Mulch ado about nothing - Local news - inMyCommunity - Perth, Western Australia

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THORNLIE resident Debbie Pagoda wants the same treatment ‘Thornlie tree man’ Richard Pennicuik received when the tree he tried to save was removed.

Ms Pagoda asked to have a verge tree removed from the front of her home by Gosnells City Council, after it fell onto the road during the March 22 storm.

The next day Gosnells City Council chopped the tree in to pieces and left it on the side of Ms Pagoda’s property.

A few days later, the logs were picked up but two large stumps were left.

A week later, Mrs Pagoda called the council and asked for the stumps to be removed.

After another call to council, the stumps were mulched by a machine and left in a large pile on the verge.

“When I asked to have the mulch taken away I was told I could have it for the garden or leave it to decompose, and it was not council’s responsibility to remove it,” Mrs Pagoda said.

“Well I did not need it; it was council’s tree and council’s responsibility and I want an explanation as to why this is not their responsibility.

“The ‘Thornlie tree man’ gets his tree chopped down with all the mess taken away.”

City of Gosnells director of infrastructure David Harris agreed it was the responsibility of council to remove the stump. He said when a large tree was chopped down, council left the pile of resultant mulch on the verge to settle.

“After about four weeks, council checks the site and any remaining mulch is removed,” he said.

“Any mulch that is left at 16 Teakwood’s verge is the responsibility of council and will be removed.