We need to plant more trees in the town centre to help sustain ever disappearing tree canopy in Eltham. This project is great because it aims to plant trees in the Eltham Central area which is being developed. In a time where the built environment stands to become hotter with climate change, we need trees to cool our cities and suburbs. Trees do a lot to counteract the heat absorbed by concrete and other impervious ground surfaces
Keeping Eltham Evergreen
Tree-planting and re-vegetating public space in Eltham’s town centre.
Project details
Suggested by: Lynnsay
Project partner: Nillumbik Shire Council
Region
Northern Metro
Budget
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Eltham’s trees rejuvenate us. They make us healthier, happier and more productive. They are also a part of our cultural identity, as a shire with a history of environmental activism. However, with medium-density development in the town centre, trees on private land are at risk. Our project aims to plant native trees and vegetation in public spaces to ensure the beauty of our leafy surroundings continue to be enjoyed by current and future generations. We will collaborate with the Council to vegetate traffic islands, nature-strips and available public space.
The Eltham community is experiencing considerable change to their town centre. The construction of apartments and consequential loss of significant amounts of vegetation is leading to high levels of anxiety within a community that is culturally connected to the natural environment. This project aims to provide emotional and psychological benefits to the people of Eltham by keeping Eltham evergreen. At the same time, the project works at improving air quality and reducing the heat island effect as increasing numbers of people work and live in the Eltham town centre.
Project details
Suggested by: Lynnsay
Project partner: Nillumbik Shire Council
Region
Northern Metro
Budget
Votes
266 votes received
This project did not receive enough votes to be successful.
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Yes. Develop and plant more vegetation to future-proof existing tree canopy in the Nillumbik area. Profiteering developers destroy mature and thriving plant growth when building unsustainable carbon releasing monoliths. Their business is in wholesale destruction. Not development. Increase the soft spaces. Give people quiet resting places. Give our wildlife a chance.
Green develop now.
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With all the over development being undertaken in central Eltham, planting on nature strips is the only way we will be able to preserve some degree of greenery. Well done Lynnsay for proposing this very beneficial project.
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If we preserve and add to what we have left of this once bushy landscape the area will be sought after with veracity in the years to come when people crowded and hemmed in crave the very thing we have here. We are at a critical time to preserve what true Elthamites value beyond all measure; its green spaces and trees. We are losing this battle to the horrendous developers who have no intention to live here and whose values, like this Council and particularly this Mayor, are driven by money money money. The people at ECAG seem to have been philosophical enough to see what is being done and take action to do what they can. Good on them. This project deserves attention.
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Eltham has always been a green haven for people, birds and wildlife. That is what it is - we should keep it that way.
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let's keep our green barrier healthy and prosperous
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Eltham has many ugly spots of wasteland which could easily be beautified with native trees and flowers. Partnering with Edendale to source the flora would make this even more exciting!
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SCG
09 Sep 2018
Wholeheartedly support this project....will benefit all who live in and visit our leafy suburb