What we represent

We are

  • An independent project that is entirely conceived and run by, and for, the community’s benefit;

  • Blending community knowledge with scientific knowledge;

  • Here to listen to what each other has to say about challenges to our lifestyle and livelihoods and how these could be improved;

  • Committed to receiving all and any community members’ opinions or ideas as possibilities for improvement;

  • Employing experts to work for us all, so that, as a community, we will have:

    • An avenue to share and exchange knowledge with each other;

    • Access to the latest scientific knowledge and techniques, in order to provide the evidence needed, so the community can make good, informed decisions;

    • A method to present ideas and demonstrate how the situation might be improved for the whole community; and

    • A way to create a pathway to making improvements happen, because, we have broad community acceptance of ideas and a political pathway.

We are not

  • Instructed by the Victorian government.

  • ‘Decision-makers’ and will not make recommendations on behalf of the community.

  • Here to tell anyone what to think or what to do.

What we ask of you

  • Your honest and thoughtful opinions; and

  • Your experience, knowledge and understanding of Port Phillip Bay