
LOOKING back at the article For the next milestone, it seems the Government, despite three questions from Clifford Hayes about how to deal with Western Port’s environmental future, has not budged from its original answer. On the other hand, the Opposition, via the Member for Brighton, has moved forward and is now looking to discuss the matter.
In this moment of reflection, for it was January this year when I first contacted a number of MPs about the need for a strategic management plan for Western Port and its region, there were times when it seemed like a hopeless task.
But thanks to the tenacity of the Bass Coast Post readers and to the community stakeholder discussions chaired by the Victorian National Parks Association, the matter has not gone away and I would suggest we have reached the next milestone: a renewed commitment to protect Western Port.