Planning and Environment Act 1987 PORTS AND ENVIRONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE Report of the Advisory Committee pursuant to Section 151 of the Act Advisory Committee: Mark Marsden, Chair Des Grogan, Member Helen Weston, Member David Whitney, Member 29 October 2010 Ports and Environs Advisory Committee Report of the Advisory Committee: 29 October 2010 Report of the Advisory Committee Pursuant to Section 151 of the Act Mark Marsden, Chair Des Grogan, Member Helen Weston, Member David Whitney, Member Page 2 Ports and Environs Advisory Committee Report of the Advisory Committee: 29 October 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE NO. PART A – BACKGROUND ...............................................................................................16 1. INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................17 1.1 CHALLENGES FOR PORT PLANNING........................................................................17 1.2 STATE AND NATIONAL POLICY CONTEXT...............................................................18 1.3 VICTORIA’S FOUR COMMERCIAL TRADING PORTS ..................................................18 1.4 THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ...................................................................................20 1.5 TERMS OF REFERENCE .............................................................................................20 1.6 COMMITTEE PROCESS..............................................................................................20 2. SUBMISSIONS....................................................................................................23 2.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................23 2.2 SUMMARY OF SUBMISSIONS ON INDIVIDUAL PORTS ...............................................23 2.2.1. PORT OF MELBOURNE .............................................................................................23 2.2.2. PORT OF HASTINGS .................................................................................................25 2.2.3. PORT OF GEELONG..................................................................................................26 2.2.4. PORT OF PORTLAND................................................................................................28 2.3 SUMMARY OF SUBMISSIONS MADE BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.................................................................................................................29 2.4 SUMMARY OF SUBMISSIONS BEYOND THE COMMITTEE’S TOR...............................31 2.4.1 STRATEGIC PLANNING ISSUES .................................................................................31 2.4.2 ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY RISKS......................................................32 2.4.3 FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF WEBB DOCK ................................................................33 PART B – PORT ENVIRONS ............................................................................................35 3. PORT ENVIRONS FOR VICTORIA’S PORTS ............................................36 3.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................36 3.2 SUBMISSIONS ...........................................................................................................37 3.3 DISCUSSION .............................................................................................................38 3.4 CONCLUSION...........................................................................................................40 3.5 RECOMMENDATIONS ..............................................................................................40 4. PORT OF MELBOURNE....................................................................................41 4.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................41 4.2 CITY OF MELBOURNE ..............................................................................................41 Page 3 Ports and Environs Advisory Committee Report of the Advisory Committee: 29 October 2010 4.2.1 SWANSON DOCK AND DYNON PRECINCT WITH SOUTH KENSINGTON AND APPLETON DOCK AND DYNON PRECINCT WITH E‐GATE ......................................41 4.2.2. APPLETON DOCK, VICTORIA DOCK AND SOUTH WHARF WITH LORIMER STREET AND FISHERMANS BEND .........................................................................................46 4.2.3. VICTORIA DOCK WITH DOCKLANDS ......................................................................53 4.3 CITY OF MARIBYRNONG .........................................................................................57 4.3.1. SWANSON DOCK (COODE ISLAND) WITH YARRAVILLE PRECINCT........................57 4.3.2. HOLDEN DOCK WITH FRANCIS STREET, YARRAVILLE ...........................................67 4.4 CITY OF PORT PHILLIP ............................................................................................74 4.4.1. WEBB DOCK WITH GARDEN CITY ..........................................................................74 4.4.2. STATION PIER WITH BEACON COVE .......................................................................80 4.5 CITY OF HOBSONS BAY ...........................................................................................84 4.5.1. ANN STREET PIER, GELLIBRAND PIER AND BREAKWATER PIER WITH THE FORMER PORT PHILLIP WOOLLEN MILLS SITE .....................................................................84 4.5.2. THE STRAND, WILLIAMSTOWN ..............................................................................95 4.5.3. NEWPORT AND SPOTSWOOD ..................................................................................96 5. PORT OF HASTINGS........................................................................................99 5.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................99 5.2 SUMMARY OF SUBMISSIONS.....................................................................................99 5.3 DISCUSSION .............................................................................................................99 5.4 CONCLUSION...........................................................................................................99 6. PORT OF GEELONG .......................................................................................101 6.1 INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................101 6.2 NORTH SHORE RESIDENTIAL AREA WITH INCITEC PIVOT AND MIDWAY............101 6.3 NORLANE RESIDENTIAL AREA WITH INDUSTRIAL LAND EAST OF STATION STREET ...............................................................................................................................106 6.4 FORMER FORD SITE WITH ‘PORT AREA OF INTEREST’ LAND .................................106 6.5 PROPOSED GEELONG MARINE INDUSTRY PROJECT, OSBORNE PARK, OSBORNE HOUSE AND THE RIPPLESIDE RESIDENTIAL AREA WITH ‘PORT AREA OF INTEREST’ LAND .....................................................................................................................107 6.6 GEELONG GRAMMAR SCHOOL WITH SHELL REFINERY .......................................109 7. PORT OF PORTLAND.....................................................................................111 7.1 INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................111 7.2 SUMMARY OF SUBMISSIONS...................................................................................111 7.3 DISCUSSION ...........................................................................................................112 7.4 CONCLUSION.........................................................................................................112 7.5 RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................113 Page 4 Ports and Environs Advisory Committee Report of the Advisory Committee: 29 October 2010 8. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PEO ..............................................................115 8.1 INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................115 8.2 SUBMISSIONS .........................................................................................................115 8.3 DISCUSSION ...........................................................................................................116 8.2 CONCLUSION.........................................................................................................116 8.3 RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................116 PART C – PLANNING FRAMEWORK FOR VICTORIA’S PORTS.......................117 9. STATE PLANNING POLICY FRAMEWORK.............................................118 9.1 INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................118 9.2 SUMMARY OF SUBMISSIONS...................................................................................118 9.3 STRATEGIC SUPPORT FOR PORTS ...........................................................................118 9.4 CONCLUSIONS.......................................................................................................119 9.5 RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................120