ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE CONSERVATION OUTCOMES table 9: conservation activities for natural temperate grasslands for Mechanism Measures Objective Delivery Actions Responsible Agency Performance Resources Timing* To establish a Prepare S1.2 Department of Short term Covered under Public reservation for 15,000 amendment to Planning and existing Acquisition hectare grasslands relevant planning Community allocations Overlay in (nature conservation schemes to apply Development planning reserve or National a Public scheme by Park) outside of the Acquisition June 2010 Urban Growth Overlay to land Boundary in within the Melbourne’s west. western grassland reserves. Publicly acquire S2.13 Department of Short to medium Required Acquisition land (10 year Sustainability term resources have schedule acquisition and been committed provided to program by the Environment by the Victorian Department State Government of the Government) Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts by December 2010, following the Victorian Government’s gazettal of the planning scheme amendment Purchase and reservation under Crown Land Reserves Act 1978 completed by 2020 (excluding quarries) (end stage 2) To provide interim Amend local S1.2 Department of Short term Covered under management of the planning schemes Planning and existing Significance western grassland to apply an Community allocations Overlay in reserves before they Environmental Development relevant local
ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE CONSERVATION OUTCOMES table 9: conservation activities for natural temperate grasslands Objective Actions Mechanism for Delivery Responsible Agency Timing* Resources Performance Measures To establish a reservation for 15,000 hectare grasslands (nature conservation reserve or National Park) outside of the Urban Growth Boundary in Melbourne’s west. Prepare amendment to relevant planning schemes to apply a Public Acquisition Overlay to land within the western grassland reserves. S1.2 Department of Planning and Community Development Short term Covered under existing allocations Public Acquisition Overlay in planning scheme by June 2010 Publicly acquire land (10 year acquisition program by the State Government) S2.13 Department of Sustainability and Environment Short to medium term Required resources have been committed by the Victorian Government Acquisition schedule provided to Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts by December 2010, following the Victorian Government’s gazettal of the planning scheme amendment Purchase and reservation under Crown Land Reserves Act 1978 completed by 2020 (excluding quarries) (end stage 2) To provide interim management of the western grassland reserves before they Amend local planning schemes to apply an Environmental S1.2 Department of Planning and Community Development Short term Covered under existing allocations Significance Overlay in relevant local
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