MOOLAP Coastal Strategic Framework PLAN
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MOOLAP coastal strategic framework PLAN Background Report July 2016 www.delwp.vic.gov.au/moolap Images courtesy of Donna Squire - Deakin University Photography, except for photos notated with PT which were taken by the Moolap Plan’s Project Team. Cover: photos by Victorian UAS Imaging, including former saltworks and Moolap Industrial Estate (left), Point Henry (upper right) and eastern farmland (lower right) © The State of Victoria Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning 2016 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. You are free to re-use the work under that licence, on the condition that you credit the State of Victoria as author. The licence does not apply to any images, photographs or branding, including the Victorian Coat of Arms, the Victorian Government logo and the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) logo. 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This document is also available on the internet at www.delwp.vic.gov.au Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 What is the background report? ............................................................................................... 1 1.2 What is in the background report? ........................................................................................... 1 2.0 Study Area ..................................................................................................................................... 2 2.1 Land Ownership/Tenure ............................................................................................................ 7 2.2 Existing Land Uses ................................................................................................................... 10 2.2.1 Existing Use - Industrial ................................................................................................. 10 2.2.2 Existing Use - Farming ................................................................................................... 10 2.2.3 Existing Use - Pier .......................................................................................................... 10 2.2.4 Existing Use – Former saltworks ................................................................................... 11 2.2.5 Existing Use - Recreation ............................................................................................... 11 2.3 Greater Geelong Planning Scheme ......................................................................................... 11 3.0 Environment ................................................................................................................................ 15 3.1 Landscape ................................................................................................................................ 15 3.1.1 Relevant Legislation, Policy and Strategies ................................................................... 15 3.1.2 Topography and Geology .............................................................................................. 15 3.1.3 Landscape Values .......................................................................................................... 16 3.1.4 Landscape Opportunities and Constraints .................................................................... 18 3.1.4.1 Opportunities ............................................................................................................ 18 3.1.4.2 Constraints ................................................................................................................ 18 3.2 Hydrology ................................................................................................................................ 19 3.2.1 Relevant Legislation, Policy and Strategies ................................................................... 19 3.2.2 Flooding ......................................................................................................................... 19 3.2.1 Water Quality ................................................................................................................ 20 3.2.2 Groundwater ................................................................................................................. 23 3.2.3 Sea water infiltration .................................................................................................... 23 3.2.4 Hydrology- Opportunities and Constraints ................................................................... 23 3.2.4.1 Opportunities ............................................................................................................ 23 3.2.4.2 Constraints ................................................................................................................ 24 3.2.5 Overall Hydrology Implications for Study Area ............................................................. 24 3.3 Biodiversity .............................................................................................................................. 25 3.3.1 Relevant Legislation, Policy and Strategies ................................................................... 25 3.3.2 Wetlands ....................................................................................................................... 26 3.3.1 Migratory Birds ............................................................................................................. 27 MOOLAP COASTAL STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN - BACKGROUND REPORT JULY 2016 Page i 3.3.2 Vegetation ..................................................................................................................... 32 3.3.3 Biodiversity - Opportunities and Constraints ................................................................ 35 3.3.3.1 Opportunities ............................................................................................................ 35 3.3.3.2 Constraints ................................................................................................................ 35 3.3.4 Overall Biodiversity Implications for Study Area .......................................................... 35 3.4 Site Contamination .................................................................................................................. 37 3.4.1 Relevant Legislation, Policy and Strategies ................................................................... 37 3.4.2 Contamination .............................................................................................................. 37 3.4.3 Acid Sulfate Soils ........................................................................................................... 38 3.4.4 Site Contamination - Opportunities and Constraints.................................................... 39 3.4.4.1 Opportunities ............................................................................................................ 39 3.4.4.2 Constraints ................................................................................................................ 39 3.4.5 Overall Site Contamination Implications for Study Area .............................................. 39 3.5 Climate Change........................................................................................................................ 42 3.5.1 Relevant Legislation, Policy and Strategies ................................................................... 42 3.5.2 Current Climate ............................................................................................................. 42 3.5.3 Impacts of climate change ............................................................................................ 42 3.5.4 Sea Level Rise ................................................................................................................ 43 3.5.5 Coastal Adaptation ........................................................................................................ 44 3.5.6 Erosion .......................................................................................................................... 45 3.5.7 Blue Carbon ................................................................................................................... 46 3.5.8 Climate Change - Opportunities and Constraints ......................................................... 48 3.5.8.1 Opportunities ............................................................................................................ 48 3.5.8.2 Constraints ...............................................................................................................