April 11, 2023

Project Status Updates

Project Status Updates – April 2023

We have been progressing the planning for the Parwan Employment Precinct (PEP) by holding meetings with key landowners and agencies and hosting our co-design workshop.

We hosted our co-design workshop in November 2023, which was attended by representatives from Moorabool Shire Council, State Government agencies, and landowners to explore the key issues and opportunities for the precinct. The discussion and findings from this workshop will inform a key issues and opportunities paper, which will guide our planning for the precinct.

Since our last update in October, we have also:

Met with Melbourne Water to discuss the size and location of proposed drainage infrastructure.
Met with the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) to explore future public transport services and active transport infrastructure.
Met with the DTP and the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) to discuss the policy and processes that will underpin our planning.

We have also continued to progress technical studies, engaging with technical experts to assess:

Biodiversity and native vegetation
Bushfire management
Adverse amenity impacts and buffers
Sodic soils
Integrated Water Management
Gas safety management
Community Infrastructure needs
Geomorphic assessment of the lava caves.

In the coming months we will be focused on completing stage 2 technical studies, resolving issues from our co-design workshops, and preparing the draft place-based plan, Precinct Structure Plan (PSP) and Developer Contributions Plan (DCP) for agency validation in late 2023.