Work commenced on Monday, April 22, to replace several ageing or poor condition trees in The Avenue of Honour in Bacchus Marsh.
The works are part of Moorabool council’s Bacchus Marsh Avenue of Honour Management Strategy and Preservation Plan and are part of the council’s ongoing commitment to preserving the future of the Avenue of Honour as a living memorial.
Following significant consultation with a range of stakeholders last year, the council adopted the two key document to guide the ongoing management of the Bacchus Marsh Avenue of Honour into the future.
Recognising the decline in health of the existing aging trees, and considering ongoing management, risk, heritage significance and aesthetics, it was determined that an infill/staged approach should be taken to renewing the avenue trees over time, ensuring that there remains an avenue for future generations.
The preservation plan provides for the replacement of 255 trees in poor condition and-or for strategic reasons during a 20-year period, with 30 trees proposed for the first two and half years.
To commence the implementation of the plan, the following nine trees are proposed for replacement in 2023-24, in addition to a tenth tree recently damaged during a storm event. The remaining 21 trees will be spread over the 2024-25 and 2025-26 financial years.
