Tourism has grown into a major industry throughout the Surf Coast. It directly and indirectly employs 1000s of people and sustains many coastal lifestyles. Victoria Tourism Week which runs from the 6th to 11th September, celebrates this achievement.
As part of this years Victoria Tourism Week celebrations, the Surf Coast Shire and Surf Coast Tourism will

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by Marilyn Maddy-Byrne
(Greek) xanthos = yellow; rhoea = flowing, referring to the resin that flows from the stem, first observed in X. resinosa.
The Anglesea region contains a wealth of biological diversity across the three kingdoms of Plantae, Fungi and Protista (containing seaweeds and algae).
This diversity ranges from the delicate orchids of the heathlands, across brilliantly

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MEDIA RELEASE
Corangamite CMA part of $31.8 million environmental protection package
Michael Crutchfield MLA for South Barwon, has announced the Corangamite Catchment Management Authority (CMA) will receive nearly $4 million for land, biodiversity, native vegetation and salinity control projects to protect Victoria’s environment in 2010/11.
Mr Crutchfield said the funding

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Barwon Otway Community Workshops to plan for and manage bushfire
Department of Sustainability and Environment media release
16 August 2010
The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) and the Country Fire Authority are inviting Barwon Otway communities to participate in one of ten community workshops on planning for and managing bushfire.
DSE Otway District Manager Andrew Morrow said the

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