I attended the Community Reference group (CRG) meeting on Wednesday – here is a pack of the info presented.  Domain-CRG-Presentation-30-May-2018

I’ll put up some more notes later but the main takeaways are

• 14 trees go from tomorrow – they should have pink pain markers on the ones to go…but I’m sure the elms are going but have no pink paint??
• The St Kilda Rd service lane in front of our building, will go in the next 2 weeks.  The ‘site fence’ will be moved back to the kerb.  Car parking will obviously go.  Our lower carpark driveway will be inside the ‘site fence’.  It will have traffic management and there will be no access to the city side of the driveway.  This means that you will come in and out towards Bowen Cres.  This will apply for 12-18 months.
• The noisest time for Botanica is now predicted to be Jan – March 2019

We did also discuss the tram squeal issue – it has been escalated and they now realise that it is having a massive impact on all local residents

As a nearby owner, I have today received a pack of information about the impending demolition of 412 St Kilda Rd.

This is the letter

The attachments were on a CD.  I have copied them here

2. A0020-0

3. A0003-1

4. IMP180313-DG-(01-02-04)-C

5. Mann_DWP – St Kilda Rds Rev B

6. 60.74897.01.H- Approved 18.05.09

7. 60.74897.01.H – CoC Design 18.05.10 rev1

8. 18-42.23 SK1-3

9. 18-42.23 Comps

10. 18-42.23 cert-design

11. Hickory – Liability CoC – $100m – 2017-18 (St Kilda Road) (ID 25916)

12.0 Dilapidation Survey 1of2

12.1 Dilapidation Survey 2of2

I have not read this and not sure whether it is good or bad – I decided that I’d upload it all and give everyone a chance to read.  I think I’ve copied it all – best efforts in a hurry.

I find the exit from Bowen Cres to St Kilda Rd still confusing…do you??

Here is a video

The answer is that to turn left into the city…first move right!!  The other left turn does not get to St Kilda Rd

See update latest formal update from RPG/CYP/Yarra Trams on the squeal issue

You have to laugh

The latest is as follows:

RPV/Yarra Trams/CYP have run a full review of all the documentation associated with the build and cross checked it with new measurements taken on the tracks as built.
There is no clear defect or construction issue that would cause the level of noise that you’re currently experiencing.

Yarra Trams are in the process of putting together a trial of the potential application of a friction modifier to the rails to see if that has any effect on the noise levels.

We’re just waiting on confirmation on the timing of the trial. The trial will establish if the product is a safe and efficient solution going forward.

We’ll update when we have more detail on the timing of the trial.