If any doubt remained the sentiment of residents of Melbourne’s north was made clear at a rally on Sunday 14th March: the VicRoads land that forms a major part of the Merri and Edgars Creek Parkland in Coburg North should remain as Public Open Space for the benefit of all for all time. The [...]
One of our MECPG members has discovered a great aerial photo of the threatened parkland. Take a moment to admire the beauty! It’s a spectacular site and to be under threat from development is a travesty!
To underscore even more the potential damage of development - this image only shows two of the four VicRoads land parcels [...]
Ever wondered what the parkland looked like in the past, before the trees were planted by the Coburg Council, Moreland Council and residents? We’ve sourced a number of historical images of the area and made them available for download [5.5MB, DOC] if you’re interested in seeing the change across the past several decades.
One of the parcels of VicRoads land we’re trying to save falls within a Land Subject To Inundation building overlay according to the Moreland Planning Scheme. In other words, this land is flood prone. If ever there was a good reason to not offer this land for development, this would surely be it… However, it’s [...]
Thanks to some amazing efforts by dedicated volunteers supporting the MECPG we now have a fantastic tri-fold brochure detailing the virtues of the parkland and the ongoing benefits to the community and ecosystem. If you’ve got a colour printer you might like to include it when writing to your local political representatives at local [...]
