General News
19 June, 2024
River tree corella action calls grow
BRIDGEWATER residents are lifting efforts for State Government action to curb plaque-proportion corellas damaging trees on the Loddon River. They last month re-ignited a push to cut the riverbank menace that sees thousands of long-billed corellas...
BRIDGEWATER residents are lifting efforts for State Government action to curb plaque-proportion corellas damaging trees on the Loddon River.
They last month re-ignited a push to cut the riverbank menace that sees thousands of long-billed corellas gnawing and stripping trees either side of the Calder Highway bridge.
Residents have been in contact with members of Parliament asking for meetings.
Kelly Smith has told the Loddon Herald: “The corellas are simply out of control. How is it possible that it’s been allowed to get to this point?
“Complete lack of leadership and decision making by a bunch of incompetents whose ‘strategy’ has been an epic fail!
“Get out from behind your desks and throw-away words and go and have a look at the reality of what’s actually going on at Bridgewater,” she said.
Kelly has described damage to the trees as heartbreaking.
Catherine Dowden Gunston has told the Loddon Herald corellas are killing the trees.
Ann Irving said there was a definite need to cull the corellas.
Members of Bridgewater on Loddon Development last month called for a new State Government fund to be used in reducing corella numbers around the town.
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action has been asked what plans or programs it has to address the corella issues on the Loddon River at Bridgewater and whether any assessments been made of tree health on the river bank.
A response had not been received when the Loddon Herald went to press this week.