The Save Westernport Team

We come from all backgrounds and walks of life, but there are huge things that unite us. We love our natural world and marvel at its mysteries. We know to protect it is to protect all living things. We don’t like organisations who don’t care about the Westernport environment or its communities.

We say the only way to fight is with numbers – it’s our bay to treasure and protect, and the more of us who join together to defend it, the better. In the last 5 years alone, over half a billion dollars has been wasted on attempts by government and industry to bring environmentally disastrous, unwanted, unnecessary projects to the bay.

We say enough! We’re fighting to ensure that the natural processes of the bay, its marine life, its birdlife, its mangroves and the seagrasses remain free from further exploitation, and from the threat of industrial proposals that should never leave the drawing board.

We’ve got great friends at Save Westernport and we work closely with Westernport and Peninsula Protection Council Inc, Western Port Biosphere, Environment Victoria and the Victorian National Parks Association to protect this precious Wetland environment.

Jane Carnegie

Jane Carnegie
President

Rod Knowles

Rod Knowles
Treasurer & Founding member

Julia Stöckigt

Julia Stöckigt
Secretary & Founding member

Candy van Rood

Candy van Rood
Founding member

John Wilkins

John Wilkins
Founding Member

Jo Lane

Artist

Linda Pickering

Linda Pickering
Activist

Marnee Fraser

Marnee Fraser
Activist & Past Member

Chris Atmore

Chris Atmore
Our legal branch & Past Member

Penelope Gebhardt

Penelope Gebhardt
Fund raiser extraordinaire & Past Member

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