Here are responses to our questions from candidates for the Dendy ward in the 2020 Bayside Council elections.
| Q1 Do you think it is important to maintain and increase the diversity and quantity of local fauna species within Bayside? | Q2 Do you think that Bayside should do more to improve and encourage shared Open Space for all community uses, including sport, dog walking, picnicking and strolling, walking, provision of habitat for wildlife and active exercise? | Q3 Do you strongly support Council incorporating more structurally and species diverse planting suitable for wildlife habitat in all open spaces where it does not compromise the primary purpose or historic significance of the space? For example, understorey planting around the edges of active recreation areas. | |
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| BARBER, Marcus | Increase yes, maintain, no. We're already short of numbers and must work to increase them rather than simply keep population species that are already under strain. | Absolutely - it's a key part of my platform. | There's plenty of good Landscape architects who understand local indigenous fauna - we should pay much more attention to their expertise. |
| CASTELLI, Sonia | No response received | No response received | No response received |
| DEKIERE, Sarah | No response received | No response received | No response received |
| FINN, Nicole | No contact details supplied | No contact details supplied | No contact details supplied |
| FITZPATRICK, Gio | A big yes to every question! My motivation for standing for council is largely for the betterment of biodiversity and to support conservation groups in Bayside. | A big yes to every question! My motivation for standing for council is largely for the betterment of biodiversity and to support conservation groups in Bayside. | A big yes to every question! My motivation for standing for council is largely for the betterment of biodiversity and to support conservation groups in Bayside. |
| HOULT, Brandon | No contact details supplied | No contact details supplied | No contact details supplied |
| JOHNSON, Marlene J. | No response received | No response received | No response received |
| LANGER, Shani Y. | No contact details supplied | No contact details supplied | No contact details supplied |
| NAIR, Kannan | No response received | No response received | No response received |
| PORTEOUS, Scott | No response received | No response received | No response received |
| Q4 Do you support increased efforts to ensure the provision of water for wildlife in Bayside’s open spaces? | Q5 Do you support more urgent action on lighting impacts and having an interim approach/policy which is based on the best available knowledge? | Q6 Should Council be implementing more effective regulations applicable to domestic animals as identified in their strategies without delay? | |
| BARBER, Marcus | That depends on the format. A blanket 'yes' also caters for non native and potentially invasive species. Need to be smart about placement and size. | Lighting of what? Need to be more specific here please. Ambient lighting, street lighting, sporting grounds? | At this stage I do not know enough about existing strategies to be able to determine whether or not they are 'effective'. |
| CASTELLI, Sonia | No response received | No response received | No response received |
| DEKIERE, Sarah | No response received | No response received | No response received |
| FINN, Nicole | No contact details supplied | No contact details supplied | No contact details supplied |
| FITZPATRICK, Gio | A big yes to every question! My motivation for standing for council is largely for the betterment of biodiversity and to support conservation groups in Bayside. | A big yes to every question! My motivation for standing for council is largely for the betterment of biodiversity and to support conservation groups in Bayside. | A big yes to every question! My motivation for standing for council is largely for the betterment of biodiversity and to support conservation groups in Bayside. |
| HOULT, Brandon | No contact details supplied | No contact details supplied | No contact details supplied |
| JOHNSON, Marlene J. | No response received | No response received | No response received |
| LANGER, Shani Y. | No contact details supplied | No contact details supplied | No contact details supplied |
| NAIR, Kannan | No response received | No response received | No response received |
| PORTEOUS, Scott | No response received | No response received | No response received |
| Q7 Should Council place greater importance on ensuring the successful protection of mature trees in considering and designing new development proposals on both private and public land? | Q8 Should Council provide greater encouragement to Bayside residents to create wildlife-friendly gardens and resurrect the Gardens for Wildlife trial? | Q9 Do you support Council providing the community with more detail as to the allocation of resources to, and an annual report on, implementation of the Biodiversity Action Plan? | |
| BARBER, Marcus | Local Councils have limited say over Private trees especially where property development applications are concerned. Which may mean we are limited to advocacy to the State Govt. On Council properties however we have much we can do to protect them. | Yes. | All reporting and accountability measures across all of Council activities can be improved. |
| CASTELLI, Sonia | No response received | No response received | No response received |
| DEKIERE, Sarah | No response received | No response received | No response received |
| FINN, Nicole | No contact details supplied | No contact details supplied | No contact details supplied |
| FITZPATRICK, Gio | A big yes to every question! My motivation for standing for council is largely for the betterment of biodiversity and to support conservation groups in Bayside. | A big yes to every question! My motivation for standing for council is largely for the betterment of biodiversity and to support conservation groups in Bayside. | A big yes to every question! My motivation for standing for council is largely for the betterment of biodiversity and to support conservation groups in Bayside. |
| HOULT, Brandon | No contact details supplied | No contact details supplied | No contact details supplied |
| JOHNSON, Marlene J. | No response received | No response received | No response received |
| LANGER, Shani Y. | No contact details supplied | No contact details supplied | No contact details supplied |
| NAIR, Kannan | No response received | No response received | No response received |
| PORTEOUS, Scott | No response received | No response received | No response received |
