Fears ‘agitated’ Doreen roos will cause road accident if not moved

A mob of roos squeezed out by development are running rampant on residential streets in a desperate attempt to return home.

A mob of 40 roos stranded in Doreen need to be relocated to stop them from running onto roads. Picture: Ellen Smith

A SECOND mob of 40 kangaroos stranded in a Doreen paddock need to be relocated for their wellbeing and for the safety of the community a local wildlife group has warned.

Volunteer Krysti Severi, whose group has been monitoring the roos, said the mob is in an “agitated state” after being stuck on land between Cookes Rd and Bassetts Rd.

“These roos have been squeezed out their home by development and as a result they’re running onto roads causing significant safety concerns for drivers,” Ms Severi said.

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“I think it will be less stressful for the roos and safer for the community if we could have them relocated.”

Ms Severi said Plenty Gorge could “easily accommodate” the roos but she was open to options.

North Ward councillor Tom Joseph said he was “shocked” and “disappointed” when he heard about the stranded mob via Leader News.

He probed City Transport and Presentation director Nick Mann at last week’s council meeting about what could be done about the situation but was told the council could do little more than “write a letter”.

In the meantime, a mob of kangaroos stranded on land near the Mernda Rail Project remain in limbo.

Ms Severi, whose group has also been actively monitoring the welfare of the Mernda mob, met with Environment minister Lily D’Ambrosio and Yan Yean Labor MP Danielle Green to discuss moving the roos a short distance back to Plenty Gorge.

The wellbeing of a mob roos trapped in Mernda remains in limbo. Picture: Ellen Smith

She said Ms D’Ambrosio made assurances to look in to the situation but a government spokesman didn’t indicate if it would allow the roos to be relocated or if it will request the LXRA pay for the roos to be relocated.

“DELWP and Parks Victoria [will] continue to work with the LXRA to ensure that the work site and the surrounding roads are safe,” the spokesman said.

Ms Severi was also frustrated a gate blocking the roos potential access back to the gorge remained shut over the Easter break despite an order by the DELWP to leave the gate open.

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