Councillors will vote at the monthly meeting, after a four-month temporary ban on training.

In December councillors voted in favour of the temporary prohibition until April 30, after a lengthy debate. 

The council officer’s recommendation for Wednesday’s vote is that the ban should continue, prohibiting horses from galloping, cantering or trotting on Killarney beach between the boat ramp and a point 600 metres west of the ramp.

In the time since council introduced the existing ban at Killarney Beach, trainers have made use of Mills Reef adjacent to the Port Fairy golf course.

Warrnambool’s Lady Bay is now available for up to 96 horses per day until the start of December when horses are only permitted to swim at the beach. 

A management plan is currently being developed for the Belfast Coastal Reserve.

Moyne Shire Council is represented on the working group and the steering committee for the development of the plan with Parks Victoria and the Department of Environment Land Water and Planning (DELWP).

The plan will be finalised by June 30. It is expected Energy, Environment and Climate Change minister Lily D'Ambrosio will introduce interim regulations for other parts of the Belfast Coastal Reserve by the end of the month. The regulations will allow a license to be issued to the Warrnambool Racing Club to conduct training activities on Mills Reef and Rutledge’s Cutting beaches while the plan is developed.

The meeting at the Port Fairy Community Services Centre starts at 4.30pm.