BERG Winter Newsletter 2024

It’s been seven years in the making, but on Tuesday 11 June the Mornington Peninsula Shire Councillors voted unanimously in favour of a planning amendment that will see the Balcombe Estuary Reserves given the highest level of protection possible: an Environ- mental Significance Overlay or ESO.

The ESO now goes to the Victorian Planning Minister for final approval.

The motion was moved by Cr Despi O’Connor and seconded by Cr Debra Mar who, together with Cr David Gill, praised the efforts of BERG Mt Martha in bringing the amendment into being. Our particular thanks to these Councillors, as well as to the many Shire officers and other Councillors whose work and support have been critical in achieving this outcome.