Overview

Applicant: Adventures Victoria Pty Ltd
Activity site: 655 Knowsley-Eppalock Road, Knowsley, 3523
Application number: APP011612
Adventures Victoria Pty Ltd has applied for a development licence, as part of the redevelopment of the Lakeshore Caravan Park on the shores of Lake Eppalock. 

What does the application propose?

Adventures Victoria Pty Ltd (Applicant) is proposing to redevelop the existing Lakeshore Caravan Park (Park) site at 655 Knowsley-Eppalock Road, Knowsley, 3523 to offer accommodation and recreation facilities.

The nearest available reticulated water and sewer supply is approximately 10 km away in Axedale and the Applicant has determined it is not feasible to connect to these services due to both distance and insufficient capacity available for a development of this size to connect to these services. Therefore, the Park redevelopment will include the management of all water and wastewater needed to service the site.

A new sewerage system will be installed to collect the wastewater produced from all facilities which will be pumped to a new wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), to be constructed on the site in an area previously used for wastewater disposal. All treated water (recycled water) will then be used for irrigation within the site via a sub-surface irrigation system. During the winter months, recycled water will be stored in a winter storage lagoon prior to irrigation.

The Park is expected to treat more than 5,000 L/day, hence the need for this development licence application.

The full application can be found in the Supporting documents section of this page.

Latest updates

Submissions close

The public submission and comment period for this development licence application went from 31 March until 21 April 2022. No submissions were received during this period.

Request for information issued

On 10 March 2022, EPA issued the applicant with a Request for Further Information (RFI) under section 50(3) of the Environment Protection Act 2017.

The statutory clock or time limit for making a decision on the development licence application is paused from the date the RFI is issued until EPA receives a response from the applicant.

The RFI is for additional process and technical information.

Supporting documents

You can view the development licence application and supporting documentation below.

Development licence application

Appendices

Timeline

  • 22 December 2021
    • Application received.
  • 17 February 2022
    • Application accepted.
  • 10 March 2022
    • Request for information issued - statutory clock paused.
  • 31 March 2022
    • Public submissions open.
  • 21 April 2022
    • Public submissions closed.
  • Early September 2022
    • EPA makes a decision on the development licence application.

Make a submission

The submission period for this development licence application is now closed.

Collection notice

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Your submission will be de-identified and provided to the applicant to give the applicant an opportunity to address the concerns raised. EPA will then complete its assessment of the application, considering all the submissions it has received and any applicant responses. Your de-identified submission will also be made available on this website.

To protect the privacy of individuals, EPA will remove personal information (for example, name and contact details) from the submissions it receives. Personal information will be retained by EPA so that it may contact you to clarify your submission if necessary or to provide you with updates regarding EPA’s assessment. If you do not wish to be identified, please ensure there is no other information in your submission that could identify you or other individuals.

Please note, if all requested information is not provided, we will not be able to process your submission. If you do not provide your e-mail address, we will not be able to identify your submission, should you wish to access it, make a correction, or require technical support.

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Reviewed 9 May 2022