Community forums aim to encourage respect for all beach users

BARWON Coast will run two free community forums for all beach users during October and November.

Under the Share our Shores – Respect Responsibilities and Rights campaign, the forums, titled “Beach Harmony: Interactions with people, dogs and wildlife” will encourage respect for all beach users, how to share our beach in harmony, avoiding and diffusing conflict and coping with fear and what to do in the event of an incident.

Maddie Glynn from Barwon Coast said the forum was being delivered in partnership with Cherished Pets and Kevin Collister from Totally Proactive.

“These forums provide valuable tools for all beach users to understand the diversity of both people and wildlife visiting our shores and be able to make informed choices to create a more harmonious environment for themselves, others, their dogs and wildlife,” Ms Glynn said.

The forums will be on Saturday, October 6 and repeated again on November 24 from 2pm until 4.15pm on both days.

Both forums will be held at the Ocean Grove Neighbourhood Centre John Dory Drive.

To book to attend one of the forums, head to trybooking.com/book/event?eid=424349&.

To find out more about the Share Our Shores campaign, head to the Barwon Coast website at barwoncoast.com.au/beachuseresearch.

You will also find all the information on the Federation University Survey Research Report that covers coastal concerns.