652 Nepean Highway, Frankston South 3199, VIC

I thought the Yamala Lodge (gatehouse )and the Walter Burley Griffin gateway were heritage listed. This property is on The Graeme Butler 1995 study volume 3 and The Graeme Butler 1997 Frankston (East) Heritage Study ( stage 2) . This last study specifically list this property under Environment and Planning Act 1987 Frankston Planning scheme .Are the trees not listed as well? If so then only if trees are unhealthy can they be removed those that have been removed will need to be replace by same type of tree.

Thank you Melinda for your comments. As the owner of the property Yamala Lodge I understand your concerns. I agree with you re removing the trees...BUT..after the recent storms, and large branches breaking and bringing down the power lines to ground level, as well as blocking off part of the highway, I have a major concern that the trees are so tall, that just 1 tree falling will totally block off 4 lanes of highway.
This part of Nepean Hwy was all covered in these trees....these are the last remaining ones left. The highway was only 2 lanes back in the early 1900s, running further away to the eastern side. But progress has brought the highway closer to the trees, with potential of danger. Yamala House has removed all their huge pine trees. All i can see is disaster in the future. And yes, they will be replaced by the same type of trees.

ps...I have photos of the fallen branches lying on the highway at midnight during the storm a few months back...Its not pretty.

Thank you Melinda for your comments. As the owner of the property Yamala Lodge I understand your concerns. I agree with you re removing the trees...BUT..after the recent storms, and large branches breaking and bringing down the power lines to ground level, as well as blocking off part of the highway, I have a major concern that the trees are so tall, that just 1 tree falling will totally block off 4 lanes of highway.
This part of Nepean Hwy was all covered in these trees....these are the last remaining ones left. The highway was only 2 lanes back in the early 1900s, running further away to the eastern side. But progress has brought the highway closer to the trees, with potential of danger. Yamala House has removed all their huge pine trees. All i can see is disaster in the future. And yes, they will be replaced by the same type of trees.

Thank you Melinda for your comments. As the owner of the property Yamala Lodge I understand your concerns. I agree with you re removing the trees...BUT..after the recent storms, and large branches breaking and bringing down the power lines to ground level, as well as blocking off part of the highway, I have a major concern that the trees are so tall, that just 1 tree falling will totally block off 4 lanes of highway.
This part of Nepean Hwy was all covered in these trees....these are the last remaining ones left. The highway was only 2 lanes back in the early 1900s, running further away to the eastern side. But progress has brought the highway closer to the trees, with potential of danger. Yamala House has removed all their huge pine trees. All i can see is disaster in the future. And yes, they will be replaced by the same type of trees.

Well after reading these comments and now after the cyclonic events of last Thursday night Friday morning 29th Oct its just as well the branches were hacked back. Most likely they would have ended up strewn all over the highway and property - very dangerous. These straggly old pines arnt the most attractive species around unlike the lovely Cypress pines on Nepean in Mornington and Frankston.
Just my thought.