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I got it back yesterday afternoon - 6.5 days since I lost it.
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DESPITE recent storms bringing down thousands of trees causing millions of dollars worth of damage, Newcastle Greens councillor Therese Doyle has called for stricter rules on cutting them down and accused the council of chainsawing more than it needed to.
She said the post-storm danger posed by trees was being ‘‘significantly overstated’’ and was ‘‘like the shark theory’’.
‘‘There’s more chance of being killed by a shark or a car than a falling tree,’’ she said.
‘‘I have great sympathy for those who were killed during the storms last week, but it should be remembered they were killed by floodwater, not by trees.’’
The comments came as she defended moves by the Greens to strengthen levels of community consultation over the council’s tree policies.
She said ‘‘people’’ had complained about the council chopping down nine London plane trees in Newcastle’s King Street two weeks ago, and there needed to be a better process of consultation.
It also follows the removal of up to five trees from Laman Street at the weekend.
In a notice of motion set to be tabled at Tuesday night’s council meeting, Cr Doyle and Greens counterpart Michael Osborne call for a briefing on the council’s current tree policy, call for a new committee to be established to determine what trees should stay or go, and for a moratorium on the removal of ‘‘significant trees’’ except those which pose a ‘‘significantly imminent and otherwise avoidable danger’’.
Cr Doyle said the council’s consultation with the public and councillors on the removal of the King Street plane trees was poor. But the Newcastle Herald has seen a string of emails that were sent to all councillors in the two months prior to the work being done.
It was also included in the council’s operational plan, which was approved by councillors.
It was announced in four media releases also sent to councillors, was the subject of paid advertisements in the media, and the subject of face to face meetings between council, business and property owners in King Street.
Asked who else should have been consulted, Cr Doyle said ‘‘all of the LGA’’.
‘‘Putting notices up is not proper consultation, and since the Laman Street figs fiasco, people feel disenfranchised by the process,’’ Cr Doyle said.
‘‘It’s not just people in King Street affected by the trees. The trees are in the city centre which belongs to everyone, and they add a sense of place and grandeur to the city.’’
Cr Doyle also accused the council of using the storm damage as an excuse to take out more trees than was needed.
‘‘Some obviously had to be removed after the storm, but there were many that were borderline and I question whether we needed to lose as many as we have.’’
Her comments angered some of her opposition councillors.
‘‘Therese Doyle has shown an absolute lack of empathy and decency and a lot of stupidity,’’ councillor Brad Luke said.
‘‘People have had homes badly damaged and their lives have been put at risk.
‘‘If the Greens plan goes ahead, will Therese Doyle offer to personally indemnify anyone who suffers loss or damage or injury?’’
Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes distanced herself and the council from the comments.
‘‘They are the views of Therese Doyle and not something I’d personally agree with,’’ she said. ‘‘But this council has been managing the risk to life posed from falling trees for a week so far and we will continue to manage public safety as our priority
Seems timely to revive this thread...
It was 44c outside here yesterday but a comfortable 25c inside.
I cannot remember a summer this hot in NSW. Our power usage is 75% higher than it was the same time last year.
My respects to any of the communists on the foz that don't have air-conditioning.
Almost hot enough to postpone football matches
Surprisingly the beach wasn't all that busy at 8am this morning.
Was I the only bloke not invited to SD's pool party?
http://www.thecoreofattraction.com/w...party-pool.jpg
Hawks Entourage at SD's pool party 11th February 2017.
Thats quality and all confirmed in. ill throw in a keg with that.
about to tick over to 40 down here
It's 45.6c at Oakhampton.
150.5 in Wingham.
We moved from Fahrenheit quite a few years ago gaz, or are you working in kelvins?
Oops.
50.5
Pretty warm up at a Day on the Green yesty.
Or as it's now known, a Day on the Grill.
Got a jumper on this evening!
So im gonna get hit with a cyclone in roughly 24 hours.
Rumour has it, it's gonna blow harder than the Jets.
Much FTA media up there? Remember when Yasi was coming all the "hero" journos going up there from 7/9/10 networks, setting up cameras, putting on raincoats and broadcasting the "approaching horror".
Remember watching a stable camera training on Airlie Beach main street at night for 60 mins straight, showing nothing but blowing trees and some lights whilst some twat rattled on about the danger they were in.
You will be pleased to know NBN just anounced live coverage from 5.00am in the morning on the Today Show.....ffs!
bit wet down here today. 40mm since about 6pm last night.
how's it looking for tonights game?
It's now raining at Maitland - so I'm guessing the same for Newcastle
How about that thunderstorm at 4:30 this morning? I reckon that's the closest I have ever been to a lightning strike... the noise was deafening and I was definitely woken up prematurely.
Felt like it was over the top of the house.
Kids didn't wake up. Don't know how. Can't remember one like that in ages
Felt like it was over the top of the house.
Kids didn't wake up. Don't know how because you can't get up any other morning without them waking up. Can't remember one like that in ages
funnily enough after dismissing all the drama a few months back about that MELBOURNE DEATH ASTHMA STORM, Plague Jnr had a huge asthma attack at 4.30 this morning as the storm waged its fury.
fk the sun