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"The UBAG is seeking
1 (a) That the Premier of Victoria take immediate
steps to direct the Department of Sustainability and Environment
(DSE) to permanently remove the '350 Upper Bunyip' forestry block
from its schedule of areas to be logged, with immediate effect,
and
1 (b) that he take immediate steps to direct DSE to close
the 350 Block to all forms of motorised recreational pursuits,
and
1 (c) that he take immediate steps to annex the 350 Block
to the Bunyip State Park as a special reserve for foot-based 'passive'
recreational pursuits such as bushwalking, birding, sketching
and painting, nature studies, and the like.
2 (a) That the Premier of Victoria direct DSE to officially
list the route defined by the combination of the Bunyip Valley
Road and the Fishers Track as the "Fishers Loop Walking Track",
and
2 (b) that he direct DSE to take all necessary steps, in
conjunction with other State government agencies (such as heritage
agencies), to protect for all time the existing environmental,
cultural and historical values of this loop, in such a way that
its significance as a recognised "walking track" will be preserved
for future generations.
3 (a) That the Premier of Victoria direct DSE, in conjunction
with relevant heritage agencies and aboriginal communities, to
conduct an immediate and detailed study of the 350 Block to identify
cultural and historical values (including aboriginal values) that
may be present within the 350 Block, and
3 (b) that he direct DSE (as the current land manager) to
take all necessary steps to fully protect all significant values
that are identified by this study."
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