Bastion Point boat ramp gets the govt nod
The long battle to stop a huge monstrosity planned for Mallacoota’s favourite beach, Bastion Point, was given the go-ahead by the Baillieu government in January. After three weeks of panel hearings in 2007, after 87% of submissions opposed the plan, after the then Planning Minister Justin Madden opposed the project, the Coalition government’s environment minister, Ryan Smith gave it his blessing. But the locals say they haven’t given up on the fight.