Olive branch offered to save 250 trees from being chopped down for new Melbourne bike path

Alternative to 1km path in Caulfield East has been proposed by the government to the local council

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About 250 trees set to be cut down to make way for a new Melbourne bike path could be spared under a last-minute proposal put forward by the state government after a community campaign.

The 1km path, which would connect the new Glen Huntly railway station to other stations, would require the felling of 250 mature trees, including several that are on the council’s classified tree register, on Queens Avenue in Caulfield East.