By Kerri-Anne Mesner
BRIMBANK’S most popular recreation area will have a non-political body looking after the interests of residents and visitors alike.
Some Keilor residents have banded together to form the Lagoon Reserve Action Group to work with Brimbank City Council and other authorities.
Horseshoe Bend Ward councillor Kathryn Eriksson tabled a letter from the recently formed group at the 22 April ordinary council meeting that talked about a round-table meeting between group members and council officers held on 27 March and discussed problems and proposed upgrades for the reserve. Some of the issues Cr Eriksson highlighted to the council included illegal parking around the reserve during hot summer days.
She said that since new tables and the pavilion were installed residents and users had noticed an overflow of litter being left around these structures, mostly empty alcohol bottles left behind by people stopping at the reserve on their way home.
Cr Eriksson said the playground equipment was quite old and needed replacing.
Cr Anthony Abate, who commended the residents in the action group for their incentive, said the general public needed to be aware that the action group was not opposed to people using the park.
It simply wanted to address concerns in a co-ordinated approach.
