A dam-wall upgrade for one of the city’s key water sources has left residents locked out of a beloved park for a decade – even though the work was completed years ago.
The Turkish community of Melbourne’s north has a name for the green, undulating parkland on the southern banks of Greenvale Reservoir:Greenvale resident Michelle Issa is fighting to see the reservoir park reopened after several years of closure.Like the old Ford factory, the large southern section of the park has been shut for a decade – though it has nothing to do with economic forces.
“I grew up in the park really. As a kid, I used to wonder, ‘Where’s the Ford factory?’” Altanbas said. Greenvale residents Jonathan and Stephan Woodhams, Michelle Issa and Tamara Nolan in the smaller northern section of the park, which remains open.“Parks Victoria has a duty of care to visitors and we are continuing to work with Melbourne Water, Hume City Council and other key stakeholders to explore options to safely reopen this area to residents, while ensuring Melbourne’s drinking water supply remains protected,” area chief ranger Kate Churven said.
Evan Mulholland, Liberal MP for the Northern Metropolitan Region, has raised the status of the southern end of the park in state parliament numerous times. City of Hume councillor Joseph Haweil, a Greenvale resident, said the community was owed an answer about whether the park would ever reopen.He said residents retained a deep affection for it because there were few other large open spaces nearby for gatherings.
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