The BELFAST COASTAL RESERVE ACTION GROUP (BCRAG) has been actively co-ordinating revegetation and weed removal projects in the BCR since 2016.
BCRAG currently receives the support and assistance of several groups including:
Victorian National Parks Association,
Birdlife Australia,
Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners,
Environmental Justice Australia,
Victorian Coastal Council
and the Bob Brown Foundation
together with other community groups.
government acts pertaining to the bCR
Land Conservation Council Final Recommendations for the Corangamite Area
In September 1978, the then Land Conservation Council Final Recommendations for the
Corangamite Area were accepted by Government by Orders in Council dated 4 December 1979 and 22 January 1980. In those recommendations, the coastal frontage from Lady Bay, City of Warrnambool to Griffiths Island, Borough of Port Fairy (Moyne Shire Council)- now known as Belfast Coastal Reserve - was recommended as a Coastal Reserve specifically reserved for:
(i). Conservation of Flora and Fauna
(ii). Maintenance of the stability of the coastal dune formation
(iii). Provision for low intensity recreational activities such as walking and picnicking
(iv). Provision for access through the dunes to the Zone ll beach frontage at points defined by the management authority…and
(v). Protection of areas of archaeological significance especially the Aboriginal Shell midden and camp deposit sites from Belfast Lough to Killarney beach.
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Corangamite Area were accepted by Government by Orders in Council dated 4 December 1979 and 22 January 1980. In those recommendations, the coastal frontage from Lady Bay, City of Warrnambool to Griffiths Island, Borough of Port Fairy (Moyne Shire Council)- now known as Belfast Coastal Reserve - was recommended as a Coastal Reserve specifically reserved for:
(i). Conservation of Flora and Fauna
(ii). Maintenance of the stability of the coastal dune formation
(iii). Provision for low intensity recreational activities such as walking and picnicking
(iv). Provision for access through the dunes to the Zone ll beach frontage at points defined by the management authority…and
(v). Protection of areas of archaeological significance especially the Aboriginal Shell midden and camp deposit sites from Belfast Lough to Killarney beach.
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Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Almost all of the beaches on this stretch of coastline, including those currently used for racehorse training and those proposed to be used, are home to shore and migratory birds including the protected and vulnerable Hooded Plover and the critically endangered Orange Bellied Parrot. The
constant disruption and damage to their breeding sites has a detrimental and possibly devastating
effect on successful fledging of any hatched chicks. These birds are protected under the Wildlife Act 1975 as well as being listed as vulnerable under the State Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 and Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. 39.5 KB
constant disruption and damage to their breeding sites has a detrimental and possibly devastating
effect on successful fledging of any hatched chicks. These birds are protected under the Wildlife Act 1975 as well as being listed as vulnerable under the State Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 and Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. 39.5 KB