Court orders made

Without conviction, ordered pursuant to s.67AC:

1. To carry out a specified project as detailed below for the restoration or enhancement of the environment in a public plae or for the public benefit by paying the sum of $75,000 to Moonee Valley City Council, within 30 days of the date of this Court Order.
2. The payment must be used solely to carry out the following project:
   
   • Afton Street Reserve Habitat Enhancement - $75,000
   • The purpose of this project is to:
     
     • Improve the conservation values of Afton Street Reserve’s high priority vegetation patches by eradicating weeds, including Boxthorn, Chilean Needle Grass, Serrated Tussock, Thistles and St John’s Wort.  The project also involves the establishment of a wildflower rich patch of native grassland, community education and guided tours.
     • ‘Friends of Afton Street Reserve’, ‘Friends of Maribyrnong River’ and ‘Conservation Volunteers Australia’ are key partners in the Project, and will be involved in the various weeding, planting and seeding activities.
     • The accused will pay $75,000 to the Moonee Valley City Council.
3. Within 7 days of making the payment of $75,000, the Accused must provide the Solicitor to the Environment Protection Authority with proof of payment.
4. The Accused is prohibited from referring to this payment without reference to these proceedings.
5. Pursuant to section 67AC(2)(a) of the Act, the Accused is ordered to publicise the offence, its consequences and any penalties imposed or orders made by this Court by publishing a notice about these proceedings.
6. The notice must contain the Accused’s and the Environment Protection
   Authority’s corporate logos and be:
   • In the wording specified in clause 9 below and must not be supplemented by additional text;
   • Published within 30 days of the date of this Court Order in the Editorial section or the front part of the Early General News section of the following newspapers:
     • The Australian Financial Review
     • The Age
     • The Herald Sun
     • Melbourne Times Weekly
     • Melbourne Leader
     • Of a minimum size of 12cm by 3 column
     • Surrounded by a continuous black border
7. The Accused must provide the Solicitor to the Environment Protection Authority with a copy of each published notice within seven days of its publication.
8. [The wording of the notice was specified].
9. Pursuant to section 67AC(2)(b) of the Act, the Accused is ordered to notify its shareholders of the offence, its consequences and the penalty and orders imposed by this Court by publishing the notice, in the terms, style, size and format set out in clause 6 above in its next Annual Report.
10. The Accused must provide the Solicitor to the Environment Protection Authority with proof of the publication of the notice in accordance with clause 6 within 30 days of the publication of the Annual Report.

Costs: $14,895.