Yarra Ranges Council crews were active across the region in January, enhancing community spaces through a series of minor improvements, including park upgrades and footpath repairs.
Below is a roundup of the key minor works carried out in the the Dandenong Ranges and included a lot of weed control, mulch top ups, footpath renewal and more.
Belgrave RAB (Terrys Av side) rock wall re‐mortar.
Tecoma main street had a deep clean of footpath and weed removal.
Burwood Hwy Upwey (in front of high school) footpath renewal and retaining wall installation.
William Rd The Patch drainage renewal of open drain with concrete treatment.
23 Reserve Rd Belgrave Road repair.
Belgrave Lake Park and Johns Hill Reserve had a mulch top up.
The Lane Ferny Creek road profiling renewal works.
Ferny Creek Playspace maintenance.
Parson Ln carpark (newly acquired) clean‐up and landscape planning.
Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd vegetation maintenance along footpath.
Chalet Rd Olinda cross‐road culvert installation.
Rivington Av Kallista sediment catchment pit installation.
Gerratt Av Upwey road profiling renewal works.
33 Griffiths Rd Upwey installation and modification of pits.
Sherbrooke Family and Children’s Centre Kindergarten rooms vinyl floor replacement.
Olinda Oval new synthetic cricket pitch installed.
School Rd Menzies Creek gravel footpath upgrade.
Birdsland Reserve House staff area had the rotten window frame replaced.
Monbulk Township landscaping improvement works.
Monbulk car park (behind soccer ground) vegetation cut back and new mulch on garden beds.
Seville Water Sensitive Urban Design, weed control works.
Olinda Play Space entry, weed control and garden bed new mulch.
Dickens Rd Olinda widening of narrow section by filling in the open drain with cement treated crushed rock.
Rankins Rd Monbulk (opp. 33) drainage outfall upgrade.
Vika/Jellicoe Aves intersection sediment control measures.
Karwarra Gardens accessible toilet upgrade quotes closed.
Monbulk Soccer building and toilets demolished then landscaping.
