Manage the oaks
I have been advised that the beautiful heritage oak trees in Alford Street will not be maintained by the council except to sweep the kerbs more regularly and pruned to avoid the power lines.
It has now been over 10 years since these trees were pruned. They don't only overhang fences in the street by up to five meters but what do we tell our two elderly residents who can no longer handle all the work of cleaning up after these trees?
Is the council prepared to deal with claims from property owners and their visitors whose cars and properties are damaged?
It is left to residents to clean up the acorns on the nature strips and footpaths. Do council realise the potential slipping injuries from the acorns that fall daily?
Some misinformation has appeared on this matter. Nobody wants to see the trees removed, or injured in any way, only properly managed for the safety and amenity of the community.
Clive Hutchison, Warragul
Bricks to the emergency department at West Gippsland Hospital. I know of two elderly people referred to the hospital for admittance due to pneumonia. Both were sent home. One was also told he didn't have pneumonia, it was only influenza, disputing the x-rays, swab test and blood test. They were both struggling.
Bouquet to Pam, Luke and Rob of Mumford`s Removalists for a no fuss, calm organisation as they moved us from our former home to our new home.
Bricks to the rude delivery person who banged and kept ringing the door bell continuously, when delivering a parcel, not giving me a chance to open the door. When told not to be so impatient, he replied “I only did it once.”
A bouquet for the parks and gardens department of Baw Baw Shire Council. Every year they regale us with a bright and cheerful display of flowers in public places that brighten up the towns of the shire.
The displays are so meticulously set out to enhance their beauty and which shows the thought and care put into their work.
Bricks to the two girls and two boys and their friends who vandalise private and public property and urinate in public. This occurs normally on the weekend in the early hours of the morning, as they walk home in the main streets of Warragul after a night out to the clubs and hotels. One of the boys even is so brazen he now urinates in public during the day. Bricks to the people that smoke at the entrance to the West Gippsland Hospital clearly ignoring the ‘no smoking signs’ right above their heads. The hospital is meant to be 100 per cent smoke free. It looks disgusting.
A bouquet to the Baw Baw Shire for building the pedestrian access to the car park at the Trafalgar Post Office. The path runs from Kitchener St and removes a situation where pedestrians had to walk at the edge of a two way vehicle road. With winter approaching and what seems to be more ‘Goffers’ being used in the CBD it has improved safety in this area.
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