Who cares? Some people do …
Ron Tandberg, cartoonist, the Age today.
Letter to the Editor, the Age.
Penguins must count…
“I WOULD like to respond to comments by Nick Easy from the Port of Melbourne Corporation regarding monitoring of penguins at St Kilda (”Fears for 1200-strong penguin colony“, The Age, 18/2). The Department of Sustainability and Environment does not monitor penguins at St Kilda, and volunteers conduct a census of the colony twice a month, which does not constitute sufficient monitoring during a major environmental disturbance.
The Port of Melbourne has not consulted with Earthcare (the volunteer group that conducts the census) to establish any monitoring, and a letter from Earthcare to Mr Easy inquiring about monitoring the colony remains unanswered.
Monitoring of the penguins at St Kilda was recommended by the independent panel for the Supplementary Environmental Effects Statement inquiry into the dredging and the state Planning Minister. If the port is confident that the penguins will not be adversely affected by the dredging, then it should have no problems with implementing adequate monitoring.”Andrew McCutcheon, president, Earthcare St Kilda, Elwood
Beach at Blairgowrie, last week. Yes, that’s the Queen in the background.
[posted on Comments ABC tv Your Say]
I went diving at my favourite spot between Mornington and Mt Martha this weekend. While not by the dump site itself, the water quality was still atrocious, and visibility only around a metre at times. Half the plant life looked dead, and the only fish I saw were babies. A few weeks ago this spot was clean, healthy and crystal clear.
Disgusting.
Fishy
Light a candle, say a prayer, make a wish and hope -
that wisdom may prevail .
*First press coverage: Wednesday 20 February
Blue Wedges in dredging halt bid