Green Wedge Management Plans
DELWP's Strategic Agricultural Land project
The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) is reviewing green wedge and peri-urban areas with the aim of strengthening planning protection of agricultural land that is identified as having high-quality soil.
During February to May 2019 DELWP put the 'Protecting and Supporting Melbourne’s Strategic Agricultural Land project (Plan Melbourne Action 17)' out for community consultation.
Read more about the project at DELWP's Planning for Melbourne's Green Wedges and Agricultral Land web page.
What are green wedge management plans?
Green Wedges are the non-urban land that surrounds development in the outer areas of Melbourne. It is separated from urban areas by the Urban Growth Boundary, put in place by the Victorian Government in 2002.
Melbourne has 12 green wedges across 17 local government areas. Around one third of Melbourne’s green wedges are public land including national parks, parks and reserves and water catchments.
For more information go to the Green wedges web page on DELWP's website.
Green wedges in Cardinia Shire
Land in Cardinia Shire falls into 3 green wedges:
- Western Port
- Southern Ranges
- Northern Ranges (southern area of the Yarra Valley and Yarra and Dandenong Ranges)
Green Wedge Management Plans
Council has prepared a plan for the Cardinia Western Port Green Wedge. Plans for the Southern Ranges and Northern Ranges are yet to be prepared.
Read about the history of the Cardinia Western Port Green Wedge
View the Cardinia Western Port Green Wedge Management Plan (May 2017)