Kite Festival

Dear Neighbours,

Many of you will have noticed the kite festival in the Harold Stevens Athletic Field yesterday (Sunday 3 November). Many, many kites made of metal and paper were set free together with their 50 metre lengths of strong nylon string, much of which has ended up in and around the Edgar's Creek reserve. The nylon string is not easy to see if you're not looking for it and it is dangerous to birds, animals, people and their dogs - my dog and I were caught up in it and I was nearly garrotted by some hanging from a tree. 

Council gave the permit for this festival and clearly put very few restrictions on it - I rang the EPA and was told that it was Council's job to clean up. I would encourage you to complain to Council to make sure that they send a clean-up team and also to ensure they do something about getting compensation from the organisers of the festival.

Paddy.