Adrian the Bee Man. in Ormond, Victoria, Australia | Local business
Adrian the Bee Man.
Locality: Ormond, Victoria, Australia
Phone: +61 438 740 112
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21.01.2022 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals draft regulations. We at Key Permaculture and Constructions 100% stand with stopping the incorrect use of bird netting that lea...ds to entanglement, pain and suffering for wildlife. No animal should suffer due to the endeavours of protecting the produce we are growing at home. The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals draft regulation changes can be found here: https://engage.vic.gov.au/prevention-cruelty-animals-draft- The POCTA Regulations protect animals by preventing, or minimising, harm through regulation of specific activities such as use of electronic and other devices, transportation of animals and use of fruit netting. This post is specific to the use of fruit tree netting and is a guide to help make a submission in relation to this. However, I highly recommend reading the entire draft POCTA Regulations as well as the RIS Statement and making submissions to all the parts that you have knowledge, experience or a strong view on. The photos are some of the relevant information from the Draft and the RIS Statement. Please note that they are not all the references in the Draft POCTA Regulations and RIS Statement but the ones I have found to be the best summary of the relevant information. Photo 1: Proposed regulation for sale and use of netting for fruit trees. (Draft POCTA Regulations) Photo 2: Small business impacts (RIS Statement) Photo 3: Use of fruit tree netting in household gardens (RIS Statement) Photo 4: Fruit tree netting costs (RIS Statement) Photo 5: Positive impacts on wildlife safe netting (RIS Statement) Photo 6: Options Identification (RIS Statement) Photo 7: Option 1 (RIS Statement) Photo 8 Option 2 (RIS Statement) Key points from the Draft and the RIS Statement Definition of household vs commercial. Why is the commercial sector excluded from the regulations when the commercial sector has a larger area under netting? Mesh diameter. A 5mm or smaller diameter will not allow pollination of fruit trees. The colour of the netting. There no difference to the home grower from a production of produce stand point. The only difference for a home grower is the aesthetic value (black is less of a visual impact in a home garden) The requirement for white netting is based on the ability of flying foxes to see better see this netting at night. When the netting is pulled taut over an open support framework or structure with no loose edges, the risk of entanglement and harm is removed. Costings of netting in the RIS Statement are based on eBay and Bunnings products only. No reference to any retail or wholesale sellers whose main line of products are netting related and can provide more accurate costs and expected life span along with industry specific knowledge The life span of the netting appears to be based solely on wear and tear basis. All netting is manufactured and sold with a UV stability guarantee. This can be 2 years, 5 years or 10 years depending on the product and manufacture. When the netting is pulled taut over an open support framework or structure the life span of the netting is longer than the guarantee, ensuring maximum value from the resource used. Considerations for the proposed regulations. The following dot points are considerations that I feel need to be expressed in the draft regulations. Please use these and others you feel important when making a submission in Part 1 of the Survey (link at the start of this post) What defines household fruit trees and why is the commercial sector excluded from the regulations? The use of a netting with a hole diameter 5mm or smaller will prevent pollination. The use of a netting with a hole diameter 5mm or less discriminates against people who do not have the ability install a net after pollination has taken place, and removes their right to the food security of home grown. Netting with a hole diameter of 5mm or less is only available with a UV stability of 5 years maximum which will lead to a greater negative impact on the environment due the increased use of plastic. The use of white netting for all household fruit trees will have a large negative visual aesthetic due to the reflective nature of white netting. There are no provisions in the regulations for the correct use of netting with a hole diameter larger than 5mm. When installed over an open support framework or structure, netting can be pulled taut and loose edges removed. This enables netting with a hole diameter larger than 5mm to be used without the risk of impacting wildlife. A set of standards and guidelines are required to give all household growers the ability to protect the produce they are growing and not negatively the animals they are trying to exclude. There will be a greater impact to small business due to the lack of consultation with industry specific bodies. (retail, wholesale and installers of netting and netting products) There a great number of different methods, materials, ideas and opinions around the use of netting. I very strongly feel that whatever netting you use; you need to be getting the most value and use from this valuable resource. Buy the best quality available and install in such a manner to ensure that it giving the best possible return on investment. An open supporting framework with a fence to fix the netting to is the best way install netting in a taut fashion without loose edges. There is a lot of different ways to make and install a support framework. They can all be wildlife friendly so long as the netting is able to be pulled taut and loose edges removed. I have been working with the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance legal team helping with the organisation’s submission to the draft regulation changes. https://www.facebook.com/AFSAfoodsovereignty/ We all need to make submissions to let the government know that changes need to be made. If you need help with making a submission please contact me via my website, Facebook page or my mobile on 0424 665 882. Thanks Dave and the Total Harvest Protection team.
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04.01.2022 That's a lot of bees! Beekeeper Paul was called to this house in Brisbane, where he and a mate spent three hours removing the bees safely. They'll be rehomed... in a custom-built hive instead of someone's ceiling! As springtime rolls around, bees often look for nice places to live and with their usual habitat of hollow trees not always in abundance, ceiling cavities are often a popular choice. Have you seen ever had bees make themselves comfy in your home? : Brisbane Backyard Bees | #ABCMyVideo via ABC Brisbane
