For restoration of selected wetlands and bushland which have been degraded by past activities of the Water Board. Unlikely to accept new applications after June 1991. Groups should lobby for extension of this programme as community expectations were that all areas degraded as a result of Board activities would be restored. Applications open end of April, close end of June. This historical neglect of urban bushland by all levels of government, the failure to consider the impacts of development and the failure to properly menace bushland have resulted in the state of our bush today.
Ignorance is no longer an excuse.
Councils particularly should be changing their practices and contributing much more for urban bushland management. We need to be looking at ways to fund the necessary work, in ways that tie the money to bushland management so that it can't be siphoned off for other purposes. No-one expects the cricket team or the local neighbours to mow the ovals or maintain the pitch. The bush is just as deserving of professional care.