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.