An alarming number of rule-breakers in the past week has led to a call from Moyne Shire Mayor Karen Foster for visitors not to bring their dogs to Griffiths Island.
The Moyne Gazette reports ($) on the danger to shearwaters and swamp wallabies if walkers bring dogs in to the popular conservation reserve, which is close to the centre of Port Fairy.
Mayor Foster says an incident last year in which more than 50 shearwaters were found dead has had long term consequences for the local bird population; and that if people continue to ignore the rule, the council will start fining them.