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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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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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Submission to Inquiry into Control of Invasive Animals

FOGL called on the Government to act to protect our National Parks and public land for their natural values and biodiversity.

FoGL Submission on Inquiry into Control of Invasive Animals on Crown Land

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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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Macleod Morass Canoe Paddle Friday 11 November

Parks Victoria Ranger in Charge of the Bairnsdale area Jeremy Tscharke expressed how pleased he was with the turn out, and was amazed by the knowledge and enthusiasm of the guide Jim Reside. The Macleod Morass is an exciting and diverse freshwater environment. Community field trips such as this one help the public to better understand the values that Parks Victoria work to preserve.