ABC News: Eddie's garden and mini-zoo became a popular local attraction during lockdown, but council says it must go
More than 1,500 people have signed a petition to save a mini petting zoo created by a resident in Melbourne's inner west.
Eddie Kwong lives in an apartment bordering Footscray Park, one of the city's largest green spaces.
Over several years, he has created a community garden and small petting zoo on a strip of parkland outside his apartment building fence line.
The free petting zoo now features birds, fish, chickens, a rabbit, guinea pigs and even a ferret.
Mr Kwong said the garden became a popular drawcard during Melbourne's lockdowns, with hundreds of residents bringing their children to see the animals
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But earlier this month, Mr Kwong said he received a letter from Maribyrnong City Council ordering he remove the animals and parts of garden within two weeks, or face fines of $1,000 per day.
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Eddie Kwong lives in an apartment bordering Footscray Park, one of the city's largest green spaces.
Over several years, he has created a community garden and small petting zoo on a strip of parkland outside his apartment building fence line.
The free petting zoo now features birds, fish, chickens, a rabbit, guinea pigs and even a ferret.
Mr Kwong said the garden became a popular drawcard during Melbourne's lockdowns, with hundreds of residents bringing their children to see the animals
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But earlier this month, Mr Kwong said he received a letter from Maribyrnong City Council ordering he remove the animals and parts of garden within two weeks, or face fines of $1,000 per day.
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