Community Liaison Group
Joint Group Meeting
24 July 2019
Time # Item Detail
5.30pm 1 Welcome, introductions, apologies and actions
5.40pm 2 Actions from previous meetings
5.55pm 3 Report from CLG community members
6.10pm 4 Construction update
6.30pm 5 Questions from CLG members on construction update
6.40pm 6 Tea Break - Reconvene in 15 minutes.
6.55pm 7 Schools Engagement Program – West Gate Kids
7.10pm 8 CLG Landscape Update
7.20pm 9 West Gate Tunnel Authority Update
7.30pm 10 Actions arising and close
JIM WILLIAMSON
Introduction and open actions
Report from CLG community members
Construction update
TUNNEL ZONE
ANDREW SHEPHERD
North Portal Precinct Overview
TBM Assembly
TBM Assembly
North Portal
North Yarra Main Sewer
Tunnelling Hub
Southern Portals
WEST ZONE
CHARLES FAIRBAIRN
Williamstown Road Interchange
Fogarty Avenue and The Avenue
Muir Street Pedestrian Overpass
Millers Road Interchange
Paringa Road
West Gate Freeway – Chambers Road to Grieve Parade
Kororoit Creek Bridge
M80 Interchange
EAST ZONE
JACQUES LE SUEUR
Maribyrnong River and river bank
Footscray Road & fish market site
Lynch’s Bridge
Dynon Road area
Questions and discussion from CLG members on upcoming
works
Tea break
School Engagement Program -West Gate Kids
BETH BEAVEN
School Engagement Program
• West Gate Kids is the school engagement program of the West Gate Tunnel Project
• Targeting schools in Melbourne’s west• Created for primary and secondary students aged 10 to
14• West Gate Kids links directly to the school curriculum
and promotes the study of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths (STEAM) subjects.
• Promotes real-world learning, using challenges from the project as a basis for its activities.
• Sessions are delivered by award winning scientist Dr Lorien Parker of SciencePlay Kids.
• Students are immersed in the world of science via a variety of hands-on experiments related to how cities work, involving electricity circuits, bridges, tunnels and more.
• To date 776 students have been engaged in 10 schools.
• By the end of 2019, West Gate Kids expects to have engaged over 1000 students across 15 primary and secondary schools in the western suburbs.
Delivery and Statistics
CLG members are invited to attend a 90-minute West Gate Kids session and watch Dr Loz and the kids in action as they enjoy the ‘Engineering our City’ program at the project Info Centre.
• Date: Friday 13 September 2019
• Where: WGTP Info Centre, Yarraville
• When: 3 sessions are likely - spread throughout the day – (exact timing TBC)
Please note: The date and time are tentative at this stage and are subject to change. Further confirmation and information will be provided once the booking is confirmed.
CLG Invitation
West Gate Kids Video
CLG Landscape Update
BETH BEAVEN
West Gate Tunnel Project (MTIA) Update
LIZ EVANS
National Tree Day
• Sunday 28 July 2019
• Property bounded by DohertysRoad, Grieve Parade and Kororoit Creek, Altona North
• 10am tree planting
• 12pm BBQ with special guests
• CLG members encouraged to attend.
CLG Recruitment
• Expression of Interest closed on Friday 7 June 2019
• Interviews for potential members commenced last week
• New members to be appointed by the next North and West CLG Meetings
Actions arising and close