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Melbourne Metro Rail Project to inflict considerable damage to St Kilda Rd and the Domain Parklands
It would take St Kilda Road (and Domain Parklands) at least a generation to recover from Melbourne Metro Rail construction, as new trees planted to replace those destroyed will not mature for many, many decades. Very Third World! The trees should … Continue reading
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100 year old Lemon Scented Gum being removed on Flemington Rd, Melbourne
Many Melbourne groups, including the Friends of Moonee Ponds Creek , the National Trust (which has listed the tree) and the Yarra Campaign for Action on Transport mourn the destruction of an iconic 92 year old Lemon-scented Gum, and 5-6 others in Parkville. The … Continue reading
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Scenic Route to the Grampians from Ararat to be less scenic
Many motorists visiting Halls Gap in the Grampians prefer to take the scenic route. (They visit the Grampians because they happen to like its natural beauty – so they like beautiful tree-lined roadsides as well). One such road takes them via Cathcart and Moyston … Continue reading
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Beautiful tree-lined road at Cathcart (near the Grampians) in VicRoads’ firing line.
35 – perhaps more – beautiful Redgums and Yellow Box trees at Cathcart on the Ararat- Hall’s Gap Rd are set to be cut out. The choice of trees to be destroyed seems random and illogical, and quite unnecessary. VicRoads … Continue reading
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Due process questioned by Mayor and Council, VicRoads Horsham Bypass plan
Horsham Rural City Council is also encountering problems with VicRoads. Horsham residents have not necessarily identified environmental problems associated with the Horsham Bypass, but the underlying issues involved in dealing with VicRoads seem to be a common complaint. Read what the Mayor had to say:
Community disapproval unable to protect trees, Princes Highway near Traralgon, 2 years ago
VicRoads said that many “locations between Traralgon and Longwarry in Gippsland involved the ‘complete removal’ of all trees within median strips between traffic lanes.” From http://www.latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/story/219410/roadside-hazards-cut/ Quotes from the article, now becoming all-too-familiar around Victoria. Something must be done to rein in VicRoads’ … Continue reading
Protecting our roadside treasures
This website will be the on-line home of the statewide network which is working to protect remnant vegetation along our roads and highways in Victoria. Areas of high conservation vegetation are being destroyed by VicRoads, the government authority responsible for … Continue reading
Save Roadside Trees 