by Don Palmer | Sep 13, 2020 | Election
We are not quite halfway into this term of Council. It is time therefore to reflect on progress made on making good on my election promises. The Mayor has been driving the work of the current Council. Making good on his election promises. Not surprisingly, his...
by Don Palmer | May 1, 2020 | Trees
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...
by Don Palmer | Oct 29, 2019 | 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...
by Don Palmer | Oct 25, 2019 | Trees
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...
by Don Palmer | May 7, 2019 | Trees
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...
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