Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio visited The Prom on Nov 18th to announce a $23 million investment that will create an internationally significant biodiversity sanctuary and build a new visitor centre.
The funding through the Victorian Budget 2020/21 will establish a 50,000-hectare biodiversity sanctuary by constructing a predator proof fence to protect the Park’s unique and abundant wildlife, including its threatened species.
Parks Victoria will spend $6 million to erect the state-of-the-art predator exclusion fence spanning more than 10-kilometres from coast to coast with double barriers at shoreline boundaries to keep out foxes, cats, deer and rabbits.
The Prom connects to the Australian continent by a narrow peninsula known as Yanakie Isthmus – making it a perfect site for the sanctuary which will be world leading in park management. The visitor precinct in the Northern Prom will include an information centre and tourism hub, environmentally sustainable accommodation and a new park and ride service during peak season to reduce congestion and allow more people to visit mainland Australia’s wild southern tip.
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