by Don Palmer | Jan 11, 2023 | Trees
As I have indicated in many a blog post including the last one, I have been waiting for Council to implement a pallet of suitable street trees- a street tree species guideline. The selection of suitable trees for our streets was the subject of conversation resulting...
by Don Palmer | Jan 6, 2023 | Trees
Queensland Box concerns have been one of the perennials that City of Unley Rate Payers express. Since the recent local government election, I have seen these Queensland Box concerns growing in at least the Clarence Park Ward. Many ratepayers have expressed concerns...
by Don Palmer | Dec 7, 2022 | Trees
One of my election promises was to continue to pursue improvements to the new Planning & Design Code. You have an opportunity to help me do this. The Planning & Design Code, created initially by then State Labor Planning Minister John Rau and adopted by the...
by Don Palmer | Aug 29, 2022 | Trees
Improving Unley’s tree canopy is at the forefront of pragmatic solutions available to Council, and its Community in the fight to combat climate change. The bottom line is trees take in and store carbon dioxide. This therefore should always be a key component of any...
by Don Palmer | Jul 13, 2022 | Trees
Confused by recent media speculation, several ratepayers have asked me to explain what is going on. In other words, they want to know what is Council’s true position on tree canopy and the use of an offset scheme. Some recent media coverage suggests that the tree...
by Don Palmer | Mar 28, 2022 | Trees
What Canopy Cover have you got? Do you have more than 15%? Or more than your suburb’s average? That is the question. To be or not to be. Many of our ratepayers would be aware of Council’s aim to achieve a 31% canopy cover across the Council area. Many are also aware...
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