Heatwave temporarily saves Gandolfo Gardens trees from the axe

Extremely hot weather saved Gandolfo Gardens last week from the chainsaw massacre directed by LXRP. Temperatures late last week reached the low to mid 40s, conditions far too dangerous to work outside. The irony is the mature trees they want to axe help reduce the temperatures in the local area micro-climate due to the shade … Continue reading Heatwave temporarily saves Gandolfo Gardens trees from the axe

Moreland Leader: Urban Forest Group urges Moreland Station moved south

Moreland leader again features coverage of the level Crossing removal with the story that 113 trees will be axed, with local group, the Upfield Urban Forest, calling for the new elevated Moreland Station to move further south so that more trees can be retained. A second story inside the papers covers the protest on Bell … Continue reading Moreland Leader: Urban Forest Group urges Moreland Station moved south

Moreland Leader: LX Compo Call, Trees in Danger, Designs not quite on Track

The Moreland Leader featured a full page of news regarding level crossing removal. Three stories were published on the $460 million level crossing removal project on Page 5. The feature story was on Compo Call for homes, about the fund set up for voluntary acquisition of houses that are directly beside the construction work. A … Continue reading Moreland Leader: LX Compo Call, Trees in Danger, Designs not quite on Track

Moreland Leader: Wrecking Ball plan for Box

Moreland Leader report on Level Crossing Removal Project application to Heritage Victoria for demolition of the Munro Street Signal Box. Read the story Moreland Council has put in a submission to Heritage Victoria opposing the application. See our report on this issue. A report from social media with images of the Signal Box https://www.facebook.com/johnenglart/posts/2634204513256565 More … Continue reading Moreland Leader: Wrecking Ball plan for Box

Moreland Leader: Reaching for the Sky

Moreland Leader last week ran a poll comparing station designs between the Level Crossing Removal Project early station artist drawings with the Upfield Corridor Coalition artist impressions which showed 65 percent support for the community driven designs. The poll was simplistic, leaving it up to comments to provide further detail and context. The Leader Newspaper … Continue reading Moreland Leader: Reaching for the Sky

Citizens favour UCC station design in Moreland Leader Poll

Moreland Leader newspaper ran a poll for 24 hours between a Level Crossing Removal Project Station Design image and an Upfield Corridor Coalition Design image. With 619 voting in the poll, 65 percent favoured the UCC design and 35 percent the LXRP design. The poll was fairly simplistic in just presenting two images with very … Continue reading Citizens favour UCC station design in Moreland Leader Poll