. Phase Two will create an opportunity This phase was guided by the to evaluate and share learnings experience and knowledge from Phase One. It will also of the Forum Members. optimise resources and explore Phase Two of the IWM Forum cycle the development of innovative will assume a more strategic approach tools and approaches that plan to successful IWM implementation for, and respond to, water supply and planning for the Forum Area. This and demand in the future. phase will include the development Phase Three prepares the Forum of catchment-wide IWM strategy to refresh the Strategic Directions to inform IWM investments. Statement and review the progress Phase Two will also provide an of strategic enablers for IWM. opportunity for IWM Forum Members to update relevant organisational policies, plans and strategies to reﬂ ect the outcomes of the IWM Forum.

Red-capped plover. Photographer: David Paul

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Outcomes Participants Phase I

Establish Preliminary work on regional characterisation Local governments and collaborative governance Organisational leaders Catchment come together Agree vision, objectives and goals Management Authorities in collaborative IWM Forums and Agree criteria for selection and prioritisation Water corporations of IWM opportunities Working Groups to Traditional Owners discuss integrated IWM opportunities identiﬁ ed and prioritised water management Department of challenges, Collaboratively develop and endorse Strategic Environment, Land, opportunities Directions Statement for each region Water and Planning and priorities Chair for each region Others as relevant

Phase II

Planning Co-design and agree on Terms of Reference, Collaborative partners governance structure, stakeholder engagement Cultivate a collaborative and/or community participatory planning guidance Community culture to progress for IWM project/strategy representatives IWM opportunities Others as relevant

Progress IWM Project Groups initiate work as per identifi ed Collaborative partners project/strategy status, including: feasibility Forum Members use assessment; technical and economic analysis; Individual organisations best endeavours who have committed cost allocation; business case development Next 12-18 to progress IWM to a project/strategy months opportunities Strategic enablers for IWM progressed by DELWP Community to next stage with support from Forum Members The feasibility representatives of IWM IWM Project Groups report progress to IWM Forums Relevant stakeholders opportunities will be Incorporate IWM Project Groups to take IWM commitments Individual organisations continually (projects and strategies) to their Board or Councils who have committed reviewed and Collaborative for investment endorsement to deliver a project/ assessed Partner organisations strategy in Phase II incorporate relevant IWM Project Groups incorporate elements into their to confi rm elements of IWM in their own organisational planning systems, e.g. Council the need for own plans, guidelines and corporate plans, Construction Guidelines, etc. specifi c IWM or frameworks projects/ Report back to IWM Forum strategies

Realise Application of practical IWM tools and innovative Collaborative partners approaches IWM beneﬁ ts are Individual organisations realised following Additional community value added through who have committed to implementation of participatory planning a project/strategy project/strategy Monitoring and evaluation of key measures and outcomes Community representatives Economic savings through shared resources, costs, etc. Others as relevant Improved resilience and liveability of cities and towns

Phase III

Prepare Collaborative partners prepare for next round Collaborative partners of IWM Forums IWM Forums prepare to refresh the Strategic IWM Forums collaboratively review key learnings and Directions Statement outcomes from Phase I & II, including catchment-scale IWM Strategy and progress on strategic enablers

Next round of IWM opportunity identiﬁ cation and prioritisation

Dandenong Strategic Directions Statement 45 Appendix Additional IWM opportunities in the Dandenong catchment

Action Project Lead sponsor(s) Strategic outcome areas

36 Balcombe Estuary Sedimentation Mornington Peninsula Shire Council

37 Catchment-scale Study Melbourne Water to Apply Distributed Storages

38 Ballam Park Stormwater Frankston City Council Treatment and Harvesting

39 Beauty and Frankston Frankston City Council Park Stormwater Treatment and Harvesting

40 Cauﬁ eld Racecourse Glen Eira City Council Development

41 Environment Account for Port Phillip and Dandenong IWM Forum Area Westernport CMA

42 Harvesting Stormwater Yarra Ranges Council, for Irrigating Pink Reserve Melbourne Water

43 Improving Discharges from Yarra Ranges Council, South East Aged Septic Tank Systems Water, Yarra Valley Water into Stormwater System and Waterways

44 Mapping Special Building Melbourne Water, City of Greater Overlays (SBOs) 1 and 2 Dandenong, Knox City Council, Maroondah City Council

45 Mile Creek Naturalisation Monash City Council

46 Monitoring Water Mains using Whitehorse City Council Network Intelligence, Smart Technologies and Data Sharing to Prevent Inﬁ ltration into Stormwater Drains

47 Monterey Recycled Frankston City Council Water Scheme

48 Naturalisation of City of Casey Hallam Valley Drain

49 Re-evaluation of the SEW Purple Pipe Extension

50 Testing the 60Ha Rule – Melbourne Water, VPA Dandenong Case Study

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The following list of additional IWM Further assessment will be required Shade scale opportunities was identiﬁ ed by the by the collaborative partners Dandenong IWM Forum in the ﬁ rst to progress these opportunities phase of the IWM Forum cycle. The through the IWM Forum. Low High list captures potential future priorities for the Dandenong IWM Forum. Level of shading refers to the degree of impact the IWM opportunity has on each strategic outcome area. Dark shading represents highest impact.

Action Project Lead sponsor(s) Strategic outcome areas

51 Water Quality Monitoring City of Casey Hampton Park

52 East Village Development Glen Eira City Council, VPA

53 Kingston Green Wedge Wetlands City of Kingston

54 Precinct-scale Brownﬁ eld MW, VPA Development

55 Dandenong National Employment VPA, SEW and Innovation Cluster IWM Plan

Mansons Reserve, City of Knox. Courtesy Melbourne Water

Dandenong Strategic Directions Statement 47 Glossary of terms

Aboriginal Victorians Catchment Community

An Aboriginal Victorian is a person An area where water falling as rain is Includes individuals, public and of Aboriginal descent who identiﬁ es collected by the landscape, eventually private landholders, community as an Aboriginal and is accepted ﬂ owing to a body of water such groups and business owners. as such by the Victorian Aboriginal as a creek, river, dam, lake or ocean; community in which he or she lives. or into a groundwater system. Connectivity

Algal blooms Catchment management Connections between natural authorities (CMAs) habitats, such as a river channel and A rapid increase in the population of adjacent wetland areas. Connectivity algae that can occur in waterways, The Catchment and Land Protection is a measure or indicator of whether a often caused by excess nutrients Act 1994 established 10 catchment waterbody (river, wetland, fl oodplain) (particularly phosphorus and nitrogen). and land protection regions, each with has water connections or fl ow a catchment management authority connections to another body. Allocation responsible for the integrated planning and coordination of land, water Department of Environment, Land, Water that is actually available to use and biodiversity management. Water and Planning (DELWP) or trade in any given year, including new allocations and carryover. Central business district (CBD) Supports Victoria’s natural and built environment to ensure economic Assets Melbourne’s original ‘Hoddle Grid’ growth and liveable, sustainable street layout bounded by the Yarra and inclusive communities. The Assets are resources that provide River, Spring Street, La Trobe Street department assists the minister, benefi t. This includes, for example, and Spencer Street, as well as the develops and implements state infrastructure such as treatment triangular area to the north bounded policies and programs, and oversees plants, pipes and pumps, water by Victoria, Peel and La Trobe streets. the administration of organisations assets such as dams, bores and including catchment management wetlands, and community assets such Climate change authorities. as sporting facilities, public gardens and street trees. Natural assets are A long-term change of the earth’s Ecosystem assets of the natural environment, for temperature and weather patterns, example waterways and vegetation, generally attributed directly or A dynamic complex of plant, also known as natural capital. indirectly to human activities such animal, fungal and microorganism as fossil fuel combustion and communities and the associated Aquifer vegetation clearing and burning. non-living environment interacting as an ecological unit. An underground layer of rock or Climate change mitigation sediment that holds water and Entitlement (or water entitlement) allows water to fl ow through it. Actions that prevent or reduce emissions of greenhouse gases Authorisation to take water issued Biodiversity that contribute to climate change. in accordance with the Water Act The numbers and variety of plants, 1989. It includes bulk entitlements, Coastal fl ooding animals and other living beings, environmental entitlements, water shares, and surface water and including micro-organisms, across our Inundation along the coastline groundwater licences (also known land, rivers and oceans. It includes the mainly due to fl ooding from the as take and use licences). diversity of their genetic information, sea associated with storm surge. the habitats and ecosystems in which It may also include additional they live and their connections with fl ooding caused by heavy rainfall. other life forms.

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Environmental water Greenﬁ eld land Impervious area

Water to support environmental Undeveloped land identifi ed for A surface or area within a catchment values and ecological processes. residential or industrial/commercial that signifi cantly restricts the development, generally on the infi ltration of water. Impervious Fit for purpose (water quality) fringe of metropolitan Melbourne. surfaces can include concrete, road surfaces, roofs and saturated Water of a quality that is Groundwater ground such as a lake or pond. appropriate for its intended use. All subsurface water, generally Integrated water management Flash fl ooding occupying the pores and (IWM) crevices of rock and soil. Sudden and unexpected fl ooding A collaborative approach to planning caused by sudden local heavy rainfall Growth areas that brings together all elements of or rainfall in another area. Often the water cycle including sewage defi ned as fl ooding which occurs Locations on the fringe of management, water supply, within six (6) hours of the rainfall event. metropolitan Melbourne designated stormwater management and water in planning schemes for large-scale treatment, considering environmental, Floodplain transformation, over many years, economic and social benefi ts. from rural to urban use. Low-lying land adjacent to a river or stream with unique Integrated Water ecosystems dependent on Heritage River Area Management Forum inundation from fl ood events. Land in particular parts of rivers and A meeting of urban water river catchment areas in Victoria which management organisations to Flow have signifi cant nature conservation, identify, prioritise and commit to Movement of water – the rate of recreation, scenic or cultural heritage the investigation of integrated water discharged from a source, values. These areas are identifi ed and water management opportunities. given in volume with respect to time. protected under the Heritage Rivers Act 1992. There are 18 Heritage River Integrated water Gigalitre Areas in Victoria. management opportunity

A servicing need that has the One billion (1,000,000,000) litres. Infi ll One gigalitre is the equivalent potential to leverage broader of approximately 400 Olympic Development of unused or benefi ts when undertaken size swimming pools. underutilised land in existing collaboratively, using an integrated urban areas. water management approach. Green-blue infrastructure Infrastructure Liveability Green infrastructure refers to key vegetation features such as Basic facilities and networks needed A measure of a city’s residents’ street trees, parklands, grassed for the functioning of a local quality of life, used to benchmark sports fi elds and vegetated walls. community or broader society. cities around the world. It includes Blue infrastructure refers to key socioeconomic, environmental, waterways, wetlands, recreational Irrigation district transport and recreational measures. lakes, stormwater retarding basins, An area declared under the Water or other water body features. Act 1989 that is supplied with water Green-blue infrastructure brings by channels and pipelines used these assets together through mainly for irrigation purposes. integrated approaches to deliver community benefi ts.

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One million (1,000,000) litres. Water that has fallen as rain or Natural or artifi cial dam has been collected from rainfall. or lake used for the storage Metropolitan Melbourne and regulation of water. Ramsar Convention The 31 municipalities that make Resilience up metropolitan Melbourne, Defi ned by section 4 of the plus part of Mitchell Shire within Commonwealth Water Act 2007 The capacity of individuals, the urban growth boundary. as the Convention on Wetlands of communities, institutions, businesses, International Importance especially systems and infrastructure to National employment and as Waterfowl Habitat done at survive, adapt and grow, no innovation clusters (NEIC) Ramsar, Iran, on 2 February 1971. matter what chronic stresses or shocks they encounter. Designated concentrations of Ramsar wetlands employment distinguished by a Riparian strong core of nationally signifi cant Wetlands of international knowledge sector businesses and importance, designated under Refers to land or vegetation institutions that make a major the Ramsar Convention. that adjoins a river, creek, contribution to the national economy estuary, lake or wetland. and Melbourne’s positioning Recreational water or in the global economy. recreational benefi ts Riverine fl ooding

Open space The objectives and benefi ts that Inundation of normally dry land recreational users and community occurring when water overfl ows Includes land reserved for natural members associate with the use the natural or artifi cial banks of landscape, parklands, recreation of water, reservoirs and waterways a creek or river. Also called main and active sports, as well as for recreational activities. These channel fl ooding. waterways and bays. objectives and benefi ts include wellbeing and enjoyment, derived Runoff Potable from social interaction, physical The portion of rainfall which activity and relaxation associated Water of suitable quality for drinking. actually ends up as streamfl ow, with activities including sporting also known as rainfall excess. Productivity events, fi shing, water skiing and rowing, camping, walking and Sewage The economic value produced gathering with friends and family. for an hour of work or a dollar It also includes fl ow-on economic Wastewater produced from of investment. Increasing productivity benefi ts to local communities from households and industry. is a key source of economic visitors to regional areas to make growth and competitiveness. the most of these opportunities. Sewerage

Project Recycled water The pipes and plants that collect, remove, treat and dispose of liquid A planned set of interrelated tasks Water derived from sewerage urban waste. or activities to be executed over systems or industry processes a deﬁ ned period and within certain that is treated to a standard State-signiﬁ cant industrial cost and other considerations, appropriate for its intended use. precincts (SSIP) to achieve a goal. Regional Victoria Strategically located land available for major industrial development Includes all municipalities outside linked to the Principal Freight metropolitan Melbourne (except Network and transport gateways. part of Mitchell Shire within the urban growth boundary).

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Stormwater Urban renewal Water sensitive urban design (WSUD) Runoff from urban areas. The net The process of planning and increase in runoff and decrease in redeveloping underutilised medium Integrating the urban water cycle groundwater recharge resulting and large-scale urban areas, precincts into urban design to minimise from the introduction of impervious or sites for mixed land-use purposes. environmental damage and improve surfaces such as roofs and roads recreational and aesthetic outcomes. within urban development. Urban water cycle Waterways The cycle of water through urban Stormwater fl ooding environments. Distinguished from Rivers and streams, their Inundation by local runoff . Stormwater the natural urban water cycle by associated estuaries and fl oodplains fl ooding can be caused by local runoff the transfer of water through built (including fl oodplain wetlands) exceeding the capacity of an urban infrastructure and the high runoff rates and non-riverine wetlands. stormwater drainage system or by generated by impervious surfaces. the backwater eff ects of mainstream Waterway condition/ fl ooding causing the urban stormwater Use (water use) waterway health drainage system to overfl ow. The volume of water diverted Waterway condition (or waterway Strategy from a stream or groundwater health) is an umbrella term for the bore. It is not the same as ‘use’ overall state of key features and A high-level direction designed by the end consumer of the water. processes that underpin functioning to achieve an outcome or a set waterway ecosystems (such as of outcomes related to IWM, Wastewater species and communities, habitat, over a defi ned time period for connectivity, water quality, riparian Water that has had its quality a defi ned geographic location. vegetation, physical form, and aff ected by human infl uence, ecosystem processes such as nutrient deriving from industrial, domestic, Traditional Owners cycling and carbon storage). agricultural or commercial activities. People who, through membership of a Wetlands descent group or clan, are responsible Water corporations for caring for Country. Aboriginal Areas, whether natural, modifi ed Victorian Government organisations people with knowledge about or artifi cial, subject to permanent charged with supplying water to urban traditions, observances, customs or or temporary inundation, that hold and rural water users. They administer beliefs associated with a particular static or very slow-moving water the diversion of water from waterways area. A Traditional Owner is authorised and develop, or have the potential to and the extraction of groundwater. to speak for Country and its heritage. develop, biota adapted to inundation Formerly known as water authorities. and the aquatic environment. Urban greening Wetlands may be fresh or saline. Water infrastructure Growing plants wherever possible Facilities, services and installations in cities to contribute to urban needed for the functioning vegetation coverage, and providing of a water system. a connection to nature. Water sector Urban heat-island eff ect Organisations involved in water When the built environment absorbs, management, including water traps, and in some cases directly corporations, local government and emits heat, causing urban areas catchment management authorities. to be signifi cantly warmer than surrounding non-urban areas.

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