PORTS AND ENVIRONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE DISCUSSION PAPER MARCH 2010 PORTS AND ENVIRONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE DISCUSSION PAPER MARCH 2010 Contents 1. SUMMARY....................................................................................................................9 Part A - Background 2. BACKGROUND.........................................................................................................15 2.1 Terms of Reference......................................................................................................15 2.2 Advisory Committee members .................................................................................16 3. CONSULTATION PROCESSES.............................................................................17 3.1 Approach......................................................................................................................17 3.2 Issues raised and relationship to ToR.......................................................................17 4. LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY FRAMEWORK ....................................................20 4.1 Legislation ....................................................................................................................20 4.1.1 Planning and Environment Act, 1987 ...............................................................20 4.1.2 Port Services Act, 1995 .....................................................................................21 4.1.3 Environment Protection Act, 1970....................................................................23 4.1.4 Marine Act, 1988...............................................................................................24 4.1.5 Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2007...........................................24 4.2 State Policies.................................................................................................................25 4.2.1 State Planning Policy Framework (SPPF) ........................................................25 4.2.2 Victorian Ports Strategic Framework 2004 ......................................................28 4.2.3 Port Futures – New Priorities and Directions for Victoria’s Port System 2009 ............................................................................28 4.2.4 The Victorian Transport Plan 2008 ..................................................................31 4.2.5 Freight Futures: Victorian Freight Network Strategy 2008 .............................31 4.2.6 Victorian Coastal Strategy 2008.......................................................................34 4.3 Local Planning Policies...............................................................................................35 4.4 Port Land Use Strategies ............................................................................................40 4.5 Conclusion....................................................................................................................42 Part B - Overview of Victoria's Ports 5. OVERVIEW OF VICTORIA’S PORTS ..................................................................44 5.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................44 5.2 Port of Melbourne .......................................................................................................45 5.2.1 Location and context.........................................................................................45 5.2.2 Governance .......................................................................................................47 5.2.3 Nature of trade throughput ................................................................................47 5.2.4 Current infrastructure........................................................................................47 5.2.5 Road and transport issues..................................................................................47 5.2.6 Future development plan...................................................................................50 5.2.7 Key interface issues...........................................................................................54 5.3 Port of Hastings ...........................................................................................................55 5.3.1 Location and context.........................................................................................55 5.3.2 Governance arrangements.................................................................................57 5.3.3 Nature of trade throughput ................................................................................57 5.3.4 Current infrastructure........................................................................................57 5.3.5 Road and transport issues..................................................................................58 5.3.6 Future development plan...................................................................................59 5.3.7 Key interface issues...........................................................................................60 1 PORTS AND ENVIRONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE DISCUSSION PAPER MARCH 2010 5.4 Port of Geelong ............................................................................................................61 5.4.1 Location and context.........................................................................................61 5.4.2 Governance .......................................................................................................63 5.4.3 Nature of trade throughput ................................................................................63 5.4.4 Current infrastructure........................................................................................63 5.4.5 Road and transport issues..................................................................................64 5.4.6 Future development plans .................................................................................65 5.4.7 Geelong Port Structure Plan..............................................................................66 5.4.8 Key interface issues...........................................................................................67 5.5 Port of Portland ...........................................................................................................70 5.5.1 Location and context.........................................................................................70 5.5.2 Governance .......................................................................................................72 5.5.3 Nature of Trade throughput...............................................................................72 5.5.4 Current infrastructure........................................................................................72 5.5.5 Road and transport issues..................................................................................73 5.5.6 Future development plans .................................................................................74 5.5.7 Key interface issues...........................................................................................75 5.6 Conclusion....................................................................................................................76 Part C - Ports Environs 6. APPROACHES TO INTERFACE PLANNING IN THE PORT ENVIRONS .....................................................................................................78 6.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................78 6.2 Approaches to interface planning and management .............................................79 6.2.1 Creating buffer areas .........................................................................................79 6.2.2 Planning controls to create ‘reverse buffers’.....................................................80 6.2.3 Extend the range of sensitive uses.....................................................................81 6.2.4 Improve environmental and/or operational performance..................................82 6.2.5 Site design and layout .......................................................................................83 6.2.6 Relocation of nuisance or hazardous activities .................................................84 6.2.7 Legal agreements..............................................................................................84 6.2.8 Notice of potential detriment.............................................................................85 6.2.9 Acquisition of land and change of use ..............................................................85 6.2.10 Memorandum of understanding ........................................................................86 6.2.11 Conclusions.......................................................................................................86 6.3 Planning tools under the VPPs..................................................................................86 6.4 Stakeholders in interface planning ...........................................................................89 6.5 Advisory Committee discussion ...............................................................................92 7. IDENTIFYING THE PORT ENVIRONS FOR VICTORIA’S FOUR PORTS....................................................................................94 7.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................94