Let’s join the dots
Treating Western Port and the region as an entity is the best way to resolve the issues that have plagued the bay for the past 50 years, writes Neil Daly.
Your election form guide
Neil Daly grades the parties on their election policies for Western Port and environs.
A recipe for fun
Bass Valley Primary School students will be watching with interest to see how “their mangroves” perform over the coming years. Neil Daly was there to watch the muddy adventure.
It’s time we set the agenda
If Western Port is to be saved, ‘the people’ have to set the agenda for the politicians, writes Neil Daly.
Swan & Clarke - a visionary team
A former cattle grazing property at Rhyll, now a wildlife haven, forever links two great conservationists, writes Neil Daly.
Back to the future
Neil Daly asks whether the blue carbon method could redress much of the damage to Western Port caused by a century of drainage works and land clearing.
Sifting the plans in play
It’s time for a new strategic framework for Western Port and its region, writes Neil Daly.
Question time
Why does Spring Street continue to treat Western Port so differently from its neighbour, asks Neil Daly.
A watery makeover takes shape
The seagrass research team is likely to turn up anywhere in Western Port in their quest to restore more seagrass meadows.
Has the longest day begun?
MPs take note, the people are ready to protect Western Port once more, writes Neil Daly.
Winter recess – a time to gather our thoughts
The latest assault on Western Port’s hinterland shows how much we need a complete land and sea management plan.
Dear Reader
The late John Clarke: “The problems are quite easily identifiable. They’re not going to be easy to fix, but we have to do it. We caused them; it’s up to us now.”
Time to walk with nature
We have to start undoing the damage we have done to the environment, writes Neil Daly.
For the next milestone …
To all who helped the government reach the decision on AGL, take a breather – but not for too long.
Some have heard the call
Neil Daly is delighted to report that his plan for Western Port has actually made it inside the Victorian Parliament, courtesy of the Sustainable Australia Party.
Megabits empower the people
Thanks to COVID, the inquiry into the AGL/APA proposal for Crib Point was truly democratic, writes Neil Daly, who watched much of it from the comfort of home.
Hello Spring Street, are you listening?
Without a long-term management plan, Western Port will continue to be a battleground for industrialists and residents, writes Neil Daly.
Thank you, AGL
By Neil Daly THANK you, AGL and APA, for galvanising the people to send 6058 submissions to the inquiry into the proposed Crib Point gas import jetty and the gas pipeline to Pakenham. The submissions...