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BUILDING YOUR DREAM, PAGE 24
August 17 - 30, 2016
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Fight over tree axing
Carl Doolan helps place the AusNet gas pipelines that will service Kingston Estate. 157584 Site supervisor Adam Turner was busy making sure the pipeline installation was going smoothly. 157584
It’s go for gas KINGSTON estate residents who shivered through two gas outages last month will be relieved to know that new pipelines are being installed by their gas supplier, AusNet. The outages, which left dozens of households without heating or hot water on two bitterly cold nights, should now be a thing of the past with AusNet Services increasing gas capacity to Ocean Grove with
the construction of an alternative gas supply into the Kingston Ocean Grove Estate near Evergreen Circuit. AusNet Services’ principal gas planning engineer Mark Baker said that gas usage recently hit record levels due to significant population growth combined with record cold days. “Strong population growth in the area
coupled with extreme cold weather stressed the capacity of our network, despite our efforts to prevent supply issues by increasing gas pressures to Ocean Grove,” he said. “We are expecting sustained growth in this area over a number of years, and usage is being carefully monitored to ensure we continue to meet the needs of the Ocean Grove community,” he said.
Mr Baker noted the support of the City of Greater Geelong and the developers of the Kingston Ocean Grove estate to allow the project to proceed quickly. “Other local bodies shared our desire to see the needs of the local community met, and we appreciate their support in facilitating a quick response,” he said.
A PLAN by Shell Road Developments to remove 150 trees from the Grubb Road gateway has had the required six objections. Council Planning received objections from The Greens, Ocean Grove Business Association and Ocean Grove Community Association among others. The planning permit will now go before a review panel which will ask for verbal submissions against it. Shell Road Developments initially made the application to remove trees for the future Kingston Village shopping centre. Grove locals have banded together to block the tree removal. There is a petition at Driftwood Cafe with several hundred signatures already. “We hope to get more before the weekend is out,“ Ocean Grove Business Association president Ty Simons said. “Fingers crossed we stay a green and lovely town.“ Council was contacted for comment, but did not get back to the Voice in time for print.
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