This came through from the Melbourne South Yarra Residents group (MSYRG) this morning.
Members and neighbours have informed MSYRG that this week there have been at least two assaults of women in Millswyn Street. It is a man targeting women specifically between 7-8am in the mornings.
The police have been informed.
If you have seen anything that might help the police investigation, please call the police on 1800 333 000
I am writing to provide you with an update regarding the planned driveway closure that was scheduled for today, Wednesday 28 June 2023. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen issues with our subcontractor and inclement weather conditions, we encountered some unexpected delays that prevented us from proceeding as initially planned.
I understand that this may cause inconvenience and frustration and apologise for the disruption this may have caused to your daily routine.
The driveway closure will take place tomorrow, Thursday 29 June as planned.
We still require a second day of driveway closure to complete the works. This will likely be Monday 3 July, 2023. This will be confirmed tomorrow at the latest.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the driveway closure or any other related matter, please do not hesitate to reach out by calling 1800 105 105 or via email at CYP@metrotunnelcyp-dc.com.au
Again, I apologise for any inconvenience caused by these unforeseen circumstances. We will continue to provide updates as soon as they become available.
Kind regards,
Remy
While it was freezing this week (at least for a Darwin expat such as myself), it is nice to know that now the winter solstice (shortest day of the year for daylight hours) has come and gone, and we will slowly but surely, start to get a bit more daylight.
Monday 26 June is a rostered day off, so the majority of the crews will be back from the weekend on Tuesday. Here is a bit of an update on completed works and what is upcoming.
Utility works in this area are set to really ramp up over the next few weeks. We are installing a watermain under St Kilda Road, close up against the footpath. There will be a few pedestrian diversions (similar to what has been seen around the Hallmark and Domain Hill) and access changes to buildings in this area. We will keep the information coming regarding this future changes.
This station entrance will look largely the same for the next little while. Waterproofing is complete. Formwork, steel fixing and concrete pours are ongoing. As works at the entrance progress (much like on the Shrine side), night works will take place in the station around the Albert entrance.
Works on the Kings Way end of Albert Road have been a focus for this area and will continue to be into next week. Breakout and demolition of the redundant roadway continue as well as the construction of the legacy linear park.
We will start service proving on the city bound side of St Kilda Road from Tuesday. This will help inform our construction methodology before works on the drainage and installation of the separated bike lanes commence here on 5 July. Once these works commence, the permanent parking removal as highlighted in yellow on the map below will be in place.
No new updates in this area, works continue to progress well and are on track to reopen mid-July.
Testing, commissioning, installation all continues in the station box. Platform screen door testing, commissioning of the lifts, colour back glass installation, drum lights, back-of-house room fit-out, are ongoing.
Walls and column installation that divide the front and back of house in the entrance are underway as I mentioned last week. Installation of the new walkway and hoarding are ongoing, moving the hoarding will allow us to commence the next stage of works in this area. We will be connecting the water and power to mains this Sunday during the day.
We will be coming back to work on the recently opened new footpath this area on Tuesday to undergo some rectification works. The previous pedestrian arrangement that was implemented in May will be in effect. Pedestrians on the southern footpath of St Kilda Road will be diverted onto a temporary footpath on the roadway while the footpath works take place. As with last time, pedestrian access to Domain Hill and The Hallmark maintained at all times.
I hope everyone has a nice weekend.
Thanks, Remy
There is a hard rubbish collection booked for July 4.
Please place material in Bowen Cres. If you ask Mick, he may be able to help or provide a trolley if needed
All done in less than 60 seconds
Good afternoon everyone,
It has been a short week on site with a lot of activity! Sites on Albert and St Kilda roads have shuffled and changed this week as we moved into the next stage of works for those areas.
This week the precast concrete sections of the maintenance hatch arrived and were installed. There will be some changes to the site layout and pedestrian access from Monday in this area as we begin to work on the water main installation. We will skinny up the bike lane on Bowen Crescent and close the pram ramp on the corner. The next pram ramp is about 50m down towards Kings Way, about a 118m detour in total.
Steel fixing for the concrete base slab of the Albert Reserve entrance will be the focus for the next little while. Steel fixing is the process of positioning steel rods to reinforce the concrete. If you cast your mind back to when the roof slabs were poured you may remember this process.
Albert Road is looking very different to when last weeks email was sent out. As mentioned last week, the bluestone footpath down to Kings Way is now open.
Albert Road is now one way between Kings Way and St Kilda Road. This will be in place for approx. 5 weeks while the Kings Way slow lane closure is in place. We will be doing some line marking tonight to make pedestrian and vehicle access clear.
We are building the kerb at the Kings Way / Albert Road section into its legacy position. Once the kerb is complete, two way traffic from Kettle Black to Kings Way will return. Two-way access to The Domain and Ramsay Clinic is currently in place and will remain.
There will be a lot of breakout and demolition of the redundant roadway for the next little while to make way for the construction of the legacy linear park.
Overnight work on St Kilda Road southbound took place last night and will again tonight. The team made a lot of progress last night with line marking, trenching and barrier moving to the final tasks remaining for tonight.
The second chiller plant was installed day, fit out of the chiller structures is ongoing.
Excellent progress has been made between Park Street and Dorcas Street, navigating the spaghetti of services underground in the area. Works to install the drainage, sewerage and stormwater connections on the corner will continue until mid-July. This works activity is hard to miss! Works are continuing on the East side of St Kilda Road, as we connect drainage and irrigation.
Installation of architectural glass on B2 has commenced. Otherwise largely the same back-of-house fit out continuing into next week and beyond.
We reached the milestone of pouring all the internal walls (photo below). You’ll start to see 6m long precast columns arrive. These columns will separate the back and front of house stairs in the Shrine Entrance.
We are working away to complete the footpath from the Domain Hill/ Hallmark up to the tram crossing. This is looking to be done early next week and hoping to open it as soon as possible.
I hope everyone has a nice weekend.
Thanks, Remy
The Botanica AGM will be held on Tuesday August 29 at 6pm. This year we’re making it super easy for you – it will be Flo, just across Bowen Cres.
Format will be the formal meeting first and then light food and drinks.
Please make an effort to attend
Yesterday we had a noisy, troubled person in the building that caused a lot of concern. The person was a family member of someone in the building.
The police were involved and have assured us it is very unlikely to occur again.
The Botanica 
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