More funds for new coastal park

MINISTER for Environment and Climate Action Lily D’Ambrosio has announced $1 million in funding will be used to enhance visitor facilities and improve links to existing parks and reserves, at the newly established Yallock-Bulluk Marine and Coastal Park.

There is also $16.9 million to deliver the state government’s Marine and Coastal Strategy.

This includes $400,000 for the Cape to Cape Resilience Project to continue stage two of the project, which will help to protect the coast from Cape Paterson to Cape Liptrap including Inverloch.

As part of the Marine Coastal Strategy, this funding also includes $3.8 million dollars community resilience initiatives like supporting Traditional Owners in marine and coastal management, mapping blue carbon potential and building Victoria’s first marine spatial planning framework to balance the needs of different marine uses.

There is also $1 million for Coastcare Victoria and community stewardship activities, helping volunteers to respond to climate change and $1 million in Coastal Public Access and Risk grants program, for land managers to address coastal protection issues.

This latest funding is from the 2022/23 Victorian Budget.