Restore the Rail Corridor – Surrey Hills and Mont Albert
Bruce Harvey
The rail corridor running through Surrey Hills and Mont Albert, historically hemmed with peppercorn and gum trees, used to have a delightful rural aspect. It is now an industrial wasteland.
Apparently, this was the price to be paid to remove the boom gates on Mont Albert and Union Roads. Who can deny that they had to go. However, the execution of the project and restitution of the corridor leaves a lot to be desired. We were promised heritage tones, natural textures and extensive tree planting, but the results are skeletal.
To read Bruce’s full article on the work that the Mont Albert Village Gardening Group is doing to address this problem, please click here.
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Level Crossing Removal Project update – tree removals in Churchill Street, Mont Albert
In the February 2022 edition of Eastsider News, the president of CROWAG (Combined Residents of Whitehorse Action Group) Ross Gillespie wrote about the removal of trees in Churchill St, Mont Albert by the Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP). The Member for Box Hill, Paul Hamer MP was subsequently approached for his response to the issues raised in this article.
Rail crossing removals
Surrey Hills Progress Association
After years of frustration, people in Surrey Hills and Mont Albert, as well as people who drive through those areas, were pleased when the State Government announced that the Union Road and the Mont Albert Road railway crossings were to be removed as part of the State Government’s extensive program to improve rail and traffic flows, and safety.
To read more, click here.