Friends of the Prom received a grant from Coastcare Victoria in 2020 to restore Hooded Plover habitat at Picnic Bay. The project aims to rid the beach of the invasive weed Sea Spurge which discourages Hooded Plovers from breeding.
As a first step, contractors sprayed the open areas of Sea Spurge with herbicide. That was in February this year. On the weekend 27th and 28th March, we followed up with volunteers hand-weeding to remove the Sea Spurge the contractors were instructed to avoid.