Thursday, February 23, 2012

Eagles Nest Road - Dead and Dangerous Trees

On the 22nd February 2012 I had a meeting on Eagles Nest Road with

  • Justin Murray - Nillumbik Council
  • Lisa Pittle - Nillumbik Council
  • Simon Bonwick - Nillumbik Council
  • Norman Golgerth - Nillumbik Council
  • Dean Simonsen - Contract Arborist for Nillumbik Council
  • Ron Cole - CFA District 14
  • Malcolm Hackett - SCRA
  • Bronwyn South - SCRA

Eagles Nest Road has been identified in our Township Protection Plan.

In the case of an emergency Eagles Nest Road is an ACCESS EGRESS road along with Cottlesbridge- Strathewen Road for Strathewen.

We went through the process of accessing both dead and live trees that pose a risk to the Community and our Brigade.

Dean Simonsen the arborist is doing an inspection of the roadside and will submit a report to the Council Officers in very near future.

The council will then employ contractors to remove the dead and in some cases live trees, that are a risk and may fall across the road and block it.

We were given a verbal undertaking that we will see a significant difference to the road in four weeks’ time.

This is a win for the Community and the Fire Brigade.

Kind Regards
Michael