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Access to Western Treatment Plant, Werribee

To: Peter Shute <>
Subject: Access to Western Treatment Plant, Werribee
From: Dave Torr <>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:00:56 +1100
Who knows what it is used for? A few years back when you could enter down
Farm Rd (but weren't supposed to) I went past a camera one day and lived in
fear for a few days!
On 30 Dec 2014 17:58, "Peter Shute" <> wrote:

> Last time I was there, there was a camera at the hide, and I think the
> sign said it was to monitor visits. But that assumes everyone passes
> through there. I would have thought monitoring the gates would be better,
> as many wouldn't do that on every visit.
>
> Peter Shute
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On 30 Dec 2014, at 5:20 pm, Dave Torr <> wrote:
> >
> > There has been a lot of discussion on the "Victorian Birders" group on
> > Facebook which many of you may not look at.
> > To summarise - there are rumours that Melbourne Water are planning
> changes
> > to the access rules for the WTP which may well have an adverse affect on
> > birders. Apparently they are seeing a declining number of birders
> > registering to visit the plant, which can only add to the views in MW
> that
> > access is not important. Those of us who go regularly I don't think have
> > noticed such a reduction, so the hypothesis is that some people are
> > entering without registering. As I say - this is all hypothesis and you
> can
> > head over to the Facebook group to see the discussion.
> > But I think it is in the long term interests of ALL birders that everyone
> > registers their visits to the plant so that MW see it is well used. Does
> > not even have to be a phone call these days - you can email at
> >  Remember that it is a condition of
> your
> > permit and do the right thing!
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