Searching for MMBW Plans - A Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1

Go to the Catalogues & Databases section of the Library's website.

Step 2

Select Main Catalogue.

Step 3

Click the ‘Construct a search’ tab. (This will return more accurate results than the 'Search' facility.)

Step 4

Search for a plan by:

• municipality or street
• plan number.

Step 4a

Type in:

• MMBW
  
  and
  
  
• the street (for example, Johnston Street) you wish to find. Add one or two intersecting streets for best results. For further refinement add a municipality. You can also search by municipality using streets to refine your search. However, some municipality names and borders have changed since the plans were produced, so search results may not return the desired plan. If so, omit municipality from your search.
  
  
  Please note: Your search will find plans containing your chosen streets or municipalities but will not take you direct to these streets or municipalities within the plans. You will need to use the map tools to find particular streets and areas.
  
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• the number - if known - of the plan you wish to view (for example, Main grid system, 9D or 1060)

Tip: capital letters and street types - ie 'street' and 'road' - are not required in searches. All search terms can be typed in the same field.

Step 4b

Choose 'all of these' (from the drop-down box) and 'Keyword Anywhere' (from the drop-down box).

Step 4c

Choose Click to search.

Step 5

View a plan.

Step 5a

If your search returns a single correct plan, the result will be displayed as the plan's Brief View page (as seen below).

Click the thumbnail image of the plan to enter the MMBW Melbourne sewerage plans application and see the full-size plan and view related catalogue information.

Step 5b

If your search returns a list of possible plans and you are unsure which is correct:

• check the plan titles - read the plan titles in the list of results to see which municipalities are covered by each plan.
  
  
  
  Once you have made your choice of plan, click its title to go to its Brief View page. Click the thumbnail image to view the plan.
  
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• narrow your search - go back to the Construct a search page and add the municipality or more nearby streets (if you know them) to a street search or add nearby municipalities or a street to a municipality search.
  
  Once the correct plan is displayed, click the thumbnail image to view the plan.
  
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• check the Detailed View - (for Level 3 Detail plans only). Click on a plan title to go to its Brief View page. Choose ‘Detailed View’ (at the top of the page) to see which streets the plan covers. If a plan is not relevant, use the Back button to return to your list of search results and repeat the above step.
  
  

Once you have made your choice of plan, click the thumbnail image to view the plan.

Can’t find what you’re looking for?

Try browsing the plans, starting from the Main grid system plan.