tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838969.post109385375466221060..comments2023-10-05T01:28:59.704+11:00Comments on Kings Cross Times: New trees and paving for Springfield AveThe Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16827285775130578187noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838969.post-1093910161056196202004-08-31T09:56:00.000+10:002004-08-31T09:56:00.000+10:00Re Comment 1 -- the arbourists reports were very c...Re Comment 1 -- the arbourists reports were very convincing -- Clover made clear her hatred of chopping down trees and provided the report to show she had no choice. It appears to be a genuine public safety issue -- and a big one did blow down last year in the big windstorm.<br /><br />Re Comment 2 -- yes, the Tele reported that the Botanic Gardens Trust got (I think) $58,000 from the RTA to let them remove the old figs from the Cahill Expressway and that paid for the removal of all the hospital road trees. The Tele quoted a Trust report which showed Figs made up 68% of the trees in the Domain but were responsible for only 17% of limb drops, so the whole safety argument, repeated endlessy by Bob Carr, was a lie. It's all about uniform species in straight lines, and the critics were right -- it WAS about money.<br /><br />Trust indeed!The Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16827285775130578187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838969.post-1093897994374161702004-08-31T06:33:00.000+10:002004-08-31T06:33:00.000+10:00From August 31 Sydney Morning Herald:-
"There was...From August 31 Sydney Morning Herald:-<br /><br />"There was one minister, two new trees and 16 schoolchildren, but no Lord Mayor, at yesterday's tree planting in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens.<br /><br />The NSW Environment Minister, Bob Debus, did not invite Clover Moore to his Battle of the Fig Trees victory celebration, but that probably was not surprising.<br /><br />Cr Moore was the chief protagonist in the protracted fight to stop the felling of what the botanic gardens said were diseased trees, to create a bold western entrance with an arbour boulevard along Hospital Road."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838969.post-1093857360168103122004-08-30T19:16:00.000+10:002004-08-30T19:16:00.000+10:00Do not ever believe the report about decay and pub...Do not ever believe the report about decay and public safety.<br /><br />Remember Bayswater Rd advanced tree. It was so decayed that it took hours with heavy industrial machinery to remove the trunk. And the cut branches were fine and healthy.<br /><br />How come they do not perform an autopsy when they are chopped down to see if the diagnosis is correct?<br /><br />There was no arbourer on hand when the Bayswater massacre took place. The cutting down of trees is a rort. How much do the arbourer receive for the health report and for cutting and replanting? Call in ICAC!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com