Western Grassland Reserves: Land Acquisition Boundaries in Victoria

15,000 hectares of land were designated for acquisition under the Western Grassland Reserves initiative in August 2010. The Victorian Government committed to establishing the reserves as part of a Melbourne Strategic Assessment agreement under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. The Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action provides the data in multiple geospatial formats.

Use Cases

• Mapping land acquisition boundaries based on the public acquisition overlay
• Analyzing the spatial extent of environmental reserves based on the described planning scheme amendments
• Assessing compliance with the EPBC Act 1999 based on the documented strategic assessment agreement

Strengths

• Explicitly states the total area covered is approximately 15,000 hectares
• Identifies the specific planning schemes (Wyndham, Melton, Greater Geelong, Morrabool) and amendment (VC68) applied

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Freshness should be verified as the last update date is in the future (2026-04-09)

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Collection Method

Likely created as part of the Melbourne Strategic Assessment process under the EPBC Act 1999.

Time Range

The public acquisition overlay was applied in August 2010.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 04:00:59.634319

Geography

Land within the Wyndham, Melton, Greater Geelong, and Morrabool planning schemes in Victoria, Australia.