Maylands Lakes Environmental Restoration Masterplan

BACKGROUND

In April 2024, Council endorsed the preparation of a Maylands Lakes Environmental Restoration Masterplan to develop a solution to improve water quality, reduce midge and algal blooms, and enhance amenity and access to nature in the area.

Consideration will be given to the entire lakes system and surrounding catchments as the basis for exploring opportunities for rehabilitation and associated interventions.

A team of consultants are working closely with Council and the Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) to develop the Masterplan. A key element of this is to talk to residents and the community about the issues and what restoration options may work.

To follow the progress of the Masterplan, view the project tracker. You can also read about actions the City is taking to manage Maylands Lakes and view related information on the Maylands Lakes project page.

Concept Design Report

A Maylands Lakes Environmental Restoration Masterplan Concept Report has been developed by our consultants in conjunction with the Scientific Advisory Panel and the City’s Executive team. The report outlines the masterplanning process, which includes:

  • System Understanding – Literature review, research, specialist consultant input, and community engagement
  • Analysis – Identifying issues, causes, constraints and possible interventions
  • Optioneering – Developing a framework based on the analysis to generate potential actions
  • Multi-Criteria Assessment (MCA) – Evaluating and scoring potential actions against a set of criteria

The report includes three concept plans for discussion, structured across minimum, medium and high intervention.

The Concept Design Report can be found here and was endorsed by Council on 11 February 2025.

A Concept Design Overview was developed to better communicate the masterplan process.

  • Why Maylands Lakes are the way they are
  • What the possible responses are
  • How these responses have been prioritised and should be applied
  • What these responses might look like in plan(s) view
  • What the community should consider when providing feedback on the plan(s).

Lead Consultant Tony Weber from Alluvium has presented the Concept Report in the following video to assist in communicating the Concept Design Overview and to frame the types of feedback that will be useful.

HOW TO GET INVOLVED – PHASE 2 ENGAGEMENT

Thank you to everyone who provided feedback on the Maylands Lakes Environmental Restoration Masterplan Concept Design Overview.

A revised Concept Design Report was presented to the SAP and to a Councillor Briefing for further feedback and revision.

The Maylands Lakes Environmental Restoration Concept Report (page 296) will now be presented at the Ordinary Council Meeting of Tuesday 29 April.

The community engagement outcomes report has also been published on this page in the Community Engagement section in the right-hand panel: 250414 MLMP Engagement Report.pdf (1.52 MB)

BACKGROUND

In April 2024, Council endorsed the preparation of a Maylands Lakes Environmental Restoration Masterplan to develop a solution to improve water quality, reduce midge and algal blooms, and enhance amenity and access to nature in the area.

Consideration will be given to the entire lakes system and surrounding catchments as the basis for exploring opportunities for rehabilitation and associated interventions.

A team of consultants are working closely with Council and the Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) to develop the Masterplan. A key element of this is to talk to residents and the community about the issues and what restoration options may work.

To follow the progress of the Masterplan, view the project tracker. You can also read about actions the City is taking to manage Maylands Lakes and view related information on the Maylands Lakes project page.

Concept Design Report

A Maylands Lakes Environmental Restoration Masterplan Concept Report has been developed by our consultants in conjunction with the Scientific Advisory Panel and the City’s Executive team. The report outlines the masterplanning process, which includes:

  • System Understanding – Literature review, research, specialist consultant input, and community engagement
  • Analysis – Identifying issues, causes, constraints and possible interventions
  • Optioneering – Developing a framework based on the analysis to generate potential actions
  • Multi-Criteria Assessment (MCA) – Evaluating and scoring potential actions against a set of criteria

The report includes three concept plans for discussion, structured across minimum, medium and high intervention.

The Concept Design Report can be found here and was endorsed by Council on 11 February 2025.

A Concept Design Overview was developed to better communicate the masterplan process.

  • Why Maylands Lakes are the way they are
  • What the possible responses are
  • How these responses have been prioritised and should be applied
  • What these responses might look like in plan(s) view
  • What the community should consider when providing feedback on the plan(s).

Lead Consultant Tony Weber from Alluvium has presented the Concept Report in the following video to assist in communicating the Concept Design Overview and to frame the types of feedback that will be useful.

HOW TO GET INVOLVED – PHASE 2 ENGAGEMENT

Thank you to everyone who provided feedback on the Maylands Lakes Environmental Restoration Masterplan Concept Design Overview.

A revised Concept Design Report was presented to the SAP and to a Councillor Briefing for further feedback and revision.

The Maylands Lakes Environmental Restoration Concept Report (page 296) will now be presented at the Ordinary Council Meeting of Tuesday 29 April.

The community engagement outcomes report has also been published on this page in the Community Engagement section in the right-hand panel: 250414 MLMP Engagement Report.pdf (1.52 MB)

  • Masterplan update

    Thank you to everyone who took time to provide feedback on the Maylands Lakes Environmental Restoration Masterplan Concept Design Overview recently.

    More than 100 members of our community had their say either by attending the in-person workshop or completing the online survey.

    Your feedback has been incorporated into a revised report that has been presented to the Scientific Advisory Panel and to Councillors for final feedback.

    The Maylands Lakes Environmental Restoration Concept Report (page 296) will now be presented at the Ordinary Council Meeting of Tuesday 29 April.

    The community engagement outcomes report has also been published on this page in the Community Engagement section in the right-hand panel: 250414 MLMP Engagement Report.pdf (1.52 MB)

  • Masterplan Workshop update

    A reminder community members are invited to provide their feedback on the Maylands Lakes Concept Design Report before 11pm this Sunday 16 March 2025.

    The City’s consultants are seeking to understand the community’s acceptance of the range of proposed intervention methods contained within the report to address the issues at Maylands Lakes.

    Provide your feedback by clicking on the Maylands Lakes Concepts Feedback Form tab on this page.

    Q&As from the Maylands Lakes Masterplan Workshop on Wednesday 26 February are now available below and in the box at the top-right of this page titled Masterplan Concept Documents.

    The consideration of pumps and filtration to alleviate the issues at Maylands Lakes will now be considered at the Ordinary Council Meeting of Tuesday 29 April 2025 along with the draft Masterplan.

  • Masterplan Workshop Pre-Reading and Quick Poll

    A Concept Design Report has been developed by our consultants in conjunction with the Scientific Advisory Panel, which has been presented to the City’s Executive, and to Council at a briefing.

    To help communicate the Masterplan process and support community engagement, a Concept Design Overview has also been developed. This overview is important reading ahead of the workshop.

    It contains:

    • Why Maylands Lakes are the way they are
    • What the possible responses are
    • How these responses have been prioritised and should be applied
    • What these responses might look like
    • What you should consider when providing feedback.

    Download a copy of the Concept Design Overview from the top of the menu bar.

    For the workshop, a series of criteria has been proposed to assist with reviewing the concepts. Tell us if you support these criteria or would like to provide comments or suggest refinements by completing a quick poll on this page.

    Note: The full Maylands Lakes Environmental Restoration Masterplan Concept Design Report has now been published on Engage Bayswater. This is supplementary information which is not required reading ahead of the workshop but provides more detail for those who are interested.

  • Masterplan Workshop

    A Maylands Lakes Masterplan Workshop has been scheduled for Wednesday 26 February.

    This workshop will be hosted by Alluvium, on behalf of the City, and facilitated by Joel Levin from Aha! Consulting.

    At the workshop, you will hear from our consultants on how they have determined the driving factors contributing to water quality issues, identified the key actions and developed a concept design report.

    This will be presented for exploration and discussion. Community feedback will be incorporated into a final approach which will go to Council for approval.

    Whether you are planning to attend in person or have your say online, please RSVP to receive pre-workshop reading material from the City and to complete a quick poll.

    Maylands Lakes Masterplan Workshop

    In person

    Date: Wednesday 26 February 2025

    Time: 6 – 9pm

    Location: The RISE, Maylands

    Light refreshments will be provided.

    Online

    Presentations from the workshop and an online feedback form will be made available from Thursday 27 February.

    RSVP: Please complete the form here

Page last updated: 21 Apr 2025, 05:33 PM