Pain today for a golden tomorrow in Lyneham?

akinom said :

It’s a pity they couldn’t work around the trees, or at least try to save as many as possible.

They did. Look at the plans – it’s one ginormous hole they have to dig, and the rationale for mulching the trees seems reasonable to me.

can’t wait to see those aquatic macro-invertebrates. That’s going to be spesh…

I cycle past this place every day to work. It was quite a shock to see all the trees piled up in heaps. It’s a pity they couldn’t work around the trees, or at least try to save as many as possible. BTW, the wetland in Banksia St is really great.

I blame the Greens for denuding the landscape. and oh Stanhope too.

I think there was a sign up in that general area for a couple of months stating that they were planning something for the area and with information on where to go to find out more and to register any opinions/objections. If one was sceptical of the project then would have been the time to express it, i’m guessing. once the bulldozers are there not much you can do.

If the replacement plantings are the same as those used at O’Connor shops then they will be genuine local species as the grasses, shrubs and trees will have been cultivated from seeds and cuttings sources from nature reserves within the catchment.

Sounds like a job for The Lorax.

If it turns out anything like the “wetland” on the corner of Randwick and Flemington Roads it should be really nice. The landscaping down there looks like it was done by someone who knew what they were doing, which is remarkable for an ACT contractor.

And if it turns out anything like the wetland pond behind O’Connor shops it will also be great. I’m all for it.

Speaking of ACT contractors – or is it their own staff? – whoever coordinates the planting schemes around town actually does an excellent job. Randomly-placed statues are one thing, but landscaping and tree, bush and flower plantings are usually pretty tasteful and well-designed.

Thanks for scoping out what the story is. I note that not all the trees in that area are being ripped down – some of them have been cordoned off. Shame they ripped down the saplings too, if that was the case.

If they are planting more mixed species and it’s going to be looking more like the little wetland area down Banksia St, I think that will be quite nice. There are frogs in that area already, and birds, but somewhere nicer for them to live in than that drain can only be a benefit.