Bolin Bolin Integrated Water Management Project

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Manningham Council in partnership with the City of Boroondara and Carey Baptist Grammar School, and with the support of Melbourne Water, the Department of Environment, Land Water and Planning (DELWP) and the Federal Government, have commenced the construction of an “Integrated Water Facility”.

The purpose of the project is to sustainably capture and treat storm water for reuse for the irrigation of several separately managed sports grounds located at Bulleen Park, the Carey Sports Complex and the Freeway Golf Course.

The project will harvest approximately 35 Megalitres (ML) of stormwater per annum, relieving demand for potable water consumption, reducing pollutant loads to the Yarra River, minimising the demand for extraction from the river for irrigation purposes and ensuring sustainable environmental flows within the Yarra River. The project will also minimise the existing local flooding issues, by enhancing the drainage outlet from the local catchment.

The proposed infrastructure is forecast to meet 95.5 per cent of the irrigation demand in an average rainfall year.

The facilities will be located on three separate land parcels, the Crown land site adjacent to the Bolin Bolin Billabong managed by Parks Victoria (and in part by Manningham Council in its role as Committee of Management), Bulleen Park which is managed by Manningham Council and the Freeway Golf Course which is managed by the City of Boroondara.

The project involves:

  • the construction of a 1.5 (ML) combined wetland and storage lake at the Crown Land site,
  • a secondary 3.30ML (minimum) storage is to be constructed within the “Freeway Golf Course” (47-49 Columba Street, Balwyn North), and
  • two 214.7 kilolitre storage tanks will be constructed within Bulleen Park.

The two storage facilities and the tanks will all be connected by a distribution pipe line which will run through the Crown Land site, Bulleen Park and the Freeway Golf Course. Pumps, and a control system, will be installed to best manage the water supply to the three sites.

Please refer to the plans in our document library for details of the proposed project infrastructure.

Further information on this project can be obtained by contacting Council’s Senior Project Engineer, Mr John Tinkler on 9846 0536.



Manningham Council in partnership with the City of Boroondara and Carey Baptist Grammar School, and with the support of Melbourne Water, the Department of Environment, Land Water and Planning (DELWP) and the Federal Government, have commenced the construction of an “Integrated Water Facility”.

The purpose of the project is to sustainably capture and treat storm water for reuse for the irrigation of several separately managed sports grounds located at Bulleen Park, the Carey Sports Complex and the Freeway Golf Course.

The project will harvest approximately 35 Megalitres (ML) of stormwater per annum, relieving demand for potable water consumption, reducing pollutant loads to the Yarra River, minimising the demand for extraction from the river for irrigation purposes and ensuring sustainable environmental flows within the Yarra River. The project will also minimise the existing local flooding issues, by enhancing the drainage outlet from the local catchment.

The proposed infrastructure is forecast to meet 95.5 per cent of the irrigation demand in an average rainfall year.

The facilities will be located on three separate land parcels, the Crown land site adjacent to the Bolin Bolin Billabong managed by Parks Victoria (and in part by Manningham Council in its role as Committee of Management), Bulleen Park which is managed by Manningham Council and the Freeway Golf Course which is managed by the City of Boroondara.

The project involves:

  • the construction of a 1.5 (ML) combined wetland and storage lake at the Crown Land site,
  • a secondary 3.30ML (minimum) storage is to be constructed within the “Freeway Golf Course” (47-49 Columba Street, Balwyn North), and
  • two 214.7 kilolitre storage tanks will be constructed within Bulleen Park.

The two storage facilities and the tanks will all be connected by a distribution pipe line which will run through the Crown Land site, Bulleen Park and the Freeway Golf Course. Pumps, and a control system, will be installed to best manage the water supply to the three sites.

Please refer to the plans in our document library for details of the proposed project infrastructure.

Further information on this project can be obtained by contacting Council’s Senior Project Engineer, Mr John Tinkler on 9846 0536.



Consultation has concluded

  • Bolin Bolin Integrated Water Management Project is complete

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    The Bolin Bolin Integrated Project is now complete with all equipment installed and holding basins at both the golf course and

    wetlands.

    We are currently testing and commissioning the system which would be completed in the coming weeks. Once completed, irrigation of the Freeway Golf Course, Carey Grammar and Bulleen sporting grounds will commence.


  • Bolin Bolin Update: Dam construction at Freeway Golf Course

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    From April 2017, an open water storage dam will be constructed between the 14th and 15th holes at Freeway Golf Course.

    Once this project is completed, water from the dam will be used by the City of Boroondara to irrigate the
    entire golf course, and project partners the City of Manningham and Carey Baptist Grammar School will
    use water to irrigate their sporting fields and assets.

    To allow for the dam to be built, the 15th hole at Freeway Golf Course will be closed for approximately
    five months. During the closure, the green on this hole will be reconstructed and the spare hole will be
    open to allow golfers to play the full 18 holes.

    This sustainable water project will allow the golf course to be better irrigated during the dryer months,
    and the new water feature will offer an additional challenge to golfers on the 14th and 15th holes.

    The dam project is part of the wider Bolin Bolin Integrated Water Management Project that is being led by Manningham City Council, in conjunction with the City of Boroondara, Carey Grammar Baptist School, and the support of Melbourne Water and the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.

  • Work commences on the Bolin Bolin Integrated Water Facility

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    Manningham Council is breaking new ground in the area of water management with construction commencing on the $2.8 million Bolin Bolin Integrated Water Harvesting Facility.

    The project, undertaken in partnership with the City of Boroondara and Carey Baptist Grammar School,incorporates a “Whole of Water Cycle” management approach and will enable the sustainable capture and treatment of storm water for reuse for the irrigation of sports grounds located at Bulleen Park, Carey Sports Complex and the Freeway Golf Course.

    The work on the project will be staged as follows between December 2016 and August 2017.

    • Construct storage facility and wetland at the Bolin Bolin site (Dec 2016 – Feb 2017)
    • Construct pipeline to Bulleen Park (Feb 2017 – March 2017)
    • Construct pipe line to Golf Course and Bulleen Park storage tanks (Feb 2017 – March 2017)
    • Construct pipeline to Yarra River (April 2017 – June 2017)
    • Construct storage - Freeway Golf Course (April 2017 – August 2017)

    Access to Carey Sports Complex, Bulleen Park and the Freeway Golf Course will be unaffected for most of the duration of the works.

    The project has been supported by a number of partners, including:

    • Melbourne Water, as part of its Living Rivers Stormwater Program
    • The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
    • City of Boroondara
    • Carey Baptist Grammar School

    The project has also been assisted with funding from the Federal Government.

    For additional informationcontactManningham Council’s Senior Project Engineer, Mr John Tinkler on 9846 0536.