Maylands Lakes

The City of Bayswater is committed to improving the water quality at Maylands Lakes.
New dashboards are available below, offering detailed information on water quality monitoring, midge management and a project tracker for the preparation of the Maylands Lakes Environmental Restoration Masterplan. These dashboards will be updated as the City receives relevant data, providing you with up to date information.
Find out more by clicking the relevant button below.
Quarterly community forums are held to provide residents with updates on the Maylands Lakes Environmental Restoration Masterplan and other activities at Maylands Lakes.
KEEP UP TO DATE
More information about Maylands Lakes is available in the Frequently Asked Questions.
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The City of Bayswater is committed to improving the water quality at Maylands Lakes.
New dashboards are available below, offering detailed information on water quality monitoring, midge management and a project tracker for the preparation of the Maylands Lakes Environmental Restoration Masterplan. These dashboards will be updated as the City receives relevant data, providing you with up to date information.
Find out more by clicking the relevant button below.
Quarterly community forums are held to provide residents with updates on the Maylands Lakes Environmental Restoration Masterplan and other activities at Maylands Lakes.
KEEP UP TO DATE
More information about Maylands Lakes is available in the Frequently Asked Questions.
To stay up to date, check the News Feed below or register to follow this project at the top-right of this page.
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Maylands Lakes dashboards now available
New dashboards have been created, offering detailed information on water quality monitoring and midge management.
These dashboards will be updated as the City receives relevant data, providing you with up to date information.
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Edith Cowan University Site Tour
Edith Cowan University students are visiting the lakes on Monday 29 July as part of a site tour of Perth wetlands highlighting the challenges in managing urban waterways.
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Masterplan tender awarded
At its July meeting, Council voted unanimously to award the Maylands Lakes Environmental Restoration Masterplan tender to Alluvium Consulting.
Alluvium Consulting provides catchment, river and coastal analysis and advice, designing strategies and devising practical solutions to issues associated with natural and built environments.
Awarding the tender fulfills one of a range of new actions endorsed by Council for the City to undertake in its efforts to address environmental conditions at Maylands Lakes.
In April, Council endorsed the scope for the Maylands Lakes Environmental Restoration Masterplan, which was broadened to include the option to investigate mechanical pumping and filtration. Other options, including relevant case studies, will also be considered during the Masterplan process.
Development of the Masterplan will span the following 12 to 18 months, with stages including data review, stakeholder and community engagement, preliminary concept development, and detailed design.
In addition to stakeholder and community engagement, members of the Maylands Lakes Scientific Advisory Panel will oversee the development of the Masterplan.
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Lake Bungana Midge Treatment
The City has undertaken a larvicide treatment at Lake Bungana for midge. The City is monitoring midge numbers at Maylands Lakes in order to effectively target management actions.
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Lake Bungana Revegetation
The City of Bayswater is inviting community members to take part in the restoration and enhancement of the vegetated area around Lake Bungana as part of water quality improvement works at Maylands Lakes.
This program of works aims to improve water quality, provide habitat for native animals and improve the visual amenity of Lake Bungana. The area is currently dominated by Paperbark (Melaleuca quinquenervia) and River Sheoak (Casuarina cunninghamiana) tree species.
As part of the Maylands Lakes Restoration Plan, the City is seeking to replace these invasive tree species with native vegetation along the Lake Bungana shore to assist with nutrient stripping and create a more diverse environment to provide habitat for fauna.
A community planting day, seeking to add 2,000 native plants to the area, will take place from 9am to 12pm on Sunday 4 August 2024.
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Maylands Lakes Community Forum Workshop Report
On Saturday 15 June, the City held its first Maylands Lakes Community Forum at the Maylands Sport and Recreation Club.
The workshop report, slides and action list from the Community Forum can be found below and in the Documents section to the right-hand side of this page.
To stay up to date, residents are encouraged to subscribe to this project by clicking the Subscribe button at the top-right of the page.
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Survey of Brickworks stream
Next week, you may notice City staff onsite taking measurements at the Brickworks stream between Lake Bungana and Brickworks Lake.
This is to determine the shape of the land and to understand how water moves through the lake system.
No works are associated with this site investigation.
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Expressions of Interest now open for the use of pumps and filtration
At its Ordinary Council Meeting held on 30 April 2024, Council considered a report regarding the management of Maylands Lakes.
In addition to other actions, it was resolved:
- "That Council: Requests the Chief Executive Officer to call for Expressions of Interest for the use of pumps and filtration at the Maylands Lakes and provides a report back to Council on the outcomes.”
Accordingly, the City has called for expressions of interest for pump and filtration solutions for Maylands Lakes.
Outcomes of this will be presented to Council as a report.
Submissions close at 4pm on Tuesday 9 July 2024.
The EOI document can be viewed by clicking here or by visiting the Documents section to the right-hand side of this page.
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First Maylands Lakes Community Forum held
On Saturday 15 June, the City held its first Maylands Lakes Community Forum at the Maylands Sport and Recreation Club. Thank you to the 56 residents who attended.
The City is committed to finding a solution to the poor water quality and midge issues being experienced at Maylands Lakes.
The report and slides from the Community Forum will be published on this page within the next two weeks.
To stay up to date, residents are encouraged to subscribe to this project by clicking the Subscribe button at the top-right of the page.
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Additional member sought for Scientific Advisory Panel
The City of Bayswater is seeking an additional member with a background in engineering and/or environmental engineering to join the Maylands Lakes Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP).
The role of the SAP is to oversee the development of the Maylands Lakes Environmental Restoration Masterplan. The SAP currently includes:
- five experts in a range of relevant fields (including Applied Ecology, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Environmental Biology and Hydrology), and
- two community members.
SAP workshops are undertaken during business hours and can involve site visits. It is expected there would be no more than 12 workshops in a given year. SAP members receive payment for meeting attendance.
To apply, please email alex.devine@bayswater.wa.gov.au with the following information:
- qualifications
- experience with similar projects
- identification of any conflicts of interest
- why you are interested.
Applications close Friday 12 July 2024.
If you have any questions, please contact Alex Devine, Environment Manager, on 9272 0660.
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Documents
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Community Forum Documents
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Forum Report: Maylands Lakes Community Forum December 2024 (1.97 MB) (docx)
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Maylands Lake Community Forum slides 12 December 2024 (1.87 MB) (pdf)
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Forum report: Maylands Lakes Community Forum 5 September 2024 (592 KB) (pdf)
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Maylands Lakes Community Forum slides 5 September 2024 (3.6 MB) (pdf)
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Maylands Lakes Action List - 28 June 2024 (61 KB) (pdf)
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Forum Report - Maylands Lakes Community Forum 15 June 2024 (753 KB) (pdf)
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Maylands Lakes Community Forum slides 15 June 2024 (5.19 MB) (pptx)
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March 2021 - Maylands Lakes Community Information Session (23.8 MB) (pdf)
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Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) Documents
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Maylands Lakes Scientific Advisory Panel meeting notes Dec24_final.pdf (1.03 MB) (pdf)
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Maylands Lakes Scientific Advisory Panel meeting notes Oct24_final.pdf (630 KB) (pdf)
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Mar 2024 - Maylands Lakes Scientific Advisory Panel Workshop 2 notes (121 KB) (pdf)
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Feb 2024 - Maylands Lakes Scientific Advisory Panel Workshop 1 notes (92 KB) (pdf)
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Feb 2024 - Terms of Reference - Maylands Lakes Scientific Advisory Panel.pdf (96.3 KB) (pdf)
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City of Bayswater Ordinary Council Reports
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Masterplan documents
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Pumps and Filtration EOI
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Reports
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Oct 2022 - Maylands Lakes Conservation Plan 2022.pdf (3.19 MB) (pdf)
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July 2022 - Dredge closure report GHD (40.1 MB) (pdf)
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Jan 2022 - Maylands Lakes Dredging Community Information Session (1.29 MB) (pdf)
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Feb 2021 - Maylands Lakes Destratification 3D modelling report - GHD (2.64 MB) (pdf)
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Dec 2020 - Proposed Actions Maylands Lakes (14 KB) (docx)
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Sept 2020 - Maylands Lakes Management Options Assessment Report - GHD (6.71 MB) (pdf)
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Oct 2019 - Lake Bungana sediment sampling and assessment (3.47 MB) (pdf)
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Oct 2018 - Maylands Lakes Sediment Assessment (29.3 MB) (pdf)
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Aug 2016 - Maylands Lakes Stage 2 Management Options Report - Essential Environmental (4.24 MB) (pdf)
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Water Quality Reports
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12622313_Maylands Lakes Monthly Monitoring Report_2024-11.pdf (4.62 MB) (pdf)
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12622313_Maylands Lakes Monthly Monitoring Report_2024-10.pdf (2.82 MB) (pdf)
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12622313_Maylands Lakes Quarterly Monitoring Report_2024-09.pdf (3.34 MB) (pdf)
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12622313_Maylands Lakes Monthly Monitoring Report_2024-06.pdf (4.11 MB) (pdf)
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Maylands Lakes Monthly Monitoring Report May 2024.pdf (4.45 MB) (pdf)
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Maylands Lakes Monthly Monitoring Report April 2024 (2.91 MB) (pdf)
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12622313_Maylands Lakes Monthly Monitoring Report March 2024.pdf (4.43 MB) (pdf)
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12622313-LET_Maylands Lakes Monthly Monitoring Report February 2024.pdf (4.65 MB) (pdf)
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12622313-LET_Maylands Lakes Monthly Monitoring Report January 2024.pdf (4.17 MB) (pdf)
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Dec 2023 - Maylands Lakes - Interim Results Report 2022/23 (12.8 MB) (pdf)
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Sept 2022 - Maylands Lakes - Summer 2020/21 to Winter 2022 Monitoring Report (3.16 MB) (pdf)
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Sept 2020 - Maylands Lakes - 2019-20 Monitoring Report (71.1 MB) (pdf)
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Letters to Community
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Who's Listening
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Email mail@bayswater.wa.gov.au