Mail - Upper Yarra Mail - 21st February 2017

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Upper Yarra

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Life in drop zone By Kath Gannaway

Marilyn Hand with the trees she wants gone. 164938 mation of that history as presented by Ms Hand. That was, however defeated. Cr McAllister said she was uncertain of what was the best decision in

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A number of other councillors raised concerns about the lack of history in the report and mayor, Cr Noel Cliff proposed the matter be deferred until further investigation, and confir-

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nity,” Cr Child said. “If something happens and we have to go to the Coroner’s Court, I have put forward that these two trees should be removed and I have put that on record.”

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A Warburton woman who says she has endured 18 years of fear has lost a bid to have two large gum trees removed. Marilyn Hand pleaded with Yarra Ranges Council on Tuesday night, 14 February, to ignore the recommendation by Council’s Environment and Engineering department, and have two gums on the nature strip of her Riverside Drive property removed. Ms Hand told the councillors she had lived in fear for the last 18 years as a result of falling branches and had five insurance claims over that period. She said the first major damage was in 2000 and that she had four more claims on her car since then. “One car was totalled and one was stolen because we have to park off the site for fear of falling branches,” she said. She said one of her sons had also had his car written off. “I cannot use my property, I can’t put up a carport, because of the ongoing, established threat that these trees drop limbs, not necessarily in storms, but whenever they feel the need,” she said. Cr Jim Child argued strongly against the recommendation, proposing an alternative recommendation to remove the trees, but was outvoted. He had brought the matter before the council. “The community has grave concerns about these trees,” he said. “People have been raising concerns about these trees for 18 years, and there have been five insurance claims." He questioned the lack of information in the officer report on the history of complaints about the trees and on the installation of cables designed to make the trees safer. “We have this history of dropping limbs and the report tells us all the falling limbs have been addressed ... well, have they ?” he said. “I can’t leave this chamber unless I realise our duty of care to the commu-


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