"to appreciate, protect and conserve our natural and cultural heritage"

                                                                                                                    Established 1973

 conservation - our bridge to the future

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LATEST NEWSLETTER JUNE 2010 Newsletter

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Point Nepean Masterplan

FREE ENTRY TO POINT NEPEAN NATIONAL PARK

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BUSH REGENERATION PROJECT

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NCG 2010 Committee

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Blue Wedges: Portsea beach and large swells

In spite of the soothing assurances from the state government's Office of Environmental Monitor that it's all within the normal range, Portsea beach continues to disappear at an alarming rate – in spite of generally benign weather conditions. 

Back in 2006, the Port of Melbourne Corporation said any tide changes resulting from channel deepening would be less than 1 centimetre. They also said any changes to storm surges would be “imperceptible and uniform”. Now the Brumby government appointed Office of Environmental Monitor tells us that any changes to Portsea beach and pier over the last year are a result of unusual weather patterns and nothing to do with the enlarged Entrance.

But - locals are adamant that there have been no “unusual weather patterns”. What has changed in the last year or so, they say, is the size of the swell (surge from Bass Strait) which now even in fair weather can surge over the low landing at the pier, dump large boats onto the top of bollards at the pier, and deliver thumping waves onto the beach throughout the flood tide cycle (12 hours of every day). 

Calm day, big swell, no beach, Portsea.

Pic. K. Graddy April 30th 2010

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SPIFFA's autumn 2010

Peninsula Habitat Management Course

SPIFFA is sponsoring a locally based intensive educational program to the excellent HCMC hosted by Greening Australia<http://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/index.php?nodeId=145>

These courses are widely considered to be the best ecological restoration and management training available, notwithstanding the fact that they are relatively short courses consisting of 80 contact hours with instructors

This intensive version of the course is held over five weekends, over ten weeks, with indoor instruction at various venues and outdoor field trips to various locations. Reserve managers, friends group members, landholders, anyone with an interest in bio-diversity retention and restoration would benefit

We intend to stage more courses, so if you missed out, all is not lost...

Our members will be notified when bookings open and it will be publicly advertised, but anyone can register interest by using the email form on this page<http://www.spiffa.org/aboutcontact-us.html>

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