Media Releases
Please click on the following link to access our media release following the 30 June 2009 public meeting held at Mallacoota: Community Meeting June 30 2009 Media Release
The following link is to our media release on the Inquiry process and Planning Minister Madden’s decision SBPC Press Release 11 June 2009
The following link is to the Surfrider Foundation of Australia media release following the announcement Surfrider Foundation Media Release 12 June 2009
Surfers Outraged
Please see the following links to see what the surfing websites have to say about Minister Madden’s decision: Surfing Life, Surfer Today, Real Surf.
Music of Bastion
Listen to great songs about the fight to Save Bastion Point on our Music Page.
General News & Events
Please see our page What can I do about how you can help .
What is Save Bastion Point?
A large number of organisations and individuals comprising the Save Bastion Point Campaign formed a coalition in 2004 to fight the East Gippsland Shire Council’s proposal for a large scale breakwater and boat ramp development at Bastion Point, Mallacoota. The coalition specifically works together to protect the many values of Bastion Point, to promote safe and sustainable use of the area and to oppose inappropriate development on the Bastion Point headland.
Current Information & Action
Minister Goes Against Inquiry Recommendations
Minister Justin Madden has given the go-ahead for the breakwater proposal, despite the Inquiry Panel releasing findings that are damming of the proposal. The Minister's decision and the Inquiry report can be found on the DSE website .
Only twice in Victoria's history has an independent panel found in favour of a community group rather than a development proposal.
The Save Bastion Point Campaign is shocked and outraged that the government has ignored the open Inquiry it has promised. Click here for the SBPC Media Release.
The Minister's press release can be found at Madden Press Release.
The Inquiry did not recommend any of the East Gippsland Council proposed options. It had serious concerns with safety and long term usage of the Option 3 proposal. It found that the proposal had poor economic indicators, and was likely to lead to the long term detriment of Mallacoota's tourism potential. The Inquiry recommended that the Council's proposed development offered no overall societal benefit, and that an upgrade of the existing ramp and parking be undertaken.