Where are Melbourne's 12 green wedges?
The Manningham Green Wedge is located within the City of Manningham with small portions extending into the Shire of Nillumbik and the City of Maroondah.
Manningham City Council's Green Wedge Management Plan:
- guides sustainable use and development of the green wedge
- lists priority actions for implementation from 2011 to 2020.
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The Mornington Peninsula Green Wedge is located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula with a small portion extending into the City of Frankston.
Mornington Peninsula Shire Council is in the process of creating a Green Wedge Management Plan. Currently there is an interim Green Wedge Management Plan as a point of reference for other planning processes.
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The Nillumbik Green Wedge is located within the Shire of Nillumbik with small portions extending into the City of Whittlesea and the City of Manningham.
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The South East Green Wedge includes land within Kingston, Greater Dandenong, Frankston and Casey.
Kingston City Council has developed a Green Wedge Management Plan for the northern portion of the wedge and Greater Dandenong City Council is currently preparing a Green Wedge Management Plan for its portion.
The South East Green Wedge Background Report and Issues Paper was created in 2008 and:
- provides information about land use and economic conditions
- summaries of existing conditions
- analysis of issues
- possible management solutions.
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The Southern Ranges Green Wedge is primarily located within the Shire of Cardinia, with smaller areas extending into the Shire of Yarra Ranges, City of Casey, City of Knox, and City of Greater Dandenong.
A Green Wedge Management Plan has not yet been created for this area, however the portion within the Shire of Yarra Ranges is covered by the Yarra Ranges Green Wedge Management Plan.
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The Sunbury Green Wedge is located within the City of Hume, with a small portion extending into the City of Brimbank.
Brimbank City Council has developed a Green Wedge Management Plan for the Brimbank portion of this green wedge, and Hume City Council has completed Phase 1 of development of the Hume portion of the green wedge area.
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The Werribee South Green Wedge is located within the City of Wyndham, with a small portion extending into the City of Hobsons Bay.
Wyndham City Council has developed a Green Wedge Management Plan to plan, manage and protect this green wedge area.
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The Western Plains North Green Wedge is located within the City of Melton.
Melton City Council has developed a Green Wedge Management Plan to manage and protect this north green wedge area.
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The Western Plains South Green Wedge spans
across areas within the City of Wyndham and the City of Melton.
There is currently no Green Wedge Management Plan for this area.
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The Westernport Green Wedge lies largely within the Shire of Cardinia along with the southern coastal and rural 
parts of the City of Casey.
Casey City Council has developed the Western Port Green Wedge Management Plan to plan, manage and protect the portion of the green wedge located within the City of Casey.
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The Whittlesea Green Wedge is located within the City of Whittlesea.
Whittlesea City Council has developed a Green Wedge Management Plan that provides a framework for sustaining this non-urban area into the future.
Whittlesea Green Wedge Management Plan:
- Part 1 (PDF, 2.8 MB)
- Part 2 Land section 1a (PDF, 2.0 MB)
- Part 2 Land section 1b (PDF, 1.6 MB)
- Part 2 Land section 1c (PDF, 886.3 KB)
- Part 2 Land section 2a (PDF, 2.0 MB)
- Part 2 Land section 2b (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Part 2 Land section 2c (PDF, 2.1 MB)
- Part 2 Land section 2d (PDF, 755.5 KB)
- Part 3 Biodiversity (PDF, 2.2 MB)
- Part 4 Water (PDF, 1.6 MB)
- Part 5 People section 1a (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- Part 5 People section 1b (PDF, 2.3 MB)
- Part 6 Action Plan section 1a (PDF, 1020.5 KB)
- Part 6 Action Plan section 1b (PDF, 2.1 MB)
- Part 6 Action Plan section 1c (PDF, 2.0 MB)
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The Yarra Valley and Yarra and Dandenong Ranges Green Wedge includes non-urban land within the Shire of Yarra Ranges, the northern hills area of the Shire of Cardinia, and small portions within the City of Knox and the City of Maroondah.
Yarra Ranges Shire Council has developed a Green Wedge Management Plan for Green Wedge land within its municipality, which covers most of the wedge.
The southern portion is known as the Northern Ranges Green Wedge and is within the Shire of Cardinia. The council has started creation of a Green Wedge Management Plan for the Northern Ranges.
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Page last updated: 04/05/21