Maylands Lakes update

At the Ordinary Council Meeting of 12 December 2023, Council considered a report in relation to water quality and other issues at Maylands Lakes.

Part of Council’s resolution was to establish a Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) of experts and community members to review environmental conditions at the lakes and make suggestions regarding interventions that could provide a long-term solution.

Specialist consultant Urbaqua was engaged to form, administer and facilitate the SAP, whose role included providing independent, impartial, expert advice to inform the preparation of a scoping document by Urbaqua.

This scoping document will be presented to Council for endorsement at the April 30 Ordinary Council Meeting. If approved, the scoping document will be put to market and used to develop a Maylands Lakes Environmental Restoration Masterplan to address environmental conditions at the site. To view the scoping document and Scientific Advisory Panel workshop notes, refer to the April Ordinary Council Meeting Agenda.

As part of its Midge Management Plan, the City is undertaking regular treatments of Lake Brearley and has been trialling equipment aimed at disrupting midge breeding sites.

The City is undertaking a comprehensive assessment of Lake Brearley, Lake Bungana and Brickworks Lake compared with the constructed wetland at Eric Singleton Bird Sanctuary to better understand their ecology. This includes sampling and identifying fish and other aquatic fauna.

The City will continue to update those directly impacted by the issues at Maylands Lakes.