Option 1 - Community access and use
Option 1 to include the retention of open grass areas and indigenous revegetation while maximising community access and staged development of open space facilities such as paths, seats and picnic areas.
Update 23 February 2022 - Three draft Landscape Plan options for the Drysdale Landfill post closure were available for the community to view and leave their comments between 1 September and 13 October 2021. More than 50 survey submissions were received during the engagement period. Following a detailed review of the submissions it was clear there was support for features of all three Landscape Plan options. Please refer to the engagement report (a Word version can be found in the Document Library) for a detailed analysis of the feedback received.
The final Landscape Plan has been developed with features from each option and focuses on environmental restoration objectives with improved community access to the site.
The final Landscape Plan was approved by Council on Tuesday 22 February. Further details can be found in the media release. Works will begin in the coming months and will be progressively completed as landfill operations end.
The Drysdale Landfill, located at 502-510 Founds Road Drysdale, commenced operation in 1983. The landfill is the primary waste disposal facility in the municipality, supporting the City’s operations as well as residential and commercial customers. The landfill and resource recovery centre receives an average of 55,000 visits per annum.
As the Drysdale Landfill approaches the end of its operational life, the future use of the 64ha site needs to be considered. There are currently a range of land uses across the site which include:
Design Options
To ensure the site rehabilitation aligns with the community’s aspirations, the City formed a community reference group in late 2019 to develop a number of landscape plan options. The reference group included neighbouring property owners and members of the Geelong Field Naturalists Club, Drysdale Landfill Community Consultation Group and Barwon South West Waste and Resource Recovery Group. The City engaged a landscape design architect to facilitate the reference group meetings. Three landscape plan options were developed from these meetings, each having a different overarching theme:
Cost Estimate
Thompson Berrill Landscape Design (TBLD) prepared costing estimates for each landscape plan option;
Please note Option 3 includes an estimated $8.5M of revenue generated from the filling of the disused quarry with clean fill. Filling the disused quarry could be considered for Option 1 and 2 to offset capital costs.
The City is seeking community feedback on the future rehabilitation and use of the site after the end of the landfill operations. We are seeking to identify the highest priority actions for the site and if there are any other issues and opportunities that need to be considered in the development of the final plan.
We’d love to hear your thoughts on the draft landscape plan options. The community consultation closes on Wednesday 13 October.
Option 1 to include the retention of open grass areas and indigenous revegetation while maximising community access and staged development of open space facilities such as paths, seats and picnic areas.
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Option 2 to focus on restoration of habitat and biodiversity values across the site. This option seeks to maximise the extent of indigenous revegetation and may include restricted public access to some areas as needed to maximise bird and habitat values.
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Option 3 includes the possibility of restoring the disused quarry site to its former natural surface using clean fill. The filling operations would significantly offset the costs associated with undertaking the rehabilitation works across the site including the environmental restoration across the northern embankment and waterway running through the centre of the site.
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