Dear East Gippsland Shire Council,

I would like to request information of the following:

1. Expert advice obtained with respect to Grey-headed Flying-fox habitat long term revegetation within the Bairnsdale region from 1 January 2015 to date;

2. Copies of reports or draft reports prepared (whether provided to the Minister or not) in compliance with condition 6 of the East Gippsland Shire Council Poplar Removal Program - Grey-headed Flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) Summer Camp, Bairnsdale, Victoria (EPBC 2009/5017);

3. Copies of all advices sent to the Department in compliance with condition 7 of the East Gippsland Shire Council Poplar Removal Program - Grey-headed Flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) Summer Camp, Bairnsdale, Victoria (EPBC 2009/5017);

4. Copies of all records substantiating all activities associated with or relevant to the conditions of approval taken or kept in compliance with condition 8 of the East Gippsland Shire Council Poplar Removal Program - Grey-headed Flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) Summer Camp, Bairnsdale, Victoria (EPBC 2009/5017);

5. Copies of planning documents, including draft planning documents for the ‘Walkway’ referred to in section 2.1.3 (c) of the Report on Conditions to East Gippsland Shire Council Poplar Removal Program - Grey-headed Flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) Summer Camp, Bairnsdale, Victoria (EPBC 2009/5017) dated October 2016 for the period 1 January 2014 to date; and

6. Copies of revegetation and vegetation management records relating to the Mitchell River Roost site for the period 22 July 2015 to date.

Yours faithfully,

Charlie Schroeder

Dear Graeme Hill,

I have paid the $28.90 by credit card as requested, by ringing the number you supplied, all done by a very pleasant young lady.

Please process my request.

Yours sincerely,

Charlie Schroeder

Dear Freedom of Information - Graeme Hill,

I have availed myself of the report that was written for the East Gippsland Shire Council website thank you.

Could I please receive the report document/s that were sent to the minister? Assuming the Minister was not given the URL of the website to read the report?

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In relation to point 5 of your request please advise what extra
information you are requesting in addition to the document that was
sent to you 10 May 2018.
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(a) Information as to how many tenders presented plans for the stage1 walkway

(b) Was Crossco also the tender selected to construct the walkway

(c) Copy of plans that other tenders presented etc.

(d) A list naming the flora that is being planted around and near the walkway?

If, point 4 captures all the information that is requested in point 6, then the latter is indeed superfluous.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Charlie Schroeder

Dear Freedom of Information officer - Graeme Hill,

I thought I had replied to the above. The site informed me that the message had been sent. This time I will take a screen shot. I will repeat.

I realise there must be consultation with any third party. As these are council matters and third parties are probably council staff. So that should not be a problem as I am a rate payer of East Gippsland Shire Council.

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I also advise that the records the years ending 22 July 2016 and 22 July 2017 for point 4 of your request are available on Council’s website –

[1]https://www.eastgippsland.vic.gov.au/Com...

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I request the actual documents that were sent to the Minister, as that information was written for the web page. I doubt that the supplied URL was given to the Minister as the report.

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1. In relation to point 5 of your request please advise what extra information you are requesting in addition to the document that was sent to you 10 May 2018.

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(a) The information requested in point 5: is to view the plans other tenders, apart from Crossco, submitted for the walkway

(b) The information requested in point 5: is Crossco's concrete walkway still the desired result, and is it to be constructed by Crossco or their contractors or agents

(c) The information requested in point 5: is a list of the flora that is to be planted around the walkway and the stage 1 area?

If, point 4, as you suggest, captures all the documents and information requested in point 6, then the latter is superfluous.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Charlie Schroeder