2017 - 2018 ANNUAL REPORT
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WESTERN PORT BIOSPHERE ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 CONTENTS Western Port Biosphere - Overview & Highlights
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Chair’s Report
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Board of Directors
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Projects
Photos used in this publication, unless otherwise credited, have been provided courtesy of staff members and our partner Councils.
- Water Stewardship
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- Ramsar
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- Community Lens
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Financial Statements
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Contact Information
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Copyright 2018 © Mornington Peninsula and Western Port Biosphere Reserve Foundation Ltd This publication is available at www.biosphere.org.au 3
BY ALISON HOELZER
WESTERN PORT BIOSPHERE RESERVE
What is a Biosphere?
The Mornington Peninsula and Western Port Biosphere Reserve has a combined area of 2,142 square kilometres and is made up of five local government areas and French Island. It contains a mix of landscapes: national and marine parks, rural agriculture and urban-growth areas.
Biospheres are sites of excellence that seek to reconcile conservation of biological and cultural diversity and economic and social development through partnerships between people and nature.
Dotted with beautiful swimming beaches, sea-side townships and vineyards with picturesque settings, the biosphere is a tourist destination for millions of Australians and overseas visitors every year.
Biospheres are ideal learning sites to test and demonstrate innovative approaches to sustainable development and conservation on a regional scale.
A major draw-card of the biosphere reserve is the wonderful diversity of flora and fauna including breeding colonies of the Little Penguin, Koala, Australian Fur Seal, Hooded Plover and Short-tailed Shearwater.
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As well as being a key destination for tourists and those who love its unique environment, Western Port Biosphere is popular with researchers and scientists. It has numerous sites of geomorphological and historical significance and is a region of great biological diversity due to an unusually wide range of habitat types. Western Port Biosphere hosts many significant indigenous plant communities, and rare threatened and vulnerable fauna species such as the endangered Southern Brown Bandicoot. Western Port is listed under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance.
They are established by countries and recognised under the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (UNESCO’s) Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme. After their designation, biosphere reserves remain under national sovereign jurisdiction, yet they share their experience and ideas nationally, regionally and internationally within the World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR). The Mornington Peninsula and Western Port Biosphere reserve is one of fourteen Biosphere Reserves in Australia and 651 reserves world-wide.
Photo by G Ehmke
The Foundation
2017-2018 Highlights
The non-profit Biosphere Foundation works with the community to create a better future for the Western Port Biosphere Reserve—environmentally, socially and economically. We do this through research, education, community engagement, partnerships and on-ground conservation efforts.
Conservation
The Foundation has active networks embracing conservation, sustainable development and responsible stewardship. These networks include local, state and federal government authorities, researchers and scientists, environmental and community groups and non-government organisations.
Communications
Our Partners include: Bass Coast Shire, Cardinia Shire, City of Casey, Frankston City Council, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council and Parks Victoria.
• Coverage of projects and events in local media
• C ommunity Lens Project working with landholders in Citizen Science Project • Continuing the Water Stewardship program
• Launch of second Biosphere Report Card • Presentations to local Councils and meetings on Biosphere Activities
• H igher visitation and use of Facebook and increase in contributions to Connector E newsletter • W ater Stewardship Australia presentation at International Rivers Symposium • Holding the first Water Stewardship Forum • Ramsar Protection Project Orange Bellied Parrot workshop • P articipated in Science Week August 2018 event at Coolart Homestead Governance and Highlights • Signing of a four year MoU with the five local governments • Strategy reviewed and updated • Business Plan updated • Participated in the UNESCO Regional Experts Group Meeting on the preparation of a Standard Framework for Biosphere Reserve management informed by Sustainability Science Kashiwanoha Campus Station Satellite (Future Center), the University of Tokyo, Japan
UNESCO Regional Experts Group Meeting (Tokyo)
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Dr Gillian Sparkes Commissioner for Sustainability and Chair Duncan Malcolm
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CHAIR’S REPORT In presenting this my third and final Annual Report for the Mornington Peninsula and Western Port Biosphere Reserve Foundation Ltd (WPB), I wish to acknowledge the efforts of many people who have supported the Biosphere and worked with both Board and staff, to try to maintain its viability. The UNESCO Man and Biosphere (MAB) initiative has resulted in six hundred and fifty Biosphere designated areas and programs across one hundred and twenty countries. The aims of the MAB philosophy are really quite simple, that is, to encourage humankind to use the world’s natural resources in ways that achieves the right balance between use for development that enhances quality of life, while maintaining biodiversity habitats and values. We have a biosphere with some magnificent terrestrial and marine assets. We also have a biosphere subject to very great population growth pressures and these pressures bring many challenges for human service providers, planners, businesses, researchers, land managers and conservationists. Above all they continue to test the wisdom and resolve of governments at all levels and to increase the tensions around the allocation of human and financial resources. There are five municipalities that comprise part of the WPB area, these are; Mornington Peninsula Shire, Frankston City, Bass Coast Shire, the City of Casey and Cardinia Shire. The WPB also contains French Island and the valuable marine area of Western Port. Within the Biosphere we are fortunate to have many assets, natural, human and built. We have a population of more than six hundred thousand people and growth rates of five percent per annum. Inevitably, this changes some of the traditional characteristics of the region. These can be changes to social structures, the land use footprint for industry and agriculture, transport infrastructure, recreation facility demands (land and marine) and changing demographics in relation to age profiles.
How can the Biosphere provide meaningful input and value in this complex environment? The Biosphere Board recently released our second Report Card, which covers the 2016/17 financial year. This document provides some simple measures and comparisons to track changes, both positive and negative, against targets and indicators set by State and Local Governments. Taking just a few examples from the card, it is encouraging that levels of volunteerism are up as is Gross Regional Product across all municipalities compared to the 2014/15 Report Card indicators. However, it is disappointing that across all five Local Govt. areas that there has been a decline in native vegetation cover and an increase in the percentage of people having to travel outside their immediate area each day for work. My thanks to the various organisations who assisted via the provision of their data so that we could compile and publish this document.
The Biosphere continues to partner with Water Stewardship Australia to encourage organisations and businesses to manage the use of water more efficiently and responsibly. Thanks to generous assistance from the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust and the professional skills and dedication of Lance Lloyd, we have been able to successfully develop a program that provides participants with the tools to develop a plan that not only improves water use efficiency and quality, but can also lead to certification of achievements. As a small organisation with limited resources the Biosphere continues to face challenges around its financial viability. In the early part of 2017 we faced a difficult situation that led the Board to consider winding up the Company. This was averted in part thanks to the good will shown by some of our Local Government partners with top up funding and an injection of funds from the Victorian Government. In an effort to reduce future funding uncertainty we entered into discussions with our five Local Government partners via the Councils Liaison Committee members and staff support, to create a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to try to better clarify our mutual expectations and to establish a stronger basis for approaching other financial partners to support projects. The basis of the four year MoU was agreed late in 2017 with equal contributions from all five councils annually, subject to annual review of key performance indicators being met by the Biosphere. Your Biosphere Board and part-time staff continue to strive to maintain its presence and relevance within the region. That we still have the organisation is due in part to the many volunteer hours contributed by Board (including out of pocket expenses) and its part-time staff members. During the year we welcomed John Ginivan to the Board table. John has extensive public sector experience in the statutory planning and natural resource policy area. Jo McCoy, David Young, Rod Anderson, John Ginivan, Cr David Gill (Councils Liaison Committee Chair) and I, comprise the current Board membership. I cannot speak highly enough of my fellow Board members and the selfless effort they put in on behalf of the Biosphere and the region. In June we farewelled Neill Rankine who decided to retire. Neill originally came to the Board as a Bass Coast Shire representative, but was later appointed in his own right and I thank him for his contribution. We also farewelled Executive Officer Cecelia Witton in March. Cecelia had been associated with the Biosphere since its inception. She contributed greatly to the wellbeing of the Western Port Biosphere through her skills and dedication to her role, and has been a constant contributor through many phases of the organisation’s development. During the past twelve months leading up to her retirement and even since then, Cecelia has contributed hundreds of volunteer hours over and above her paid employment, to help maintain and sustain the organisation. I cannot thank her enough for her contribution. Looking forward, I believe that the Western Port Biosphere has a positive role to play in helping all of the communities and stakeholders throughout this wonderful, vibrant, growing region, to develop in ways respectful of its natural values, its social values and its cultural heritage. The Board will soon appoint a part time Executive Officer to encourage, mentor and manage staff. As I phase out my involvement, I encourage you all to continue your support and thank you for the privilege of being part of the organisation. Duncan Malcolm, AM Chair, Western Port Biosphere October 2018
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair - Duncan Malcolm AM JP Director with 30 years’ experience on a range of boards, predominately in the public sector. A former Chair and Deputy Chair of the Rural Water Commission/Corporation of Victoria, former Commissioner East Gippsland Shire Council, former Chair Gippsland Coastal Board and East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority, Member and Chair of The Victorian Environmental Assessment Council. Currently; Director of Gippsland Medicare Local, Trustee of the Australian Landscape Trust, and the McPherson Smith Rural Fund. Made a Member of The Order of Australia in 2007, and is an Honorary Fellow at Monash University.
Rod Anderson BSc (Hons) Rod Anderson is an Environmental Planner and Policy Analyst. He is a Senior Victorian Public Servant with experience in coastal planning, forest biodiversity, climate change adaptation and carbon policy and regional program delivery.
Jo McCoy BSc, Dip Ed., M Env Sci Jo is a former secondary school teacher who taught Geography, Biology and Environmental Science in Melbourne and country Victoria for many years. She then moved to DSE and spent more than a decade as a senior public servant working in conservation and natural resource management policy as well as business management roles. While there, she worked with the Phillip Island Nature Park Board in the early 2000s, was the Project Director for the Land and Biodiversity White Paper from 2007-2009 and the Manager of the Victorian Landcare program from 2010-2011. Jo’s family owns a property at Flinders to which she loves to escape at every opportunity. Now semi-retired, Jo volunteers as a guide at Melbourne Zoo and is the area coordinator for the Welcome Dinner Project in Melbourne’s east.
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Damien Rosario Councillor City of Casey Director - 21 September 2017 – 21 February 2018
David Young Dip. Farm Management David Young is a former Councillor for Cardinia Shire. Currently farming at Officer South, his interests include sustainable agriculture and wildlife habitat conservation. Some committees he has been involved with include Cardinia Creek Environment Working Group, Yakkerboo and Cardinia’s Environment Management Strategy. He enjoys serving the interests of the Biosphere community and region.
John Ginivan Experienced strategic planner with effective leadership capability, extensive multidisciplinary knowledge, personal integrity and good governance principles developed through a broad public sector career. He has held executive director positions within the Planning portfolio with accountability for strategic policy, statutory approvals and environmental impact assessment. He is a keen coastal advocate and was instrumental in the legislative process to establish the inaugural Victorian Coastal Council. He has played a key role in linking planning and building responses to climate risks and emergency management. John is a keen photographer with a love of remote places and wildlife.
David Gill Councillor Mornington Peninsula Shire lives in Balnarring with his wife and has two adult children. David is retired and was previously a Mornington Shire Mayor and also a councillor for 10 years in the 1980’s. David returned to being a councillor two years ago and is the Red Hill Ward Councillor for the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. His top priority is protecting the character and amenity of the Peninsula from insensitive development while promoting sound planning principles and worthwhile projects.David was until recently President of the Balnarring Beach Community Association and Chair of the Hastings South Foreshore committee. Chair Councils Liaison Committee.
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PROJECT WATER STEWARDSHIP Building a Water Stewardship Community in Western Port. The Water Stewardship Project has been operating with funding from the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust, and also with support from the Alliance Water Stewardship, Melbourne Water, South East Water, Port Phillip and Western Port Catchment Management Authority, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council, Inghams Enterprises, Parks Victoria, EPA Victoria and Southern Rural Water. We have also had successful engagement with Frankston, Casey, Cardinia and Bass Coast councils as we have moved into their areas after the initial pilot in year 1.
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We have successfully engaged these regional agencies and organisations to support the project in a number of ways including funding, identification of potential water stewards, information on catchments and waterways, and information to help water stewards implement their plans. The International Water Stewardship Standard is designed to achieve a sustainable water balance, good water quality, good water governance and healthy ecosystems and cultural sites. Water stewardship is a form of catchment and water management which is easily developed and implemented, builds on existing works and planning, and can be externally accredited. Water stewards develop individual Site Water Stewardship Plans - either from scratch or building on existing works and planning that include objectives and actions addressing their specific site risks and protecting site or catchment values. Each site water stewardship plan is verified against the International Water Stewardship Standard. Key Outcomes A major outcome has been that the Water Stewardship Project is fostering a collaboration between major water users, the community, water agencies, local government and other stakeholders to improve water quality and ecology of local waterways, and water security for water users within the Western Port Biosphere Reserve.
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Forum 2017
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We established a Project Reference Group which was expanded to include founders as well as the Bunurong Land Council, Victorian EPA and Southern Rural Water during the last 3 years. This has resulted in the engagement of nine regional stakeholders and educating them on water stewardship and its benefits. We have also gained the support of two industry groups as partners which will significantly expand our potential water stewards.
• A local recognition pathway developed for Water Stewards who have completed a Site Water Stewardship Plan and undertaken a self-verification audit. • A new branding plan implemented for the project including signage and logos for Recognised Water Stewards to use (e.g., farm gate or business front door signage). • P ositive communications results from proactive engagement with Industry Associations such as the Nursery and Garden Industry Victoria (NGIV) and AUSVEG Victoria, including articles in industry magazines. The NGIV has one third of their membership based in the Biosphere and AUSVEG Victoria represents the vegetable growers in Victoria.
Thirty Water Stewards have committed to developing Site Water Stewardship Plans, across 11 catchments within the Biosphere Reserve.
• E ngagement of a broad audience through presentations about the project to the 20th International River Symposium in Brisbane, AWS International Water Stewardship Forum in Edinburgh, City of Casey Community Event (RBG), CSIRO Science in the Park, Great Barrier Reef Park Marine Park Authority Visit to the project, the Federation University (Berwick), and the Western Port Community Boat Trip.
In addition to Inghams Enterprises, Peninsula Fresh Organics & BlueScope Steel have fulfilled the requirements of the program.
We established the first Recognition Program for Western Port Water Stewards in the water stewardship framework, now being considered as a model for programs in Europe, the US and China. The scheme provides landholders with recognition of their efforts as a mechanism to increase the value of the process. The requirements of the program allows for a selfverification assessment for Western Port Biosphere Water Stewards against the AWS International Water Stewardship Standard. Each Landholder, business or organisation will receive a certificate and a gate sign, as well as the rights to display the name and logo on a website or in publications, indicating they are ‘Western Port Biosphere Water Stewards’.
They have completed site plans conforming to the International Standard for Water Stewardship, and actions outlined in their plans will produce improvements to water and land management that will contribute to the sustainability of the Biosphere. Still further, we have established a database of 330 potential water stewards and a range of project resources for 11 catchments including Catchment Condition and Issues documents, maps, flyers and site plan templates. Other outcomes in the 3rd year of our program have included: • Extended water stewardship reach to eleven of the 17 catchments in the Biosphere region.
The requirements include the following conditions:
• T hirty stewardship sites with Plans, or Plans under development.
• A completed Site Water Stewardship Plan using the Biosphere accredited template (which conforms to the International Standard for Water Stewardship), and;
• A n updated and expanded database to identify and assess 330 potential Water Stewards in the eleven priority Biosphere catchments.
• A completed a self-verification assessment, and; • W hich has been verified by a Biosphere staff member with Advanced Water Stewardship Training (using a checklist to assess if the water steward’s plan meets the standard).
• C ompletion of “Catchment Issues and Indicators” papers prepared for the eleven priority catchments across the Biosphere region – Rodds Ck, Watson, Merricks/Hastings South, Langwarrin, Balcombe, Cardinia, Hastings North, Chinamans/ Tootgarook, Sweetwater, Bass and Phillip Island catchments.
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or • They have a 3rd Party verified Site Water Stewardship Plan.
Requirements Involvement in program – Partners and Supporters – Agreement with Biosphere
Partners and Supporters
Water stewards developing a plan
Must have link to website page of Western Port Biosphere Water Stewardship Project www.biosphere.org.au/biosphere-projects/water-stewardship Water Stewards developing a plan need to have signed a commitment form to participate in the Western Port Biosphere Water Stewardship Project and provide a link to website www.biosphere.org.au/biosphere-projects/waterstewardship • Completed a Site Water Stewardship Plan using the Biosphere accredited template (which conforms to the International Standard for Water Stewardship), and;
Water Stewards with completed Site WS Plan
• A completed self-verification assessment; • W hich has been verified by a Biosphere staff member with Advanced Water Stewardship Training (using a checklist to assess if the standard has been met); or • They have a 3rd Party verified Site Water Stewardship Plan.
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Watership Steward Training Workshop Learnings
The Project’s Future
We have discovered the following lessons which we are applying to our ongoing project and new initiatives:
We have built the strategic basis for the work into the future by leveraging the achievements of the project, its partners and Water Stewards.
• E ngagement with project partners is essential. While this takes time and effort, it is rewarded with better outcomes. • D etailed planning, including the environmental and situational assessment and a communications plan, resulted in the success of the project, establishing a very useful tool with potential for future phases of the project. • A pproaching a diverse range of water stewards was important to establish templates for all types of landuses, reflecting the diversity of private and public water-user interests – agriculture, manufacturing, horticulture, sporting & recreational, tourism, environmental, and education. This will also allow for more rapid expansion into the future. • A ‘Letter of Commitment’ was a very useful tool to gain participation in the program. • D evelopment of a template for Site Water Stewardship Plans to assist new Water Stewards in Plan development was also an essential mechanism. Most land managers are time poor and any mechanism to assist these people to become water stewards is rewarded with completed plans. • T he increase in geographic scope to eleven catchments (Year 3) raised the profile of the project, exerting additional strain, but leading to increased outcomes. • W e also believe we are able to change attitudes to water and water management, for example by raising community awareness and the influence of the staff of large organisations undertaking water stewardship (e.g. Inghams, BlueScope, Peninsula Fresh Organics), and by promoting acceptance of the need of change by industry.
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We plan to use the project learnings to develop funding proposals from a wide range of sources, each with a unique focus, such as Industry group engagement (the Vegetable and Nursey Industries), Small Farm Implementation, Collaboration with Regional Partners, and Capacity Building. The Water Stewardship Standard is a mechanism that continually monitors, measures and evaluates environmental, social and economic outcomes. Using this standard, the S.M.A.R.T. approach is the core of the site water stewardship plan and this drives a continual improvement culture for land management. This will create another mechanism for the Biosphere to achieve its objectives of sustainable development and biodiversity protection.
Water Stewards Inghams Enterprises
The project will grow by: • E xtending the reach into more catchments to recruit more water stewards, to gain continuing environmental improvements, including to water quantity and quality management and biodiversity; • C ontinued recruitment of water stewards across the biosphere; • P roviding ongoing support of water agencies and local government to ensure the principles of water stewardship, including incorporation into project planning; • C onducting water quality measurements which will assess farm and catchment scale water quality improvements and create reporting tools for the Biosphere Reserve; and
Waters Stewards BlueScope Steel
• B uilding an income stream from the fees from assessing plans on renewal and Water Stewardship recognition and continuing collaboration with our industry and agency partners. The steps above will ensure the project’s goal of continually increasing the number of water stewards across all catchments of the Biosphere, in order to improve water management in the region and to protect and enhance significant water-related assets such as our magnificent Ramsar wetlands. The project hopes to develop a self-sufficient program in which water stewards can support other water stewards within a catchment, as the implementation of multiple plans will be required to achieve significant on-ground improvements. We are also working to ensure several plans are verified against the international standard and we hope to facilitate the implementation of many more plans and ensure land and water practices improved across the Biosphere.
Lance Lloyd (lancel@biosphere.org.au) Western Port Biosphere Water Stewardship Project Water Stewards Peninsula Fresh Organics
For more information see www.biosphere.org.au/biosphereprojects/water-stewardship
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Photo by Tom Healey
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Photo above by Tom Healey
PROJECT Ramsar Protecting the ecological values of the Western Port Ramsar site. The past year saw the Biosphere in partnership with Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority (PPWCMA) enter the final year of the Australian Government funded ‘Protecting the ecological values of the Western Port Ramsar site’ project. The Biosphere’s role in this five year project was to strengthen community member’s knowledge and understanding of wetland values, the threats posed to the Ramsar site and how we can protect wetlands. To achieve this, the Biosphere engaged the community in 17 field day events, including two in the projects final year – far exceeding the initial project target of 10 events. These events not only provided a platform for community members to learn about wetland values and threats, but also share their own knowledge and experience with key community stakeholders. Following the overwhelming success of the 2016 Western Port boat tour, we decided to again provide the opportunity for community members to cruise aboard the Tidemaster in November 2017. Priority was given to community members that didn’t attend in 2016, extending the project’s reach in its final year to the broader northern Western Port community. While taking in the wonders of Western Port 24 eager attendees were joined by presenters from Parks Victoria, DELWP, PPWCMA, The Nature Conservancy, Deakin University’s Blue Carbon Laboratory and the Biosphere, who shared their knowledge on topics including marine life, aquatic pests, carbon capture in saltmarsh, mangroves and seagrass beds, research on Quail Island, the Western Port Ramsar Management Plan, Melbourne Water’s catchment management and the Healthy Waterways Strategy and the Biosphere’s Water Stewardship project. I have no doubt that all who attended walked away with greater knowledge and appreciation for the value of the Western Port Ramsar site.
Photo above by Andrew Silcocks (Orange-bellied Parrots)
June 2018 signalled the arrival of winter and the completion of the ‘Protecting the ecological values of the Western Port Ramsar site’ project. However, winter also saw the return of Orangebellied Parrots (OBP) to Victorian shores and the opportunity for the Biosphere to host a final community event. To welcome back one of the rarest residents of our coastline, the Biosphere partnered with Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park and invited residents of northern Western Port to an OBP Discovery Tour. Thirty community members joined Moonlit Sanctuary staff and project partners from Parks Victoria and Cardinia Shire on a picture perfect winter’s day. We toured saltmarsh habitat within the Western Port Ramsar site and met some friendly OBPs while being spoilt to an access-all-areas tour of Moonlit Sanctuaries OBP captive breeding facility. Moonlit’s OBP experts educated the group about OBP ecology and the species ongoing recovery effort, while project partners spoke of the threats facing wetlands and species such as OBPs that inhabit them. Discovering the critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrot provided a case study that really hit home the values of wetlands and the importance of mitigating their threats, which the Biosphere, project partners and community members have explored together over the duration of this 5-year project.
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Photo by Tom Healey
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PROJECT COMMUNITY LENS Community Lens: Empowering citizen scientists in the effort to monitor biodiversity and abate predation pressure by foxes. In 2017 the Victorian State Government funded Western Port Biosphere Reserve’s Community Lens Fox Monitoring and Control project. The two year project aims to empower citizen scientists in the effort to abate the predation pressure of foxes on native small mammals, ground-dwelling shorebirds and livestock in northern Western Port. The first phase of the project, involving fox and biodiversity monitoring using motion-sensing cameras, began in early 2018. Thirteen eager citizen scientists are now monitoring 25 cameras across 7 private properties and 2 public reserves, which has the project well on track to achieve the participation targets. Our ‘citizen scientists’ include private landowners, volunteers and community group members from Cannons Creek Foreshore Management Committee and Friends of Warneet. Pleasingly, the project has seen community collaboration with residents, without appropriate land, partnering with other landowners to join the effort – a great result for the project and the community. In June all participating citizen scientists attended an image processing and fauna identification workshop hosted by the Biosphere. Coupled with one-on-one training during camera deployments, the workshop has our citizen scientists equipped to not only monitor the cameras independently, but also process the image data recorded on the cameras.
Image of fox captured during Community Lens project monitoring
Monthly the Community Lens team is producing ~750 trap nights of fauna activity data across an effective monitoring area of >3,000 Hectares. This is a fantastic achievement and this monitoring effort will prove crucial in the second phase of the Community Lens as we seek to introduce fox control to priority areas.
The aim of the second phase of the Community Lens project is to integrate monitoring and control efforts by our citizen scientists with other stakeholder fox management in the region. Thus the Community Lens project will contribute to a landscape scale map of all management activities, which will identify gaps in control and hopefully achieve better outcome in the control of this invasive predator.
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Mornington Pier Photo supplied by Mornington Peninsula Shire
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MORNINGTON PENINSULA AND WESTERN PORT BIOSPHERE RESERVE FOUNDATION LIMITED (TRADING AS WESTERN PORT BIOSPHERE RESERVE) ACN 107 484 408
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2018
CONTENTS (Financial Statements) Directors Report
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ParaSailing at Flinders Photo supplied by Mornington Peninsula Shire.
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Golden-headed Cisticola - Photo by G Ehmke
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