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LCC Melbourne Study Area (1971-1977)

Progress

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  • In progress
  • Completed

Overview

Notices showing the boundary of the study area and advising that an investigation was to be carried out were published in the Victoria Government Gazette, and in local and Victorian newspapers in June and July 1971.  A descriptive report was published in April 1974.  The Council received 408 submissions on the future use of public land from individuals, associations, companies, and local and State government bodies.  After considering these submissions, and having visited the area, the Council formulated its proposed recommendations, which were published in February 1975.  The Council received 1,014 submissions commenting on the proposed recommendations. The Council published its final recommendations in January 1977.

The future of Melbourne’s closed water catchments managed by the powerful Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works was a major issue for the investigation. The recommendation for a Yarra Valley Multi-purpose Park was not accepted by the government. The inclusion of high quality timber resources in parks across the study area was also highly controversial. In designing the recommended national and state parks the Council ultimately avoided the most valuable mountain ash and alpine ash forests.

This original Melbourne study saw public land classification fully developed with extensive descriptions of the different categories.

The descriptive report, proposed recommendations and final recommendations are available from this page.

The part of the Melbourne Study Area west of the Hume Freeway was reviewed in the Melbourne Area District 1 Review (1984-1987) and the area east of the Hume Freeway in the Melbourne Area District 2 Review (1987-1994)

Reports and resources

Title Date Type Filesize
Melbourne Area—Proposed Report0000-00-00Reports12.44 MB
Melbourne Area—Final Report0000-00-00Reports15.47 MB
Melbourne Area—Descriptive Report0000-00-00Reports62.26 MB
Title Date Type Filesize
Melbourne Study Area—Descriptive Report - Maps0000-00-00Maps23.99 MB
Melbourne Study Area—Proposed recommendations - Map 10000-00-00Maps6.30 MB
Melbourne Study Area—Proposed recommendations - Map 20000-00-00Maps6.30 MB
Melbourne Study Area—Proposed recommendations - Map 30000-00-00Maps6.23 MB
Melbourne Study Area—Proposed recommendations - Map 40000-00-00Maps4.93 MB
Melbourne Study Area—Proposed recommendations - Map 50000-00-00Maps6.94 MB
Melbourne Study Area—Proposed recommendations - Map 60000-00-00Maps5.85 MB
Melbourne Study Area—Proposed recommendations - Map 70000-00-00Maps6.82 MB
Melbourne Study Area—Proposed recommendations - Map 80000-00-00Maps7.18 MB
Melbourne Study Area—Proposed recommendations - Map 90000-00-00Maps3.95 MB
Melbourne Study Area—Proposed recommendations - Map 100000-00-00Maps3.80 MB
Melbourne Study Area—Proposed recommendations - Map 110000-00-00Maps6.16 MB
Melbourne Study Area—Proposed recommendations - Map 120000-00-00Maps6.79 MB
Melbourne Study Area—Proposed recommendations - Map A0000-00-00Maps10.94 MB
Melbourne Study Area—Proposed recommendations - Map B0000-00-00Maps538.58 KB
Melbourne Study Area—Proposed recommendations - Map C0000-00-00Maps4.83 MB
Melbourne Study Area—Proposed recommendations - Map D0000-00-00Maps874.09 KB
Melbourne Study Area - Final recommendations - Map 10000-00-00Maps6.32 MB
Melbourne Study Area - Final recommendations - Map 20000-00-00Maps5.96 MB
Melbourne Study Area - Final recommendations - Map 30000-00-00Maps6.15 MB
Melbourne Study Area - Final recommendations - Map 40000-00-00Maps4.55 MB
Melbourne Study Area - Final recommendations - Map 50000-00-00Maps6.77 MB
Melbourne Study Area - Final recommendations - Map 60000-00-00Maps6.03 MB
Melbourne Study Area - Final recommendations - Map 70000-00-00Maps6.46 MB
Melbourne Study Area - Final recommendations - Map 80000-00-00Maps5.76 MB
Melbourne Study Area - Final recommendations - Map 90000-00-00Maps4.07 MB
Melbourne Study Area - Final recommendations - Map 100000-00-00Maps4.03 MB
Melbourne Study Area - Final recommendations - Map 110000-00-00Maps6.05 MB
Melbourne Study Area - Final recommendations - Map 120000-00-00Maps6.88 MB
Melbourne Study Area - Final recommendations - Map A0000-00-00Maps9.03 MB
Melbourne Study Area - Final recommendations - Map B0000-00-00Maps1.98 MB
Melbourne Study Area - Final recommendations - Map C0000-00-00Maps4.01 MB
Melbourne Study Area - Final recommendations - Map D0000-00-00Maps806.00 KB
Melbourne Study Area - Final recommendations - Map E0000-00-00Maps1.65 MB

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