2018 - 2019 ANNUAL REPORT
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Australain Fur Seal, Phillip Island
Western Port Biosphere Reserve is proudly supported by:
MORNINGTON PENINSULA & WESTERN PORT BIOSPHERE RESERVE FOUNDATION LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019
CONTENTS Chairman’s Report
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Executive Officer’s Report
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About the Biosphere - UNESCO MaB Program
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- What is a Biosphere Reserve?
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- Western Port Biosphere Reserve
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- The Foundation
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- Biosphere staff
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- The Board
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- Board attendance
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- Councillor Liaison Committee
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Project Reports - Community Lens
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- Water Stewardship
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- Protecting Ramsar Values
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Financial Reports
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Photos used in this publication, unless otherwise credited, have been provided courtesy of staff members and our partner Councils.
- Balance Sheet | Last Year Analysis
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- Profit & Loss | Budget Analysis
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Copyright 2019 © Mornington Peninsula and Western Port Biosphere Reserve Foundation Ltd
- Profit & Loss | Last Year Analysis
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Contact Information
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This publication is available at biosphere.org.au 3
CHAIR’S REPORT Duncan has been Chair of the Board of the Western Port Biosphere Foundation for five years. He has been a local government commissioner and chair of industry associations. He has a breadth of experience on public sector Boards, including in the health sector, the environment sector and in philanthropy. He is a member of the Order of Australia and a Justice of the Peace. Duncan has steered the Biosphere through a period of change with the wisdom gained from years of community engagement and representation.
After five years in the position of Board Chair I officially retire on November 15th. What an interesting five years it has been. I arrived after the Board had conducted an extensive review of its Constitution following the Kevin Love report, which recommended amongst other things, that the Board transition to being skills based, rather than one that included a representative from each of our five member Councils. At the same time the recommendation was adopted to have a Councils Liaison Committee (CJLC) that would nominate one as-of-right member to the Board. This arrangement was not without issues initially, but I believe the relationship between the Biosphere and Councils has now reached a level of maturity that provides value to both parties.
For the past two years we have had the benefit of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that better defines what is expected of both Councils and the Biosphere and one which also defines the financial contribution that Councils will make. Collectively, Bass Coast Shire, Cardinia Shire, the City of Casey, Mornington Peninsula Shire and Frankston City, are currently our largest financial contributors and we thank them for their support and constructive input into the aims and objectives of the Biosphere. Our financial situation has also been strengthened by a pre-election promise made by local federal member the Hon Greg Hunt, now Federal Minister for Health, that will see the Biosphere receive $100,000 per annum for the next three years. We thank him for his support and this is a very welcome addition to our funding and to the overall financial stability of the organisation. We are now in the position to further leverage additional funding for projects and partnerships that will benefit the wider Western Port community. The Biosphere can now explore options for growth instead of struggling to stay afloat.
People still ask, “what is a Biosphere and what does it do?” I have proffered various explanations in the past and I am probably still refining my answer. It is easy to explain that we are a UNESCO endorsed organisation, one amongst 701 across 124 countries and one of only two in Victoria, (the other being Croajingalong National Park). Regarding our purpose and mission, I offer the following – ‘Biospheres seek to engender a philosophy that encourages humankind to respect and manage environmental values that sustain all life, while accommodating development that meets social and economic needs and aspirations.’ In an area such as this, with our precious terrestrial and marine assets and values, impacted by a population of around 650,000 people, it’s an important if difficult message to communicate. And yet, if we are not to destroy the natural assets that sustain us, we must somehow strive for a better balance between increasing use and decreasing protection, of those assets. We will continue to strive for this balance, via communications such as forums and publications, the Water Stewardship Program, through visitations to indigenous cultural sites, through joint projects with our Local, State and Federal Government partners. We will also seek to influence decision makers to adopt the Biosphere philosophy and proactively seek partnerships with educators, the arts community, service providers and research institutions. Some of the most effective messages can still best be communicated by people who believe in what we are trying to achieve to many others who are sceptical, or, to those haven’t thought about it. These communicators are you our members and others like you. As I retire from this position I must thank my fellow Board members who have given me tremendous support, Peter Woodgate, who has generously Chaired the Board selection process and Greg Hunt our energetic EO and his very capable staff. I must also thank the many community people who have made me welcome and the municipal councillors and staff who continue to support the Biosphere. Jo McCoy has kindly agreed to be my successor. I wish her every success in her new role and I know that under Jo’s leadership and with the support of her committed, competent Board and staff, that the Biosphere will continue to grow and have a positive influence within this wonderful community.
Duncan Malcolm, AM Chair, Western Port Biosphere October 2019
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EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT Greg Hunt was a science and environmental studies teacher and Executive Officer of the Victorian Association for Environmental Education. He went into the Education Department’s Curriculum Branch where he wrote Victoria’s first environmental education policy. He was principal at the Zoo, then education manager at the Museum, national manager of Waterkeepers Australia and then Executive Officer of the South East Councils Climate Change Alliance.
It is a year now since I took up the role of Executive Officer following the retirement of Cecelia Witton. I had long looked on at the Western Port Biosphere following my introduction to the UNESCO program with work we were doing with the Bookmark Biosphere in SA. I was then Principal of the Education Service at the Melbourne Zoo and we were developing programs to introduce biospheres to the wider community.
This is the canvas on which we at the Western Port Biosphere Reserve work. You will find details of our projects below. When you add to the many natural attributes of Western Port the steady encroachment of suburbia, it is essential that the work that we do in balancing conservation and development is communicated to residents and visitors alike. This is an important focus for my immediate work as Executive Officer.
Not many people live in a UNESCO Biosphere; we do. With that comes a responsibility to show the highest standards of environmental care and, importantly, to let people know what we are doing. We’re not making a great fist of living wisely in the environment yet. Our work, in developing models for meeting human needs and caring for the environment on which we and all other species depend, is needed now more than ever.
Give me an audience for a presentation on what we do and how you can help and I’m there. Do you have a newsletter to which we can contribute an article? Just ask.
Western Port has been the subject of intense activity by government, the private sector and the community. The Victorian Government locked away more than 3,500 hectares of industrial land around Hastings around 50 years ago. It declared French Island National Park in 1997, then three marine national parks from 1998 to 2002. The private sector has valued the natural deep-water port at Hastings for significant industry (eg Bluescope Steel and ExxonMobil). Community organisations have contributed countless hours of volunteer work in activities ranging from researching migratory birds to regenerating the mangroves at the southern-most extent of their range.
The Biosphere concept is too important to keep to ourselves. We must take every opportunity to inform people of our existence, to attract people as supporters and enrol people as members. And every member has friends and neighbours with whom they can speak. I look forward to seeing engagement with the Biosphere blossom and bloom.
Greg Hunt Executive Officer BSc (Hons). Dip Ed, Dip Business Management October 2019
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Hastings
ABOUT THE BIOSPHERE UNESCO MaB Program
Western Port Biosphere Reserve
In 2002, the United Nations proclaimed the Western Port region, including the bay at Western Port, its islands and the surrounding five local government areas, a UNESCO biosphere reserve. The reserve is overseen by a company limited by guarantee, the Western Port Biosphere Foundation. What is a Biosphere Reserve? A Biosphere reserve is a ‘living laboratory’ where models for balancing conservation and development can be tested. We all live in an environment and we all have needs from that environment. If we aren’t careful, meeting our needs can be damaging to our environment. We must become smarter in the ways that we meet these needs. Biosphere reserves offer opportunities to test these smarter ways. There are now 701 Biosphere Reserves in the world, currently 8 other Biospheres in Australia, including Fitzgerald in WA, Great Sandy around Hervey Bay and Noosa in Qld. Western Port is in great company and it is a source of considerable pride that Western Port has been recognised in this way. This level of environmental recognition is complemented by the recognition of Western Port as a Ramsar site and being listed within the Australia Migratory Birds Agreements we have with China (CAMBA), Japan (JAMBA) and the Republic of Korea (RoKAMBA).
The Western Port Biosphere Reserve was given its UNESCO charter in 2003 in recognition of the outstanding natural values of the region. These are found in the inner conservation core, French Island and the seagrass beds, mudflats, mangroves and saltmarshes that fringe the bay. These start the food chains that sustain the fishery and also include the international migratory shorebirds. The Buffer Zone is the ring around Western Port where conservation and human activities coincide.
This includes the all-important Green Wedges and the agriculture and horticultural industries on which we all depend. In the outer Transition Zone, featuring residential and industrial development, much of the economic wealth of the region is generated and supported. It is the natural attributes of Western Port and the surrounding Buffer Zone that shapes much of the Biosphere’s project work. In keeping with the MaB concept, projects are aimed at finding the best ways to meet human needs without damaging the environment on which we and all other species depend. We seek balance between environmental protection and meeting human needs.
The Foundation The Mornington Peninsula and Western Port Biosphere Reserve Foundation Pty Ltd, trading as the Western Port Biosphere Reserve, is a company limited by guarantee and overseen by a skills-based Board. The Board is advised by a number of committees, including a Fundraising and Stakeholder committee which includes community members in its number. The Board welcomes the participation of members of the Western Port community in its deliberations.
Western Port Biosphere Foundation Board
Greg Hunt Executive Officer
Lance Lloyd Project Officer
Casey Lee Project Officer
Sarah Coe Administration and Communications Officer
Robyn Lowe Financial Services
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The Board Chair - Duncan Malcolm AM JP Duncan has been Chair of the Board of the Western Port Biosphere Foundation for five years. He has been a local government commissioner and chair of industry associations. He has a breadth of experience on public sector Boards, including in the health sector, the environment sector and in philanthropy. He is a member of the Order of Australia and a Justice of the Peace. Duncan has steered the Biosphere through a period of change with the wisdom gained from years of community engagement and representation.
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 the then Department of Sustainability and Environment 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.
David Young Dip. Farm Management David Young was Cardinia Shire Council’s representative on the Biosphere Board and is now a community representative. He currently farms at Officer South where 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 Cross David has a background in documentation and training, running his own small business, and is passionate about the environment. His background includes ten years as Chair of the Frankston Environmental Friends Network and involvement with other volunteer organisations, including current President of the Australian Society for Technical Communication. He is a former member of the Frankston Council’s Environmental Advisory Committee and was named Frankston’s Citizen of the Year in 2016.
Quinn McCormack Quinn McCormack is a lawyer, currently the Managing Director of QHM Lawyers, a Councillor on the Frankston City Council and has served as Chair of the Frankston Nature Conservation Reserve Committee of Management. She is on the boards of Peninsula Community Legal Centre, WHISE, Frankston Nature Conservation Reserve Guardians, Friends of Earimil Creek, and Devilbend Foundation to name a few. Quinn holds an Honours Degree in Science and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She brings to the Biosphere Board a strong governance and risk management focus.
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BOARD MEMBERS, DURATION OF TERM & MEETING ATTENDANCE Member
Duration of term
27/07
21/09
15/11
21/12
01/12
22/03
24/05
Duncan Malcolm Chair
01/07/2018 - 30/06/2019
David Young Secretary
01/07/2018 - 30/06/2019
Jo McCoy Treasurer
01/07/2018 - 30/06/2019
David Gill*
01/07/2018 - 1/02/2019
Quinn McCormack*
22/03/2019 - 30/06/2019
Rod Anderson
01/07/2018 - 30/06/2019
Apology
Apology
John Ginivan
01/07/2018 - 30/06/2019
David Cross
22/03/2019 - 30/06/2019
Apology
*Councils nominated member
Councillor Liaison Committee (CLC)
The five councils that support the Western Port Biosphere nominate one of their councillors to the Councillor Liaison Committee (CLC), with the convenor of the Committee taking a Board position. In this way, the Biosphere can keep abreast of issues and activities of the Western Port councils and maximise the relevance of the Biosphere’s work program to the communities the councils represent. Bass Coast Shire Council is represented on the CLC by Cr Michael Whelan, who is also nominated as their Alternate Director to the Board. The CLC member for Cardinia Shire Council is Cr Ray Brown. For the City of Casey, the CLC member is Cr Damien Rosario. Frankston City Council is represented by Cr Quinn McCormack who, as Chair of the CLC since March 2019, is also been a member of the Board of the Foundation. Until February 2019, Mornington Peninsula Shire was represented by Cr David Gill as both Chair of the CLC and so a Board member of the Foundation. The workload as a result of his mayoral appointment took him away from CLC and the Board and since then, Cr Bev Colomb has been the Mornington Peninsula Shire CLC representative.
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Photo by Tom Healey
PROJECT COMMUNITY LENS Empowering citizen scientists in the effort to monitor biodiversity and abate predation pressure by foxes. Project officer: Casey Lee 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 birds 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. Volunteer citizen scientists from across Northern Western Port have now been monitoring the biodiversity on their properties and in conservation reserves for over 12 months. This includes operating and checking the motion sensing cameras deployed in the field as well as tagging images and collating sightings online.
Southern Brown Bandicoot (See details of their recovery program at biosphere.org.au)
The project has used workshops and one-on-one training for volunteers and we have achieved participation for young and old, students, workers, friends groups, and retirees from around the region. To give some idea of the scale of the effort of our volunteers, at the time of writing we have had over 5000 days of camera operation. Hypothetically to generate the same amount of data, one camera would need to be operating continuously for about 15 years! We estimate that our volunteers have collected and processed almost 150,000 images. Not only are we collecting important biodiversity data, but the project is allowing local residents to connect with wildlife in their own backyards which they normally would not. After all, whilst we regularly see magpies, pigeons, rosellas in our neighbourhoods, how often do you see a Painted-button quail or a Buff-banded rail?
A commonly photographed Red fox
The project also saw a fox monitoring workshop earlier this year and then baiting in Warneet which eliminated a number of foxes from the area. It was particularly pleasing that we were able to work with the City of Casey and complement other fox control happening in the area. We are now continuing to collect data post baiting so that we can examine biodiversity before and after. Later in 2019 the data will be analysed and also uploaded to DELWP’s Victorian Biodiversity Atlas and the pest database FeralScan. The outcomes will also be shared with organisations from around the region and contribute to an understanding of pest and biodiversity issues around the region.
An all too-commonly photographed Feral cat with a Ring-tailed possum.
Importantly all of this is only possible because of a mammoth effort from a number of volunteer citizen scientists who have dedicated their time to the project.
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PROJECT WATER STEWARDSHIP Continuing to Build a Water Stewardship Community in Western Port. Project officer: Lance Lloyd The Water Stewardship Project started in 2015 with a partnership with the Alliance Water Stewardship – Asia-Pacific. Our project was funded by Helen Macpherson Smith Trust, with support from 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. The water stewardship approach allows water and catchment management to be systematically applied at the site scale, within a catchment context, that aims to achieve four outcomes: • Sustainable water balance • Good water quality • Healthy ecosystems and cultural sites, and • Good water governance The program has been involved with many activities during 2018/2019 including: • Completion of several Site Water Stewardship Plans for our now over 30 water stewards • Participation in, and submissions to, local and state forums and planning sessions • Preparing and applying for grants to continue our work • Continuing to work with partners to progress plans and further projects into the future A highlight of our year was launching the Site Water Stewardship Plan for the BlueScope plant in Hastings. Shelley Kyriazis, from BlueScope Steel worked hard during the year with the Western Port Biosphere to develop their Site Water Stewardship Plan. BlueScope think the Water Stewardship Program provides a great way for them to capture a lot of work already being undertaken on their site. The Water Stewardship Program at BlueScope provides a transparent and public way that the organisation can make a commitment to the continuous improvement in their performance beyond compliance. The Western Port Biosphere very much appreciated the commitment and work involved which BlueScope showed in developing the Plan. The Plan will have multiple benefits for BlueScope, and also contribute to the biodiversity and improved environmental conditions of the BlueScope site, and more broadly the whole Biosphere region. Further, their commitment to the project contributes to the Biosphere’s efforts to protect our ecosystems and promote truly sustainable management of our region. One of the features of our local Biosphere Water Stewardship program is our local recognition program once a Water Steward has committed to, and then completed their Site. This includes the use of our Biosphere’s water steward logo and a Water Stewardship Gate Sign.
Left to Right: Ron Bange, Asset Manager, BlueScope ; Lance Lloyd, Water Stewardship Project Officer, Western Port Biosphere; Mike Hussey, Manager Western Port, BlueScope; Shelley Kyriazis, Senior Environment Advisor, BlueScope.
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Summer Dawn - Hastings - Steve Weller
PROJECT RAMSAR Protecting the ecological values of the Western Port Ramsar site. Project officer: Casey Lee The past year saw the launch of a new Western Port Ramsar Awareness Project in conjunction with the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority and funded by the Victorian Government. The project is aimed at engaging with Western Port recreational boat users to raise awareness about our international significant Ramsar wetland and to improve boat user behaviour. We will be engaging with recreational fishers, yachters, kayak users, jet ski users and general boat users.
Vulnerable species Australian grayling. Photos courtesy of Tarmo A. Raadik
The project relates to the Western Port Ramsar Site Management Plan which identifies a range of potential pressures placed on the site which relate to recreational boat use, and a concern about a lack of Ramsar awareness amongst bay users.
Particularly the project is planning to generate awareness amongst locals about the marine aspects of the site’s Ramsar designation. For example, the wetland site hosts numerous vulnerable, endemic and unique marine species, as well as a number of species which rely on the site for breeding or as part of a migratory pathway. The project’s first year was focussed predominantly on working with other organisations that work in this field and extensive planning of the project. Some of many of the interesting issues around the bay identified through this planning phase have included the current and cutting edge investigations into recently discovered and significant Bryozoan reefs in our bay, continued efforts by multiple university groups and organisations towards sea grass and mangrove restoration in Western Port and concerns about potential impacts of some high levels of bait pumping for ghost shrimps in the bay’s mud flats.
Voracious marine predator - Northern Pacific seastars found and eradicated from San Remo. Photo courtesy of Parks Victoria
Many of the Ramsar site risks not only potentially impact the environmental aspects of the wetland but also its recreational use, so there is significant common ground between recreational and conservation objectives. For example, damage to the bay’s sea grass meadows is a conservation concern but also disrupts important fish nurseries required for some species for shelter and food to grow to catchable size. Rather than focussing on a one way exchange of information, the project intends to properly engage with local boat users. This is an obvious way to go for, of all bay users, boaties are some of the people who spend the most amount of time away from the coast out on the Western Port waters. The first major event under the project is a multi-agency workshop planned for July to share information about boat user engagement around the bay and investigate opportunities for collaboration. Then later in the year the Biosphere will be coordinating the first field days under the project aimed at providing boat users with an up close and different perspective of Western Port.
Migratory birds of Western Port, Eastern Curlew (top) and Red-necked stint (bottom). Photos courtesy of Mark Lethlean
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Balnarring Beach
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 2019
The Financial Reports following were endorsed by the Board of the Mornington Peninsula and Western Port Biosphere Reserve Foundation (the Biosphere). There is no statutory requirement for an audit for the year ending 30 June 2019 based on the following reasons: • Sections 35 and 36 of the Constitution of the Biosphere contain the requirement for an audit in accordance with the Provisions of the Associations Incorporation Reform Act (2012). • H owever, within the terms of this Act, an association falling within the Category of a Tier 1 Organisation, where total revenue in 2018/2019 did not exceed $250,000, does not require a full independent audit.
CONTENTS (Financial Statements) Balance Sheet | Last Year Analysis
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Profit & Loss | Budget Analysis
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Profit & Loss | Last Year Analysis
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WESTERN PORT BIOSPHERE RESERVE ACN 107 484 408 DIRECTORS REPORT
BALANCE SHEET | LAST YEAR ANALYSIS JUNE 2019
Created: 13/09/2019 12:22 PM
Mornington Peninsula & Western Port
MORNINGTON PENINSULA & WESTERN PORT BIOSPHERE RESERVE FOUNDATION ABN 15 107Sheet 484 408[Last Year Analysis] Balance
Biosphere Reserve Foundation Ltd 35C High Street HASTINGS VIC 3915
ABN: 15 107 484 408 Email: finance@biosphere.org.au
June 2019
This Year Last Year $ Difference % Difference Assets NAB Operating Cheque Acc 3738 NAB Biosphere Public Fund 3735 NAB Cash Maximiser 1064 Petty Cash - Operating Account Undeposited Funds Pay Pal Clearing Trade Debtors Provison for unpaid renewals Prepayments Bond on Office Premises DEPRECIATING ASSETS Furniture & Fittings Furniture & Fittings Cost LESS Accumulated Depreciation Office Equipment Office Equipment - Cost LESS Accumulated Depreciation Plant & Equipment LESS Accumulated Depreciation Total DEPRECIATING ASSETS
Total Assets
Liabilities Trade Creditors Accrued Expenses Provison for Annual Leave Current Liabilities GST Liabilities GST Collected GST Paid Total GST Liabilities
Unexpended grants Unexpended Grant Ramsar Unexpended Grant Ramsar 201821 Unexpended Grant CEEM Water Stewardship WSP Project Partner Funds Total Water Stewardship
Total Unexpended grants
SGC Super Contbns Payable PAYG Withheld
Total Liabilities Net Assets
Equity Retained Earnings Current Year Earnings Total Equity
This report includes Year-End Adjustments. Page 1 of 1
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$14,056.12 $9,923.94 $58,980.40 $170.00 $55.00 $1,114.08 $570.00 -$150.00 $965.20 $2,484.16
$9,421.87 $19,143.94 $36,495.23 $170.00 $55.00 $501.46 $200.00 -$150.00 $965.20 $2,484.16
$4,634.25 -$9,220.00 $22,485.17 $0.00 $0.00 $612.62 $370.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
49.2% (48.2)% 61.6% 0.0% 0.0% 122.2% 185.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
$5,506.18 -$4,597.15
$5,506.18 -$4,597.15
$0.00 $0.00
0.0% 0.0%
$10,185.81 -$9,848.74
$10,185.81 -$9,848.74
$0.00 $0.00
0.0% 0.0%
$1,246.28
$0.18
$1,246.28
$0.18
$0.00
0.0%
$89,415.18
$70,533.14
$18,882.04
26.8%
$112.42 $1,000.00 $3,070.38
$6,851.65 $3,500.00 $1,569.75
-$6,739.23 -$2,500.00 $1,500.63
(98.4)% (71.4)% 95.6%
$3,218.30 -$1,355.02
-$15.37 -$2,146.55
$3,233.67 $791.53
21,038.8% 36.9%
$139.46 $58,368.00 $11,325.32
$688.52 $0.00 $35,216.88
-$549.06 $58,368.00 -$23,891.56
(79.7)% NA (67.8)%
$9,929.06
$12,807.51
-$2,878.45
(22.5)%
$79,761.84
$48,712.91
$31,048.93
63.7%
$87,662.57 $1,752.61
$1,863.28
$9,929.06
$714.65 $1,140.00
-$2,161.92
$12,807.51
$4,025.20
-$2,878.45
0.0%
186.2%
(22.5)%
$59,464.39
$714.65 $148.00
$28,198.18
NA 14.9%
$11,068.75
-$9,316.14
(84.2)%
$11,068.75 $36,233.08 -$9,316.14 -$25,164.33
-$25,164.33 $15,848.19
(69.5)% 63.0%
$1,752.61
$0.00 $992.00
$0.00
$11,068.75
-$9,316.14
47.4%
(84.2)%
PROFIT & LOSS | BUDGET ANALYSIS JULY 2018 - JUNE 2019
Created: 13/09/2019 12:24 PM
Mornington Peninsula & Western Port
MORNINGTON PENINSULA & WESTERN PORT BIOSPHERE RESERVE FOUNDATION ABN 15 107 484 408 Profit & Loss [Budget Analysis]
ABN: 15 107 484 408 Email: finance@biosphere.org.au
July 2018 To June 2019 Selected Period Income Donations General Donations Bandicoot Buddy Appeal Total Donations
Memberships Membership Contributions Contributions Sponsorship Council Contributions
Total Contributions
Other Income Interest Received Administration costs recouped
Biosphere Reserve Foundation Ltd 35C High Street HASTINGS VIC 3915
$1,170.00 $160.00
Budgeted $ Difference % Difference
$5,530.00 $0.00
-$4,360.00 $160.00
(78.8)% NA
$1,330.00
$5,530.00
-$4,200.00
(75.9)%
$1,568.36
$1,375.00
$193.36
14.1%
$0.00 $102,250.00
$7,500.00 $102,250.00
-$7,500.00 $0.00
(100.0)% 0.0%
$102,250.00
$109,750.00
-$7,500.00
(6.8)%
$285.17 $3,924.00
$300.00 $3,924.00
-$14.83 $0.00
(4.9)% 0.0%
Total Income
$109,357.53
$120,879.00
-$11,521.47
Gross Profit
$109,357.53
$120,879.00
-$11,521.47
(9.5)%
$0.00 $1,601.60
$3,250.00 $0.00
-$3,250.00 $1,601.60
(100.0)% NA
$149.05 $176.43 $287.38
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
$149.05 $176.43 $287.38
NA NA NA
Expenses Accounting/Auditing Advertising Bank fees NAB bank fees NAB merchant fees Pay Pal fees Total Bank fees
Bookkeeping Computer Software Costs Conference Costs Contractor Event Costs ASIC filing fees Insurance - General Marketing & Communications Newsletter Costs Office Expenses Meeting Expenses Cleaning Light & Power Rates Repairs & Maintenance Rent Telephone & Fax Postage Printing/Stationery/Photocopy Repairs & Maintenance Equip Subscriptions & Journals Travel Wages - EO/Admin Travel - EO c/km Super - EO/Admin Annual Leave Expense Staff amenities
$612.86
$9,212.50 $2,225.88 $208.71 $0.00 $491.91 -$287.00 $2,975.63 $5,709.91 $0.00 $0.00 $198.82 $0.00 $1,482.96 $1,858.28 $0.00 $27,099.96 $1,812.50 $127.45 $2,321.21 $277.27 $0.00 $613.10 $53,288.84 $204.68 $5,001.37 $1,500.63 $325.55
$0.00
$0.00 $1,100.00 $0.00 $10,725.00 $430.00 $30.00 $3,132.00 $4,500.00 $649.00 $600.00 $2,175.00 $675.00 $1,250.00 $1,955.00 $800.00 $27,099.96 $2,460.00 $85.00 $1,770.00 $0.00 $1,300.00 $0.00 $51,250.00 $0.00 $4,868.72 $0.00 $0.00
$612.86
$9,212.50 $1,125.88 $208.71 -$10,725.00 $61.91 -$317.00 -$156.37 $1,209.91 -$649.00 -$600.00 -$1,976.18 -$675.00 $232.96 -$96.72 -$800.00 $0.00 -$647.50 $42.45 $551.21 $277.27 -$1,300.00 $613.10 $2,038.84 $204.68 $132.65 $1,500.63 $325.55
(9.5)%
NA
NA 102.4% NA (100.0)% 14.4% (1,056.7)% (5.0)% 26.9% (100.0)% (100.0)% (90.9)% (100.0)% 18.6% (4.9)% (100.0)% 0.0% (26.3)% 49.9% 31.1% NA (100.0)% NA 4.0% NA 2.7% NA NA
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PROFIT & LOSS | BUDGET ANALYSIS JULY 2018 - JUNE 2019 cont.
Created: 13/09/2019 12:24 PM
Mornington Peninsula & Western Port
MORNINGTON PENINSULA & WESTERN PORT BIOSPHERE RESERVE FOUNDATION ABN 15 107 484 408 Profit & Loss [Budget Analysis]
ABN: 15 107 484 408 Email: finance@biosphere.org.au
July 2018 To June 2019 Selected Period Workcover
Total Expenses Operating Profit
Other Income Federal Government Grants Federal Govt Grants Ramsar CMA Ramsar 2018 2021
Total Federal Government Grants State Government Grants CEEM
Total State Government Grants Local Government Grants WSP Partner Contributions
Total Other Income
Other Expenses Project wages total Project Wages Project Super
Total Project wages total Project expenses total Project Expenditure
Total Project expenses total WSP Expenditure
Total Other Expenses Net Profit/(Loss)
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Biosphere Reserve Foundation Ltd 35C High Street HASTINGS VIC 3915
-$24.98
$118,839.64
Budgeted $ Difference % Difference $500.00
$120,604.68
-$524.98
(105.0)% (3,556.6)%
-$1,765.04
-$9,482.11
$274.32
-$9,756.43
$549.06 $5,632.00
$0.00 $0.00
$549.06 $5,632.00
(1.5)%
NA NA
$6,181.06
$0.00
$6,181.06
NA
$19,967.56
$0.00
$19,967.56
NA
$2,878.45
$0.00
$0.00
$29,027.07
$2,878.45
NA
$19,943.02 $1,775.35
$0.00 $0.00
$19,943.02 $1,775.35
NA NA
$19,967.56
$29,027.07
$21,718.37
$4,717.73
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$19,967.56
$21,718.37 $4,717.73
$4,717.73
$0.00
$4,717.73
$28,861.10
$0.00
$28,861.10
$2,425.00
-$9,316.14
$0.00
$274.32
$2,425.00
-$9,590.46
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA NA
NA
(3,496.1)%
PROFIT & LOSS | LAST YEAR ANALYSIS JULY 2018 - JUNE 2019
Created: 13/09/2019 12:25 PM
Mornington Peninsula & Western Port
MORNINGTON PENINSULA & WESTERN PORT BIOSPHERE RESERVE FOUNDATION ABN 15 107 484 408 Profit & Loss [Last Year Analysis]
ABN: 15 107 484 408 Email: finance@biosphere.org.au
July 2018 To June 2019 This Year Income Donations General Donations Bandicoot Buddy Appeal Other Income Total Donations
Memberships Membership Contributions Contributions Council Contributions Total Contributions
Other Income Interest Received Administration costs recouped
Biosphere Reserve Foundation Ltd 35C High Street HASTINGS VIC 3915
$1,170.00 $160.00 $0.00
Last Year $ Difference % Difference
$1,330.00
$882.50 $195.00 $11.00
$1,088.50
$287.50 -$35.00 -$11.00
32.6% (17.9)% (100.0)%
$1,568.36
$924.21
$644.15
69.7%
$102,250.00
$105,000.00
-$2,750.00
(2.6)%
$285.17 $3,924.00
$459.06 $12,917.00
-$173.89 -$8,993.00
(37.9)% (69.6)%
$102,250.00
$105,000.00
$241.50
-$2,750.00
22.2%
(2.6)%
Total Income
$109,357.53
$120,388.77
-$11,031.24
Gross Profit
$109,357.53
$120,388.77
-$11,031.24
(9.2)%
$0.00 $1,601.60
$5,500.00 $440.91
-$5,500.00 $1,160.69
(100.0)% 263.2%
$149.05 $176.43 $287.38
$190.57 $188.47 $364.56
-$41.52 -$12.04 -$77.18
(21.8)% (6.4)% (21.2)%
Expenses Accounting/Auditing Advertising Bank fees NAB bank fees NAB merchant fees Pay Pal fees Total Bank fees
Bookkeeping Computer Expenses Computer Software Costs Conference Costs Contractor Consultants Depreciation - Header Deprec. - Furniture/Fittings Deprec. - Office Equipment Event Costs ASIC filing fees Insurance - General Internet costs Marketing & Communications Office Expenses Meeting Expenses Cleaning Light & Power Rates Repairs & Maintenance Rent Telephone & Fax Postage Printing/Stationery/Photocopy Repairs & Maintenance Equip Subscriptions & Journals
$612.86
$743.60
-$130.74
(9.2)%
(17.6)%
$9,212.50 $0.00 $2,225.88 $208.71 $0.00 $0.00
$0.00 $327.74 $2,254.96 $76.08 $3,891.25 $100.25
$9,212.50 -$327.74 -$29.08 $132.63 -$3,891.25 -$100.25
NA (100.0)% (1.3)% 174.3% (100.0)% (100.0)%
$0.00 $0.00 $491.91 -$287.00 $2,975.63 $0.00 $5,709.91 $0.00 $198.82 $0.00 $1,482.96 $1,858.28 $0.00 $27,099.96 $1,812.50 $127.45 $2,321.21 $277.27 $0.00
$278.97 $513.47 $0.00 $401.00 $2,831.34 $43.31 $3,867.54 $77.86 $155.56 $450.09 $1,486.33 $2,132.32 $420.55 $27,735.57 $2,929.34 $186.27 $3,238.73 $0.00 $704.87
-$278.97 -$513.47 $491.91 -$688.00 $144.29 -$43.31 $1,842.37 -$77.86 $43.26 -$450.09 -$3.37 -$274.04 -$420.55 -$635.61 -$1,116.84 -$58.82 -$917.52 $277.27 -$704.87
(100.0)% (100.0)% NA (171.6)% 5.1% (100.0)% 47.6% (100.0)% 27.8% (100.0)% (0.2)% (12.9)% (100.0)% (2.3)% (38.1)% (31.6)% (28.3)% NA (100.0)%
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PROFIT & LOSS | LAST YEAR ANALYSIS JULY 2018 - JUNE 2019 cont.
Created: 13/09/2019 12:25 PM
Mornington Peninsula & Western Port
MORNINGTON PENINSULA & WESTERN PORT BIOSPHERE RESERVE FOUNDATION ABN 15 107 484 408 Profit & Loss [Last Year Analysis]
ABN: 15 107 484 408 Email: finance@biosphere.org.au
July 2018 To June 2019 This Year Sundry Expenses Travel Wages - EO/Admin Travel - EO c/km Super - EO/Admin Annual Leave Expense Staff amenities Workcover
Total Expenses
Operating Profit Other Income Federal Government Grants Bio Fund Ac Interest Federal Govt Grants Ramsar CMA Ramsar 2018 2021
Total Federal Government Grants State Government Grants CEEM
Total State Government Grants
Local Government Grants HMS Trust Water Stewardship WSP Partner Contributions
Total Other Income
Other Expenses Project wages total Project Wages Project Super
Total Project wages total Project expenses total Project Expenditure
Total Project expenses total
WSP Expenditure Biodiversity Fund Projects Annual Leave Expense
Last Year $ Difference % Difference
$118,839.64
$318.05 $0.00 $92,676.05 $0.00 $6,432.78 -$17,565.97 $0.00 $738.15
$143,386.97
-$318.05 $613.10 -$39,387.21 $204.68 -$1,431.41 $19,066.60 $325.55 -$763.13
(100.0)% NA (42.5)% NA (22.3)% 108.5% NA (103.4)%
-$9,482.11
-$22,998.20
$13,516.09
58.8%
$0.00 $549.06 $5,632.00 $6,181.06
$62.82 $14,711.77 $0.00
$14,774.59
-$62.82 -$14,162.71 $5,632.00
(100.0)% (96.3)% NA
$19,967.56
$8,385.12
$11,582.44
138.1%
$0.00 $2,878.45
$26,076.49 $17,560.65
-$26,076.49 -$14,682.20
(100.0)% (83.6)%
$19,943.02 $1,775.35
$21,718.37
$22,446.41 $3,976.97
$26,423.38
-$2,503.39 -$2,201.62
(11.2)% (55.4)%
$4,717.73
$12,240.46
-$7,522.73
(61.5)%
$2,425.00 $0.00 $0.00
$37,488.90 $572.73 -$7,762.49
-$35,063.90 -$572.73 $7,762.49
(93.5)% (100.0)% 100.0%
-$25,164.33
$15,848.19
63.0%
$19,967.56
$29,027.07
$4,717.73
$28,861.10
Net Profit/(Loss)
-$9,316.14
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$0.00 $613.10 $53,288.84 $204.68 $5,001.37 $1,500.63 $325.55 -$24.98
Total Other Expenses
This report includes Year-End Adjustments.
Biosphere Reserve Foundation Ltd 35C High Street HASTINGS VIC 3915
$8,385.12
$66,796.85
$12,240.46
$68,962.98
-$24,547.33
-$8,593.53
$11,582.44
-$37,769.78
-$4,705.01
-$7,522.73
-$40,101.88
(17.1)%
(58.2)%
138.1%
(56.5)%
(17.8)%
(61.5)%
(58.1)%
* As a Tier 1 entity, with a financial year turnover of less than $250,000, an independent external audit was not required. The financial reports were prepared by Robyn Lowe of Helping hand Bookkeeping, Registered Tax Practitioner 26821008.
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Mornington and Peninsula and Western Port Biosphere Reserve Foundation Ltd 35C High St (PO Box 261) Hastings VIC 3915 Australia P 03 5979 2167 E info@biosphere.org.au
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