Another Melbourne suburb sees Christmas lights cancelled due to 'lack of co-operation' from council

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Christmas lights display in St Helena set to be banned by Banyule City Council
Has been one of Melbourne's 'biggest and brightest' light displays since 1999
Organisers say 'pressure from council' last few years resulted in the decision
Follows recent cancellation of light display in Narre Warren due to traffic issues

By Andrew Prentice For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 21:34 EDT, 23 October 2018 | Updated: 21:35 EDT, 23 October 2018

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Another Christmas lights display in a Melbourne suburb has been cancelled due to pressure from an unhelpful local council.

Despite raising thousands of dollars for charity since 1999, the lights display in St Helena will not be staged this year.

It comes just weeks after the popular Xmas lights display in Narre Warren was also cancelled by council due to astronomical costs associated with traffic issues.

The popular Christmas lights display in the Melbourne suburb of St Helena (pictured) won't go ahead this year

In previous years the Christmas lights display in St Helena (pictured) was a massive hit for the community

Signs advertising the St Helena Christmas lights display in 2017 - it won't be staged this year due to a lack of co-operation from council

Frustrated organisers of the Allumba Drive event in St Helena, a suburb in north-east Melbourne, say relentless pressure from Banyule City Council over the past few years resulted in the outcome, leaving the local community seething.

On the event's Facebook page, it is described as one of Melbourne's 'biggest and brightest' light displays which has been running for just under two decades.

The event draws huge crowds each December and has collected almost $20,000 for the Make A Wish Foundation.

An organiser of the light display in St Helena explained why the difficult decision was taken.

'Putting up the Christmas lights is the easy part – dealing with the council and compliance is the difficult part and we just don't have the time or the money to do it any longer,' he told 3AW.

A Facebook user described the cancelling of the light display in St Helena as 'heartbreaking'

Another questioned where she will now take her kids to see Christmas lights in Melbourne

A third stated ' Grinch really does exist' - despite the complaints, council are standing firm

'On the back of the lack of co-operation from Banyule City Council, we decided we would not submit an application for the Christmas period of 2018.

'We are tired of the drama the (light) display causes and our decision to not go ahead this year is final.'

The organiser did encourage people to continue to donate to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which grants wishes to children diagnosed with critical illnesses.