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BERG broadens its outlook By Barry Morris ENVIRONMENT group BERG Mt Martha has celebrated 21 years protecting and enhancing the Balcombe Estuary by announcing it is expanding its activities around the bayside village. Speaking at an end-of-year Christmas party, president Graham Hubbard said BERG MM had completed much of the on-ground restoration work for the reserves and was now largely in a maintenance phase. “Consequently, we have taken the bold step to widen our strategic vision, to be concerned with all natural environment issues in and around Mt Martha and Balcombe Creek, such as plastic pollution and coastal erosion,” he said. “We believe that this new vision will enable us to engage a wider Mt Martha community. “By expanding our vision, we have opened ourselves to a wide range of issues that would not have been considered part of our concern. “We see this as making ourselves more relevant to the community, using our skills and networks for community benefit and improving the overall natural environment of Mt Martha.” Members celebrated BERG’s birthday at Mt Martha House with a buffet dinner, jazz band and guests, including councillors Bev Columb and Sam Hearn and Warlimont and Nutt representatives who brought presents of eco-bags. Mr Hubbard said BERG had 460
Here’s to another 21 years: BERG MM president Graham Hubbard, secretary Di Lewis, field office Liz Barraclough, vicepresident Peter McMahon and coast group co-ordinator Suzanne Ryan. Picture: Richard Kirsner
members, 110 active volunteers, 16 business partners and an income of $165,000. In his annual report, Mr Hubbard said the year’s highlights included completing the first stage of a three-year self-funded philanthropy project to restore the north bank of the reserves. BERG MM had also managed 20 grants projects and encouraged Mornington Peninsula Shire to spend $150,000 on several projects
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aimed at reducing sediment entering the estuary. The environment group had appointed illustrator and artist Terry Denton as its patron to help promote environmental work with the community. It had also worked with village businesses to get a single-use plastic bag free Mt Martha. Members had spent 4900 volunteer hours working for BERG MM this year, an increase of 48 per cent
Summer: weekly recycling Monday 17 December until Friday 1 February Your household recycling bin will be collected every week over summer! Our weekly Summer Recycling Service is a boost to the usual fortnightly recycling service to help you better dispose of your waste over summer. Your normal 240L recycling bin (blue lid) will be collected on the same day it is currently every week rather than fortnightly, at no additional cost.
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Here are a few recycling tips:
• Aluminium and steel cans and foil • Rigid and solid plastic items, such as kids’ toys, kitchenware, cups and drink bottles • Pots and pans • Wrapping paper and envelopes • Cardboard, newspapers and magazines • Milk, juice and soft drink bottles • Glass bottles and jars
• Don’t place recycling in a plastic bag • Empty containers of contents/liquids • Recyclables that can’t fit into your bin can be taken to a waste resource and recovery centre (Rye, Mornington and Tyabb) or hopper (Sorrento, Dromana and Flinders) for free.
free entry with every purchase of over $30 in one transaction at ANy shoP withiN the ritChies VillAge CeNtre, between the dates of saturday 10th November and 5pm on friday 21st december 2018. full details of how to enter in any store. Online entires at www.ritchiesvillage.com.au
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Mornington News
18 December 2018
on the previous year. Main activities still centred on working bees run weekly on Fridays and monthly on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays. Monitoring water quality in the estuary and Balcombe Creek was carried out on a regular basis and results given to Melbourne Water. A drone had been used to take pictures of the estuary which gave a better perspective on water movements as it opened and closed.
mornpen.vic.gov.au/recycling