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Tennyson Road Pedestrian Pathway Consultation

Consultation Overview

online community engagement
As part of our commitment to further enhance and upgrade pedestrian accessibility within the City of Canada Bay, Council recently completed the extension of two pedestrian pathways in Mortlake. These works contribute to providing a continual pedestrian pathway on the eastern side of the carriageways from Emily Street, Mortlake to Mortlake Ferry.
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To enable the completion of this continual pedestrian pathway, Council consulted with the community from 13 August to 3 September on the three options for the section on the eastern side of Tennyson Road from Palace Lane to 23 Tennyson Road.
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Council in a letter distributed to nearby residents dated 13 July 2018, informed the community that works to this section of Tennyson Road were to be included in the current works program. The works proposed in this correspondence, aligned with Option Three of this consultation, proposed to construct an accessible pathway whilst retaining all parking on Tennyson Road, however required the replacement eight paper bark trees with a more suitable tree species.
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In response to this notification, a number of residents stated their concern at the removal of these trees.
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At a community meeting with concerned residents held on the afternoon of 1 August 2018, Mayor Tsirekas presented three varied options and committed to undertaking a formal consultation process.
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At a community site meeting, the community requested that Council engage an independent Arborist. This report was received by Council on 20 August and is available to be downloaded.
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The community consultation outcomes and a preferred design option was presented at a meeting with community members on Wednesday 5 September at 6.30pm in the Community Hall, 50 Village Drive, Breakfast Point.
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Council has worked to achieve a result that best addresses the concerns and
passions of the community; incorporating streetscape amenity, landscape
and parking considerations.
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Based on this feedback, Council will proceed with the preferred design option which was presented at the community meeting, resulting in:
  • preserving five of the existing Paperbark trees between Palace Lane and 23 Tennyson Road
  • minimising parking loss to no more than six car parking spaces where the kerb alignment is extended into the roadway to accommodate the pedestrian pathway
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Thank you to all the community members who invested time in providing their feedback.

Who's Listening

  • Mayor Angelo Tsirekas

    City of Canada Bay
    Council is committed to supporting our community via sound investment and initiatives.
  • City Assets Team
    Project Managers
    City of Canada Bay

    Thank you for taking the time to participate in the Tennyson Road consultation.

Reference Documents

FAQS

The community was encouraged to provide feedback during the consultation period of 13 August to 3 September (5pm) 2018 via the online survey or sending a submission via email.

 

Additionally, community members were invited to discuss the community consultation outcomes and a preferred design option with Mayor Angelo Tsirekas and council staff on Wednesday 5 September at 6.30pm in the Community Hall, 50 Village Drive, Breakfast Point.

Council assesses both the quantitative and qualitative feedback provided by the community. Ultimately, Council will proceed with the option which is most favoured by the community based on the feedback assessment.
Yes, Option 1, will require the removal of 10 parking spaces and Option 2, will require the removal of 7 parking spaces. Option 3 does not result in any parking loss.
Paperbark tree, any of several small trees belonging to the genus Melaleuca, in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae), characterized by their whitish papery bark. They are native to Australia and nearby islands.

Melaleuca quinquenervia, also called punk tree and tea tree, grows to a height of 8 metres (25 feet); it has spongy white bark that peels off in thin layers. M. leucadendron, also called river tea tree, is sometimes confused with the former; its leaves provide cajeput oil, used for medicinal purposes in parts of the Orient. The common name swamps paperbark is applied to M. ericifolia, which often grows in clumps, and to M. rhaphiophylla. These shrubs and small trees are sometimes cultivated in warm areas for their whitish to yellowish terminal flower clusters.
Extracted from Encyclopedia Britannica
 
The eight trees assessed contain somewhat low retention values where tree anchorage, root zone conflicts and structural faults are likely to become problematic within the short term (5-15 years), with increased risk within the midterm (15+ years).
 
  • Tree 1: Somewhat low retention value due to basal pathogen or viral infection
  • Tree 2: Viable tree with no foreseeable issues within the risk assessment period.
  • Tree 3: Somewhat low retention value due to anchoring root condition & tree lean
  • Tree 4: Low retention value due to anchoring root condition, tree lean & main stem junction fault
  • Tree 5: Low retention value due to structural fault of main branch bark inclusion
  • Tree 6: Low retention value due to poor radial anchoring root development and structural fault of main branch bark inclusion
  • Tree 7: Low retention value due to structural fault of main branch bark inclusion
  • Tree 8: Viable tree with no foreseeable issues within the risk assessment period
 
Notes:
Tree 2: In age progression the three main stem junctions may become problematic as stem inclusions are considered a weak fault having the ability to fail (split apart).
Tree 8: In age progression the stem inclusion at 3m may become a problematic as stem inclusions are considered a weak fault having the ability to fail (split apart).

The trees are estimated to be 45-50 years old.

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