Tag Archives: trees

SWAN council has adopted a plan to plant 1200 new trees in the City per year despite some members of the public pushing for a higher target. Twenty-five responses were received during the draft Urban Forest Plan’s 60-day public consultation ...

An emotional Mt Helena resident has spoken about how upset he was to see the removal of a long-standing tree from the front of his property, criticising the Shire of Mundaring about their handling of the works. Phil Bourgault, a ...

By Claire Ottaviano TREE canopy advocates knocked heads with Bennett Brook environmental volunteers this week over the removal of mature trees near Marshall Road. While councillors and residents expressed shock at the sudden removal of dozens of non-native and invasive ...

By Sally McGlew HELEN Street Bellevue, will get a further seven trees planted  on the verge after a meeting with the City of Swan and the Bellevue Residents and Ratepayers Association (BRRA). The BRRA secretary Dianne Arvino said  the group ...

By Melissa Sheil FIVE months after a fallen tree destroyed several buildings at the Kalamunda History Village, the City will now take action on other trees of concern at the site. Two trees, a Marri and a lemon scented gum ...

By Sally McGlew  A COMMUNITY meeting held at the Woodbridge Hotel in Guildford last week between architects working for St Jude’s and local neighbours have agreed on a plan to save the historic ghost gums which edge Fauntleroy Park on ...

By Melissa Sheil PUT down your knitting needles because the call is out for all tree-loving grandmothers and their kin to join the recently formed Perth Hills branch of environmental protection group Nannas for Native Forests. Despite the name, being ...

A GROUP of residents surrounding Woollcott Avenue in West Swan are urging the City of Swan to re-think a proposed upgrade of the Avenue. Residents received a letter from the City on Tuesday August 4, advising them of a proposed ...

By Liam Ducey SIXTY trees on Campersic Road in Herne Hill are officially off the chopping block, with City of Swan council voting to enshrine the trees. The road is considered a black spot area, with the City of Swan ...