Making a submission on East West Link

Checklist:       Send by 12 December

• Cover sheet
• Name and address on submission
• Be relevant
• address the terms of reference of Assessment Committee

What you can write:

The Assessment Committee’s job is to recommend to the Minister whether or not he should grant permits for the East West Link.  The Minister has to grant: Planning Amendment, Water licence, Heritage consent, EPA approval, Road management Approval.

Your job is to bring to the attention of the Assessment Committee the impacts they should consider.  Should theMinister grant the permits?  Tell the Assessment Committee what you think.

For example:

Transport connectivity   Should the Minister grant approval under the Road Management Act?

Whether the impacts of the project on the traffic performance of roads connecting to the project, and the surrounding road network, as well as on connectivity for public transport, cycling and pedestrians, have been appropriately addressed.

• Congestion expected in Macarthur Rd, Elliot Ave, Racecourse Rd
• Ormond Rd and surrounding streets will receive more traffic
• There will be increased traffic around the Elliot Ave interchange with the tunnel as traffic tries to get in and out of the tunnel
• More cars will try to turn loop back on Flemington Rd to access the east bound tunnel
• The project will not enhance public transport or its connectivity
• The principal cycling route through Royal Park may be temporarily and / or permanently disrupted
• The cycling routes along the Moonee Ponds Creek north of Mt Alexander Rd may be disrupted.

Land use, dwellings and infrastructure  Should the Minister grant a Planning Amendment?

Whether the impacts of the project on land use and infrastructure in its immediate environs, including on housing, recreation and community facilities, have been appropriately addressed.

• Loss of parkland
• Loss of homes
• Loss of playground with no guarantee in performance requirements for replacement
• Proximity of project boundary to homes and community infrastructure – including gardens and community centre.

Visual amenity

Whether the proposed Urban Design Framework in the CIS will appropriately manage visual impacts of the project on the surrounding area, including public open spaces.

• Visual impact of freeways across Ross Straw Field
• Visual impact of tunnel entry in Royal Park and at Elliot Ave
• Visual impact of duplication of CityLink from Mt Alexander Rd to Footscray Rd

In your submission, you can comment on:
1 Transport connectivity
2  Land use, dwellings and infrastructure
3  Visual amenity
4  Noise, vibration, air emissions and light spill
5  Cultural heritage
6  Surface water and groundwater
7  Native vegetation and biodiversity
8  Solid wastes
9  Environmental management framework

The following issues are not relevant to the terms of reference:

• the business case for the East West Link
• alternative routes
• traffic movements on the toll road itself
• public transport funding

Examples of submissions coming soon.