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dredging. In contrast, in the Drewry Report, the more accurate calculation of ships that were not loading to full capacity in
Melbourne was calculated to be between 10% and 4% -- this Drewry Report was commissioned by the Port of Melbourne Corporation (PoMC previously VCA) in 2001, but was not made accessible to the public until the Victorian Greens obtained it under a Freedom of Information request in 2005—the Drewry Report concluded that, were the channel deepening project to be completely cancelled, the economic loss from this small percentage of ships unable to load to capacity would be in the vicinity of $ 13 million, rather than the $ 30 million that had previously been claimed by PoMC. Furthermore, the Drewry Report also concluded that a dredge of 0.5 metres would be sufficient for 96% of vessels, and the PoMC's planned dredge to 2.5 metres depth was "extreme" and "potentially disastrous" and expensive and unnecessary. In addition, almost all of the shipping companies that use Melbourne's ports stated that there was no need for dredging or channel deepening in the bay or around the ports.
491:, the PoMC released its Environmental Effects Statement (EES), a report on the environmental, economic and social impacts of the channel deepening project, on 5 July 2004. The EES was available for public viewing until 16 August 2004 and an independent panel sat from 21 September to 17 December 2004 to hear submissions and consider the environmental effects and issues raised in the EES. In February 2005, the independent panel released their report on the EES, presenting 137 key aspects of the EES which needed building on. These included further examination of channel deepening designs; investigation of dredging technology; investigation of best methods of sediment disposal, and examination of turbidity. The panel's recommendations led to the Trial Dredge Program (TDP) that took place from 6 August 2005.
461:, an independent government body, was established to scrutinize the environmental proceedings of the project, in particular, to make sure that the project conforms to the EMP. The objectives of the independent body were to "Be accessible to all stakeholders and the community; Scrutinise, report and advise on the Project’s environmental performance in an independent and transparent way; Communicate all available information on the Project’s environmental performance in a timely manner to stakeholders and the community."
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During trial dredging in 2005, a rockfall incident occurred in an area of The Heads known as the Canyon, which caused some of the rock in this area to scour and disintegrate. Much of the Port
Phillip heads falls under the Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park due to its significant marine diversity
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Victorian Auditor-General's report was released . The Auditor-General sourced information on what percentage of ships could and could not enter the bay, from the Port of Melbourne exclusively, who had twice previously overestimated the number of ships that could not enter the bay prior to
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Federal Court of Australia dismisses the Blue Wedges case against Peter Garrett approval of the project, with justice Tony North putting forward that Blue Wedges had not established that he failed to act within the law. Justice North maintains that "It is not the function of the court
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Operating almost 24 hours a day, the project involved the removal of approximately 22.9 million m (810 million cu ft) of sand, fine river silt (including about around 3 million m (110 million cu ft) of contaminated sediment). The material removed was transported to designated "dump sites". According
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In 1997, the cost of the project was estimated at $ 100 million. In 2001, the projected cost was estimated at around $ 200 million to $ 230 million and in 2004 it rose from $ 337 million in June to $ 498 million in August to $ 545 million in
September. In 2006 in March 2007, the cost of the project
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announced that the PoMC would be required to carry out a
Supplementary Environmental Effects Statement (SEES) to further investigate the environmental impact of the dredging project and address its shortcomings. Hulls said the SEES would "build upon the EES process to date" and would be "based upon
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Contaminated dredged material from the Port
Melbourne, Williamstown and Yarra River channels was disposed of in the existing Port of Melbourne Dredge Material Ground (DMG), which covers an area of about 9.36 km (3.61 sq mi) (or approximately 0.48% of the total bay area). The site was
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Boskalis Westminster was claimed to have been kept secret by the Victorian Government and the PoMC, who entered into alliance with Royal Boskalis Westminster in 2004, for at least for 3 years. Under Victorian legislation
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The EES and the SEES culminated in the
Environmental Management Plan (EMP), a report prepared by the PoMC consisting of "regulatory controls, environmental controls, project delivery standards and environmental monitoring" for the channel deepening project. On 5 February 2008, Environment Minister
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A new, risk-based approach to setting limits on turbidity so as to protect seagrasses in the southern regions of the Bay was developed by
Environmetrics Australia. Six-hourly Exponentially Weighted Moving Average (EWMA) control charts and 2-week moving average control charts were also developed by
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were restricted to 11.6 m (38.1 ft) draught (12.1 m (40 ft) at high tide). Larger container ships instead need 14 m (46 ft) to carry full loads. The PoMC estimated that in the 2006-07 financial year, 38.5% of ships visiting the port was already potentially affected by
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6 February - Negotiations are held between Blue Wedges and the Port of Melbourne Corporation. Limited operations are allowed to commence on 8 February until the hearing date of 20 February. The limited conditions, specified in a court order, state that only one million cubic metres (to a depth of
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The use of a robust monitoring tool in providing accurate and timely information was an important aspect of the project. SRA Information Technology provided its EnviroSys software as the tool whereby turbidity monitoring and vessel tracking could occur in real time. Early warning alerts could be
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The project caused significant controversy among many communities throughout the Victorian population, and was strongly opposed by scientists such as biologists and geologists, the CSIRO, university academics and scientists including Monash University, and many groups representing the community
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Uncontaminated dredged material from the South Channel and the Great Ship Channel was to be disposed of in a dredged material ground yet to be built in the south east part of the bay, expected to cover an area of 7.68 km (2.97 sq mi) (or approximately 0.39% of the bay area).
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expected to be extended to the south by an area of 2.7 km (1.0 sq mi) (or approximately 0.14% of the bay) to accommodate the dredged material volumes as a result of the dredging project as well as to accommodate dredged material volumes from future maintenance dredging.
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responsible for the running of the port, at a cost of $ 500 million and was expected to be completed before 31 December 2009, pending auditor reports and various legal actions against the project. This project was to be conducted under a controversial Public-Private-Partnership.
927:) raised questions about the economic benefits of the project. The study reported that the basis upon which the economic benefits were originally calculated had drastically changed, with given rising costs and legal proceedings, concluding it was no longer economically viable:
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docks at the South Wharf in Melbourne at 11:00 am after entering the heads. Approximately 25 protest boats tail it as is enters the heads and a smaller group gather on the shore at the mouth of the Yarra River and paddle on kayaks and surfboards as the ship passes under the
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Additional submissions and objections from Earthcare; the VNPA; the Victorian Greens; the Dive Industry of Victoria; and the Australian Peak Shippers' Association who stated that "We are going to be copping the entire cost of deepening the channels without any gain or
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15.8 m (51.8 ft)) can be dredged in an 8 km (5.0 mi) zone in the southern channel (the PoMC had planned dredging the north of the bay first). The dredged material is to be deposited in a designated area about 3.5 km (2.2 mi) off
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Days before the Inquiry Panel is due to adjourn, the PoMC presents documents stating that the rockfall of August 2005 was in fact much larger than initially reported with 6,000 m (211,888 cu ft), or approximately 9,900 t (9,744
796:) in an attempt to stop it, with the Dredge coming to a stop only metres from the protesters. Two activists are detained by police. Channel deepening is delayed by 40 minutes while the protesters are cleared. All were reportedly fined $ 176.
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breached the 200 m (656 ft) exclusion zone (which states that "bathing, diving and the operation (including anchoring, mooring or allowing a vessel or craft to lie) of vessels and craft, are prohibited within 200 metres of the
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draught limitations because the channel did not allow for the extra depth, with this figure rising to 44.3% in the December quarter of 2007. The key objective of the Channel Deepening Project was to address these draught restrictions.
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approves the dredging project after reviewing the Environmental Management Plan (EMP). He announces new conditions, including monitoring of water and tidal currents and contaminated sediment not being able to escape from the
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Environmetrics Australia. These calculation tools provide, respectively, an early warning capability and an assessment of the likelihood that minimum light requirements for seagrasses will be maintained.
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to make a judgement as to whether the channel deepening is a good thing or a bad thing or whether it is harmful to the environment or not", only whether the Garrett acted within the bounds of the law.
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the key areas outlined by the panel and allow for further expert analysis". On 21 March 2007 the PoMC released its Supplementary Environment Effects Statement (SEES) for public viewing until 7 May.
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200 protesters gather on each side of The Entrance (at Point Nepean and Point Lonsdale) and boats, power-skis and surfboards. Police issue seven infringement notices to members of protest group
1889:- PoMC's official site for information about the channel deepening project including environmental management, project approval and benefits, media releases and dredging schedules and locations
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The principal concern of the project lies in its potential for severe long-term environmental consequences. On this front, major opposition to the project has come from the community group
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Those materials which are contaminated were to be stored in an underwater clay containment area known as a 'bund' at the existing Port of Melbourne DMG, and capped with clean dredged sand.
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21 February - The Federal Court of Australia adjourns Blue Wedges' case against the dredging of Port Phillip until 3 March. Limited dredging is allowed to continue during this time.
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The second area to be dredged, dredging was expected to begin in this area but was delayed after a court injunction, with dredging instead beginning in the south of the bay.
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5 December - Blue Wedges wins the right to challenge Environment Minister Peter Garrett's right to sign off on the dredging project, with the plan to take the matter to the
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passed in 2000, all contracts worth more than $ 10 million must be published - the cost of the dredging was above this at the time, yet details were not released.
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1863:"Port Phillip Bay Channel Deepening Project – an economic critique by Economists at Large and the Australian Conservation Foundation"
1516:"Without dredging, Melbourne will be 'Adelaide backwater' - BrumbyyWithout dredging, Melbourne will be 'Adelaide backwater' - Brumby"
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confirms the cost of the actual dredging as $ 500 million (approximately €300 million). This comes after
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1725:"Channel Deepening Project to continue following court decision"
1547:. Port of Melbourne Corporation. 5 February 2008. Archived from
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1372:"Media release - Panel appointed for channel deepening project"
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Consequently, on 31 March 2005, the then Minister for Planning
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Australian Conservation Foundation - Channel Deepening Project
1730:. Port of Melbourne Corporation. 28 March 2008. Archived from
1270:. Port of Melbourne Corporation. 5 August 2005. Archived from
1144:. Port of Melbourne Corporation. 31 March 2005. Archived from
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The PoMC enters into alliance with Royal Boskalis Westminster.
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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
1139:"Channel Deepening Project subject to further investigation"
1117:. Port of Melbourne Corporation. 5 July 2004. Archived from
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1895:- Independent government environmental management monitor
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Prior to the completion of the works, ships entering the
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1324:"Project Update: Trail dredge completed at bay entrance"
1957:- documents pertaining to the Channel Deepening Project
1688:"Court relaxes Port Phillip Bay dredging restrictions"
1455:"Anti-dredging protesters issued with penalty notices"
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Victorian Minister for Environment and Climate Change
1201:. Victorian Government. 21 March 2007. Archived from
1196:"Channel Deepening Supplementary EES Report Released"
945:"Taxpayers to dig deep for Port Phillip Bay dredging"
709:provided the figure to the European stock exchange
48:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
1830:"Channel deepening economics come under spotlight"
1651:"Sea of red, but out to sea the dredge scours on"
1584:"Limited Port Phillip Bay dredging gets go-ahead"
1027:"Labor hails dredging success, says bay is clean"
1955:Department of Planning and Community Development
1832:. Australian Greens Victoria. 28 February 2008.
1265:"Trial dredging to proceed as injunction fails"
1222:. Port of Melbourne Corporation. Archived from
1063:. Port of Melbourne Corporation. Archived from
1907:- Environmental monitoring software solutions
596:4 April - Minister for Planning at the time,
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1566:"Garrett approves Port Phillip Bay dredging"
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1478:"Brumby concedes dredging will cost $ 500m"
792:whilst that vessel is under way around the
1993:Environmental Management Plan (Revision 2)
1986:Environmental Management Plan (Revision 1)
1670:"Bid to keep dredging during legal battle"
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734:5 February - Federal Environment Minister
277:Dredging volumes/Type of material dredged
1951:- review of the Channel Deepening Project
1749:"Anti-dredging protesters lose court bid"
1112:"Public release of channel deepening EES"
108:Learn how and when to remove this message
1812:"Cost of dredging the bay still unclear"
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1790:"Police see red as dredge fight deepens"
1542:"Environmental Management Plan approved"
1437:"Port Phillip Bay dredge ships arriving"
1247:"Shock of the bay: channel report fails"
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1940:Review of the Channel Deepening Project
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1435:Higginbottom, Nick (17 January 2008).
365:0.55 million m of limestone/sandstone
153:The project was to deepen channels in
136:Port Phillip Channel Deepening Project
1868:. Australian Conservation Foundation.
1457:. Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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1603:"Marine Act 1988, Section 15 Notice"
1399:"Bay dredge court fight to go ahead"
943:Whinnett, Ellen (22 December 2007).
46:adding citations to reliable sources
1962:Channel Deepening Project Documents
1893:Office of the Environmental Monitor
1845:"Contract a secret for three years"
1771:"Video - Court sinks dredging case"
1668:Gregory, Peter (21 February 2008).
1514:Whinnett, Ellen (30 January 2008).
1348:"Successful trial dredge completed"
903:and marine geological formations.
459:Office of the Environmental Monitor
452:Office of the Environmental Monitor
1843:Baker, Richard (1 February 2008).
1810:Murphy, Mathew (1 November 2007).
1025:Jason Dowling (26 November 2009).
921:Australian Conservation Foundation
819:during dredging operations on the
467:Environmental Protection Authority
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1707:"New review planned for dredging"
1632:"Police slam dredging protesters"
1630:Shanahan, Leo (8 February 2008).
1601:Riches, Brian (7 February 2008).
1497:"Blue Wedges win delays dredging"
1476:Perkins, Miki (29 January 2008).
1300:. Star News Group. Archived from
1296:Sinclair, Briar (9 August 2005).
557:31 March - Minister for Planning
1649:Lucas, Clay (18 February 2008).
1086:"Environment Effects Act 1978".
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2036:Environment of Victoria (state)
1755:. 28 March 2008. Archived from
1705:Ker, Peter (28 February 2008).
1495:Lucas, Clay (30 January 2008).
1416:Lucas, Clay (15 January 2006).
1397:Smith, Clay (6 December 2007).
344:14.59 million m of mainly sand
282:1. Yarra River and Hobsons Bay
33:needs additional citations for
1981:Environmental Management Plan
1975:Blue Wedges submission to SEES
1788:Kent, Melissa (6 April 2008).
1245:Fyfe, Melissa (1 April 2005).
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1882:Port of Melbourne Corporation
219:Port of Melbourne Corporation
175:Port of Melbourne Corporation
2026:Water transport in Australia
1298:"Bid fails to halt dredging"
489:Environment Effects Act 1978
401:Disposal of dredged material
161:to allow greater access for
1610:Victoria Government Gazette
625:Coastal Management Act 1995
372:Yarra River and Hobsons Bay
245:, prior to the creation of
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1911:Royal Boskalis Westminster
1905:SRA Information Technology
1418:"Bay dredge gets go-ahead"
1220:"Environmental management"
907:Cost and economic benefits
707:Royal Boksalis Westminster
655:Federal Court of Australia
215:Royal Boskalis Westminster
171:Royal Boskalis Westminster
157:to 14 metres (46 ft)
1522:. Herald and Weekly Times
1061:Channel Deepening Project
768:is tailed by Blue Wedges.
566:Supreme Court of Victoria
1899:Environmetrics Australia
1170:Hulls, Rob (July 2005).
858:Queen of the Netherlands
794:Queen of the Netherlands
790:Queen of the Netherlands
766:Queen of the Netherlands
755:Queen of the Netherlands
753:Limited dredging by the
691:Queen of the Netherlands
673:Queen of the Netherlands
573:Queen of the Netherlands
521:Queen of the Netherlands
434:environmental monitoring
428:Environmental management
196:Queen of the Netherlands
860:begins at The Entrance.
783:from the protest group
352:The Great Ship Channel
306:Port Melbourne Channel
2021:Transport in Melbourne
1172:"Minister's Statement"
1092:. Victorian Government
834:Parliament of Victoria
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891:Environmental impact
865:Operation Quarantine
721:Premier of Victoria
441:Turbidity monitoring
262:Shipping channel(s)
179:Victorian Government
42:improve this article
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830:Legislative Council
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987:"Channel position"
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