Large Truck Access

Residents - please help preserve your streetscape by advising delivery or removal trucks of the preferred access routes that avoid damaging trees. A copy of a flyer that you can use can be downloaded here. (If needed, first click on the heading above to open this post.)

Christmas Update December 2023

A Christmas present for all of us In our Spring Update we foreshadowed imminent changes in Council’s signage in our National Trust Streets.  The new signs are now in place, and we hope you enjoy the new look. The aim was to have fewer posts and clearer communication. Thank you to Simon Kinsey and Arthur…

Spring Update October 2023

Do you have a favourite place in our Bellbird streets? A special view perhaps, a favourite corner, a particular tree or a tiny niche. Maybe a sound. Or a smell which means “home”. For those who have lived here a long time there are youthful memories attached to certain locations. For the youngsters recently arrived…

The Bellbird Area of Blackburn – Presentation

The President of BRAG recently presented a seminar for CROWAG entitled "The Bellbird Area of Blackburn - Lessons learned from 50 years of tree protection". The presentation introduces the Bellbird Are and why it is significant. The history of this National Trust classified area is then used to draw out lessons on how best to…