Thursday, 7 March 2024

North-Eastern Metropolitan Region

Aiv PUGLIELLI (North-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:54): (737) My question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and it relates to the upgrade of the intersection at Ryans Road and Wattletree Road in Eltham North. I have been contacted recently by a resident who lives near this intersection, and they are concerned about the amount of vegetation that is being removed as part of that upgrade. They have lived in the area for 20 years, and they are worried that, sadly, tree removal is becoming more and more frequent and that it will greatly affect the ever-diminishing wildlife in that area. Can you please provide me and this place with the justification for removing all 18 mature trees at the site rather than a lesser number and advise what impact that will have on visibility and safety at this intersection?