We have had issues with cockies eating part of the building facade for some years. The good news is that we have a solution but the installation will not start until mid-January.
In the meantime, a part of the facade (cosmetic only) was in danger of falling. So we had a couple of guys (professional abseilers from Skyhooks) carefully remove it for us. For those of you not in Melbourne, it is wet and cold here today
Here is the damage
Here is the location
Here are some of the boys at work
Be careful in St Kilda Rd…and elsewhere. Slow down or STOP
We’ve been having issues with tram squeal in St Kilda Rd for 6-7 months and just when I thought that Yarra Trams had tried everything…I spotted this today
Capacity is down a bit and no squeal BUT I’m not sure I like the strange clip clop sound!!
Actually they’ve done a great job by using the special friction modifier goo.
The squeal from the trams has returned!! As I understand it, Yarra Trams have identified the problem and are working on a remedy
Many of you know that I’ve been representing The Botanica Owners Corp for some time on the Metro Rail Tunnel Project (with a lot of help from Jan). A few friends and colleagues have queried why we are SO obsessed with the project and I usually say…”It is going to cause us a LOT of short term pain but will be fabulous when it is done. It will be very close to our front door”
How close? The reality of the proximity has become more evident this week with the obligatory footpath paint marks. In the photo, I have emphasized their marks with my own to make it clear.
You can see that the hole will be a couple of metres on ‘our side’ of the kerb and almost to Bowen Cres. Our front door is just to the left of the Ficus tree in the photo.
My educated guess is that the worst time will be April – June 2019. After that they will put a ‘lid’ on the hole and work from underground.
Just saying – bloody close!!
Afternoon all,
Just a quick note to advise that the upcoming works that will require the closure of The Botanica lower basement carpark have been delayed
(This is due to some interface issues with the power company)
This means that the planned closure of the lower basement carpark on 14 and 15 November 2018 will not take place and has been postponed until a later date.
The associated pedestrian diversion out the front of The Botanica will also be pushed back.
Apologies for any inconvenience called – as soon as we have new dates we’ll let you know.
Thanks, Rob
More info later but the car park will NOT be closed this week now
Just in case you didn’t read the highlighted bit in your letterbox, I’ve copied it here
Car park CLOSED on Wednesday and Thursday – call them if that causes you grief
You will have noticed that we have started the work to relocate our letterboxes to a safer location inside, near the lifts. The premium boxes did not match our expectations and the flaps do not close as smoothly as we expected. The supplier has agreed to replace the entire bank of boxes. This will take another ten days
Thanks for your patience
BTW – Apartments in Albert Rd had their letterboxes broken into last weekend
The Botanica 
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