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Friends of the Gippsland Lakes

We are an independent not-for-profit group that focuses on the environmentally important Ramsar listed Gippsland Lakes system.

We collaborate with the various authorities managing the Lakes, including

> East and West Gippsland Catchment Management Authorities

> East Gippsland Water

> Parks Victoria

> Gippsland Ports

> DEECA

>East Gippsland and Wellington Shire Councils

Please support us by becoming a FoGL member or making a donation by clicking HERE 

Or contact us at contactfogl@gmail.com

Browse through the following posts in our blog, for some of the activities we have been involved in.

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Gippsland Lakes Ramsar Site Management Plan Renewal

The Gippsland Lakes Ramsar Site is one of twelve wetlands listed under the Ramsar Convention in Victoria and is recognised for its significant coastal wetland values and features, including vital habitat for migratory bird species. The site supports other crucial ecosystem services including nationally and internationally threatened wetland species, waterbird breeding and fish spawning sites.

The current Ramsar Site Management plan ( 2015) is being renewed and reissued by the East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority.

FoGL in conjunction with Gippsland Environment Group ( GEG ) made a detailed submission on the proposed plan. There were also a number of other submissions from well regarded groups raising significant questions and issues with the proposed plan as it stands.

We intend to publish our full submission here once feedback and the promised public response from EGCMA is available.

Meanwhile you can monitor the progress on the plan on the Engage Victoria website

https://engage.vic.gov.au/GLRSMP

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FoGL Silt Jetties brochure

The Mitchell River delta and its silt jetties, is one of the world’s most
significant ‘finger’ deltas and 6,000 to 10,000 years old.

Download this useful brochure and before going to visit the Silt Jetties

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Rotamah Island Bird Observatory working bee

In 2015 FOGL joined members of Rotamah Island Bird Observatory Inc for a working bee at the old bird observatory homestead.  Several members arrived on Friday afternoon and others throughout Saturday.

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McGees Gully Rehabilitation ?

FOGL worked in 2016 with other Community groups on plans to further rehabilitation works begun by EGSC and EG Water on McGees Gully in Bairnsdale. McGees Gully has an interesting history and McGees Gully Creek is an important waterway which runs from town into McLeods Morass.

The project, if approved and funded, would have included a Shared Path and new signage highlighting the history of McGees Gully and the native flora and fauna found in the area, providing East Gippsland residents and visitors with a very interesting path along McGees Gully down to the Morass.

FOGL representatives Anne Schmidli and Bill Cotter met with Frank McShane from EG Water, Anthony Nelson from EGSC and Bill Gamble from Mitchell River Rotary at the EG Water pumping station to discuss progress on the plans.

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2016 Plans to Protect and Rehabilitate the Silt Jetties into the Future

UPDATE 2023 : it appears some of this never happened. Why ?

FOGL members gathered in 2016 at the Silt Jetties to hear from Parks Victoria’s Sean Phillipson, Manager for Regional Delivery, about plans to protect and rehabilitate this special part of the Gippsland Lakes.

As a stakeholder having had major projects along the Silt Jetties for ten years, FOGL was involved in workshops regarding their future and had input into the development of the current plans, so we were keen to hear how they are being implemented.

Sean showed us maps and gave an extremely interesting talk explaining the background to concerns about instabilities of the Silt Jetties

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North Silt Jetties (The Cut) rejuvenation

A FoGL working bee on the north arm of silt jetties in 2016 for plant maintenance and rubbish collection.  Good weather and comaraderie made for a great morning.

This is such a beautiful and peaceful part of the Gippsland Lakes –  a wonderful place in which to spend several hours working.

FoGL volunteers collected several very large bags of rubbish including wads of fishing line, bait boxes, drink cans and bottles, food wrappers and a lot of toilet paper.  Some disgusting piles of fresh human waste with toilet paper piled on top were discovered.

When we finished the area was almost pristine and the plantings look cared for.

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FOGL Submission to the Victorian Legislative Council

It appears to FOGL that under the current regime we are destroying critical habitat and putting our precious biodiversity at risk under the misguided and unfounded assumption that doing so will protect private property, when overwhelmingly the scientific evidence indicates burning the bush will NOT achieve this protection. This seems seriously flawed and will lead to increased environmental degradation…

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