One more tree from Werribee’s Riverwalk estate is facing the chopping block to make way for service and access roads.
Wyndham council is assessing an application from Development Victoria – which is developing Riverwalk estate in a joint venture with Melbourne Water – to remove a native tree along Geelong Road, adjacent to 2 Farm Road.
It is unknown when a decision will be made.
Development Victoria already has a permit to remove four Victorian native trees along Geelong Road so they can build service and access roads. The state government body is proposing to realign the roads so only one tree needs to be removed.
Peter Hood from Development Victoria said the tree in question had been assessed by an arborist as being in poor condition.
“Overall, Development Victoria intends to plant around 5000 trees within the Riverwalk estate and along Geelong Road as part of the development,” Mr Hood said.
The proposal is the latest in a series of tree removals at Riverwalk estate.
In August last year, the state government body cut down a number of sugar gum and eucalyptus trees to make way for a display village on Geelong Road. In March, another 200 trees were cut down along Farm Road to make way for stages 20-22 of the development.
Wyndham council city operations director Stephen Thorpe said discussions with Development Victoria about replanting tall canopy trees along Geelong Road were ongoing.
Writing on Star Weekly’s Facebook page, Lisa questioned why any trees had been removed.
“Senseless destruction of our flora and fauna. Those trees could have been protected by council years ago but they failed to do so.”
