Works are underway at the Caulfield Racecourse Reserve and the broader precinct with the Second Racetrack under construction and works progressing on the removal of two level crossings at Neerim Road and Glenhuntly Road.
Licence with the Level Crossing Removal Project
Works are underway at the Caulfield Racecourse Reserve and the broader precinct with the Second Racetrack under construction and works progressing on the removal of two level crossings at Neerim Road and Glenhuntly Road.
The Caulfield Racecourse Reserve Trust has entered into a Licence Agreement with the Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP) and their contractors to use the former stables area, adjacent to Neerim Road, for a fifteen-month period through to December 2023. The area is proposed in the Land Management Plan for a Community facility.
The Trust has considered:
- The area has been closed to public access whilst used as horse stables
- The existing buildings and infrastructure make the area unsafe to open it up to the community.
- The use of the area by the works teams will:
- Reduce the impacts on the broader community of the LXRP works by minimising the number of locations used and distance of travel to site for workers and materials.
- Enable the project to proceed in a timely and efficient manner so the boom gates are gone for good
- The City of Glen Eira Significant Tree register
- The Trust has amended the lease footprint with the MRC to protect a significant tree adjacent to the track near the stables.
- The remaining significant trees will not be affected by the granting of the licence.
The income from the agreement will be invested into:
- Community engagement
- Activating the Reserve with a market and community activities.
- Planning for the implementation of the Land Management Plan.
- Stronger advocacy through the appointment of a head of Engagement
- Community infrastructure and access improvements
You can find out more about the level crossing removal project in Glen Huntly on LXRP’s website.
The area shown in green will be included in the licence agreement for the Level Crossing Removal Project.