Western Port

See Port Philip Bay for relevant background.

Aboriginal name, Boon Wurrung (Boonwurrung): Warn Marin

Map of Lost Place Names for Port Phillip

Western Port basimetry

Brew, David, Nick Lewis, and Haskoning Australia. ‘Port of Hastings Development Project. Western Port Geomorphological Conceptual Model. Stage 1 Review of Literature and Synthesis of Current Understanding’. Final working draft. Sydney: Port of Hastings Development Authority, 2015.

Melbourne Water. ‘Understanding the Western Port Environment: A Summary of Current Knowledge and Priorities for Future Research’. Melbourne: State Government of Victoria, 2011.

Events

Victoria’s Ministry for Planning rejected a proposal for a floating gas terminal in after a community campaign. The proposal would have discharged large amounts of chlorinated water.

‘Crib Point Gas Import Jetty and Crib Point: Pakenham Gas Pipeline Project’. Minister’s Assessment under Environment Effects Act 1978. Melbourne: The State of Victoria Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, 2021.


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