'Living in the Wetlands' is a UDIA community awareness programme promoting the importance of wetlands and the contribution of UDIA members to the long term environment of Victoria and the protection of Port Phillip Bay.

 

Left: Colin Cass, CEO, Links Living Limited; Tony De Domenico, Executive Director, UDIA (VIC); Greg Hunt, Shadow Minister for Climate Action, Environment and Heritage;, Cr. Kim McAliney JP, Mayor, Wyndham City Council and Cr. Glenn Goodfellow, Deputy Mayor, Wyndham City Council.

Speaking at the launch Greg Hunt said, "Incorporating the wetlands within the urban development

Left: Tony De Domenico, Executive Director, UDIA (VIC) and Gordon Templeton, President Association of Land Development Engineers.

demonstrates that there can be a balance between creating new homes for families while improving our environment. 

Hopefully the Wetlands of the West will become a sanctuary for the growling grass frog and through this design we can give an endangered species a future.

I am passionate about reducing storm water run-off into Port Phillip Bay and ensuring our water ways are kept clean. 

By incorporating wetlands into developments we are stopping storm water flowing directly into the Bay. 

I see this is as a major benefit as the wetlands enhance not only the quality of life for those living directly next to them but the wider community also gains from a cleaner marine environment."

Executive Director of UDIA (VIC) Tony De Domenico said "Living with the Wetlands provided a major opportunity for the industry to correct some of the mis-information which is often promoted about the industry in relation to the environment".

The 'Living with the Wetlands' project will be expanded with launches planned for the north, south east, east and regional Victoria. 

  

Left: Tony De Domenico, Executive Director, UDIA (VIC) and Doug Vallance, General Manager, Central Equity.

Left: Rory Costelloe, Executive Director, Villawood Properties; Tony De Domenico, Executive Director, UDIA (VIC) and Brendan Condon, Managing Director, Australian Ecosystems, with the nesting black swan at Alamanda in Point Cook..

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