Cut the Crap. The damage caused by livestock accessing river banks and polluting freshwater ecosystems is the number one manageable impact on river health. Our ‘Cut the Crap’ campaign aims to get cows and other livestock out of rivers and off river banks. In the lead-up to the state election we had a lot of fun and publicity with a giant inflatable cow and an intrepid band of volunteers in cow suits spreading our message in Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and Ballarat.
This media work helped secure a commitment from the Andrews Government for an action plan to speed up the rate of improvement in the condition of our river banks. We have been on the advisory committee to develop the plan and have pushed hard for more action on public land on river banks. So far the government has committed an extra $10 million for 2015-16 but we are still waiting for the Action Plan.