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Burn bans eased for October ment handy and ensuring the vegetation to be burnt is dead and dry. Also, don’t burn off if the wind speed is more than 20 kilometres per hour. Open air burning rules for land more than 1500 square metres and more than 40,000 square metres are unchanged. To determine the size of your property go to gisweb.mornpen.vic.gov.au/ penmaps. Details: Call the shire’s customer service centre on 1300 850 600 or 5950 1000 or visit mornpen.vic.gov. au/openairburning
BURN-OFF restrictions on small Mornington Peninsula properties will be eased next month so fuel loads can be reduced before the fire season. Open air burning will be allowed 9am-4pm Fridays and Saturdays on land less than 1500 square metres – but there are conditions. No more than one cubic metre of vegetation can be burnt at any one time; the fire cannot be within 10 metres of any neighbouring dwelling and the General Fire Safety Provisions must be followed at all times. Open air burning is otherwise banned on properties less than 1500 square metres. “Residents are reminded that burn-off material should not be wet, or green, and that safety precautions should be taken at all times,” Mornington Peninsula sShire’s acting municipal fire prevention officer Katie McKenzie said. “This is a great chance to clean up around your property, but ensure you do it responsibly and safely, and keep your neighbours and local authorities informed.” General fire safety provisions mean giving 24 hours’ notice to adjoining landowners or occupiers of the burn and calling 1800 668 511 at least two hours before to log the fire with the CFA. Other rules include establishing a fire break of not less than three metres cleared of all flammable material; having an adult supervise the fire at all times; having fire protection equip-
Bayside path A PATH and seawall costing $1.56 million are planned to connect Sullivan Bay to Camerons Bight at the Eastern Sister headland, Sorrento. The headland houses the historic Collins Settlement, Victoria’s first official settlement, which dates back to 1803 and includes graves, asphalt paths, monuments and lookouts. The project will enable pedestrian access along a 270 metre rock revetment topped with a two metre wide crushed rock path and will be partly financed by a $500,000 contribution from the developer of a five-lot subdivision at 3080 Point Nepean Rd. The path will be two metres above the average sea level to take into account storm tides and predicted future sea level rise. Construction is expected to start in early April 2017.
Safety shelters: Tootgarook cubs and their parents help build wooden shelters designed to protect chicks of the hooded plover. The shelters, which are placed on beaches above the high tide line to protect the chicks from avian predators like kestrels, are 10 degrees cooler on a hot summer days. Picture: Supplied
Grant to protect plovers FRIENDS of the Hooded Plover on the Mornington Peninsula have had their dedication recognised by the state government with a $4155 Coastcare grant. The friends’ project, “Citizen science to the rescue: finding out more about beach-nesters on Western Port beaches” will provide specific nest site and chick monitoring. It will also pay for temporary fencing and signs to protect new nests from being crushed by recreational beach users and provide a refuge for chicks. President Diane Lewis said volunteers would collect scientific data for BirdLife Australia. “Volunteers will work with land managers and BirdLife Australia to
encourage and offer educational opportunities with local schools,” she said. “A talking to the public workshop will be offered to new and existing members and also to land managers to empower them when educating the public. This will cover dealing with the many questions and misconceptions the public often has regarding the hooded plover.” Community organisations were encouraged to apply for funding from the $150,000 Coastcare Victoria Community Grants Program, which supports the conservation, restoration and rehabilitation of coastal and marine environments along Victoria’s 1800 kilometre coastline.
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Eastern Victorian Region MP Daniel Mulino said 27 community groups successfully applied for up to $7500 to undertake projects that help protect and enhance the coastal and nearshore marine environment. “I congratulate the Friends of the Hooded Plover on their initiative and commitment to our environment,” Mr Mulino said. Energy, Environment and Climate Change Minister Lily D’Ambrosio said the funding supported coastal projects that will achieve visible and lasting improvement and engage directly with the local community, including volunteers to deliver onground works.
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