Item 8.9 in the current agenda papers, recommends that seven trees be included in the Significant Tree Register. Whilst this is admittedly only the start, we have to wonder why after 6 months, we only get seven nominated trees – of which only two are listed as being on private property.
The report states that between 4th September 2020 and 18th February 2021, 105 nominations were received. There is no information as to:
- How many of these 105 were on private property as opposed to council land?
- How many of these 105 have potentially been rejected?
- How many assessments have actually been carried out or do we assume that in the space of nearly 6 months council has managed to assess a paltry 7 trees?
At this rate we will still be assessing these 105 trees in 2050!
Could we just once, please, have an officer’s report that provides all the relevant information.
Glen Eira Debates 
March 16, 2021 at 5:07 PM
yup at this rate we will have 50 trees by 2030
March 16, 2021 at 6:27 PM
Off topic for trees, but definitely relevant to what is likely to happen at East Village once the school reaches its 1100 student capacity. Of course, council and the department, simply refused to consider any impact these students would have on the scarce open space available.
The Port Phillip vote will be most interesting and relevant to what happens at East Village. See: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/it-s-like-they-re-taking-over-residents-wrangle-with-students-over-patch-of-green-in-albert-park-20210315-p57ayl.html
March 17, 2021 at 8:42 AM
The war on how we share our open space is starting to rear its ugly head. To many heads and not enough space. Unsustainable development problems are quickly becoming social problems.
The only answer the bureaucrats seem to have is less trees and more yellow concrete or that insidious plastic grass. Ever increasing amount of both materials, coupled with tree decline will be instrumental and detrimental in heat events adding heat into our neighbourhoods, making us more reliant on air-conditioning.
This deadly feedback loop is being planned and executed at the Town Hall.
Do our open space planners and the planning department and sustainability Dept. ever seriously talk about these problems.
To me, It seems not.
Welcome to a increasingly hot and socially fractured concrete and plastic
jungle of The City of Glen Eira.