NEWS DESK
Safety fears down tree
Site help on way A HELPING hand to navigate the myGov federal government computer system is available at Kingston Libraries. The myGov website covers services such as Medicare, the Australian Taxation Office, Centrelink, My Aged Care, Child Support, the Department of Veteran Affairs and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). A workshop shows attendees how to sign up to myGov and get started. The workshop will be held 10am11.30am Wednesday 5 September at Westall Library. Staff from the Department of Human Services will run the session. Bring your own laptop, tablet or phone or use one of the library PCs. Bookings required on 1300 135 668 or in person at any Kingston Libraries branch.
A TREE that stood tall for a century in Mordialloc’s Attenborough Park has been felled but Kingston Council says the mature cypress tree could not be saved. Park visitors were dismayed to see the giant tree be cut down but council says its demise was unavoidable. Council city assets and environment general manager Daniel Freer said the tree was cut down for public safety reasons despite being registered on Kingston’s significant tree register. “Council sought two separate independent reports on the health of the tree, which included taking a specialised X-ray of the tree interior,” Mr Freer said. “The tree, which is over 100 years old and listed on Kingston’s significant tree register, had significant decay in the base which caused a significant public safety concern as the tree was at risk of falling over. “Unfortunately the only way to protect the public was by removing the tree.” Mr Freer said council had installed signs in the park over the past few weeks to let people know the tree needed to be removed. He said council park teams will plant coastal banksia trees in the area and may also replant a cypress species. Neil Walker
Changing art
ART that “changes and evolves before your eyes” is on display at Kingston Arts Centre until 15 September. Video, sound, green screen, cardboard sets, paint, music, fashion and performance are all in the mix at the Go Have A Look exhibition. The collaborative art exhibition is presented by Arts Access Victoria and features several artists who have created and will transform the exhibition by building, recycling, reconfiguring and activating the artwork “into different forms and experiences”. The Go Have A Look exhibition will be hosted at G1 & G2 Kingston Arts Centre, 979-985 Nepean Highway, Moorabbin until Saturday 15 September and entry is free. See kingstonarts.com.au or call 9556 4440 for full details of opening times.
Out on a limb: Tree chopped down in Mordialloc. Picture: Gary Sissons
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