Rising heat affecting health
“Five Guardsmen were stretchered off Horse Guards Parade after fainting in the sweltering heat during the Trooping the Colour ceremony.” It is a common myth […]
West Tree Canopy – video
See this great little video made for the launch of a new community tree group that has formed in the Western Suburbs, the ‘West […]
New Local Law affecting verges and public places
The City of Stirling council is currently proposing that their Thoroughfares and Public Places Local Law 2009 be repealed and replaced with this new Thoroughfares and […]
Urban Forest Strategy – community workshops
The City of Stirling is conducting Urban Forest Strategy – Community Workshops over June at different locations. The purpose of the meetings is to get community input […]
Forests, nature and the interacting global crises
See the video of Professor Colin Butler giving the Keynote address at the TreeNet 17th National Street Tree Symposium, which was held on the 1st […]
More trees to be removed from old TAFE site – Silica Road Carine
Carine residents are angry about tree removal due to an inadequate setback allowance from the street and not enough public consultation for this $40M development […]
Giant Steps/Innocent Bystander Tree in Healesville
Going to the effort to save this beautiful trees really adds to the value of this building and to the amenity of the main […]
Have your say – Protecting Trees on Development Sites
The City of Stirling has released for public comment a draft amendment which will attempt to protect trees on development sites (see below). Closes 5th […]
Stirling votes to #ScraptheDAP
The City of Stirling tonight resolved to advocate for the abolition of the State Government’s undemocratic and destructive Development Assessment Panels (DAPs). The DAP […]
Today Tonight on Channel 7 – Urban Trees
Channel 7’s Today Tonight team did a great segment on the 22nd of March, 2016 about our rapidly diminishing urban tree canopy in the […]