Thursday, 5 January 2012

Arrests as protesters chain themselves to trees | Perth Now

Arrests as protesters chain themselves to trees | Perth Now:

"Mimicking Thornlie protester Richard Pennicuik - who spent 108 days up a gum tree outside his house in 2010 - Forest Rescue campaigner George Oelsnik says he is set to be Perth's next 'Tree Man', after strapping himself onto a platform high up in a Manning Road gum to stop workers from chopping it down."

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Protestor strapped in Manning Road tree - The West Australian

Protestor strapped in Manning Road tree - The West Australian:

"Save the Trees spokeswoman Alex Jones said she did not know the man in the tree, but confirmed he was not Thornlie "tree man" Richard Pennicuik."

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