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PORT PHILLIP CONSERVATION COUNCIL INC.

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Purpose

Proposed changes are only to the Purpose- see below. Please note special resolution was passed unanimously.

The purpose of the Council, which was established as an unincorporated body in 1970, and incorporated in 1990, is established to be a charity with the purpose of enhancing the natural environment for the benefit of the broader community, and to work for the better conservation of Port Phillip Bay by employing objectives, being to:
(a) Work for the better conservation of Port Phillip Bay and the waters, the beaches, the foreshores, the sea-bed, the tributaries, the environs and the air above those features of Port Phillip Bay; to oppose the pollution of its waters, and the air above it; to work for the preservation of its natural features in their natural condition; to work for the restoration of its natural features where this is possible; to ensure that works supposedly designed for its improvement or its use do not cause damage; and to oppose harmful commercialization, alienation, or exclusive private, commercial or official use of its public areas; and to engage in conservation activities in such other ways as the Council may decide,
(b) encourage and assist the formation of conservation bodies throughout the Council’s sphere of interest and, in particular, in areas not at present covered,
(c) represent generally the views of bodies engaged in any aspect of the conservation of Port Phillip Bay; to foster better liaison between such bodies in the interchange of information and views; to support the conservation activities of Member Organisations,
(d) co-operate or conjoin in any suitable way with other bodies or Organisations having objects completely or in part similar to those of the Council and


(e) Seek to support and promote an holistic Catchment Management Framework that would reflect and would protect the inherent relationship between Port Phillip and its catchment

Financial information

Please note: From 1 July 2018, if a Victorian Incorporated Association is also registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), they are exempt from lodging annual statements to Consumer Affairs Victoria.

If you are unsure if this Incorporated Association reports to the ACNC, or wish to see the financial information of a registered charity, please refer to the ACNC website.

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