Feral Animal Control Underway in Budj Bim
An aerial shooting program to control feral animals is being undertaken this week in the World Heritage listed Budj Bim Cultural Landscape, including parts of the National Park and the Indigenous Protected Areas.
Helicopters will be used to target deer and feral pigs that are negatively impacting fire affected parts of the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape.
The program is part of a broader integrated pest control project being implemented by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation, Parks Victoria and Winda-Mara Aboriginal Corporation in response to the 2019-20 bushfire.
Minister Provides Update
Minister Provides Update
Image (supplied) - Minister for Boating and Fishing Melissa Horne (right), is joined by the Glenelg Shire Council at Portland s Trawler Wharf.
22 April 2021 | 08:41am
Minister For Boating and Fishing chats announcements & Warrnambool Breakwater
Minister for Boating and Fishing Melissa Horne joined us in studio this morning, to chat about a number of announcements for the South West.
Ms Horne also provided an update on the Warrnambool Breakwater and Boatramp, following the damage caused by strong swells in recent weeks.
Hear the full chat below.
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Warrnambool Landmarks To Turn Blue As Part Of State Memorial
Warrnambool landmarks will be lit up blue tonight in remembrance of the Eastern Freeway tragedy where four police officers lost their lives in the line of duty one year ago today.
Member for South West Coast Roma Britnell and Warrnambool Mayor Vicki Jellie worked together to ensure the Lighthouse Theatre and Archie Graham Centre could be lit up in memory tonight.
Warrnambool’s landmarks will join others right across the state to be bathed in blue to remember Constable Glen Humphris, Senior Constable Kevin King, Leading Senior Constable Lynette Taylor and Constable Joshua Prestney who were killed in the tragic crash on the Eastern Freeway while attending a routine traffic stop.
Council to investigate roundabout effectiveness, pedestrian and vehicle traffic flow
Warrnambool City Council will investigate pedestrian and vehicle traffic flow in Warrambool’s city centre.
“Over the coming weeks we will ask Warrnambool residents and visitors to the city about their experiences driving and walking in the city centre,” Warrnambool Mayor Cr Vicki Jellie said.
“In particular we’re interested to see how the pedestrian priority roundabouts are performing.
“We want to know how people feel about traffic in the city centre and we’ll also look at traffic engineering data including average vehicle speeds, traffic numbers, accident data and so on
MP calls for Independent investigation into suspected contamination at Port Fairy
Member for South West Coast Roma Britnell is calling for an investigation independent of Government, into the suspected contamination of water at popular surf spot The Passage in Port Fairy.
Ms Britnell said a full, independent and transparent investigation was essential and has written to the Minister for Environment Lily D’Ambrosio asking her to launch just that.
A Government Spokesperson, said the appropriate authorities are investigating the matter thoroughly.
Last week the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning established an Incident Management Team, in respone to reports of a brown substance in The Passage near Port Fairy.