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“She just wants to do everything she can to try and get the animals back.”<\/p>\n
LCG been raising awareness in the community about their campaign in recent weeks.<\/p>\n
It has set up signs near busy roads and set up information desks at local supermarkets on weekends to invite more discussion about the issue.<\/p>\n
The You Yangs Precinct Master Plan, which covers Serendip Sanctuary, has proposed ending captive breeding programs that have been a fixture of the attraction for decades.<\/p>\n
Exhibits were quietly removed from Serendip last year, leading to local residents and the City of Greater Geelong to ask questions of state government management authorities.<\/p>\n
Locals have pushed back against this plan, as they believe captive exhibits have underpinned the long-term educational and tourism value of the sanctuary.<\/p>\n
LCG is one of several local organisations sitting on a community reference group guiding implementation of the masterplan, which has $11 million of backing from the state government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LARA pupils have joined in a campaign to retain native wildlife exhibits at Serendip Sanctuary by selling hand-painted rock art to their school friends. Lara Primary School pupil India, 12, spent a school term selling rock monsters \u2013 small, colourful rocks with painted faces \u2013 to students for $2 each. Then fundraising initiative eventually raised […]<\/p>\n