Court orders made

Without conviction, signed an undertaking to be of good behaviour for a period of 12 months and 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 place or for the public benefit by paying the sum of $40,000 to Western Melbourne Catchments Network (“WMCN”) within 30 days of the date of this Court Order.

2.    The payment must be used solely to carry out the following project:

Seed Production For Understory and Grassland Restoration along Kororoit Creek and the Federation Trail (“the project”)

WMCN is a not-for-profit association for individuals, groups and organisations that share an environmental vision for the wider Werribee Catchment.  WMCN unites, strengthens and resources people, groups and agencies; advocates for the protection, management and enhancement of natural heritage; gathers resources for the implementation of the vision across the catchment; is well resourced, well-researched, well-connected and speaks fearlessly to promote the shared vision of its members.

In relation to the project, WMCN will work in partnership with other parties, namely, the “Tree Project”, “Friends of Lower Kororoit Creek”, “Victoria University” and “Parks Victoria” in order to increase the availability of seed for understory and grassland restoration along “Kororoit Creek” at Altona, Brimbank and Hobson’s Bay and along the “Federation Trail” at Altona and Wyndham.

Restoring the understory and improving the ecology, will assist to buffer locals from any future pollution events.

WMCN will coordinate and manage the project.

The accused will pay a total sum of $40,000 to the WMCN.

4.     Within 7 days of making the payment of $40,000, Hyde Park must provide the Solicitor to the Environment Protection Authority with proof of payment.

5.    Hyde Park is prohibited from referring to this payment without reference to these proceedings.

6.    Pursuant to section 67AC(2)(a) of the Act, Hyde Park is ordered to publicise the offences, their consequence and any penalties imposed or orders made by this Court by publishing a notice (“the notice”) about these proceedings.

7.    The notice must contain Hyde Park’s corporate logo and be:

        (a)      in the wording specified in clause 9 below and must not be supplemented by additional text;

        (b)      published within 30 days of the date of this Court Order in the Editorial section of the following newspapers;

                (i)           The Australian Financial Review;

                (ii)          The Age;

                (iii)         The Herald Sun’

                (iv)         The Hobsons Bay Leader; and

                (v)          The Brimbank Leader;

    (c)       of a minimum size of 12cm by 3 columns; and

    (d)      surrounded by a continuous black border.

8.    Hyde Park must provide the Solicitor to the Environment Protection Authority with a copy of each published notice within 7 days of its publication.

9.    Within 14 days of the date of this Order, Hyde park must post the notice in the wording specified in cluse 9 below on its website home page namely at – www.scottcorp.au/hyde-park.html and maintain it there for 90 consecutive days.

10.    [The wording of the notice was specified].