Plant to avoid erosion. Also, generally. clearer DOGS ON LEASH signs with pictograms facing uphill. Also on beach facing beach traffic. The present signs are confusing ... parents of young children want dog-free sand and water areas. It is supposed to be, but this is not policed. Idea: a sheriff system. This would also increase Bayside income.

Bayside has a high proportion of dog ownership; one of the highest in Melbourne. The off-leash beaches are a great resource for local people. Council should discount registration for people who can prove they've attended a dog training course and can control their dogs. This will address many of the problems at the beach including unsupervised contact with children, dog-rush at people and other dogs, and other aggressive behaviour.

Dogs off leash are required to be under voice control. It is about time people were fined for not being able to control their dogs. You can tell they haven't been trained to do it as that just shout the dog's name instead of using a word of command.

Exotic plants (weeds of all sizes) need to be progressively removed with backplanting of indigenous species.

agree, but once planted little or no money seems to have been set aside for regular post-planting care like watering, re-staking and where required, fencing off a larger area to give seedlings/saplings that striking chance in new grounds.

Yes, after planting care needs to be managed. We rate payers paid for the planting of many advanced trees in the grounds above the Sandy life saving club ramp. All but one died over the following summer months. The contractor I spoke to said the responsibility lay with another party who apparanetly never turned up.

1. what is planned for the bluestone wall lined path below B8 and around picnic point which leads to a rocky area with old jetty remnants that provides beach level access to the breakwater,- unable to find a reference to works. 2. please review killing off so-called 'weeds' that are invaluable as cliff top - slope strengthening, habitat providing and wind erosion slowing vegetation. bcc weed - paranoia has led to many bare patches and irrecoverable slope erosion along picnic point foreshore.

The removal of wild mustard - yes a non-indigenous weed - has been done on the cliff between Jetty Road and Linacre Road by the only volunteer authorised by Council to work in our natural areas without supervision. Ideally it should be replaced by native vegetation especially as the removal has, as you say encouraged erosion, by the increased flow of rain water as well as wind.

The black sludge buildup (10.2) is a serious problem and may be a health and safety matter. It is likely to stem from the lack of water flow through the breakwater. Options to open this flow should be investigated in dialogue with authorities managing the beach. It is likely that the sludge and sand build up north of the breakwater is associated with sand loss to the south of the breakwater leading to the mistaken installing of those horrendous groynes.