Yes! You read that right! The Railway House as well as the bunya bunya tree in the front will not be demolished to make way for the LXRP in Beaconsfield.
We heard the news via our local newspaper 22 March. We couldn’t believe it and had to make sure that it was correct. It is a great result for all in our community, and all who love this House, as well as those who believe our heritage properties should be protected.
Our voices were heard, our lobbying paid off, even though it felt like the emails that we wrote were not being received somewhere along the line there were discussions and decisions.
We are grateful to every voice on social media, every person who added theirs to ours and attended meetings, every business who put up our posters, the local Real Estate agent Kaye Charles who gave us a wonderful board for the front that generated lots of attention, to Community Radio 3CR who gave us airtime and a shout out on shows around Australia, to politicians working behind the scenes to highlight our cause, to the Cardinia Council who advocated for us and especially to you who signed our petition! Over 1400 of you got online and signed. Your comments were heartfelt and I admit to using them often in my appeals….thank you for them all.
Our Picnic on this Sunday 2 April under the bunya bunya tree, that was to be a protest, is now going to be a celebration. If you are local please bring a picnic and join us at 12 midday.
As the massive road bridge is still going to be built and will result in some extensions on the house being removed you can go to
https://engage.vic.gov.au/lxrp-station-streets-beaconsfield-and-officer
and ask questions. You can also participate in a survey about what we value.
Thank you again for this great result!