Archive for September, 2008
Boy killed by fallen tree
September 28th, 2008
A 4 year old boy on holidays was tragically killed by a falling palm tree in Queensland.
The news report below includes some comments by an arborist.
Palm trees can not just be pretty, but also dangerous.
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New tree laws won’t stop Queensland tree clearing
September 10th, 2008
We often see Brazil and Indonesia as being the worst bush clearers, but here in our own back yard, we’re setting all kinds of records ourselves.
Despite new laws for greenhouse emissions, Queensland’s land clearing is easily the nation’s worst and growing at a rate of 7% each year.
