Tree replacements in Avenue of Honour
Published on 17 April 2024
Work will begin on 29 April to replace several ageing or poor condition trees in The Avenue of Honour, as part of the adopted Bacchus Marsh Avenue of Honour Management Strategy and Preservation Plan.
This work is being undertaken as part of Council’s ongoing commitment to preserving the future of the Avenue of Honour as a living memorial.
Following significant consultation with a range of stakeholders last year, Council adopted the two key documents (BMAOH Management Strategy and BMAOH Preservation Plan) to guide the ongoing management of the Bacchus Marsh Avenue of Honour (BMAOH) into the future.
Recognising the decline in health of the existing aging trees, and considering ongoing management, risk, heritage significance and aesthetics, it was determined that an infill/staged approach should be taken to renewing the avenue trees over time, ensuring that there remains an avenue for future generations.
The Preservation Plan provides for the replacement of 255 trees in poor condition and/or for strategic reasons (incorrect species, location and/or to stage loss in canopy) over a 20-year period, with 30 trees proposed for the first 2.5 years.
To commence the implementation of the plan, the following nine trees are proposed for replacement in 2023/24, in addition to a tenth tree recently damaged during a storm event. The remaining 21 trees will be spread over the 2024/25 and 2025/26 financial years.
You can read more about the stories behind each of the trees on a website managed by the Bacchus Marsh branch of the RSL: bacchusmarsh.avenueofhonour.org.au
N003 – proactive replacement John William Allan | Bacchus Marsh Avenue Of Honour
S030 – proactive replacement, not true to type William Brennan | Bacchus Marsh Avenue Of Honour
S032 – proactive replacement Isaac Brunt | Bacchus Marsh Avenue Of Honour
S036 - proactive replacement William Buckley | Bacchus Marsh Avenue Of Honour
N041- proactive replacement John Henderson Campbell | Bacchus Marsh Avenue Of Honour
N043 – recent storm damage John Robert Calderwood | Bacchus Marsh Avenue Of Honour
N047 - proactive replacement Harold Heathcote Hayes Chambers | Bacchus Marsh Avenue Of Honour
S090 - proactive replacement Thomas Joseph Dodemaide | Bacchus Marsh Avenue Of Honour
N101- proactive replacement Reginald Robert Evans | Bacchus Marsh Avenue Of Honour
N105 - proactive replacement Roy Meade Emmett | Bacchus Marsh Avenue Of Honour
Preserving the health and integrity of the Avenue of Honour is of great importance to Council.
The BMAOH Management Strategy and the BMAOH Preservation Plan are both available on this site for viewing.