Thursday, 15 August 2019

Written responses to questions without notice

Belfast Coastal Reserve

In reply to Mr HAYES
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Written responses to questions without notice

Responses have been incorporated in the form provided to Hansard and received in the period shown.

21 June to 15 August 2019

Belfast Coastal Reserve

In reply to  Mr HAYES (Southern Metropolitan) (6 June 2019)

Mr JENNINGS (South Eastern Metropolitan—Leader of the Government, Special Minister of State, Minister for Priority Precincts, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs):

I am advised that the Warrnambool Racing Club engaged independent environmental consultants to prepare an environmental monitoring plan. It is currently with the Department and Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) and Parks Victoria for review.

A robust environmental monitoring plan is a prerequsite for obtaining a licence for the club to undertake horse training activities in the Belfast Coastal Reserve. It is also a condition for the club to obtain consent under the Marine and Coastal Act 2018.

An environmental monitoring plan sets out how the conditions of a licence would be applied, including measures to mitigate potential impacts on the environmental values of the reserve.

The Andrews Labor Government is providing Birdlife Australia with $100,000 over two years to fund education and monitoring programs aimed at protecting shorebirds in the reserve, particularly the Hooded Plover.

Additionally, in February 2019, Parks Victoria appointed two new Rangers to the work centre to assist with on-ground compliance and education within the Belfast Coastal Reserve.
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