An online petition has been launched aimed at saving the Djerriwarrh Creek Bridge.
The heritage listed bridge is more than 170 years old, and while it used to be a popular site for visitors and locals, it has fallen into disrepair over the last 15 years and become a popular site for rubbish dumping.
Djerriwarrh Creek Bridge community group founder Lita Kerr Tirkkonen has been campaigning for the area to be revitalised, calling on help from the community and authorities including the Department of Transport and Planning, Melbourne water, and local councils.
Mrs Tirkkonen said since the petition launched on February 11 it has reached great momentum, and along with more than 125 signatures in three days, she has been contacted by many people expressing their concern.
“I created the petition to not only get our group out in the wider community, but also to let authorities know we mean business, and they need to start taking action,” she said.
“There are a lot of community who want to restore and preserve Djerriwarrh Creek and bridge, they just have been continually shut down in the past by authorities, who keep pointing the finger at someone else to fix.”
Details: www.change.org/p/save-djerriwarrh-creek-and-bridge-melton-bacchus-marsh
