Tree culling 'destroying' Morshead Park

Aug. 17, 2014, 9 p.m.

COMMITTEE members of two Ballarat dog clubs have voiced fear that the recent culling of trees near the groups clubrooms in Morshead Park is destroying the reserve.

COMMITTEE members of two Ballarat dog clubs have voiced fear that the recent culling of trees near the groups clubrooms in Morshead Park is destroying the reserve.

Bev Hardenberg, with Zac, says council workers have cut down dozens of pine trees along Rubicon Street in recent weeks after last year assuring two dog clubs who use Morshead Park the street's trees would not be destroyed.

Leading the campaign is dog owner Bev Hardenberg who estimated council workers had cut down dozens of pine trees along Rubicon Street in recent weeks.

Ms Hardenberg said removal of the trees followed assurances from the City of Ballarat at the beginning of the year, that trees within the street would be preserved.

Ms Hardenberg said an urgent meeting was called between members of the German Shepherd Dog Club of Victoria, Ballarat Dog Club and representatives of the council when pine trees along nearby Pleasant Street were removed at the end of last year.

Ms Hardenberg said at the meeting the council reaffirmed trees along Rubicon street would not be destroyed.

But at the beginning of this month, Ms Hardenberg said she noticed a pine tree which the dog owners used to park under had been cut down.

Days later she noticed that a series of trees leading to the reserve had also been culled.

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