170 The Avenue, Coburg VIC 3058

Blocking any part of the Merri Creek from the public for private consumption is not, I believe, in the spirit of the Merri-bek council who champion green spaces for all.

To make thousands of pedestrians who use Merri Creek for a number of reasons detour around this section will inevitably devalue the land, not increase its potential wealth.

Furthermore, this is an inaccessible option and again, not in the spirit of Council.

Please block the motion to support this development. Or at the very least, keep the Merri path open to the public.

Many thanks for your time and consideration.

Re: the development at 170 The Avenue Coburg. Housing is needed in our city it is clear, but this should not come at the expense of the environment, particularly so close to the banks of our precious Merri Creek. Having lived in Coburg for decades and been an avid walker in this vicinity for many years, I find it most distressing that this development should be granted private access to the riverbank. It has taken a joint effort of residents, environmental groups, the state government, and council, over 50 years to improve and protect this much loved creek. It has become such a drawcard for recreation, exercise, relaxation, and relief for so many, and the protection of the riverbank areas, and public access and transit is critical; both for people and fauna. The embankment and creek frontage must be transferred to Council as public parkland . To allow such private privilege to our valued and loved public open space would set a seriously dangerous precedent. Thank you

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1. The embankment and creek frontage must be transferred to the council for public parkland as per the agreement on the title and to prevent the loss of agreed public amenity.

2. The proposed buildings would have an unacceptable impact on the Merri Creek bush corridor.

3. The centreline of the creek is not actually the centre of the creek as the creek appears in the plans. The creek itself may be closer to buildings than shown in the plans creating risk as the buildings would be closer than the 20 metres required by Melbourne Water.