Parks Victoria: Williamstown Foreshore

Parks Victoria invites public comment on the Draft Williamstown Foreshore Strategic Plan Review.
The key features of the Draft Plan include the definition of fairways and transit lanes, definition of additional marina berths, installation of navigation aids to mark the transit lanes into Gem Pier and the Williamstown Sailing Club, realignment of the Mooring Ground to accommodate more moorings more efficiently and improved pedestrian access along the foreshore allowing public access to areas previously inaccessible.

The Draft Revised Plan presents a number of actions for both the study area as a whole and each individual Precinct. The Implementation Plan outlines the authority responsible for addressing the action, together with an anticipated timeframe for completion.

Also included in the document is a Draft Master Plan focusing on the area contained in Precinct 4 (Williamstown Centre). The purpose of the Master Plan is to provide further detail on the direction for future development within this popular section of the foreshore.

Community information session

Parks Victoria encourages community members to attend an information session to be held on Saturday 10 October 2009 at the Parks Victoria Office in Williamstown (82 Nelson Place). People can call in at any time between 12pm and 3pm and share information, discuss the draft plan content, identify issues and contribute their ideas for the draft Strategic Plan for the Williamstown Foreshore.

Williamstown Foreshore Draft Strategic Plan
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Feedback form

Submissions close on Friday 30 October 2009. All feedback forms and other comments should be sent to the address below:

Williamstown Foreshore Strategic Plan Review
Parks Victoria
Level 10, 535 Bourke St
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Email: williamstown@parks.vic.gov.au

Planning studies

Parks Victoria in conjunction with Hobsons Bay City Council and other key government agencies has undertaken a number of planning studies on the Williamstown foreshore to assist in establishing a vision for the future protection, use and enjoyment of the waterfront including the land and water and their interface.

The studies undertaken, which all deal with the waterfront from West Gate Bridge to Ann St, include:

A Fairways Plan to ensure that the distances between existing water infrastructure are adequate to accommodate vessels of maximum design length;
A Landscape and Visual Assessment provides a clear understanding of the landscape character of the foreshore and what values need to be protected and how this might be achieved;
A Vessel Traffic Management Plan which will identify if the waterfront has reached capacity or when it might reach capacity, the implications of further waterfront developments, and future vessel traffic management strategies.

Fairways Plan

Parks Victoria Williamstown Fairways Plan Report ( 838kb)
Figure 1 (2MB)
Figure 2 (1.5MB)
Figure 3 (2.5MB)

Landscape and Visual Assessment

Williamstown Foreshore Landscape and Visual Assessment (14MB)

Vessel Traffic Management Plan

This Plan commenced in November 2007. Key waterfront boat users have been interviewed by consultants. Vessel traffic movements and counts have been collected during the peak periods in early 2008. This information is being used to develop the computer based traffic model that will be used to analyse vessel traffic management options.

Williamstown Foreshore Vessel Management Plan (6.8MB)