At the BSFG AGM On Thursday June 26 we heard about the imminent closure of Winton Wetlands as ongoing funding of the Winton Wetlands Restoration Project had not been secured.
The closure was published widely in the media. Many people were disappointed the project would be discontinued and there were strong community feelings that the project should receive ongoing funding to realise the goal of restoring Winton Wetlands given the progress already made in restoring the ecological values of the site, increased indigenous knowledge of the Wetlands, and the development of educational, tourism and economic opportunities already progressing at Winton Wetlands.
Within a short time from the closure announcement a number of locals got together as community Supporters of Winton Wetland and arranged a meeting with representatives of the Victorian Environment Minister, Treasurer and the Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action (DEECA) on 15th July 2025. Three members of Supporters of Winton Wetland (SWW) attended the online meeting; Jane Rushworth, Peter Holmes and Hamish McPherson.
BSFG Inc decided to have a General Meeting on Thursday July 24th about the Winton Wetlands closure. The SWW group arranged for Winton Wetlands CEO Dennis O'Brien to speak at this meeting and they would also report on its online meeting on 15th July.
The closure was published widely in the media. Many people were disappointed the project would be discontinued and there were strong community feelings that the project should receive ongoing funding to realise the goal of restoring Winton Wetlands given the progress already made in restoring the ecological values of the site, increased indigenous knowledge of the Wetlands, and the development of educational, tourism and economic opportunities already progressing at Winton Wetlands.
Within a short time from the closure announcement a number of locals got together as community Supporters of Winton Wetland and arranged a meeting with representatives of the Victorian Environment Minister, Treasurer and the Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action (DEECA) on 15th July 2025. Three members of Supporters of Winton Wetland (SWW) attended the online meeting; Jane Rushworth, Peter Holmes and Hamish McPherson.
BSFG Inc decided to have a General Meeting on Thursday July 24th about the Winton Wetlands closure. The SWW group arranged for Winton Wetlands CEO Dennis O'Brien to speak at this meeting and they would also report on its online meeting on 15th July.
The General Meeting on Thursday July 24th was very well attended.
Dennis O'Brien presented a very good report which covered indigenous connection with Winton Wetlands, then European Settlement, the Commissioning and Decommissioning of Lake Mokoan and details about the Winton Wetlands Restoration and Monitoring Strategic Plan. Peter Holmes read Hamish McPherson's Report on the Government DEECA meeting as Hamish was unable to attend.
It was decided to publish ongoing announcements about Winton Wetland on the BSFG website beginning with Dennis O'Brien's presentation to the meeting and also the SWW report about the online meeting with Victorian Government representatives. These reports can be downloaded and viewed in pdf format below.
Ongoing developments about Winton Wetlands will be posted here.
Download Dennis O'Brien's PPT Presentation as PDF.
Download Report by Supporters of Winton Wetland of the Meeting with DEECA and State Government.
Dennis O'Brien presented a very good report which covered indigenous connection with Winton Wetlands, then European Settlement, the Commissioning and Decommissioning of Lake Mokoan and details about the Winton Wetlands Restoration and Monitoring Strategic Plan. Peter Holmes read Hamish McPherson's Report on the Government DEECA meeting as Hamish was unable to attend.
It was decided to publish ongoing announcements about Winton Wetland on the BSFG website beginning with Dennis O'Brien's presentation to the meeting and also the SWW report about the online meeting with Victorian Government representatives. These reports can be downloaded and viewed in pdf format below.
Ongoing developments about Winton Wetlands will be posted here.
Download Dennis O'Brien's PPT Presentation as PDF.
Download Report by Supporters of Winton Wetland of the Meeting with DEECA and State Government.
At the 2023 Swanpool Environmental Film Festival Sue Lebish, then Chief Executive Officer of Winton Wetlands titled her presentation ‘Winton Wetlands: A Story of Hope and Renewal’.
Download Sue's Presentation.
The film screened in this session was 'The Rights of Nature, A Global Movement'.
Watch the film.
Download Sue's Presentation.
The film screened in this session was 'The Rights of Nature, A Global Movement'.
Watch the film.
