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'Sacred geese?' The battle over the lake geese continues in a war of words

By Letters to the Editor
Updated July 30 2019 - 11:26am, first published July 26 2019 - 11:07am

Not a natural landscape to begin with

'Sacred geese?' The battle over the lake geese continues in a war of words
'Sacred geese?' The battle over the lake geese continues in a war of words

The Council's decision to remove Lake Daylesford's geese prioritises naturalistic ideals over the pleasures of Daylesford's mix of natural and man-made elements. The lake is unnatural, the dam having been constructed in 1929. So are dogs, the peacocks at Jubilee Lake and the beautiful North American conifers which line the lake and dominate the botanical gardens.We walk around the lake most days and have never seen the geese attack anyone or other birds. They are sometimes noisy and aggressive with each other. Nor have we seen anyone cleaning up their poop on the paths or jetties. The geese interact with visitors who sometimes feed them.

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