Check it out.  It's a disaster for native vegetation protection. 

The State Governments latest proposal to extend the urban growth boundary.  Keeps the developers happy, ensures global warming, wipes out thousands of hectares of indigenous vegetation on the promise of 2 large grassland parks out west.

The Planning Melbourne's Newest [un]Sustainable Communities report is available at http://www.vic.gov.au/planningmelbourne

The Strategic Impact Assessment Report (which supposedly justifies the proposal under the EPBC Act) is available at http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/DSE/nrenlwm.nsf/LinkView/4D120251A18885EFCA25757E00294A2ABFFDD52C4A0A10FBCA25713200061392

A zoomable map of the proposed extensions to the UGB and the proposed grassland park areas is at planning maps online:http://services.land.vic.gov.au/maps/mpmo.jsp

The biodiversity assessments of the western, northern and south-eastern investigation areas are available on DVD by calling the Melbourne's Newest unsustainable communities information line on 1800 090 789

Submissions can be made to the Growth Areas Authority and must be received by 5:00pm on Friday, 17 July 2009. Submissions may be electronic or written and will be published once the consultation period ends, unless marked ‘in confidence’.

Electronic submissions can be made at www.vic.gov.au/planningmelbourne. Written submissions can be sent to Growth Areas Authority PO Box 1166 Carlton Victoria 3053