Conservation Strategies for Melbourne’s Growth Areas

The Victorian Government is introducing a new approach to conserve biodiversity in Melbourne’s growth areas. The Conservation Strategies for Melbourne’s Growth Areas build on the strategic approach of the Melbourne Strategic Assessment, which evaluated the impacts of the expansion of the Urban Growth Boundary and associated transport infrastructure on matters of national environmental significance protected under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). Public comments are invited on the draft Biodiversity Conservation Strategy and Sub-regional Species Strategies, with submissions closing at 5pm on Tuesday 20 December 2011.