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AVENEL - EUROA - LONGWOOD - NAGAMBIE - STRATHBOGIE - VIOLET TOWN Wednesday, April 30, 2025
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Inland Rail tree outrage HONOURING FLYOVER The Nagambie ANZAC service began with an RAF flyover of Pilatus PC-9s on Friday morning as over 500 people gathered at the town’s memorial to pay their respects to service men and women past and present. INSET: The catafalque party at Nagambie with returned veterans in attendance.
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Locals attempt last ditch effort to save London planes, elms By ANDY WILSON
construction,” Ms Saywell said. “If we all stand in the AN ELEVENTH hour middle of the road, it is attempt to save a muchclear that there is oodles loved avenue of trees of room for what needs before their removal constructing and to keep to make way for the Anderson Street underpass the trees as well. “Clever engineering could has been met with little find a solution that included assurances from Inland the trees.” Rail. Carole and Don Santin A group of Euroa locals has slammed the ‘secrecy’ moved into the street several months ago after used by Inland Rail about the upcoming tree removal ‘falling in love’ with the area. and are asking how many “We knew it was going to trees will be preserved. happen (the new precinct) The nine 80-year-old but we didn’t know about London plane trees and the trees,” Mrs Santin said. two elm trees lining “But we took a risk Anderson Street have been because we love the trees earmarked for possible and we want to keep them. removal as part of the “We have not been rebuilding of Euroa’s informed whether they are railway precinct, to make going or not going, except space for traffic slipways. by rumour. Euroa resident Shirley “When you talk to (Inland Saywell said she is Rail) they usually don’t ‘outraged’ at last-minute mention the trees.” announcements to remove Activist and academic trees and said plans Kate Auty said there was for their felling were more than the aesthetic contrary to Inland Rail’s value of the plane trees at environment hierarchy stake and that Inland Rail policy. had not acted responsibly. Ms Saywell met on “We don’t think it is Friday with twelve locals necessary to remove the - including five residents trees and there has not who live on that section been sufficient community of Anderson Street - and consultation,” Professor said a resolution could be Auty said. achieved by construction “It’s not good practice, company John Holland. “There will be no change they know it’s not good in traffic numbers between practice.” ■ Continued page 7 before and after the