Media Response |
Ballarat (City) 5 Feb 2019

- City of Ballarat Infrastructure and Environment Director Terry Demeo

Wildlife around Lake Wendouree is the responsibility of the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.

However, the City of Ballarat actively discourages people from feeding the swans through signage around the lake and regular media campaigns.

Feeding the swans encourages them to become more aggressive, ill and not hunt their own food.

There has been no reports to the City of Ballarat of anyone being attacked by swans.

Using dogs around Lake Wendouree would also make the swans more aggressive.