13 August 2019

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AN estimated 300 people were at Rye civic hall on saturday afternoon to hear the views of scientists and politicians about ways of investigating and combating the spread of the flesh eating Buruli ulcer. Picture: Yanni

Mossie spraying ‘on hold’ Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au EXPERTS are being asked for ways to control mosquitoes on the southern Mornington Peninsula using “alternative approaches to spraying” that will not harm the environment. The move by Mornington Peninsula

Shire councillors follows a packed public meeting on Saturday which highlighted residents’ concerns over a spraying program planned for October as part of studies into the flesh-eating Buruli ulcer. The spraying program will now be put on hold until more is known about the effect its chemicals will have on the environment.

“The mood of the meeting was that we all want to work towards eradicating Buruli ulcers on the peninsula, but do not wish to be the guinea pigs in a scientific trial of questionable value,” Paul Saunders said. Mr Saunders, who organised the meeting at Rye civic hall with fellow members of the peninsula branch of The Greens, Kelvin Stingle and Roslyn

Browning, said: “We stepped in where others had failed and created an information sharing event that the local community desperately needed.” The spraying in October of selected residential areas by scientists studying the spread of the ulcer may be abandoned or modified depending on the outcome of the shire’s search for “alternative approaches”.

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A motion by Cr Simon Brooks at Tuesday’s (13 August) meeting said council, after receiving that advice, will “listen to the community’s concerns and act accordingly”. The mayor Cr David Gill told the estimated 300 people at Saturday’s meeting that $1.5 million might be needed to reduce the number of mosquitoes without spraying. Continued Page 3


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