By Violet Li
A resident in Selandra Rise Retirement Village is concerned with an uncovered drainage in the neighborhood as he often sees children playing inside.
The drainage is located at the intersection between Linsell Boulevard and Berwick-Cranbourne Road.
Geoff Wright said when he passed by when walking his dog, there was always a bike or a scooter next to the drainage.
“Kids are playing inside. They love it, which is why It’s really dangerous,” he said.
“The drainage pipe goes into a pit and then it will just go off into the other drains.
“It’s better to do something before someone gets drowned or killed.”
Mr Wright reached out to Casey Council a few months ago and he has still been waiting for a response.
“A Council officer came down and looked into it. He got on to contact Southeast Water and Melbourne Water, but they had nothing to do with it. He said he would get back to me one day,” he said.
City of Casey manager City Design and Construction Michael Barrett said the drainage structure was an inlet for the underground stormwater drainage line that discharged into Clyde Creek.
“It serves to collect the stormwater runoff from Linsell Boulevard that is channeled from the shaped open swale drain,” he said.
“Similar to other drainage structures such as this, the inlet is not covered to prevent blockages of the pipe.
“However, in this case, due to the proximity to the paths, Council will carry out further investigation and take appropriate measures to deter access to the pipe.”
