1 Riverside Avenue, Balwyn North VIC 3104

OMG! Here we go all over again! New people moving in, or even worse, developers, wanting to either partially or fully demolish the house, which MOST UNFORTUNATELY always includes the removal of all of the trees on the block. First the Council knock it back, and then the owners take it to VCAT instead, who ALWAYS end up approving the permit. I have lived in Riverside Avenue in the "Riverside Estate" for over 20 years now, and it was supposedly meant to be protected by a heritage overlay, however, apparently it all means nothing, and the detrimental effects that it has on us and the area are NEVER taken into consideration. For the last 10 years, it has been just like living in the middle of a construction zone, with non-stop, building works happening, and often seven days a week. Over this period, and just in my immediate area, it has been absolutely heartbreaking to see most/all of the trees disappearing, as they have now been removed from numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 14, 5, 9, 13, 15 and 17 (totally demolished recently) and now sadly it looks like I will have to add number 1 to this list, and it just keeps on going, and going at a frenetic pace. It is absolutely devastating to watch as this once lovely green tree covered street complete with all of the beautiful historic houses is being completely decimated, and it is fast becoming absolutely nothing like the beautiful place that we have dearly cherished, treasured and lived in for all these years. It truly is a crime!!