Keeping Unley Leafy for Generations to Come. A new Tree Strategy
The current Unley Council, like it’s predecessors, is very keen on keeping Unley leafy for generations to come. Accordingly, we are looking to update our tree strategy. To achieve this we have developed a new “draft” tree strategy. A draft strategy, giving you...Council’s tree Strategy Should Recognise Nuisance Trees
Having a strategy to deal with nuisance trees was one of my many election promises. Placing a weighting on the nuisance a tree represents must surely apply to any responsible tree strategy. . It is timely, as we lament the loss of significant trees as blogged last...Are the Trees in Black Forest Going Missing. And Clarence Park.
The saga of trees in Black Forest going missing continued yesterday with a tree in Byron Road being felled. I found myself cutting my shopping short early yesterday. A distraught rate payer rang me concerned that a lemon scented gum on the property next door was...The State Government holds the key to Tree Canopy Cover Targets
The City of Unley has long believed the State Government holds the key to Tree Canopy Cover Targets. More to the point the key to tree canopy cover targets lies in the Government’s new DPI Act. This is the new new Act governing development in South...Loss of canopy cover in the City of Unley blamed on Council.
The public debate, fuelled from within Council, on the loss of canopy cover in the City of Unley has been blamed on the Council. We have had a loss of cover in recent years from 26% of the Council area covered with trees to 21%. A reduction of 20% of the original...
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