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. The Masterplan will help understand what is likely to best reduce the issues at Maylands Lakes.

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.

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HOW TO GET INVOLVED PHASE 2 ENGAGEMENT

Phase 1 engagement took place in November 2024. You can read more in the FAQs situated on the menu bar.

In Phase 2, our consultants will present the Concept Design Overview and receive feedback from the community.

You can participate:

In-person: Via a workshop to be held on Wednesday 26 February. The Concept Design Overview is available here for pre-workshop reading. We also invite you to respond to the criteria proposed to review the concepts via the quick poll below. Please RSVP below.

  • Time: 6 – 9pm
  • Location: The RISE, 28 Eighth Ave, Maylands

Online: Via a survey. The Concept Design Overview is available to download as pre-reading to your feedback. We also invite you to respond to the criteria proposed to review the concepts via the quick poll below. From the evening of Thursday 27 February, an online form will be open to collect feedback.

The consultants have now released the full Maylands Lakes Environmental Restoration Concept Report. This is supplementary information which is not required reading ahead of the workshop but provides more detail for those who are interested.

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. The Masterplan will help understand what is likely to best reduce the issues at Maylands Lakes.

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.

Stay up to date by subscribing to this project on the menu bar.

HOW TO GET INVOLVED PHASE 2 ENGAGEMENT

Phase 1 engagement took place in November 2024. You can read more in the FAQs situated on the menu bar.

In Phase 2, our consultants will present the Concept Design Overview and receive feedback from the community.

You can participate:

In-person: Via a workshop to be held on Wednesday 26 February. The Concept Design Overview is available here for pre-workshop reading. We also invite you to respond to the criteria proposed to review the concepts via the quick poll below. Please RSVP below.

  • Time: 6 – 9pm
  • Location: The RISE, 28 Eighth Ave, Maylands

Online: Via a survey. The Concept Design Overview is available to download as pre-reading to your feedback. We also invite you to respond to the criteria proposed to review the concepts via the quick poll below. From the evening of Thursday 27 February, an online form will be open to collect feedback.

The consultants have now released the full Maylands Lakes Environmental Restoration Concept Report. This is supplementary information which is not required reading ahead of the workshop but provides more detail for those who are interested.

  • 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 Feb 2025, 11:59 AM