Help shape the future of Five Mile Creek in Romsey

Published on 03 May 2019

You can now have your say on a new master plan for Romsey’s Five Mile Creek.

Council has worked with the Romsey community and Melbourne Water to prepare the plan for the nature reserve. The project has been led by the community through the Romsey Five Mile Creek Working Group and has involved the Romsey Region Business and Tourism Association, the Lancefield and Romsey Lions Club and Landcare.

The plan seeks to restore the waterway’s natural values and also looks at improving connections to and through the site for the local community and providing opportunities for gathering, picnicking and nature play.

This reserve and creek corridor would have once supported native grasses and shrubs as well as large Eucalyptus trees such as Manna Gums and Swamp Gums. A range of wildlife would have relied on the waterway such as Brown Toadlet and Growling Grass Frog.

The surrounding vegetation would have provided habitat for Sugar Gliders, Phascogale and an abundance of woodland birds. The waterway also contains an old swimming hole that was once used by local residents to cool off on hot days.

The draft master plan will be open for public comment from 6 May until 3 June.

The community are also invited to attend a drop in session at the Lions Park Reserve on Sunday, 19 May between 10am and 12noon. Members of the Working Group including representatives from Council and Melbourne Water will be there to talk to the community about the draft Plan. Community members of the working group will also be available to talk about the plan outside the Romsey IGA on Saturday 11 May.

To find out more and have your say, see Help shape the future of Five Mile Creek in Romsey

This project was funded by Melbourne Water and Macedon Ranges Shire Council through the Places for People grants program.