Links and Resources.
Bass Coast is Bunurong Country
We acknowledge the traditional owners of this land, the Bunurong and Boonwurrung People of the Kulin nation and pay our respects to their elders, past present and emerging and to all aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in our community today.
Groups who CARE…
Western Port proposal
Strategic Framework Document
https://www.actforwesternportbay.au
Phillip Island Conservation Society
https://picsvictoria.org.au/
Biosphere Organisation
https://www.biosphere.org.au/
Save Western Port
https://savewesternport.org/
Boon Wurrung Foundation
- First People of the Bays (Port Phillip and Westernport) and South East Victoria
https://www.boonwurrung.org/
Victoria National Parks Association
https://vnpa.org.au/
Hobsons Bay Wetlands Centre
www.hobsonsbaywetlandscentre.org.au
Ramsar, Resources & Articles
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
https://www.ramsar.org/sites/default/files/documents/library/manual6-2013-e.pdf
Auditor-Generals Report into 'Meeting Obligations to Protect Ramsar Wetlands' found there is limited evidence Victoria’s wetlands are being effectively managed and protected from decline.
https://www.audit.vic.gov.au/report/meeting-obligations-protect-ramsar-wetlands?section=
Western Port Ramsar Awareness Project
https://www.biosphere.org.au/biosphere-projects/current-projects/western-port-ramsar-awareness-project/
Mooted plan written by developers for developers
- Phillip Island & San Remo Advertiser.
https://www.pisra.com.au/news/mooted-plan-written-by-developers-for-developers
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
(Commonwealth) 1999
- Provides the legal framework for the protection and management of 9 matters of national environmental significance, including Ramsar. Other relevant matters include listed migratory species and listed threatened species and ecological communities. https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2016C00777
Understanding the Western Port Environment
- Melbourne Water
https://www.melbournewater.com.au/sites/default/files/2018-02/Understanding_the_Western_Port_Environment_0.pdf
Western Ports economy, jobs, environment at risk
- Phillip Island & San Remo Advertiser.
https://www.pisra.com.au/news/western-ports-economy-jobs-environment-at-risk
The Act: Marine and Coastal Act 2018 (Vic)
https://www.marineandcoasts.vic.gov.au/marine-and-coastal-act
Latest in force edition of the Act (2021) https://content.legislation.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2021-06/18-26aa005%20authorised.pdf
The Policy: Marine and Coastal Policy 2020 https://www.marineandcoasts.vic.gov.au/coastal-management/marine-and-coastal-policy
The Strategy: Marine & Coastal Strategy 2022 https://www.marineandcoasts.vic.gov.au/coastal-management/marine-and-coastal-strategy
How is the Act, the Policy and the Strategy connected?
The Act requires a Marine and Coastal Policy (the Policy) to set out policies for planning and managing the marine and coastal environment, and to provide guidance to decision makers in achieving the Act’s objectives. The Strategy It is a five-year action plan to begin implementing the Marine and Coastal Policy 2020.
FILMS TO WATCH
“A Life on our Planet”
Sir David Attenborough
Common Ground
CONTINGENT LIABILITY MOVIES
“Breaking Boundaries”
The science of our planet by Sir David Attenborough and Johan Rockstrom.
“Deepwater Horizon”
The story of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Current contingent liability costs $40B+.
