More room to roam: minister unveils $15m plan for new parks

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Environment Minister Lily D’Ambrosio said the coronavirus pandemic had highlighted the importance of being able to visit a park close to home | sumeyyailanbey

Environment Minister Lily D’Ambrosio had anything but a ruff Sunday morning, cuddling half-a-dozen furry friends as she unveiled a multimillion-dollar plan to create 18 new parks across Melbourne.

During Victoria’s second wave of COVID-19, when Melburnians were under tough restrictions to suppress spread of the virus, one of the luxuries they could enjoy was visiting parkland and walking trails in their neighbourhoods. “You’ve got the Environment Minister announcing new parks, at the same time you’ve got the transport [infrastructure] minister cancelling major parks – they’re going to be chewed up by the Suburban Rail Loop. ”

An artist’s impression of the proposed Mount Street pocket park in Prahran - part of a new $15 million investment in green spaces.

 

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sumeyyailanbey No, the coronavirus pandemic did not highlight this. The Andrews government’s autocratic response to coronavirus, locking us down under house arrest for 17 weeks, highlighted the importance of parks ... in other States.

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