"Monash University's Faculty of Engineering plans to establish an engineering field research centre near Port Welshpool. The lead activity on the site will be in the area of unmanned autonomous systems, or robots, operating on land, sea or air. The activity is provisionally named the Victorian Rural Robotics Facility with Aerosonde Limited as the first major research partner."

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CORNER INLET FISHERIES HABITAT ASSOCIATION
14 Main Street
Welshpool Victoria 3966
Website: www.inletfishers.webcentral.com.au

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

We the Executive Committee of the Corner Inlet Fisheries Habitat Association wholeheartedly support the Victorian Rural Robotics Facility proposal to establish itself at Port Welshpool. As we feel that initiatives such as this are vital to keep rural economics on track. Also as an environmentally driven professional fishers organization we believe that non-industrial development such as the V.R.R.F. proposal is perfect for this area: We would have no hesitation in offering our services: ie boats and expertise where practical to assist in the success of this project.

Yours Sincerely

J.D. Pinzone. Executive Chairman Phone/fax:03-56881051
N. Clarke: Executive Chairman Phone: 03-56862608

You may also like to read more about the Seafood Industry of Victoria and their page on Port Welshpool The SIV also discuss environment saying in part "...but pollution also includes difficult to detect substances like pesticides, heavy metals and warm water."

The use of autonomous, around the clock underwater robotic devices to monitor, detect and report the existance of such pollutants would seem a perfect solution to this problem. Recent developments include the ability of such devices to regularly 'dock' to both recharge their batteries and download data aquired on their 'patrols'

For more on Joe Pinzone see The Money Fish : ABC Documentaries

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