Edgars Creek Parkland gifted to the community
From the August 2010 newsletter of Kelvin Thomson MP, Member for Wills:
I am delighted by the decision by the Victorian Government to gift Edgars Creek Parkland to the Coburg community as public open space. This is a significant victory for local residents who have campaigned to save the parkland for years.
I made a 13 page submission to the Victorian Government’s Metropolitan Land Inquiry in 2009, arguing that the land ought to be handed over and protected as parkland for future generations to enjoy. The parkland acts as the lungs of Coburg, pumping oxygen through the veins of our otherwise built up and urbanised community.
I also pointed out the importance of this parkland for the numerous extra residents proposed for the Kodak, Pentridge and former Coburg High School sites.