as posted here
Man living in tree to keep council at bay
JAYNE RICKARD, The West AustralianDecember 9, 2009, 5:53 am
WA News / Lee Griffith ©
A Thornlie resident has been living in a big eucalyptus tree on his verge for two days in a bid to stop the giant being cut down by the local council.
Richard Pennicuik said he had no choice but to protest against a City of Gosnells decision to remove more than 20 native trees from his street over the next week. He said he would not be leaving until the tree was saved.
City of Gosnells chief executive Ian Cowie said the council would be removing the tree and hoped to come to an "amicable" resolution with Mr Pennicuik. But he said the city would not try to remove him from his tree.The tree removals follow a city survey which identified 22 potentially dangerous trees in Hume Road, mainly because of falling branches.
The native trees will be replaced by 35 jacarandas.Mr Pennicuik had been living in the tree since Monday morning and had struggled to sleep throughout his protest. Neighbours and friends have been supporting him, bringing food, water and other items
"I don't mind if other people want their trees cut down," he said. "But I won't back down."as posted here
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The Mark of Death
The x on this tree symbolises that this tree is "unsafe" or "dangerous" to pedestrians when the foot path is on the other side of this road. The council is going to cut this native tree down and replace it with a tree that is not native. The man who lives at this house with this tree has said that he is going to stay up this tree so that it is not cut down. I believe that it is wrong that the council is going to cut down these trees and especially during summer when we use our trees for shade. So i'm with him the council should not be cutting down these trees. By Yoorala Evans
1 comments:
- webyter said...
- thanks to my daughter Yoorala for this posting, typical council issue, a branch falls of a tree last year, so they move in and kill all of the trees in the row, at rate payers expense, a preventative measure one would assume, cut it down before it becomes a problem, one just hopes that council one day does not introduce a local euthanasia law to clean out the retirement villages in the city
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ReplyDeleteCapital Punishment of Trees in case an offense - of dropping a limb
ReplyDeleteis comparible with CRUSHING all the Good Gosnell Councillors CARS, in case they might eventually be involved in an ACCIDENT!
On Hume Road this evening it was interesting to meet a New Zealand Immigrant who wanted to raise her children in the bush, but wanted all the trees removed so the branches would not fall on her children when they were shopping.
Are Gosnells Councillors born Australian Citizens, or more Jackaranda Blowins??
They dont know what to do with themselves and having to keep busy – looking like they are improving the joint – a plague befalling us in Perth. An Englishman again lording it over us as CEO of the COG with his homespun quash to suit remedy ringing in my ears and the fear of public liability diseasing his thoughts! phh phh i splutter in disgust. The scenario: "oh no the car may careen off the road killing us all". Yes well the odds are certainly more favourable.
ReplyDeleteQ.) "I live near an airport, does this mean I may die?"
ReplyDeleteA.) Yes it does young Johnny, I suggest that from here on in you no longer look at the footpath while walking or the road while driving but stare intently at the sky and scan for approaching aircraft. Also, it is no longer safe to enter inside your house unless you ensure someone is stationed outside the house, preferably sitting on top of the roof to keep watch like a meerkat. You will need to set up a roster system. If you live on your own, your chances of survival are diminished although you may be able to initiate a surveillance program with your neighbours.
Remember, eternal vigilance is the price we pay for our continued existence."
He's an idiot. Plain and simple.
ReplyDeleteThank christ the fool has come down, I'll go cut the damn thing down myself.