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H. IMPLEMENTATION

The Moonee Ponds Creek Chain of Ponds outlines a long term vision

for the creek. To realise this vision will take at least fifty years. This

Implementation Plan provides the first step for the 2019 - 2029 period.

Implementation | 309308 | Chain of Ponds

H.01 ENVIRONMENT – ECOLOGY

Improve the ecological health of the creek and biodiversity within the creek corridor through the protection, enhancement and restoration of natural systems.

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Short: 1-3 years

Medium: 4-6 years

Long: 7-10 years

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Retain and protect significant vegetation and increase corridor width to better support the ecological function and integrity of the creek

Advocate to State Government to sustainably and actively manage remnant vegetation patches and develop baseline data and monitoring programs for remnant natural assets.

Short MW; C Open Space & Planning; MPCCC

OPX, underway

Introduce mechanisms (such as planning controls) to protect and enhance vegetation on public and private land, including options to expand the environmental overlays.

Short C Strategic Planning; DELWP; MPCCC

OPX, CAPX

Develop a strategic land acquisition and retention plan to support a minimum 30m connected vegetated buffer to the creek

Short C Planning; MPCCC OPX

Explore ways to reconnect fragmented habitats along the creek

Establish riparian creek buffer plantings to a minimum 30m where space available Ongoing C Open Space; MW OPX, OSR External grants

Respect riparian vegetation by prioritising the location of infrastructure (sealed bike paths, sporting infrastructure etc) outside the 30m vegetated buffer zone (where available)

Ongoing C; MW CAPX; External grants

Encourage adjoining private land owners to plant and protect indigenous species that contribute to the corridor, especially in constrained areas of the corridor

Ongoing C Open Space & Planning; MPCCC; MW

OPX; External grants

Undertake strategic revegetation to link or create stepping stones between areas of habitat along, and abutting, the creek corridor

Ongoing C Open Space OPX, CAPX External grants

Provide greater areas and diversity of habitat across the corridor and improve urban ecology

Provide constructed wildlife crossings that support the movement of animals between fragmented habitats

Ongoing C Open Space; MW; MPCCC

OPX, CAPX; External grants

Establish a variety of different planting types (eg closed woodland) along the creek corridor and within patches

Ongoing C Open Space MW; MPCCC


Restore aquatic vegetation and instream habitat

Look at opportunities to replace mown exotic grass (with little habitat value) with indigenous vegetation Ongoing C Open Space OPX, CAPX; External grants

Provide increased vegetation and habitat plantings within new and existing infrastructure, such as artificial nesting boxes, to provide protection for a range of species. Ensure appropriate monitoring

Ongoing C Open Space OPX, CAPX; External grants

Explore modifications to sections of the concrete channel to encourage more instream vegetation and slow water velocities

Short MW; MPCCC ----

Encourage ecological resilience to climate change and outside impacts

Explore and introduce new management techniques and concepts aimed at reducing the need for management resources in the future

Ongoing MW; C; MPCCC OPX,External grants

Reduce pollution

Explore new plant communities utilising indigenous plants capable of thriving within the urban environment

Ongoing C Open Space; MW; DELWP; MPCCC


Increase canopy tree shade to the channel and creek corridor, to help combat higher water temperatures and reduce the urban heat island effect

Ongoing C; MW; DELWP; MPCCC


Investigate strategic research partnerships to investigate the effect of air, noise and water pollution on the ecological health of the creek

Ongoing C; MW; DELWP; University partners; MPCCC

External grants

Research

Work with VicRoads to explore alternative noise wall designs that offer greater habitat benefits and connectivity

Ongoing C; VicRoads; MPCCC

External grants

Undertake more detailed and regular research into the ecological operation of the creek Ongoing C; MW; DELWP; University partners; MPCCC

External grants

Retain and protect significant vegetation

Actively manage remnant vegetation patches and develop baseline data and monitoring programs for remnant natural assets.

Ongoing C; MW; DELWP; MPCCC; University partners

OPX underwayExternal grants

C Council; DELWP Dept. of Environment, Land, Water and Planning; OSR Open Space Reserve; MPCCC Moonee Ponds Creek Catchment Collaboration; MW Melbourne Water

H.02 ENVIRONMENT – WATER

Promote innovative water management throughout the creek catchment that mitigates stormwater runoff and pollution to improve water quality.

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Short: 1-3 years

Medium: 4-6 years

Long: 7-10 years

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Manage and treat stormwater within the catchment to reduce velocity and improve water quality

Implement a range of stormwater treatment tools within the catchment including wetlands and water sensitive design treatments to treat stormwater before entering the creek

Ongoing C Environment, Open Space,MPCCC Transport & Drainage; MW

OPX, CAPX, DCP; External grants

Enforce environmental management practices on construction sites according to best practice guidelines

Ongoing C Planning, Asset Protection

OPX

Increase corridor width to better support the ecological function and integrity of the creek

Treat stormwater runoff from freeways, roads and sports fields to reduce nutrient loads into the creek Ongoing C Environment & Roads; MW; VicRoads

OPX; External grants, CAPX

Increase surface roughness of the channel to improve dissolved oxygen levels Ongoing MW ---

Manage tributaries and outlets (existing and proposed) to the Moonee Ponds Creek to mitigate erosion and excessive sedimentation downstream and impacts to water quality

Ongoing MW; C Drainage; MPCCC

OPX; Cofunding External grants

Implement flood mitigation actions from a catchment wide perspective Ongoing MW; DELWP; MPCCC; C Drainage & Environment

OPX CAPX; External grants

Encourage natural processes within the creek corridor

Advocate to Melbourne Water to explore how and when sections of the concrete channel can be removed and replaced with green infrastructure for ecological, social and environmental outcomes

S-M MPCCC; C Open Space

OPX Cofunding State Council,External grants

Provide greater areas and diversity of habitat across the corridor and improve urban ecology

Explore how to control water entering the channel to slow water velocities, prevent erosion and support the introduction of riparian planting within the creek corridor.

M MW; C Environment Cofunding; External grants

Undertake better monitoring of flows within the catchment to allow more informed decisions, particularly on supporting long term ecological objectives.

S MW; C Drainage; MPCCC

Existing base; External grants

Undertake updated flood modelling to better understand the current situation and the likely effect of climate change on flooding along the creek.

S MW; C Drainage; MPCCC

Cofunding State/Council

Restore aquatic vegetation and instream habitat

Continue to monitor nutrient loads in the creek Short MW ---



Cofunding State Council

H.03 SOCIAL – LINEAR PARK

Develop a vibrant and well connected linear park that supports a happy, active and healthy community within a rapidly growing city.

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Short: 1-3 years

Medium: 4-6 years

Long: 7-10 years

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Provide a wider range of activities and experiences along the full length of the creek that encourage greater usage from people of all ages and interests

Implement a range of opportunities that offer different user experiences eg. shared trails, path and track network.

Ongoing C Transport & Open Space; MW; MPCCC

Existing CAPX OSR; External grants

Ensure gender equity in the provision of activities along the creek ie provide more opportunities for female sport participation.

C Open Space & Recreation; MPCCC

Other strategies

Undertake detailed activity and usage surveys that provide more information on the usage patterns to better inform planning of the linear park.

MW; MPCCC; C Open Space & Recreation

OPX

Adopt a suite of design components for the ‘Linear Park’ which are consistent along the creek corridor (eg. paths, furniture, signage and park elements) – see Linear Park section of this document

C Planning & Open Space; MPCCC; MW

CAPX, OSR

Recognise the value of the existing concrete channel as a suitable surface for different activities, including cycling

Ongoing MW; C Transport ---

Provide opportunities for community connections to nature (separation from the urban environment)

Explore opportunities to improve pedestrian access to the water’s edge by increasing accessibility and reducing the steepness of the embankment in locations where possible

Ongoing MW; C Open Space & Recreation; MPCCC

Cofunding State/Council,CAPX; External grants

Undertake regular community activities that support connectedness with the natural environment, including planting and field days

Ongoing C Open Space; MW OPX, External grants

Support friends and neighbourhood groups to become custodians of the creek Ongoing MPCCC; C Open Space; MW

OPX

Provide more low level water crossings to allow direct access to and across the creek (during normal flow periods)

Ongoing MW; MPCCC ---

Improve linear and neighbourhood connectivity

Develop strategic land acquisition and retention plan to support a minimum connected 100m wide open space corridor along the creek to support regular maintenance, emergency and pedestrian access

Medium C Planning & Open Space; DELWP; MPCCC

OSR

Develop implementation plans for pedestrian loops and circuit routes linked by bridges at regular intervals along the creek

Short C Open Space & Transport; MW

Cofunding State/Council, CAPX;

Seek to reconstruct the entire shared path to a new and higher standard, rather than continually fixing the patchwork of existing issues

Medium C Transport; MPCCC

CAPX,External grants

Seek to resolve existing gaps within the shared user path, including at Vanberg Road, Essendon and investigate alternate routes on the City of Moreland side of the creek

Medium C Transport & Open Space; MPCCC

External grants, CAPX

Increase safety for park users

Promote the range of uses for the creek to encourage more participation, and in turn, protection and surveillance

Ongoing C Open Space; MW; MPCCC; DELWP


Review lighting strategies to ensure they meet a range of users with consideration of potential fauna impacts

Medium C Transport & Open Space; MW; DELWP; MPCCC


Where possible, reprofile steep sections of channel embankment to create safe, shallow and slow water velocity sections throughout the creek by undertaking modifications to the concrete channel

Ongoing MW ---

Implement an education strategy on considerate path and open space use to help resolve conflicts between different users

Ongoing C Transport; VicRoads; MPCCC

External grants, OPX

Undertake more detailed and regular pedestrian and cycle counts at key locations along the shared user path.

Ongoing VicRoads; C Transport; MPCCC

OPX


H.04 SOCIAL - FLOODING RISK

Resolve flood risk through innovative and holistic design solutions.

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Short: 1-3 years

Medium: 4-6 years

Long: 7-10 years

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Manage the quantity of water entering the Moonee Ponds Creek through a catchment wide approach

Implement the set of tools for options for flood mitigation and management, including re-profiling the creek embankment, detention of water, rainwater tanks, increasing permeable surfaces and WSUD interventions (see water investigation section of this document)

Ongoing MW; C Environment, Transport, Drainage & Open Space; MPCCC

Co funding State/Councils

External grants

Explore how sports fields can be lowered to provide additional floodplain capacity to allow for creek improvements and mitigate downstream flooding

Medium MW; DELWP; VPA, C Drainage & Open Space; MPCCC

External funding

Realise flood management within the catchment through strategic acquisition, retention of land and investing in infrastructure that delivery multiple outcomes.

Undertake a strategic land use review based on flood modelling results MW; C Drainage, Planning & Open Space; MPCCC

External funding

Identify strategic properties for acquisition in flood zones to reduce asset damage while achieving social, environmental and economic outcomes

Short - Medium C Planning & Open Space; MW; MPCCC

External funding; OSR

Advocate for the retention of open space that can mitigate flood risks throughout the catchment Ongoing MW; DELWP; C Open Space; MPCCCC

OPX

Prioritise green infrastructure options (wetlands and WSUDs) in place of traditional grey infrastructure (drainage pipes) asset renewals and upgrades

Ongoing MW; C Drainage, Transport & Open Space; MPCCC

CAPX,OPX External grants

Increase permeable surfaces within private and public landholdings

Implement permeable pavements where possible to reduce stormwater flows entering waterways Ongoing C Environment & Transport; MW

CAPX renewal; External grants



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Short: 1-3 years

Medium: 4-6 years

Long: 7-10 years

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Protect the creek environs from the encroachment of urban development.

Implement a water sensitive city approach to planning which manages development and water, ensuring positive environmental outcomes for the creek corridor through local policy and advocacy to State planning regulations

Short MPCCC; C; MW Existing OPX, CAPX, DCP

Resolve planning anomalies to ensure that all properties within the open space corridor fall within appropriate zoning (public park and recreation zone – PPRZ) and can be managed more effectively in to the future

Short - C Planning & Open Space; DELWP; MPCCC

OPX

Advocate to State Government to work with adjoining Councils to introduce planning controls and development guidelines to ensure development complements the creek environment, including for example, ESO coverage.

DELWP; C Planning & Open Space; MW; MPCCC

Already noted

Ensure new and upgraded infrastructure does not compromise the creek environment.

Advocate for the protection of the creek from inappropriate urban and infrastructure encroachment, including freeways and sports fields that do not contribute positively to the creek environs

Ongoing DELWP; C; MW; MPCCC

OPX

Advocate for good design outcomes for the creek during the planning processes for new or expanding infrastructure which include management of stormwater, pollution (air and noise) amenity, ecology and public safety

Ongoing C Environment, Open Space & Planning; MW; MPCCC

OPX

Develop appropriate design guidelines for infrastructure elements, such as sports fields and associated car parking, lighting and pavilions that reflect the creek environs

DELWP; C Planning & Open Space; MPCCC

Already noted

Investigate and implement ecological sportsground and turf management practices to minimise the use of fertilisers and other nutrient run-off into the creek

Medium MW; C Environment, Open Space & Recreation; MPCCC

OPX

Work with VicRoads to identify outlets to the Moonee Ponds Creek which are at risk from freeway contaminants and implement a program to treat water before entering the creek

Medium MW; VicRoads; C; MPCCC

OPX

Prepare and submit submissions to planning and infrastructure projects that impact upon the creek catchment

Ongoing MPCCC; C; MW; MPCCC

OPX

Develop project briefs for improvements to the creek environs that can leverage resourcing from new infrastructure projects

Ongoing MPCCC; C; MW; MPCCC

OPX, CAPX

Apply Melbourne Water best practice guides for the development of creek infrastructure such as stormwater outlets

Ongoing C Drainage & Environment; MW

OPX,CAPX

Celebrate the unique nature of the urban stream environment

Explore creative ways to celebrate, enhance and utilise the unique infrastructure along the creek, such as with public art and potential recreational pursuits (rock climbing walls, skate boarding).

Ongoing MPCCC; C Arts & Open Space; MW

Cofunding State/Council, OSR, External grants

Protect the creek and creek corridor from inappropriate urban development and infrastructure encroachment.

H.06 CULTURAL HERITAGE

Acknowledge and celebrate the Wurundjeri and other cultural heritage of the Creek.

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Short: 1-3 years

Medium: 4-6 years

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Respect the tangible and intangible indigenous cultural heritage along the Moonee Ponds Creek.

Consult regularly with the Wurundjeri regarding upgrades and improvements to the creek Ongoing MPCCC; C; MW OPX, CAPX

Engage the Wurundjeri Tribe Land and Conservation Council to undertake ‘Welcome to Country’ ceremonies at significant events

Ongoing MPCCC; C; MW Existing OPX; External grants

Share traditional knowledge about the creek and landscape

Develop Interpretive signage at key locations which celebrate indigenous culture and knowledge Ongoing MPCCC; C Arts & Open Space; MW; DELWP

Cofunding State/Council,External grants

Undertake due diligence and prepare Cultural Heritage Management Plans whilst planning for construction

Undertake due diligence cultural heritage checks when undertaking any significant earthworks within the creek corridor.

Ongoing C; MW; VicRoads; TransUrban

CAPX

Develop a cultural heritage management plan where required when implementing works Ongoing C; MW; VicRoads; TransUrban

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C Council; DELWP Dept. of Environment, Land, Water and Planning; OSR Open Space Reserve; MPCCC Moonee Ponds Creek Catchment Collaboration; MW Melbourne WaterShort - Medium

H.07 ECONOMIC

Quantify the value of the open space along the creek to better advocate for protection and improvement and support the economic and social vitality of the communities and businesses located along the creek.

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Long: 7-10 years

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Quantify the value of the open space along the creek to better advocate for protection and improvement

Identify points of access, pinch points and areas for expansion to increase visibility of the creek Short C Open Space; MPCCC; MW

MVCC undertaken

Promote the Moonee Ponds Creek as a key destination for nature, recreation and access Ongoing MPCCC; C; MW Existing OPX; External grantsCofunding Councils

Support the economic and social vitality of the communities and businesses located along the creek.

Encourage improved interface with neighbouring properties through design guidelines Ongoing C Planning & Open Space; MPCCC; MW; DELWP

Existing baseCofunding with State/Councils

Undertake large scale infrastructure projects which improve access to the broader community including, for example a land bridge connecting Royal Park to Travancore Park, with activation opportunities

Medium C; MW; VicRoads; TransUrban

Cofunding State/Private/CouncilExternal grants;

Protect and enhance urban biodiversity for its environmental, social and economic benefits to the City and its community.

Utilise precincts such as the revitalised Moonee Ponds Creek to promote healthy lifestyle initiatives such as walking and cycling

Short C Transport & Open Space; MW; VicRoads; TransUrban

OPX,External grants

Deliver enhanced community spaces and diverse landscape outcomes which will attract tourists and visitors from surrounding areas and retain local involvement in the area

Ongoing C Open Space; MW; DELWP; VicRoads; MPCCC; TransUrban

External grants; OSR, CAPX

Identify and deliver cool green spaces along the Moonee Ponds Creek linear park to reduce heat stress for the community in time of extreme weather conditions.

Medium C Environment & Open Space; MW; DELWP; MPCCC

Cofunding State/Council, OSR, CAPX

Deliver infrastructure which can resolve multiple outcomes.

Prepare briefs for large infrastructure projects to deliver outcomes for water quality, flood reduction, habitat, access and community spaces.

Short MPCCC; C; MW CAPX, Cofunding State/Council

Invest in green infrastructure across the city to relieve existing infrastructure, create cool green spaces for the mental health and wellbeing of the community.

Ongoing C; MW; DELWP CAPX; External grants

H.08 GOVERNANCE - COLLABORATION

Facilitate ongoing dialogue, collaboration and coordination across multiple local governments, state government agencies, land managers and community stakeholders while providing an inspiring advocacy document for key stakeholders that will help protect and manage the creek and environments into the future.

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Short: 1-3 years

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Long: 7-10 years

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Develop an appropriate governance model to manage the creek effectively.

Develop the Moonee Ponds Creek Collaboration in to a more formal structure with an agreed Terms of Reference and clear designated responsibilities

Short MW; C; Community and other

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Continue advocacy to Melbourne Water and State Government for adequate stormwater catchment planning.

Ongoing C; MPCCC OPX

Take necessary steps in coordinating a catchment approach to the waterway.

Councils and Melbourne Water to work together in prioritising projects based on mitigating water quantity entering into the creek and further utilising excess stormwater for social and environmental outcomes

Ongoing C; MW; MPCCC OPX; External grants

Melbourne Water/State Government to appoint a catchment coordinator to oversee projects are delivered across the variety of landowners and ensure investment is secured for priority areas

Short MW; DELWP TBD

Seek resources to deliver projects and funding opportunities Ongoing MPCCC; C Cofunding State/Council

Advocate to State Government for leadership in preparing planning controls with LGAs within the catchment

Short – Medium MPCCC; C; MW; DELWP

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Take necessary steps in coordinating land management across the multiple municipal boundaries

Undertake a consolidated review of all land ownership along the creek to assist in future project implementation, management and maintenance

Short MPCCC; C; MW; DELWP

MVCC undertaken

Resolve land ownership anomalies to allow better management of the creek Short – Medium MPCCC; C; MW; DELWP

OPX

Advocate for protection and retention of publicly owned and accessible land along the Moonee Ponds Creek


Continue Collaboration Group to retain a clear voice to advocate for improvements to the Moonee Ponds Creek

Collaboration Group to disseminate information to networks to inform and engage community. Ongoing MPCCC OPX

Advocate for funding from both internal and external sources Ongoing MPCCC; C; MW OPX

Utilise Chain of Ponds document for ongoing activities relating to the Creek

Moreland and Moonee Valley City Council to formally endorse document Short C OPX

Gain endorsement from Melbourne Water and Collaboration Group for the document C OPX

Utilise document to inform broader planning controls and urban design guidelines Ongoing C; DELWP; MW; MPCCC

OPX

Utilise document to advocate to state government when planning large infrastructure projects and initiatives


Encourage Melbourne Water and Councils to extend the study area to include the entire creek catchment (City of Hume and City of Melbourne plan which is currently underway)

Short MPCCC OPX

Encourage Melbourne Water and Councils to continue investigating the catchment and develop projects to realise the vision for an urban water sensitive city.

Ongoing MPCCC; MW; C OPX

Take necessary steps in coordinating land management across the multiple municipal boundaries

As part of Melbourne Water’s Urban Waterways Transformation Project, advocate for the Brosnan Crescent precinct to be transformed from concrete channel to an inspiring landscape. This precinct was the last section of concrete to be poured and offers a great opportunity to reverse the impact and provide a symbolic moment in the history of the Moonee Ponds Creek

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I. CREDITS

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I.01 BIBLIOGRAPHY

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

The breath of documents across so many State and Local Government bodies reflects the multivalent governance of and interest in the Moonee Ponds Creek. It is a large bibliography that gathers data from a wide variety of sources and in a number of different formats, covering many areas of interest. This investigation draws together these many and varied documents, and seeks to draw out issues and opportunities within them.

Where ever possible, we have credited images and text that have been reproduced within this document, and have noted the source of this material. It is important to note that where existing descriptions have been found that best describe the issue, we have not rewritten them but instead quoted these sources.

All images are by Site Office unless otherwise noted. Apologies for any inaccuracies or omissions.

CITY OF MOONEE VALLEY DOCUMENTS:

Moonee Valley Planning Scheme, City of Moonee Valley, 2015

Urban Ecology Strategy, City of Moonee Valley, 2014

Water Strategy, City of Moonee Valley, 2011

Walking & Cycling Strategy (2012-2022), City of Moonee Valley , 2012

Moonee Valley City Council WSUD Guidelines, City of Moonee Valley, 2012

Moonee Valley Open Space Strategy, Thompson Berrill Landscape Design / Environment & Lands Management (for City of Moonee Valley), 2011

Moonee Ponds Creek Trail -Shared Bicycle / Pedestrian Path Audit, Traffixworks, (for City of Moonee Valley), 2011

East West Link - Moonee Valley City Council Open Space Network: Impact and Mitigation, City of Moonee Valley, 2013

Leisure Strategy & Sports Development Plan Research & Consultation, LMH Consulting Group / Outside the Square (for City of Moonee Valley), 2014

Keep Monnee Valley Moving, Integrated Transport Plan, Issues & Opportunities Paper, 2015

Integrated Transport Plan, Moonee Valley City Council, 2008

Moonee Ponds Creek - Cultural Values Recording, Ian Travers (Extent Heritage) for the City of Moonee Valley, 2016

CITY OF MOONEE VALLEY MASTERPLANS:

Debneys Park Concept Plan, Site Office (for City of Moonee Valley)

Travancore Park Feasibility and Options Study, Pollen Studio (for City of Moonee Valley), 2013

Ormond Park Master Plan, 2011

Five Mile Creek Master Plan, City of Moonee Valley, 2015

Cross Keys Reserve Master Plan, Moonee Valley City Council 2016

Nursery Corner Master Plan, Passages Collective & Pollen Studio (for City of Moonee Valley), 2011

Strathnaver Reserve Master Plan, Oculus (For City of Moonee Valley), 2007

Boeing Reserve Master Plan, City of Moonee Valley, 2014

Urban Ecology Park Scenario for Montgomery Park, Zoe Metherall & ARCUE, 2013

CITY OF MOONEE VALLEY WSUD PROJECTS:

Debneys Park Water Stormwater Harvesting Project, AECOM, 2010: (TRIM 10/48190)

Ormond Park Stormwater Harvesting Project (TRIM: 10/37470)

Moonee Ponds Activity Centre WSUD Feasibility Study

Nursery Corner Preliminary WSUD Investigation and Opportunities Analysis, Stormy Water Solutions (For City of Moonee Valley), 2011

Stormwater Harvesting Study for Boeing Reserve and Strathnaver Reserve (Draft Report), May 2011 (TRIM 11/379539)

OTHER RELEVANT MPC DOCUMENTS:

Moonee Ponds Creek Strategic Plan, Land Design Partnership Pty Ltd, Urban Enterprise Pty Ltd, Golder Associates Pty Ltd (for Moonee Ponds Creek Co-ordination Committee), 2011

Moonee Valley Racecourse Master Plan, Tract Consultants, for Moonee Valley Racing Club, 2011

CITY OF MELBOURNE DOCUMENTS:

Moonee Ponds Creek Recreation Study - Ormond Road to Yarra River, Scenic Spectrums, for the City of Melbourne, 1990 (Barcode: 30002018089516)

Arden-Macaulay Structure Plan, City of Melbourne, 2012

Urban Forest Strategy - Making A Great City Greener 2012-2032, City of Melbourne, 2012

Unleashing the Potential of Nature - Discussion Paper on City Ecology, Ecosystems & Biodiversity, City of Melbourne, 2015

CITY OF MORELAND DOCUMENTS:

Moonee Ponds & Merri Creek Resting Places Strategy, Aspect, for the City of Moreland, 2002

Moonee Ponds Creek Public Art Strategy, Collaborations & Helan Bodycomb, for the Moonee Ponds Creek Coordination Commitee, the Cities of Hume, Melbourne, Moonee Valley and Moreland, 2002

Moonee Ponds Creek Corridor Revegetation Guidelines - Revegetating the Moonee Ponds Creek Corridor, David Cheynoweth & Greening Australia, 2000

City Of Moreland Thematic History, Lovell Chen for Moreland City Council 2009

Watermap 2020, City of Moreland, 2014

Open Space Strategy 2012-2022, City of Moreland, 2012

CITY OF HUME / CITY OF BROADMEADOWS:

Moonee Ponds Creek Open Space Study, City of Broadmeadows, 1976 (Barcode: 30002002757974)

MELBOURNE WATER / MMBW DOCUMENTS:

Moonee Ponds Creek and Environs Study: Final Report, Corporate Author: Scott and Furphy Engineers, for Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, 1976 (Barcode: 30002025044165)

Moonee Ponds Creek Concept Plan, Board of Works 1992

Moonee Ponds Creek Concept Plan, Flora and Fauna Study, Tonkinson and Lloyd (for Board of Works), 1991

Moonee Ponds Creek Concept Plan, Soils of the Moonee Ponds Creek, Ian Sargeant (for Board of Works), 1991

Moonee Ponds Creek Concept Plan, Archaeology Survey, Fiona Weaver (for Board of Works), 1991

Moonee Ponds Creek Concept Plan, Assessment of Alternative Drainage Treatments, NM Cragie (for Board of Works), 1991

Moonee Ponds Creek Concept Plan, Recreation Assessment and Visual Assessment, Scenic Spectrums (for Board of Works), 1991

Moonee Valley Flood Management Plan, Melbourne Water, June 2011

Arden Macaulay IWM Plan and Moonee Ponds Creek Master Plan Options Report, GHD for Melbourne Water Corporation, 2015 (DRAFT)

Moonee Ponds Creek Local Management Rules, Melbourne Water, 2005

The Impacts Of Climate Change On Urban Flooding In The Melbourne Area Using Existing Flood Models, P. Pedruco & R Watkinson, Melbourne Water, 2010

Guidelines for Development in Flood-Prone Areas, Melbourne Water, 2008


VICROADS DOCUMENTS

M2 CityLink - Tullamarine Freeway Urban Design Strategy, Peter Elliot Architecture, VicRoads, 2015

CityLink Tulla Widening - Air Quality Assessment, Aecom Australia, prepared for VicRoads, April 2015

CityLink Tulla Widening - Environmental Assessment, Aecom Australia, prepared for VicRoads, April 2015

CityLink Tulla Widening - Hydraulic Assessment, Aecom Australia, prepared for VicRoads, March 2015

CityLink Tulla Widening - CityLink Portals to Bulla Road - Traffic Noise Assessment, Aecom Australia, preparedfor VicRoads, July 2015

Citylink Tulla Widening - Dynon Road To Moreland Road, Archaeological And Cultural Heritage Desktop Assessment Due Diligence Report, Dr. Vincent Clark & Associates Pty Ltd, prepared for VicRoads, April 2015.

Cycle Notes No. 21- Widths of Off Road Shared Use Paths, VicRoads, June 2010.

VicRoads Fauna Sensitive Road Design Guidelines, VicRoads, 2012.

VicRoad Traffic Monitor https://public.tableau.com/views/TMIndex/Index?:embed=y&:showTabs=y&:showVizHome=no#1&%3Adisplay_count=yes&%3Atoolbar=no

PARKS VICTORIA DOCUMENTS

Linking People + Spaces - A Strategy for Melbourne’s Open Space Network, Parks Victoria, 2002

Healthy Parks Healthy People: the State of the Evidence 2015, prepared for Parks Victoria by Mardie Townsend, Claire Henderson-Wilson, Elyse Warner and Lauren Weiss, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, 2015

STATE GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS

General Plan of Development, Melbourne, Metropolitan Town Planning Commission, 1929

Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme, Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, 1954

Index of Stream Condition - The Third Benchmark of Victorian River Condition, DEPI, State Government of Victoria, 2013

Port Phillip Bay Coastal Adaption Pathways Project, Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV), Association of Bayside Municipalities (ABM) and the Coastal Control Board (CCB), 2011

Permitted Clearing of Native Vegetation – Biodiversity Assessment Guidelines, DEPI, 2013

Plan Melbourne 2014 www.planmelbourne.vic.gov.au/Plan-Melbourne

Plan Melbourne Refresh, 2015

Metropolitan Melbourne Investigation FINAL REPORT, Victorian Environmental Assessment Council (VEAC), 2011

Biodiversity of Metropolitan Melbourne, Prepared for Victorian Environmental Assessment Council (VEAC), ARCUE, 2009.

WATER QUALITY / GROUNDWATER SITES

http://yarraandbay.vic.gov.au/report-card

http://www.melbournewater.com.au/waterdata/riverhealthdata/waterwayquality/Pages/Waterway-water-quality-data.aspx

Water Flows

http://www.melbournewater.com.au/waterdata/waterwaydiversionstatus/pages/moonee-ponds-creek.aspx

http://www.melbournewater.com.au/waterdata/rainfallandriverleveldata/Pages/Rainfall-and-river-level-new.aspx?SiteID=43

http://www.vvg.org.au/cb_pages/disclaimer.php

CSIRO & BOM

State of the Climate 2014, CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology

http://www.csiro.au/en/Research/OandA/Areas/Assessing-our-climate/State-of-the-Climate/2014-SoC-Report

BICYCLE NETWORK

www.bicyclenetwork.com.au/general/for-government-and-business/3060/

RELEVANT MASTER PLANS:

Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan, City of Los Angeles, 2007

San Pedro Creek Improvements Project, San Antonio River Authority, Texas, 2015 (http://spcproject.org/)

The Underline - Framework Plan & Demonstration Projects, James Corner Field Operations, 2015 prepared for Friends of the Underline, in partnership with Miami-Dade County Parks Recreation and Open Spaces Department, Miami-Dade Transit Department

OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS:

Urban River Rehabilitation as an Integrative Part of Sustainable Urban Water Systems, Gul Simsek, Atatürk University, Turkey, 48th ISOCARP Congress 2012

The Urban Stream Syndrome: Current Knowledge And The Search For A Cure, Walsh, C.J.; Roy, A.H.; Feminella, J.W.; Cottingham, P.D.; Groffman, P.M.; Morgan, R.P. (2005). The urban stream syndrome: current knowledge and the search for a cure. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 24(3), 706-723

Connecting To The Future - The Alternative to the Victorian Transport Plan, Public Transport Users Association, 2009

http://digital.edition-on.net/wardour/ArupDesignBook2015

BOOKS

Ecological Urbanism, Edited by Mohsen Mostafavi with Gareth Doherty, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Lars Muller Publishers 2010

Projective Ecologies, Chris Reed & Nina-Marie Lister. Published by Actar Publishers with Harvard Graduate School of Design, New York, 2014

Urban Ecology - Science of Cities, Richard TT Foreman, Cambridge University Press, 2014

Lost Landscapes, LOLA, nai010 publishers, Rotterdam, 2013

Design in the Terrain of Water, ed. Anuradha Mathur & Dilip Da Cunha, Applied Research & Design Publishing, 2014

Large Parks, ed Julia Czerniak and George Hargreaves, Princton Architectural Press, 2007

Design with Nature, Ian McHarg, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1967

Made In Australia - The Future of Australian Cities, Richard Weller & Julian Bolleter, UWA Publishing, 2013

Northern Melbourne Waterways Study: a report to Northern Melbourne Regional Organisation, Preston Institute of Technology, 1975

IPCC, 2014: Climate Change 2014: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Core Writing Team, R.K. Pachauri and L.A. Meyer (eds.)]. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland.

The Landscape Urbanism Reader, ed. Charles Waldheim, Princeton Architectural Press, New York, 2005.

WEBSITES

Friends of Moonee Ponds Creek www.mooneepondscreek.org.au

http://www.strathmore3041.org/history.html

www.202020vision.com.au

www.vic.waterwatch.org.au Waterwatch

www.cleaneryarrabay.vic.gov.au/report-card

http://yarrariver.org.au/ Yarra Riverkeeper Association

www.ecrr.org European Centre for River Restoration

www.therrc.co.uk The River Restoration Centre

wiki.reformrivers.eu REFORM - Restoring Rivers for Effective Catchment Management

riverrestoration.wikispaces.com Stream & Watershed Restoration, University of New Mexico

www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/

www.worldurbancampaign.org/

www.ar5-syr.ipcc.ch/

www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected]/Lookup/3222.0main+features82012%20(base)%20to%202101

http://www.hphpcentral.com/articles-research Value of Parks

http://melbourneurbanforestvisual.com.au/MCC Urban Forest

http://economicdevelopment.vic.gov.au/transport/rail-and-roads/citylink-tulla-widening/citylink-tulla-widening-technical-reports

www.thenatureofcities.com

www.biophiliccities.org


Main Drains, Moonee Ponds Creek 1977

(Source : Melbourne Water Archive

USEFUL ON LINE PUBLICATIONS:

http://issuu.com/birkhauser.ch/docs/landscape-infrastructure-swa

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/eastwest-link-irreparably-flawed-20130801-2r2vy

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/01/24/1074732652410.html?from=storyrh

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/moonee-ponds-community-angered-over-eastwest-link-claim-20131111-2xc9y.html

http://www.theage.com.au/national/health/the-true-cost-of-fat-obesity-a-130-billion-drag-on-our-wellbeing-20151204-glfh6a.html

http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/the-insiders-guide-to-melbourne-how-our-stormwater-drains-just-became-cool-20151101-gkmjsz.html

http://www.theage.com.au/comment/urban-jungle-radical-ways-to-improve-our-city-life-20151207-glhb53

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/guy-calls-for-population-debate-and-places-east-west-link-back-on-the-agenda-20151130-glbnac

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/labor-urged-to-save-states-ravaged-rivers-20151211-gllx8p

http://www.theage.com.au/comment/urban-jungle-radical-ways-to-improve-our-city-life-20151207-glhb53

http://architectureau.com/articles/the-ethical-city-an-idea-whose-time-has-come/

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/east-west-link-remains-a-high-priority-says-infrastructure-umpire-20160216-gmv9h6.html

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/city-sprawl-or-skyscraper-tall-why-cant-melbourne-do-urban-design-better-20151010-gk65r7.html

Roads

https://theconversation.com/do-more-roads-really-mean-less-congestion-for-commuters-39508

http://architectureau.com/articles/going-down-the-same-old-road/

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/melbournes-long-hard-road-ahead-freeway-traffic-on-course-to-double-in-20-years-20160219-gmyhv1.html

Nature In Cities

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/pdf/nature_in_urban_environments_reduces_stress_420na4_en.pdf

Four Ways to Reduce the Loss of Native Plants and Animals from Our Cities and Towns, Mark McDonnell, Melbourne. Amy Hahs, Parkville, Australia. April 14, 2014 http://www.thenatureofcities.com/2014/04/14/four-ways-to-reduce-the-loss-of-native-plants-and-animals-from-our-cities-and-towns/

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/fighting-for-survival-some-animals-and-plants-are-thriving-in-the-heart-of-melbourne-20160428-gogzle

Infrastructure

https://freeassociationdesign.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/minimalism-and-infrastructure/

Design For Stream Restoration, Shields, Copeland, Klingeman, Doyle,Simon, in Journal Of Hydraulic Engineering, August 2003.

THANKYOU

This project would not be possible without the involvement and assistance of many people and organisations. We would like to thank all those people involved for their dedication to improving the health of the Moonee Ponds Creek. Particular thanks to the Friends of the Moonee Ponds Creek for their amazing advocacy, tireless efforts and wonderful good humour.

PROJECT TEAM

Site Office Landscape Architecture & Urban Design

Storm Consulting Environmental Engineering

Practical Ecology Ecological Values

Physii Nature Natural Resource Management

Extent Heritage Cultural Heritage Values

Harvest Digital Website & Interactive Map

PROJECT SPONSORS

City of Moonee Valley

City of Moreland

Melbourne Water

FPROJECT SUPPORTERS

Friends of the Moonee Ponds Creek

City of Hume

City of Melbourne

RMIT University Landscape Architecture


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Phone: 9240 1111

Website: moreland.vic.gov.au

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