Having purchased our block here at Providence about two and a half years ago we eventually finished construction of our house about a year and a half ago. In the time that passed, as you will have noticed, a large fence was erected between the Greenvale Reservoir Park and Providence Estate. This is quite unfortunate as access to the park was going to be one of the nice features of living here.
I have done some research with Hume City Council, Parks Victoria, Melbourne Water and Oliver Hume and it turns out that even though some paths were put in and it appeared we would have access to the park, the necessary agreements or permits were not put in place correctly and later revoked.
I have spoken to a communications representative at Melbourne Water and they are happy to enter a dialogue with anyone who has any issues with the presence of the fence and who want to have some form of access to the park. From their point of view they have concerns regarding the security of the water supply, containing the kangaroos and the likelihood of additional parking in Providence by non-residents accessing the park.
However, it appears that this may take some time. I have therefore created an online petition to gather support and created a united voice to request action from our local councilor, Parks Victoria, Melbourne Water and Oliver Hume to install a gate or some appropriate form of pedestrian access to the park.
I would be grateful if you could register your support at http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/providence-residents-pedestrian-access-to
You can also drop me an email at [email protected], or your email address or a note in our letterbox at 18 Samos Drive.
Updates
January 13, 2015
Seeing the momentum behind this request is the only thing keeping me going after so many dead ends. It is draining to chase bureaucrats for simple answers but knowing you are all behind this push gives me the resolve to keep fighting for our access.
51 Comments
We were told that access would be available via the providence estate which is the main reason my family bought land and built our family home here. To have a family where we can bbq and enjoy the reservoir. Unfortunately this did not happen. I believe a swipe card to a gate only for providence residents should be made available.
Access from Providence to Reservoir park makes good sense as I enjoy taking my grandaughter for walks around the reservoir and driving a car is causing more pollution and parking problems
Thanks so much for organising this Shane. I am on PostanoGrove and have two small children and was looking forward totalling the for walks to the reservoir. Access to the reservoir was a selling point for these blocks and considering the inflated price we have paid for these blocksOl
Thanks Shane for initiating this. I too would love to be able to ride the bikes in the park. I am fast learning that Oliver Hume will tell us anything to purchase the land with little recourse down the track. I guess its like all the residents are still waiting for the shops to commence construction. Thanks again Shane.
I also was told we would have access to the Greenvale Reservoir Park which was a consideration when purchasing the property at Providence Estate and therefore request access be granted via a gate so kangaroos etc may not enter the estate.
We were promised at the time of purchase of our block of land in providence that we would have access to the reservoir. That was 3 years ago.
Hi Shane, we have just moved into Providence and we would love to see access to the park area. I love the idea of a swipe card access for resident or even a rotating door for pedestrian access could be another suggestion, similarly as they have in the zoo.
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Having purchased our block here at Providence about two and a half years ago we eventually finished construction of our house about a year and a half ago. In the time that passed, as you will have noticed, a large fence was erected between the Greenvale Reservoir Park and Providence Estate. This is quite unfortunate as access to the park was going to be one of the nice features of living here.
I have done some research with Hume City Council, Parks Victoria, Melbourne Water and Oliver Hume and it turns out that even though some paths were put in and it appeared we would have access to the park, the necessary agreements or permits were not put in place correctly and later revoked.
I have spoken to a communications representative at Melbourne Water and they are happy to enter a dialogue with anyone who has any issues with the presence of the fence and who want to have some form of access to the park. From their point of view they have concerns regarding the security of the water supply, containing the kangaroos and the likelihood of additional parking in Providence by non-residents accessing the park.
However, it appears that this may take some time. I have therefore created an online petition to gather support and created a united voice to request action from our local councilor, Parks Victoria, Melbourne Water and Oliver Hume to install a gate or some appropriate form of pedestrian access to the park.
I would be grateful if you could register your support at http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/providence-residents-pedestrian-access-to
You can also drop me an email at [email protected], or your email address or a note in our letterbox at 18 Samos Drive.
Updates
January 13, 2015
Seeing the momentum behind this request is the only thing keeping me going after so many dead ends. It is draining to chase bureaucrats for simple answers but knowing you are all behind this push gives me the resolve to keep fighting for our access.
51 Comments
I agree with Melbourne Water's stance especially with parking and security of the water supply. However I'm sure there is a way for residents to access the park without compromising all that. The idea of a swipe card with access to the park sounds good! Thanks for starting this.
We were told that access would be available via the providence estate which is the main reason my family bought land and built our family home here. To have a family where we can bbq and enjoy the reservoir. Unfortunately this did not happen. I believe a swipe card to a gate only for providence residents should be made available.
Access from Providence to Reservoir park makes good sense as I enjoy taking my grandaughter for walks around the reservoir and driving a car is causing more pollution and parking problems
Thanks so much for organising this Shane. I am on PostanoGrove and have two small children and was looking forward totalling the for walks to the reservoir. Access to the reservoir was a selling point for these blocks and considering the inflated price we have paid for these blocksOl
Thanks Shane for initiating this. I too would love to be able to ride the bikes in the park. I am fast learning that Oliver Hume will tell us anything to purchase the land with little recourse down the track. I guess its like all the residents are still waiting for the shops to commence construction. Thanks again Shane.
I also was told we would have access to the Greenvale Reservoir Park which was a consideration when purchasing the property at Providence Estate and therefore request access be granted via a gate so kangaroos etc may not enter the estate.
We were promised at the time of purchase of our block of land in providence that we would have access to the reservoir. That was 3 years ago.
Hi Shane, we have just moved into Providence and we would love to see access to the park area. I love the idea of a swipe card access for resident or even a rotating door for pedestrian access could be another suggestion, similarly as they have in the zoo.
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I agree with Melbourne Water's stance especially with parking and security of the water supply. However I'm sure there is a way for residents to access the park without compromising all that. The idea of a swipe card with access to the park sounds good! Thanks for starting this.