MEMBERS of the Green Hill Lake Development Board have vowed to push on with their plans to improve the precinct, despite a move to hand the site back to the Victorian Government.<\/p>\n
The lake precinct is owned by the Victorian Government but is controlled by Ararat Rural City Council.<\/p>\n
At a recent council meeting, six of seven councillors agreed to investigate handing back control of the site to the state. Cr Gwenda Allgood wasn\u2019t present at the meeting.<\/p>\n
It was argued the Victorian Government had the resources to deliver improvements at the lake.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the time for the community to grab the opportunity to make Green Hill Lake what it deserves to be, or let it wither on the vine because of limited opportunities that council can support,\u201d Cr Peter Beales said.<\/p>\n
Green Hill Lake Development Board committee members and supporters say they are bitterly disappointed by council\u2019s position but will push on with their work at the precinct.<\/p>\n
The committee say the precinct needs council to support their work at the lake and address issues like clear signage pointing to the RV dump and road grading.<\/p>\n
In recent months, people have been emptying their effluent cartridges into the public toilets or on the ground because the location of the RV dump is not clearly marked.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe one sign we have isn\u2019t sufficient to get people around to the dump point,\u201d said committee member Morris Allgood.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need more signs put up which we asked for about six months ago but nothing has happened,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey (caravaners) have been dumping effluent into the toilet bowls. They\u2019re using ordinary toilet paper that won\u2019t dissolve which is then blocking the sewage system up there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn another occasion, someone has dumped their effluent between the walking track and the water,\u201d Mr Allgood said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been asking for the road to be sealed for probably 15 or 20 years and it never gets past the CEO, it never gets to the councillors to decide on, it has never been put on a three year plan,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe just get told it can\u2019t be done whenever we ask for it to be sealed.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Ararat Advocate met up with several committee members and supporters this week who were all of the view the precinct will go backwards if handed back to the state.<\/p>\n
\u201cDefinitely,\u201d everyone said in chorus.<\/p>\n
Mr Allgood said council hasn\u2019t spoken to his members about their decision.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re in the dark. The council has had no consultation with us or the community yet they go ahead and make a decision like that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think they have even consulted with the state government to see what the consequences would be.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe just don\u2019t understand why it has happened. I seriously hope they see some sense and reconsider their position,\u201d Mr Allgood said.<\/p>\n
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\nThe lake precinct is owned by the Victorian Government but is controlled by Ararat Rural City Council.
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