By Dongyun Kwon
A Healesville resident recently found two trees were cut down in Coronation Park but couldn’t find any notice regarding it.
Bronwyn McAsey said she was surprised because the trees completely disappeared as if they had never existed.
“It was one tree first, and I thought ‘Where’s that gone?’, I went there again, and there was another tree gone,” she said.
“It was very much a part of the Healesville experience where you would go down and walk among these towering trees and their beautiful canopies. They reflect the seasons, they change colours and provide shade and coolness during the heat.
“There’s no notice. There’s nothing, explaining why they were removed.”
Yarra Ranges Council confirmed one tree was removed in the park, not two trees.
A Yarra Ranges Council spokesperson said a pin oak (quercus palustris) was removed on 30 January after a substantial branch on the tree snapped.
“The remainder of the tree had to be removed as it would have been dangerous had it been left there,” they said.
“A review will be undertaken for replanting in coming weeks.”
