Archive for July, 2009

Half our paddock gum trees to die due to poor farming practices ?

Gum tree - Image from Flickr by ben britten from New York City, USA

Gum tree - Image from Flickr by ben britten from New York City, USA

According to a report from The Age, poor farming practices are apparently to blame for thousands upon thousands of century old eucyalypts dying in outback paddocks across south eastern Australia


Woman killed by falling tree in Victoria

A 49-year-old woman died after being struck by a fallen gum tree while walking across a basketball court at Highview Christian Community College in Maryborough on June 30 after Victoria after strong winds lashed much of the state.

Horsham was worst hit with falling trees doing damage to units and cars.

Trees falling on power lines caused state-wide blackouts.