VICTRACK is willing to talk to a Wodonga home owner after telling him part of his property was on its land.
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The rail authority originally told Huon Street landlord Rodger Winch that he should abandon part of his block or pay for the land.
The ultimatum from VicTrack land sales manager Leigh Morris followed an analysis of property records.
In a statement to The Border Mail, VicTrack stated it “regularly carries out administrative reviews of its land across the state”.
“Publicly available land registry records show that VicTrack owns a parcel of land on Huon Street in Wodonga,” it continued.
“VicTrack has contacted Mr Winch to inform him of this.”
That was in the form of a letter sent last week by Mr Morris to Mr Winch which outlined VicTrack’s view it owned 170 square metres of the house block and their area was being “encroached” on.
The disputed parcel encompasses a driveway, a corner of the house and the bulk of a garage.
Mr Winch said when he bought the house in 1993 there was no mention of the land being tied to VicTrack and he blames a paperwork error for the situation.
In response the organisation stated: “We are happy to discuss the matter with Mr Winch, particularly if he believes the records are incorrect, and encourage him to contact VicTrack.”
A notice of acquisition covering Mr Winch and his wife Judith’s purchase of the land makes no mention of the rail body having an interest on part of the block.
However, a government department’s report on the block states “this property has 2 parcels”.
