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2010-08-13 Yarra Park 01 3750

Well, it's now the 13th of August, 11 days since we started this photographic essay. Melbourne has had 22 millimetres of rain in the last three days, not much less than an inch. Has that stopped the parking at Yarra Park? No. Neither for the health of the park nor the safety of p...

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2010-08-13 Yarra Park 3735

Both of these cars are parked less than one metre from the trunk of this tree. Tyre marks skirt the tree on this side. One tree guard has disappeared. Oh dear, this tree is not long for this world.

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2010-08-13 Yarra Park 3736

This truck is parked less than 2 metres from the trunk of the plane tree. All of the cars drove over the mulch and within a metre or two of a tree to get to their parking spots.

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2010-08-13 Yarra Park 3737

first ‹ previous 42 of 88 next › last 2010-08-13 Yarra Park 3737 Open full image ↗ This heavy truck is going to destroy this tree. Acknowledgments Photo by Graham Shepherd first ‹ previous 42 of 88 next › last

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2010-08-13 Yarra Park 3739

first ‹ previous 43 of 88 next › last 2010-08-13 Yarra Park 3739 Open full image ↗ One large plane tree. Two cars parked within a metre of its trunk. Acknowledgments Photo by Graham Shepherd first ‹ previous 43 of 88 next › last

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2010-08-13 Yarra Park 3740

first ‹ previous 44 of 88 next › last 2010-08-13 Yarra Park 3740 Open full image ↗ Another tree, another car. Acknowledgments Photo by Graham Shepherd first ‹ previous 44 of 88 next › last

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2010-08-13 Yarra Park 3742

The tyre marks show that the car drove over the mulch within half a metre of the tree trunk.

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2010-08-13 Yarra Park 3743

first ‹ previous 46 of 88 next › last 2010-08-13 Yarra Park 3743 Open full image ↗ Cars, tree trunk and tyre marks tell the story again. Acknowledgments Photo by Graham Shepherd first ‹ previous 46 of 88 next › last

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2010-08-13 Yarra Park 3744

first ‹ previous 47 of 88 next › last 2010-08-13 Yarra Park 3744 Open full image ↗ Little cars, big cars, it makes no difference. Acknowledgments Photo by Graham Shepherd first ‹ previous 47 of 88 next › last

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2010-08-13 Yarra Park 3745

first ‹ previous 48 of 88 next › last 2010-08-13 Yarra Park 3745 Open full image ↗ Newly laid mulch and the cars drive straight over the top. Acknowledgments Photo by Graham Shepherd first ‹ previous 48 of 88 next › last

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2010-08-13 Yarra Park 3746

Same truck every weekend. It has killed the little tree and now the big tree is dead.

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2010-08-13 Yarra Park 3747

Another truck which has reversed straight over the shallow roots of the Morton Bay fig tree.

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2010-08-13 Yarra Park 3748

first ‹ previous 51 of 88 next › last 2010-08-13 Yarra Park 3748 Open full image ↗ Top soil eroded from the park fills the gutters. Acknowledgments Photo by Graham Shepherd first ‹ previous 51 of 88 next › last

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2010-08-13 Yarra Park 3749

This car drove straight over the roots of this elm tree within a metre of its trunk.

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2010-08-13 Yarra Park 3751

A very nice parking attendant told me that they were instructed not to allow cars to park within 3 metres of the trunk of a large tree and under no circumstances were they to park on the mulch. What about this one? Oh, that's OK. It's only a little tree and this car will be gone...