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Jacksons Creek Regional Parklands will span 1,008 hectares near Sunbury, on Woiwurrung Country in Melbourne’s north-west.
Cardinia Creek Regional Parklands, on Bunurong Country, will be a 508-hectare park near Officer in Melbourne’s south-east.
Consultation is open now until 30 November 2021 via the Engage Victoria website.
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Your feedback will add to parkland planning that supports community health and wellbeing, protects nature and strengthens cultural heritage.
A key focus of both projects is respecting and embedding the cultural heritage values of the Traditional Owners of the land.
The Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation has completed a cultural values study for inclusion in planning for Jacksons Creek Regional Parklands and the Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation is conducting a study for Cardinia Creek Regional Parklands.
The two parkland projects are part of the Suburban Parks Program, which is investing $154 million in more than 6,500 hectares of new and improved parks and trails in Melbourne’s growing outer suburbs.