Bird feeding ban

By Tania Martin

YARRA RANGES residents caught feeding sulphur-crested cockatoos could soon be breaking the law, as a local council is set to ban bird feeding.

Yarra Ranges Council has approved a move to prohibit backyard feeding in a bid to curb cockatoo-related damage.

For the past four years, residents in parts of the shire have been battling to pay for rising damage bills as cockatoos feed on houses and community centres.

The bird feeding ban follows a decision last September when council called for a report into the need for a law to stop feeding.

At an ordinary meeting last Tuesday 13 April, the council agreed to start working on a law to prohibit feeding.

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