Thursday, 15 August 2019

In reply to  Ms PATTEN (Northern Metropolitan) (18 June 2019)

Ms D’AMBROSIO (Mill Park—Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Minister for Solar Homes):

I am advised that the developer has commissioned a report to identify the possible reasons for the apparent erosion and the subsequent tree loss. The report will be reviewed by Yarra City Council. It will then be provided to Melbourne Water for an assessment of the options to potentially mitigate the impacts of the erosion. Any actions undertaken by Glenvill as a result of this report will be monitored by Melbourne Water, as the waterway manager of the Yarra River.

The site of the Glenvill residential development is freehold land. The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning is currently in discussions with the developer and the local council about the transfer of the river frontage land to the Crown. Once the land is transferred to the Crown it will be reserved for the protection of the river frontage and local wildlife. A committee of management will be appointed to manage the public and biodiversity values contained within the site. It is anticipated that the land will be transferred to the Crown within the next two years.