MONASH CITY Waterways Local Update
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Waterways Local Update DURING 2011–2012
WE HAVE:
MONASH
• Removed over 250 cubic metres of
litter and debris from local waterways
• Undertaken flood mapping various
CITY
locations across Moonee Valley to
update our knowledge and better
plan for and manage floods
• Managed over 510 building
and development referrals,
applications and requests
MONASH CITY MAP
sea municipal boundary
wetlands/waterbody waterway
main city/shire area major road
park/reserve train tracks
weed control works
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MELBOURNE WATER’S WATERWAY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
We work with Monash City Council to care for
local waterways and manage regional drainage
systems, through an ongoing program of works
and activities involving the local community.
We also liaise with Council on new development.
Across the Port Phillip and Westernport region,
Melbourne Water works to enhance life and improve
liveability for the 1.8 million Waterways and Drainage
customers of Greater Melbourne. Our role lies in
managing around 8400 kilometres of rivers and
creeks, over 1400 kilometres of drains, more than
200 flood retarding basins, 100 urban lakes, and 300
wetlands within our Waterway Management District.
We are also responsible for ensuring that new
development does not increase flood risk or threaten
our waterways. Our work in this area is funded
from the Waterways and Drainage charge.
Managing Waterways
During the financial year July 2011 to June 2012 we undertook a range of works to help maintain and improve the health of local
waterways, focusing on weed control, bank stabilisation and revegetation.
Waterways Where What we’ve done Why
Dandenong Creek West side of Creek, Weed control and vegetation works Maintain river health and
oppositve Dandenong improve habitat values
Valley Wetlands
Dandenong Creek Shepherd Road to Ferntree First year of a three year project of Improve river health
Gully Road weed control and revegetation
Various Across the council area 34.1 km of weed control To maintain river health
on waterways and drains and hydraulic function
of the waterways and
257 cubic metres of litter and
drainage system, and
debris removed
improve amenity values
2.7km of revegetation
54Ha of grass managed in drainage
reserves and retarding basins
We have developed draft Healthy Waterways and Stormwater
strategies, and are consulting with our customers, communities
and stakeholders on the proposed actions to manage rivers,
estuaries, wetlands and stormwater for the period
July 2013 to June 2018.
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Managing our assets Cultural Heritage
We’re responsible for maintaining natural and constructed Along the waterways we care for and in the landscapes
rivers, creeks, wetlands, underground drains, pump stations, on which we provide drainage and flood protection, lies
retarding basins, and many traps that prevent litter and other the story of Melbourne and the people who lived there for
items from polluting waterways. We’re also the caretaker of many thousands of years. The 2006 Aboriginal Heritage Act
sites of biological significance, many of which are home to recognises the importance of waterways in the lives of the
endangered plant and animal species. Aboriginal people and the first settlers.
Each year we work to create or maintain clean, healthy, To fulfil our obligations under both the Aboriginal Heritage
free flowing waterways by removing litter, debris and excess Act and the Heritage Act, we have developed an ‘engaged
sediment. We remove and spray weeds, cut grass, plant native compliance’ model and forged open, strong and lasting
trees, plants and grasses, and provide solutions to erosion relationships with the Traditional Owners of the land
problems. We also respond to events that may cause risk to on which we work.
the public, our assets or the environment – for example trying
to stop excess sediment running off construction sites and
entering our waterways.
Managing Water Quality
Melbourne Water, Council and local communities are working to better manage stormwater in order to protect the environment,
provide alternative water sources and to improve the quality of runoff that reaches our waterways.
Where What we’ve done Why
Monash City Presented Council with To understand Council's current stormwater quality
a Stormwater Management management capacity, and set a strategic direction
Needs Analysis report for funding and support in the future
Monash City Involvement in lifecycle costing To work with Council to compile a costing basis
and Water Sensitive Urban Design for WSUD assets to be used across Council
(WSUD) Asset Inventory projects
Napier Park, Provided funding for the design To improve the sustainable use of stormwater through
Glen Waverley and investigation of stormwater treatment and opportunities for reuse
management options at Napier Park
You can help reduce and improve the stormwater that leaves your house by building a raingarden. To find out more,
visit melbournewater.com.au/raingardens
Through our Living Rivers program and by supporting Clearwater, a not-for-profit organisation, we are working to provide
councils and other water authorities with training, advice and technical information to build their capacity to deliver water
sensitive urban design. To find out more, please visit clearwater.asn.au
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Flood Management and Drainage
Each year we manage and improve the regional drainage We manage a Hydrologic Data Collection Network, which
system for the Port Phillip and Westernport region – that’s monitors rainfall and flows in waterways, and support Council
more than 1400 kilometres of drains. and the Victoria State Emergency Service in preparing flood
response plans.
We work with and provide advice to property owners and
developers to make sure that our flood information is up to We also work with the Bureau of Meteorology and Victoria
date, that we identify and construct new flood protection State Emergency Service to provide flood warning services
projects in areas with the greatest need and that new for the community.
development has appropriate drainage.
Where What we’ve done Why
Brockhoffs Drain Flood mapping is complete and we To update Melbourne Water’s knowledge on flooding,
and Damper Creek are now conducting a flood risk better manage the drains, assess flood risks in the
assessment catchment, and assist with planning scheme overlay
Scotchmans Creek Flood risk assessment completed. To update Melbourne Water’s knowledge on flooding,
and Nunawading Flood mitigation options are better manage the drains, assess flood risks in the
Outfall Drain being assessed catchment, and assist with planning scheme overlay
David Crawford Melbourne Water is working Embankment works will reduce the frequency of flooding
Reserve, with the Council to undertake to the properties downstream of the reserve
Glen Waverley embankment works
We have prepared a Flood Management Plan with Council that identifies flood risks, outlines roles and responsibilities
and describes, at a high level, key flood planning and management activities.
Huntingdale Wetlands, Mount Waverley
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Managing Urban Growth
Through our advisory role in the town planning and subdivision process we assist urban growth and redevelopment within our
growing communities. This includes the important role of planning for greenfield development through our Developer Services
Scheme process. Works undertaken by developers and funded by their contributions ensure that flood protection standards are
met, stormwater runoff and quality meet best practice standards, and the environmental values of our waterways are protected.
What we’ve done Why
335 referrals for land subdivisions reviewed Subdivision referrals enable Melbourne Water to set
conditions that relate to drainage outfall or treatment of
stormwater. Easements or reserves may also be required
for floodplain, drainage or waterway management purposes
64 development applications reviewed To establish whether proposed developments are
compatible with flood risks
The flood risk to people and property is minimised by
setting appropriate conditions on planning permits
100 flood information requests reviewed To advise property owners and people interested in
purchasing or redeveloping a property on the flood level
that applies to that property
13 applications by Council to build near Melbourne Water To protect waterways and their flora and fauna from
assets reviewed the potential impacts of works
17 applications for other authority works, like bridges, To protect waterways and their flora and fauna from
shared pathways and jetties reviewed the potential impacts of works
16 stormwater connection applications reviewed To protect waterways and their flora and fauna from
the potential impacts of works
Monitoring, Investigations and Research
In 2011/12, we carried out extensive monitoring, investigations and research in order to help us better understand the
key influences on, and risks to, river health. Research provides evidence to help us to better understand the region’s waterways
and ensure that works such as river and creek rehabilitation are adapted to provide the best results.
Where What we’ve done Why
Monash City Regularly monitored one long-term water To gather long-term data and measure against various
quality sampling site standards. This allows us to identify changes and trends
over time, identify pollution sources and continue to
inform the community about local water quality
Dandenong Creek Completion of a vegetation survey To inform riparian vegetation improvement works
alongside Dandenong Creek
Urban council areas Monitor and investigate the performance of To identify and prioritise works on wetlands to ensure
constructed stormwater treatment wetlands they continue to treat stormwater effectively
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Involving Community
We work with community groups, volunteers, friends groups, home owners, residents, land managers and farmers to help support
our management of waterways, drainage and floodplains.
Through our River Health Incentives Program, we provide grants to landowners and public land managers to improve
the condition of their waterway frontages. The program provides funding for activities like weed control, revegetation,
fencing and the installation of off-stream stock watering systems.
Grant Who we gave it to Number of grants Funding approved
approved last year in the area (ex GST)
Community grants Community groups 5 $17,400
Corridors of Green Public land managers 2 $35,000
If you’re a landowner or land manager with waterway frontage and would like information about funding and educational
opportunities, please call us on (03) 9679 7431 or email river.health@melbournewater.com.au
Event/Project Who we worked with What we did
Healthy Waterways Friends of Dandenong Supported four Healthy Waterways Waterwatch community
Waterwatch Citizen Valley Parklands on water quality monitoring groups with training, field visits,
Science Program – Dandenong and Blind Creeks, equipment maintenance and data quality assurance
ongoing water quality Friends of Scotchmans Creek on and quality control exercises
and macroinvertebrate Scotchmans Creek, Friends of
monitoring Damper Creek on Damper Creek
and Lions Club of Wheelers Hill
on Dandenong Creek
Healthy Waterways General community Waterwatch held a display at the Monash Envirozone Festival
Waterwatch Events
Healthy Waterways Traders along Kingsway, Glen The Waterwatch program conducted an education, monitoring
Waterwatch Community Waverley, local community, and behaviour change project around the Kingsway precinct
Education programs Glen Waverley Secondary with the aim of reducing pollution and rubbish from entering
College and Wesley College Scotchmans and Dandenong Creeks from this area.
The program involved monthly monitoring on Scotchmans
Creek, a monthly newsletter to Kingsway traders, surveys
and audits conducted with traders, drain stencilling with
students from Glen Waverley Secondary, a catchment tour
with students from Wesley College and a display with the
Stormwater Interactive Model at the Chinese New Year Festival
We have over 370 volunteer community rain gauge readers Waterwatch is a free, fun, hands-on river health education
across the Melbourne Water area. There are 14 rain readers program at Melbourne Water that supports communities,
in this municipality. Every day these people read their rain schools and businesses to be actively involved in monitoring
gauge (usually located in their backyard) and record data. and protecting the health of our rivers and creeks. Visit
This data, together with data from our automated gauges, provides waterwatchmelbourne.org.au to find out how you can be involved.
us with valuable rainfall information. To view this information
go to melbournewater.com.au/communityrainreaders The important work described in this report is made possible
principally by the Waterways and Drainage charge included in
water bills and collected by retail water companies on behalf
of Melbourne Water.
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What’s coming up?
Managing Waterways
What we’ll do Why
Continue to establish vegetation improvement works Maintain works to improve to river health values
near the Dandenong Valley Wetlands
Continue vegetation management of Dandenong Creek Maintain works to improve to river health values
at Scoresby
Continue support of Council’s Corridors of Green grants To improve riparian vegetation and waterway health
at Napier Park and Drummies Bridge
Managing Water Quality
Where What we’ll do Why
Monash City Provide funding and support To improve Council’s capacity in and commitment
towards a range of structural to sustainable stormwater management
and strategic projects
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