A family fun day will herald in a milestone in the ‘Greening the Pipeline’ project.
The project is a stage-by-stage transformation of the heritage-listed main outfall sewer (MOS) pipeline reserve, along the Federation Trail bike path, into parkland and community space.
The event will be held at the corner of Viaduct Parade and Rockpool Road in Truganina on Saturday, April 5, from 1-5pm, to celebrate the opening of the project’s ‘zone 5 west’.
Zone 5 West runs from the Skeleton Creek crossing, through the suburb of Williams Landing and up to Lawrie Emmins Reserve.
In its new iteration, the space contains a boulder amphitheatre event space, a lookout point with educational information about the area and a community garden.
A sculpture, Narrarrang Ngarri’ Sheoke, by artist Kait James pays tribute to the Bunurong people of the Kulin Nations– the first humans to inhabit the area– and their ongoing care for the country.
Once completed the entire project will form a linear parkland that aims to connect communities, enhance transport options and help to manage water in and around the area.
Greening the Pipeline is a partnership between Melbourne Water, Greater Western Water, the Department of Transport and Planning, the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action and council.
Greater Western Water strategy and partnerships general manager Kessia Thomson said the organisation was excited to see another phase of this project coming to life.
Jaidyn Kennedy
