H.V. McKay Memorial Gardens

[3] A Friends Group was established in 2007 to rescue the Gardens from serious decline and in April 2012, local residents were campaigning to preserve the original state of the public space.

Regional Rail Link proposals entailed the destruction of the gardens as part of a grade separation along Anderson Road in Sunshine, despite the fact that this impact appeared nowhere in its planning documents.

The proposal entailed the removal of more than 130 square metres of land, destruction of path systems, and the relocation of the last remaining heritage fabric.

After having condemned the RRL while in opposition,[12] the new Liberal Minister for Public Transport, Terry Mulder, responded to the community controversy by saying: "you can’t keep everyone happy".

[13] After considerable community resistance and strong lobbying by Brimbank City Council, the RRL Authority reduced its acquisition of land to approximately five square metres.