An onsite meeting between Parks Victoria, Friends of Metung and Friends of the Gippsland Lakes Parks and Reserves has occured and the informal Memorandum of Understanding agreed to is as follows:

• Friends of Metung to be supported by FOGL and Parks Vic in the project.
• Objectives to be in line with recommendations by Emma Orgill in her suggested management plan.
• Notification to relevant groups eg Primary School, East Gippsland Water, GEGAC, CFA, S P Ausnet etc.
• Engagement of the local community in the project, initially by a community clean-up and information day.
• Closure of tracks with bollards/gates.
• Request to East Gippsland Water to put up a barrier/gate on their pipeline track.
• Erection of signage.
• Removal and control of weeds by contractors and volunteers.
• Revegetation using indigenous species either grown by volunteers or approved Parks Vic growers.
• Provision of informal seating at various points throughout the Reserve.

Parks Vic will supply and cost the following:

• appropriate gates, bollards for track closures,
• signage, including interpretative,
• informal seating/plans/materials,
• plants, stakes and tree guards for revegetation.

Where necessary, funding for the above projects will be achieved by grants, applied for by Friends of Metung.

Parks Vic will also assist with weed identification and removal, with payment of any contractors being the responsibility of Friends of Metung.