Personal Information
20080908
Contact Details
Name
(you need to provide an email address if you want to enter the competition)
Are you a resident of East Gippsland Shire (EGS)?
If yes, for how long?
How old are you?
Gender
How many years have you been surfing?
How many years have you surfed in EGS?
When was the first time you surfed Bastion Point?
Locations for surfing
List and describe the surf breaks you regularly surf.
Break name
Description of surf break
Which of these surf breaks is outside of EGS?
What is your usual mode of transport when going surfing?
What percentage of your surfing do you do at Bastion Point?
What percentage of your surfing do you do in EGS?
What percentage of your surfing do you outside of EGS?
In Victoria
In NSW
Other States
Overseas
Frequency of surfing
How often do you currently surf?
Over the course of a year, when do you surf most regularly?
Jan
Do you consider yourself to be a Low, Medium or High use surfer?
How many years have you surfed at your current level of usage?
Change in past 12 months
Change in past 5 years
Change in past 5-10 years
Change in past 10-20 years
Cost of surfing
Direct costs
Overall
In East Gippsland Shire, as a percentage of your overall expenditure
How much do you spend on surfing per year?
Wetsuit, booties, hood, rashvest etc
Board
Leash, wax, deck grip etc
Accommodation
Camping
Clothing
Travel (excluding fuel)
Fuel
Other
Other
How long has your surfing expenditure been at its current level?
Change in past 12 months
Change in past 5 years
Change in past 5-10 years
Change in past 10-20 years
Indirect costs
Do you participate in other activities alongside surfing, eg fishing, hiking, sailing etc
If yes, provide details.
What percentage of your surfing expenses do these activities take up?
Would you still spend money on these activities if you weren’t surfing?
If yes, How much ?
Consequences of altering the wave quality at Bastion Point.
If the wave quality at Bastion Point was altered (decreased), do you think you would travel outside of EGS more often to surf?
If yes, what percentage of your surfing expenditure would take place outside of EGS?
Is this an increase from the present?
If yes, how often (in percentage of time)?
Do you have access to a vehicle to travel to go surfing?
If you have to travel more often to surf, will you be able to surf as regularly?
If no, how much less will you be surfing?
Surfs per week
Is the cost of travelling to go surfing prohibitive? (this question refers to surfing within 200kms of Mallacoota)
If the construction of the groyne and higher boat traffic increased the risk of a surfer being injured, do you think you would still surf at Bastion Point?
Please explain your answer
Value of surfing to business and East Gippsland Shire
What type of businesses derive personal economic benefit from surfing / surfers in EGS?
To the best of your knowledge, how many businesses derive personal economic benefit from surfing / surfers in EGS?
To the best of your knowledge, what percentage of this income can be apportioned to visiting (non-local) surfers?
If the wave quality at Bastion Point decreased or the risk to surfers’ safety increased significantly as a direct result of the construction of the Bastion Point Groyne:
A)
do you think it would affect the willingness of surfers to visit or spend money in the region?
Why
B)
do you think the income derived from surfing / surfers would decrease?
If yes, by how much?
% and
$
Attitudes and motivation
What is your motivation for surfing and how important is it for you?
Relax and unwind
To be outdoors
For solitude
To be with family / friends
For sport
Competition
To keep fit
To bond with nature
Other
Other
Does surfing play an important role in your life (describe)?
If you weren’t surfing what other activity or activities would you be doing?
Do you normally surf by yourself?
To the best of your knowledge, how many surfers live in Mallacoota (a surfer is a surfboard, bodyboard or kneeboard rider)?
Does the surfing community have an important role in the social fabric of Mallacoota?
If yes, what sort of role?
Describe Bastion Point and the surrounding area?
What does it mean to you?
Do you think surfers and the surfing community are treated equally to other recreational user groups such as recreational fishers or bushwalkers?
If yes, why?
Has this changed over time?
If yes, why?
Management and decision-making
Do you think the surfing community should have a role in the decision-making process for Bastion Point?
If yes, why?
(please describe)
What percentage of the community do you think is in favour of the boatramp development proposal?
Were surfers directly consulted by the Shire or consultants of the Shire during the development of the EIS documentation?
Comments
Were other recreational user groups directly consulted by the Shire or consultants of the Shire during the development of the EIS documentation?
Comments
In you opinion, was surfing (use, locations, value etc) adequately described in the EIS documentation?
If no, what was wrong?
Do you think that surfers have been able to fairly represent themselves in the EIS process to date?
If yes, why?
Do you think East Gippsland Shire Council has conducted an open and fair consultation process to date for the development of the Bastion Point boat ramp and ancillary facilities?
If yes, what has been good about the process?
In your opinion, what do you think the long term effect of the boat ramp development for Mallacoota will be?
Will this be positive for Mallacoota and EGS?
If yes, why?
Will this be positive for local and visiting surfers?
If yes, why?
Activism
Are you aware of the Save Bastion Point Campaign?
Have you had a role in the Save Bastion Point Campaign?
If yes, what sort of activities have you been involved in?
Have you previously been involved in similar activities?
If yes, please briefly describe your activities.
Do you think your activities (individually or collectively) have the capacity to affect the outcome of the EIS process?
If yes, why?
Has the EIS process affected your belief in Council’s ability to manage contentious development issues?
If yes, why?
Do you think the Bastion Point development proposal has changed your relationship with Local Government (EGSC)?
If yes, in what way?
Is there anything else you would like to add?