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Inquiry Into Ramsar Wetlands Inquiry into Ramsar wetlands Dr Nerina Di Lorenzo Melbourne Water 2 December 2019 Birdlife at WTP. Photo: Watkin McLennan Ramsar wetlands 66 Ramsar Melbourne Water sites wetlands in Australia 11 Ramsar wetlands in Victoria Western Treatment Plant Edithvale-Seaford 2 MW •Site coordinator: Corangamite CMA wetlands Ramsar •Site manager (WTP): MW •Site coordinator and manager: MW wetlands The Western Treatment Plant is part of Seaford wetlands is jointly managed the Port Phillip (Western Shoreline) and with Frankston City Council but Bellarine Peninsula Ramsar site Melbourne Water is the primary Ramsar site manager. 2 Port Phillip (Western Shoreline) and Bellarine Peninsula Ramsar Site Port Phillip Bay (Western Shoreline) and Bellarine Peninsula Ramsar Site (six sites): 1. Point Cooke/Cheetham 2. Werribee/Avalon (including WTP) Western 3. Point Wilson/Limeburners Bay 4. Swan Bay Treatment Plant 5. Mud Islands 6. and the Lake Connewarre complex. 3 Western Treatment Plant Site coordinator: Corangamite CMA Site manager (WTP): MW Part of the Port Phillip (Western Shoreline) and Bellarine Peninsula Ramsar site • 10,500 ha • 179 constructed wetlands (700 ha) • Some natural wetlands • Treats 50% of Melbourne’s sewage • Rivals Kakadu for birdlife diversity and abundance Western Treatment Plant birdlife 300 100,000 Bird species Birds at any recorded on one time site 50% 1/3 Of Victoria’s Of Australia’s waterfowl birds sighted onsite in on site drought Pink-eared ducks at WTP. Photo: John5 Barkla Edithvale-Seaford wetlands Ramsar site coordinator and manager: MW Seaford wetlands jointly managed with Frankston Council Edithvale wetlands Two sites: Seaford • Edithvale wetlands (101ha) wetlands • Seaford wetlands (159ha) Ramsar listed in 2001 Clockwise from left: Golden-headed Cisticola, Bar-tailed Godwit and Zebra- finch Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands bird life 190 7000 Different Birds at any bird species one time recorded Sharp-tailed Sandpiper. Photo: Danny Rogers 38 1% Protected Of global migratory Sharp-tailed species Sandpiper recorded population Australasian Bittern. Photo: John Barkla 7 Management approach Legislation Healthy Waterways Strategy Management Plans Port Phillip (Western Edithvale-Seaford Shoreline) and Bellarine wetlands: Site Peninsula: Site Management Plan Management Plan •Prepared by Melbourne Water Monitoring and •Prepared by the Corangamite CMA evaluation with input from MW and other agencies 8 Funding Ramsar-related funding per year (average): • Controlling invasive weeds WTP: $1.23M and pest animal species Edithvale-Seaford: $430k like foxes • Monitoring birds and other native wildlife Funding is carefully prioritised: • Monitoring water regimes 1. Priority one: statutory obligations and levels • Maintenance checks of 2. Priority two: best management practice fences 3. Priority three: only as needed and if funding permits. Priority one works 9 VAGO audit progress VAGO recommended Melbourne Water responded by: Actively participating in DELWP’s Interagency 1 Robust governance Governance Group for Ramsar-listed wetlands arrangements Preparing or contributing to annual “action plans” for our sites Contributing to the Site Management Plan for the 2 Port Phillip Bay (Western Shoreline) and Bellarine Oversight of Peninsula site (finalised in 2018) management plans Reporting into DELWP’s Ramsar Management System State-wide monitoring, Contributing to DELWP’s Monitoring, Evaluation, 3 evaluation & reporting Reporting and Improvement Framework 10 Conclusion In summary: • We take our role seriously. • Our sites are actively managed to maintain or improve their ecological character. • We have worked alongside DELWP and Western Treatment Plant other organisations to implement the VAGO recommendations • We are benefiting from the new State- wide governance and monitoring arrangements and greater collaboration. • Questions? Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands Discovery Centre 11.
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