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Tiana Richardson | A POD of orcas, also referred to as killer whales, was seen off the coast of Portland on Wednesday. A number of reports or sightings near Cape Nelson and Lawrence Rocks were received by the Portland Observer, and Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) senior biodiversity officer Mandy Watson confirmed the whales were orcas. “They were also seen in Warrmabool this (Thursday) morning,” Ms Watson said yesterday. While rare for the general public to see orcas around the south-west, Ms … Continue reading 0 Comments
Ross Moir | EVERYONE is invited to join in planting native trees and shrubs at Nuns’ Beach tomorrow, in an early celebration of World Environment Day. It’s a chance to help beautify the iconic beach and improve the health of its dunes by … Continue reading 0 Comments
Bill Meldrum | A KEY piece of Portland’s tourism infrastructure, the Anderson Point steps, is open to the public again after almost five years of being closed. Two sections of steps and a platform at the bottom of the steps were reinstated by … Continue reading 0 Comments
Rex Martinich | ROCKLANDS reservoir was been burnt off with the aid of New Zealand fire fighters last Friday afternoon. Crews from the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) joined with members of the New Zealand Department of Conservation (NZDOC) in the operation. … Continue reading 0 Comments
Steve Robertson | OSTENSIBLY, they’re being carried out to lessen the danger of a catastrophic bushfire next summer. But in the process, are controlled burns in Glenelg Shire increasing accident risks on our roads and causing vulnerable people to feel ill? That’s the … Continue reading
Huw Cushing | THE Department of Sustainability and Environment has a burning ambition to reduce fuel in the south-west’s forests, and is only about half way into this autumn’s planned burns. So far 5000ha of fuel reduction burns have been completed, and another … Continue reading
Tiana Richardson | PORTLAND district residents could soon reduce organic waste in local landfills after the State Government last week allocated $5.5 million to a new strategy called Conserve, Invest and Save. Waste management in the south-west is the responsibility of the Waste … Continue reading
Bill Meldrum | THE upgrade of Devlins Rd at Narrawong remains stalled with the Glenelg Shire Council admitting it has made no progress in more than 12 months to secure suitable native vegetation offsets in exchange for roadside vegetation that would need to … Continue reading
Rex Martinich | THE public service union claims job losses at the Department of Sustainability and Environment’s (DSE), including eight land surveyors in south-west Victoria, will damage bushfire prevention. DSE has dismissed claims by a the Community and Public Service Union (CPSU) that … Continue reading
Danielle Grindlay | PLANT and animal experts donned gumboots, sunscreen and hats before lugging their equipment to Branxholme during the week for a bio-blitz of the town’s flora and fauna. The Branxholme Conservation Reserve committee of management has visions of an interpretative boardwalk … Continue reading
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