Rabbits baited at PWR

Fulton Hogan had employed a rabbit baiting provider and this work has been going on this past week or two. POMC may provide some rabbit proof fencing for the grass area.

Friends meet new management

Today we met with Kim Cope, Port of Melbourne, Team Leader Structures Land and Water Assets, Tim Ogun Supervisor with Fulton Hogan and Scott and Les also from Fulton Hogan. Anthony, the lanscape gardener for LSV HQ was also there.

We did a walk around Perc White and discussed our various roles. They all were very enthusiastic about working in the reserve and preserving it so a very postive beginning on a day that brought blue sky and sun

Port of Melbourne Corporation announce takeover of PWR management

POMC announced last month that they will be taking over day to day mangement of Perce White Reserve as of 1st July 2012. A role that had previously been done by COPP and funded by POMC.

What happens from here?

POMC will meet with COPP to discuss handover. POMC has said they will meet with FOPMF after this meeting to discuss their vision for PWR.

AGM Held Thursday Sep 1st at Sandridge Trugo Club

This meeting was attended by Malcolm, Ruth, Carol, Tradey, Pat, Janet, Bill and myself. Malcolm will continue as Treasurer. Anne stepped down from President and I from Secretary. I was elected President and Carol Secretary.
We agreed to ask council to remove the Noticeboard due to the impending arrival of interp signs. It had become a chore to keep it updated and the perspex window had become smudged due to a graffiti attack.

Rabbits Baited in 2011

This year POMC came to the party and allocated funds to rabbit baiting at PWR. This was carried out in July, a year since the previous baiting funded by COPP. We'll see how long it is before signs of their presence reappear

Fencing Update

The fencing installed in 2010 is still standing but has had to be repaired a number of times over the summer. Usually a few strands have been worked loose and sagging occuring due to being climbed over, however it was cut right through (top to bottom) in a couple of places and I would guess it has been breached by the beaters who are annoyed at the area being restricted. Most of the sex activity is now concentrated at the western end of the reserve next to the Webb Dock Fence.

Rabbits Return

Around March this year I noticed the signs of rabbits back in PWR. I spoke to Jenny Bygraves, PR for POMC, and was informed that the Port was going ahead with a rabbit control programme in PWR and surrounding lands during May-June this year. Michelle Ritchie at COPP was informed of this and she says that Fulton Hogan in going to be the likely contractor.