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Urban waterways are under threat from increasing population, urbanisation and climate change. The government is delivering planning controls across 14 waterways in Melbourne to protect their landscape, environmental and cultural characteristics through the Planning for Waterways program. The program also integrates with the GreenLinks program Green Links grants.
The Planning for Waterways program takes a metropolitan-wide view to deliver holistic protections for locally-loved places and integrated landscapes. These are:
- Cherry Creek
- Darebin Creek
- Edgars Creek
- Gardiners Creek
- Jacksons Creek
- Koonung Koonung Creek
- Kororoit Creek
- Maribyrnong River (plus Deep Creek)
- Merri Creek
- Moonee Ponds Creek
- Plenty River
- Steele Creek
- Stony Creek
- Werribee River
The Planning Controls for Waterways program will implement new planning controls for 14 waterways across metropolitan Melbourne, as part of ‘Protecting waterways so our wildlife can thrive’. The program is to focus on protecting the landscapes along the waterway corridors.
The program is informed by several years of detailed work on the Yarra River, the Waterways of the West and the Rivers of the Barwon. Work on all these waterway areas saw expert Ministerial advisory committees provide consistent advice to the Minister for Planning around the importance of holistic protections for waterway corridors. This program will again work closely with Traditional Owners whose Country these waterways are part of.
Page last updated: 09/01/24