by Don Palmer | Sep 29, 2023 | Significant Trees
Council is all talk no action. That is what I heard one woman say recently about our tree canopy strategy as I watched multiple regulated trees being removed from a house property adjacent to the Clarence Park Rail Station. I heard her say this as she passed me to...
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 | Dec 15, 2022 | Climate Change
With a 9 to 2 vote, the new Unley Council’s climate credentials have been stamped in just its second meeting. This is by way of a motion on notice bought by new member Cr Jack Gaffey. The motion on notice seconded by me focused on our tree canopy rate offset policy....
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 | 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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