minor adjustment to the bypass to reduce the Management Framework set out in chapter 17 of the numbers of trees and particularly the small EES. patches of remanent native vegetation that are affected by the construction of the bypass. 4 VicRoads’ Environmental Management System Accepted. be adopted as the framework for environmental management for the project. 5 Environmental Management Plans for the Accepted, noting that approval of a salvage and Project: translocation program and post-translocation monitoring plan for Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act Include a salvage and translocation program and post-translocation 1988 listed species that may be impacted would be monitoring plan for Environment the responsibility of the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning. Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 listed species that may be impacted, approved by the Department of the Environment before construction begins. Include a salvage and translocation program and post-translocation monitoring plan for Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 listed species that may be impacted, approved by the Department of Environment and Primary Industries before construction begins. 6 VicRoads prepare and Offset Management Accepted. Strategy to satisfy requirements under: The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Environmental Offsets Policy (Department of Environment, 2012). The Permitted clearing of native vegetation, Biodiversity Assessment Guidelines (DEPI, 2013). 7 VicRoads prepare a Cultural Heritage Accepted. A Cultural Heritage Management Plan is a Management Plan in accordance with the statutory requirement under the Aboriginal Heritage requirements of the Aboriginal Heritage Act Act 2006. 2006 after the Minister for Planning’s Assessment of the environmental effects of the project has been issued. 8 The road reservation requirements for the Accepted in principle. The Shire of Mitchell should Conway-Johns Street inner link project be consider initiating a Planning Scheme Amendment preserved by the application of a Public responding to this recommendation. Acquisition Overlay as soon as possible. Additional recommendations – Response page 122 of Inquiry Report The Western option is the most suitable Accepted. alignment option for the project and will substantially meet project objectives and deliver an appropriate balance of environmental, economic and social outcomes, having regard to the evaluation objectives in the EES Scoping requirements.
minor adjustment to the bypass to reduce the numbers of trees and particularly the small patches of remanent native vegetation that are affected by the construction of the bypass. Management Framework set out in chapter 17 of the EES. 4 VicRoads’ Environmental Management System be adopted as the framework for environmental management for the project. Accepted. 5 Environmental Management Plans for the Project: Include a salvage and translocation program and post-translocation monitoring plan for Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 listed species that may be impacted, approved by the Department of the Environment before construction begins. Include a salvage and translocation program and post-translocation monitoring plan for Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 listed species that may be impacted, approved by the Department of Environment and Primary Industries before construction begins. Accepted, noting that approval of a salvage and translocation program and post-translocation monitoring plan for Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 listed species that may be impacted would be the responsibility of the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning. 6 VicRoads prepare and Offset Management Strategy to satisfy requirements under: The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Environmental Offsets Policy (Department of Environment, 2012). The Permitted clearing of native vegetation, Biodiversity Assessment Guidelines (DEPI, 2013). Accepted. 7 VicRoads prepare a Cultural Heritage Management Plan in accordance with the requirements of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 after the Minister for Planning’s Assessment of the environmental effects of the project has been issued. Accepted. A Cultural Heritage Management Plan is a statutory requirement under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006. 8 The road reservation requirements for the Conway-Johns Street inner link project be preserved by the application of a Public Acquisition Overlay as soon as possible. Accepted in principle. The Shire of Mitchell should consider initiating a Planning Scheme Amendment responding to this recommendation. Additional recommendations – page 122 of Inquiry Report Response The Western option is the most suitable alignment option for the project and will substantially meet project objectives and deliver an appropriate balance of environmental, economic and social outcomes, having regard to the evaluation objectives in the EES Scoping requirements. Accepted.