Poor communication and a lack of consultation by Baw Baw Shire has angered some Drouin residents who've watched a number of trees opposite their house be removed.
Leanne Bray and her daughter Kellie, who live in Manikato Drive, said they were given only a few days notice of the trees being removed along the side of a swale that runs between their street and new residential development in the Drouin Springs estate.

Baw Baw Shire confirmed that a small amount of self-sown Blackwood trees and one dead tree were removed on December 19 to maintain the integrity of the drain (swale).
Mrs Bray said a letter from the shire dated December 7 advising of the work was not received until December 12, and claimed it was insufficient notice for residents to register their concerns, questions or objections.
She said she did not receive responses to four telephone calls made to the shire over two days after receiving the letter.
Mrs Bray said the footpath running parallel with the swale was part of the "sustainable, picturesque" Two Towns Trail between Drouin and Warragul.
"The project has dragged on for nearly five years through a plethora of (shire) division heads, team leaders, incompetent processes and ongoing distress and frustration for affected residents," she said.
The letter advising of the latest tree removals from the shire's natural resources supervisor Michelle Klein stated "the vegetation risked compromising the functionality of the swale" for stormwater filtration.
The shire also told The Gazette the trees would eventually restrict the flow of the open drain if not removed.
Mrs Bray believed more trees would be removed and wanted the shire to urgently communicate and consult with residents in Manikato Drive and the Drouin Springs estate.
She described previous tree removals alongside the swale as "environmental thuggery" and any benefits of doing so were likely to be negligible and a waste of resources, money and time.
The Drouin Springs subdivision of 98 housing blocks was approved by council in 2011.