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...
by Don Palmer | Oct 25, 2021 | Trees
Last month, we debated and decided to endorse in principle “A Call to Action”. This was by way of a Motion on Notice by Cr Bonham. A decision by the way that was unanimous. “A Call to Action” is a report prepared on behalf of the Conservation Council of South...
by Don Palmer | Aug 31, 2021 | Trees
Unley’s tree strategy is working. We have demonstrated that tree canopy can increase. Likewise, (and leading the way) that the loss of tree canopy can be reversed. Council was briefed this week on the change in canopy cover over the last three years. The result is a...
by Don Palmer | Aug 25, 2021 | footpaths, Trees
The hedges of Unley are one of those assets that make us who we are. A green city. They are a delightful part of our landscape. As is often the case though, this strength is also an Achilles heel. We, unfortunately, have a problem with our hedges. The hedges forming...
by Don Palmer | Feb 4, 2021 | Trees
Do you give a root about salvaging Unley’s tree canopy? If you do then I recommend you do two things now. Right now. The first thing I am asking you to do is to read the rest of this blog post and follow its direction to Council’s website. In other words,...
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...
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